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São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship by Investment
Your second passport. Without turning your life upside down.
A new citizenship for you and your family. From a USD 90,000 donation. No move. No residence requirement. A path that leaves you free to live wherever you call home today.
- From
- 90,000 USD
- Investment routes
- 2
- Processing time
- usually around two months to approval, around three to four months to the passport
- Authority
- Citizenship by Investment Unit São Tomé and Príncipe
You stay where you want to live. And gain a second citizenship.
Imagine your everyday life staying exactly as you love it.
Your home. Your family. Your business. Everything stays where it is.
And yet something decisive changes: you hold a second citizenship.
São Tomé and Príncipe opens this path under Nationality Law No. 07/2022 and Decree-Law No. 07/2025.
The authority in charge is the Citizenship by Investment Unit São Tomé and Príncipe.
Another country becomes part of your future. Without you having to give up the life you have built.
A manageable investment. A decision that lasts a lifetime.
You built your wealth so that you could decide about your own life.
Now you use part of it to widen your options as a citizen.
- Donation to the National Transformation Fund: USD 90,000 for a single application, USD 95,000 for a family of two to four. With it, you open the way to a further citizenship for yourself and the people you love.
And here is what matters: you pay the donation only after approval in principle.
First the approval in principle. Then your contribution.
What your decision costs on top is clearly set out.
The fixed fees come on top of your donation.
- Submission fee: USD 5,000 per application.
- Citizenship documents: USD 750 per dependant.
So you see from the start which amounts are set aside for your family's path.
| Submission fee | 5,000 USD per application Source |
|---|---|
| Citizenship documents | 750 USD per dependant Source |
| When the donation is paid | after approval in principle Source |
Today you provide for your family. With this decision you think generations ahead.
You have worked for your children. Perhaps for your grandchildren too, for a long time now.
You want to give them something that is more than possessions.
The chance to be citizens of a further state.
You can include your spouse or partner, children up to 30, parents and grandparents.
Each dependant beyond four people costs USD 5,000.
For anyone added later: a spouse USD 10,000, dependants USD 5,000, newborns up to one year USD 500.
Your family grows. And the option to bring them into your new citizenship remains.
| Who can be included | spouse or partner, children up to 30, parents and grandparents Source |
|---|---|
| Each additional dependant | 5,000 USD Source |
| Added later | spouse 10,000 USD, dependants 5,000 USD, newborns up to one year 500 USD Source |
Your life is yours. You do not have to move it for your second passport.
You want an additional citizenship. You do not want to have to leave your home for it.
That is exactly what makes this programme so appealing.
Every applicant is vetted.
No stay in the country and no move is needed, either during or after the application.
Where you make your home remains your decision.
| Residence | no stay or move required, during or after the application Source |
|---|---|
| Timeline according to the authority | usually around two months to approval, around three to four months to the passport Source |
The first step today. Your second passport a few months later.
Picture the day your certificate and your new passport lie in front of you.
An idea has become reality.
The path there:
- Pre-check. We establish the basis for your application.
- Gather, translate and certify documents. Your application is prepared.
- Application and submission fee. Your case officially begins.
- Review. The responsible bodies assess your application.
- Approval in principle, which according to the authority usually comes after around two months. The decisive approval in principle is in place.
- Donation to the fund. You meet your investment commitment.
- Certificate and passport, according to the authority around three to four months after you apply. You hold a second citizenship.
When a distant country becomes your second home as a citizen.
A new passport means a further national identity.
With the passport you travel as a citizen of São Tomé and Príncipe. Each destination country decides which doors open without a visa.
You are a citizen of a further state. That is the lasting value of your decision.
Your new passport changes your identity. Your life still determines your tax residence.
You gain a further citizenship without having to give up the place you live now.
Citizenship alone does not change your tax liability in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. What counts is where you live.
For families who are already thinking about tomorrow.
You want a second passport. You want to include your children. You want to reach the goal quickly.
And you want to keep deciding for yourself where you live.
São Tomé and Príncipe is for applicants on a smaller budget, for families with children up to 30, and for anyone who wants to reach the goal quickly and without travelling.
If you are looking for a programme with a long track record, compare the Caribbean states.
You do not have to change your whole life to give your family an additional citizenship.
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Clear answers on your path to a second passport.
How much does São Tomé and Príncipe citizenship cost?
A USD 90,000 donation for one person, USD 95,000 for up to four people, plus a USD 5,000 submission fee and a USD 750 document fee per dependant.
When do I pay the donation?
Only after approval in principle.
How long does it take?
According to the authority, around two months to approval and three to four months to the passport.
Do I have to live there?
No.
Your second passport begins with a decision.
You have worked hard to build a life full of possibilities. Now it is about expanding them, for you and for your family. Talk to Daniel Taborek about your budget, your family and the route to your second citizenship. Find out which passport should enrich your future.
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