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The master table

Every programme. One table.

All 12 citizenship routes we run, side by side — investment, speed, mobility, tax posture and the one thing each does better than the rest. Click any programme for the full page and its cost breakdown.

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The comparison

12 routes to a second passport

ProgrammeInvestmentTimeVisa-freeTax postureThe edgeVisit?
St Kitts & Nevis$250,000+4+ months173No income taxUS 10-yr visitor visaBiometrics + collection
Grenada$235,000+8+ months165No foreign-income taxUS E-2 business visaNo
Antigua & Barbuda$230,000+6+ months150+No income taxBest for large families5 days in 5 years
Dominica$200,000+6+ months140+No wealth/inherit. taxLowest Caribbean priceNo
St Lucia$240,000+6+ months145+No foreign-income taxRefundable bond optionNo
Malta€600,000+1–3 years180+EU frameworksFull EU citizenshipResidency-anchored
Türkiye$400,000+6+ months110+Standard CIT/PITG20 + US E-2 treatyNo
Vanuatu$130,000+2+ months90+Zero personal taxFastest establishedNo
São Tomé & Príncipe$90,000+2+ months70+No tax for non-residentsCheapest worldwideNo
Egypt$250,000+6–9 months~70Territorial for non-res.Refundable deposit routeShort visit
Nauru$105,000+3–4 months80+No income taxNeutral, climate missionNo
Paraguay$70,000+3+ years140+10% flat / 0% foreignResidency-to-citizenshipPeriodic presence

Visa-free counts move with treaty changes — figures reflect September 2026. Government fees per family composition come on top of headline investments.

Decision shortcuts

Start from your goal, not the map

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Cheapest credible

São Tomé $90k for pure Plan B · Paraguay $70k if you can wait 3 years · Dominica $200k for Caribbean-grade mobility.

Strongest travel

Malta (EU, 180+) if budget allows · St Kitts 173 and Grenada 165 + China lead the Caribbean.

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America-minded

Grenada and Türkiye are E-2 treaty countries — the business-visa bridge. St Kitts and St Lucia for the 10-year visitor visa.

Capital back

St Lucia bonds (full principal, 5 yrs) · Egypt deposit ($500k, 3 yrs, in EGP) · real estate exits: Dominica 3 yrs, Grenada 5, St Kitts 7.

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Fastest

Vanuatu and São Tomé in ~2 months · Nauru 3–4 · St Kitts the fastest Caribbean at 4+.

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Big families

Antigua (6 people from $260k via UWI) · Grenada takes grandparents of any age and siblings.

The questions serious buyers actually ask

Straight answers

How do I know this isn't a scam? +

Three structural protections, none of which depend on trusting us: (1) the investment is paid to the government or developer only after state approval — we never hold your capital; (2) every programme here is statutory, with official price floors — if anyone quotes below them, walk away, because governments now revoke discounted passports; (3) our fees are staged per milestone, and the first step — preliminary Due Diligence — tells you your real chances before serious money moves.

Will my home country find out? +

A second citizenship is legal for most nationalities and no CBI state notifies your home country. Separately, bank accounts are reportable under CRS to your country of tax residence — a passport doesn't change your tax residency by itself. We plan both layers together, which is exactly why tax-residency design (Paraguay, UAE, Malta options) sits next to citizenship on this site.

What happens to my money if I'm rejected? +

The sequence protects you: approval first, investment after. At risk before approval are only government processing and Due Diligence fees — which is why our free preliminary check exists: it catches ~95% of rejection causes before you spend anything meaningful.

Why you and not one of the giant firms? +

Three honest reasons: we publish live cost calculators while others make you book a call to learn a price; we take files the giants decline — crypto-sourced wealth with proper documentation is a speciality, not a problem; and you work with a principal throughout, not a junior case-manager rotation. Where a licensed local agent is legally required, we work through long-standing licensed partners — and tell you exactly who does what.

Won't the EU shut all this down? +

The EU curbed its own golden passports (hence Malta's 2025 reform to a merit framework) and pressures visa-waiver countries on vetting — that's why standards rose, prices rose, and weak programmes (see Vanuatu's Schengen suspension) got punished. The disciplined Caribbean programmes responded with regional regulation (ECCIRA) precisely to survive. Translation: buy quality, buy now at current prices, avoid discounts.

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