Guides
Citizenship by Investment and Golden Visa Guides
Seven guides answering what investors and families ask before they commit money: which program is cheapest once fees are counted, how long each Caribbean program really takes, why files get refused, what separates a golden visa from a second passport, and how the Portugal and UAE routes work for the nationalities that use them most. Each guide names its sources, labels industry figures as industry figures, and dates what it says.
Costs and choosing a program
The cheapest citizenship by investment programs in 2026
The four Caribbean programs compared on what a family actually wires, not the entry number. Dominica leads for a single applicant at $200,000, but a family of four lands between $230,000 and $250,000 across all four before due diligence, processing and certificate fees. The guide also explains the 2024 regional price floor and why the cheapest program is not always the right one.
Golden visa vs citizenship by investment
A residence permit and a new nationality are different products with different legal consequences. This guide sets the eight programs on this site side by side and shows why the deciding question is often whether your own country allows dual citizenship, which is why Indian, Chinese and Indonesian applicants usually start with residency.
Timelines and due diligence
Caribbean CBI processing times
St Kitts, Dominica, Grenada and Antigua compared on their stated timelines, with each figure labelled as official or industry-reported. It walks through the five stages from file preparation to passport, the 2026 changes that add steps, and the delays applicants can prevent themselves.
Caribbean due diligence explained
What background checks actually cover, the handful of reasons files get refused, and why strict screening is what keeps Caribbean passports visa-free in Schengen while the European Union presses the whole category.
Route and nationality deep dives
Portugal Golden Visa fund route in 2026
How the €500,000 qualifying-fund route works now that real estate no longer qualifies, what a fund must meet to count, and what the May 2026 Nationality Law change means: 10 years to citizenship for every nationality this site covers.
UAE Golden Visa for Indians
The AED 2 million property route and the salary, investor and business routes, seen from India: funding under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, mortgages, family document attestation, and why UAE residency leaves Indian citizenship untouched.
Is a second passport worth it for Nigerians
When a Caribbean passport solves a real problem for a Nigerian family and when it does not, how the funding route out of Nigeria shapes the timeline, and where a golden visa is the better answer.
Where to go next
The guides explain the rules; the program and nationality pages apply them. Compare all eight routes in the program catalogue, from St Kitts and Nevis and Dominica to the UAE and Portugal golden visas. Then check your own passport's fine print on the nationality pages, including India, China, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan. How we source and date the figures is set out on our about page.
Frequently asked questions
Which guide should I read first?
Start with the golden visa vs citizenship by investment guide if you are not yet sure whether you need a new passport or a residence permit, since your own country's dual-citizenship law often decides that. If you already know you want a Caribbean passport, read the cheapest programs guide and the processing times guide together.
How current are the figures in the guides?
Each guide shows its update date and names its sources. Figures come from official program sources wherever they exist and from labelled industry sources otherwise, and every number is confirmed again for your own case before you commit funds.
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