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Citizenship by investment.
See the whole picture.

Compare countries, understand the routes, and look beyond the starting price. A second citizenship is a legal and financial decision, not just another travel upgrade.

A useful distinction. Published investment programs, conditional business routes, exceptional-merit frameworks and developing programs appear in separate categories below. A listed amount is a route threshold, not a total quote or a guarantee of approval.
COUNTRIES / SOURCE-CHECKED 11 SEPTEMBER 2026

Find the route. Read the context.

Investment program

Antigua and Barbuda

A family contribution is only the first line of the budget.

US$230,000
National Development Fund
Investment program

Dominica

Compare the single-applicant price with the family price, then add fees.

US$200,000
Economic Diversification Fund
Investment program

Grenada

The donation and property routes carry very different capital commitments.

US$235,000
National Transformation Fund
Investment program

St. Kitts and Nevis

A clear contribution schedule still leaves an important fee budget.

US$250,000
Sustainable Island State Contribution
Investment program

Saint Lucia

Use the revised fund threshold, not a legacy US$100,000 headline.

US$240,000
National Economic Fund
Investment program

Türkiye

The property has to work as a property, as well as qualify for the route.

US$400,000
Qualifying real estate
Investment program

Egypt

Donation, property, business and deposit routes are different financial decisions.

US$250,000
Non-refundable contribution
Conditional investment route

Jordan

A temporary passport and citizenship are not the same outcome.

Route-specific
Business, employment and investment
Investment program

Nauru

A time-limited contribution is not the total application cost.

US$90,000*
Climate-resilience contribution
Newer investment program

São Tomé and Príncipe

A newer program deserves closer attention to delivery and documentation.

US$90,000
Contribution; additional fees apply
Investment route; verify current fees

Vanuatu

A passport’s old visa-access list can change the entire comparison.

Confirm current schedule
Development Support Program
Exceptional merit

Austria

Exceptional national interest is not a retail investment program.

No fixed purchase price
Exceptional naturalisation
Investor route repealed in 2025

Malta

Malta repealed citizenship by investment after the EU court ruling of 29 April 2025. Citizenship by merit is a discretionary award, not a replacement route.

No CBI price listed
No investment route
Framework; launch details unverified

Argentina

An enacted framework is not the same as a fully specified retail program.

No verified minimum
Relevant investment framework

Scope: the countries listed on the referenced Henley citizenship page, plus Vanuatu. This is an editorial directory, not an official global register. Nauru’s displayed contribution is a time-limited 2026 offer. Vanuatu’s current fee schedule remains to be confirmed.

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Read the questions behind the comparison.

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THE COST GUIDE

The real cost of citizenship by investment

One family, a couple with children aged 10 and 15, priced across eleven programs that sell citizenship on 13 September 2026, with what each total leaves out.

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THE DEFINITIONS

Citizenship, residency and tax residency

What a passport, a residence permit and tax residence each give, who decides each one, and what three citizenship programs and one remote-work visa cost in September 2026.

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THE COMPARISON

Caribbean citizenship by investment: five programs compared

Five government-fund prices for one family of four, the fees listed on top, and the regional, US, UK and EU rules that reach each program.