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Citizenship by investment

Caribbean citizenship programs and Malta’s merit route, plus residence programs that lead to naturalisation. Malta citizenship by investment is closed.

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Caribbean

  • St Kitts and Nevis

    St Kitts and Nevis · Citizenship by investment

    Open

    Details

    From US$250,000

  • Grenada

    Grenada · Citizenship by investment

    Open

    Details

    From US$235,000

  • Dominica

    Dominica · Citizenship by investment

    Open

    Details

    From US$200,000

  • St Lucia

    St Lucia · Citizenship by investment

    Open

    Details

    From US$240,000

  • St Vincent and the Grenadines

    St Vincent and the Grenadines · Citizenship by investment

    Announced

    Details

    Announced Feb 2026; no law or launch date yet

Europe

  • Malta

    Malta · Citizenship by merit

    Full guide 15 Oct

  • Portugal

    Portugal · Citizenship after residence

    Full guide 14 Oct

  • Montenegro

    Montenegro · Citizenship by investment

    Full guide 6 Nov

  • Cyprus

    Cyprus · Citizenship by investment

    Closed

    Details

    Closed since 1 November 2020

Pacific

  • Vanuatu

    Vanuatu · Citizenship by investment

    Full guide 11 Dec

  • Nauru

    Nauru · Citizenship by investment

    Full guide 18 Dec

Africa

By descent

  • Canada

    Canada · Citizenship by descent

    Full guide 27 Oct

Indicative, as at 7 Oct 2026. Due diligence, government fees and family members are additional.

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01Choosing

How to choose a citizenship program

  1. 01Travel access, now and laterEU Regulation 2025/2441 makes investor citizenship a ground to suspend visa-free Schengen travel. The US restricted visas for Dominica from 1 January 2026.
  2. 02Due diligence on the whole familySt Kitts, Grenada and St Lucia interview applicants. One family member's record can sink a file.
  3. 03What happens to your current passportChina, India and Indonesia end citizenship when you take another. Malaysia and Singapore may deprive by order.
The EU's new visa suspension mechanism

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