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    "meta": {
        "publisher": "Alpha Immigration Associates FZC",
        "editor": "Manpreet Kataria",
        "editor_url": "https://alphaimmigration.net/authors/manpreet-kataria/",
        "licences_url": "https://alphaimmigration.net/accreditations/",
        "last_reviewed": "2026-09-17",
        "currency": "USD",
        "note": "Government contribution minimums only. Government processing/due-diligence fees, agent fees and bank charges are additional. Verify against the official_url before relying on any figure."
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                "single": 130000,
                "couple": 150000,
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                "couple_plus_2": 180000,
                "each_additional": 10000
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            "due_diligence_fee": 5000,
            "due_diligence_note": "FIU screening fee per application",
            "processing_time": "typically 1-3 months from complete submission",
            "residency_required": false,
            "physical_visit_required": false,
            "interview_required": false,
            "dual_citizenship": true,
            "family_eligibility": "spouse, dependent children, dependent parents (per programme rules)",
            "government_authority": "Vanuatu Citizenship Commission",
            "official_url": "https://vancitizenship.gov.vu",
            "law_url": "https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/images/DSP_Prescribed_Fees.pdf",
            "alpha_role": "Designated Agent (government register)",
            "alpha_licence": "Listed on vancitizenship.gov.vu designated-agents register",
            "verified_date": "2026-09-17",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/citizenship/vanuatu/"
        },
        {
            "slug": "nauru",
            "country": "Nauru",
            "programme_name": "Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme (ECRCP)",
            "programme_status": "active",
            "minimum_contribution": 90000,
            "minimum_note": "US$90,000 limited-time rate for applications filed by 31 December 2026; US$115,000 standard rate thereafter",
            "family_pricing": null,
            "real_estate_minimum": null,
            "due_diligence_fee": 6000,
            "due_diligence_note": "principal applicant; application fee US$5,000 and bank due-diligence fee from US$1,200 additional",
            "processing_time": "typically 3-4 months from submission to approval, as stated by the Program Office",
            "residency_required": false,
            "physical_visit_required": false,
            "interview_required": false,
            "dual_citizenship": true,
            "family_eligibility": "spouse, dependent children, dependent parents, siblings (fees per dependant per official schedule)",
            "government_authority": "Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program Office",
            "official_url": "https://www.ecrcp.gov.nr",
            "law_url": "https://www.ecrcp.gov.nr/contribution",
            "alpha_role": "Authorized Agent",
            "alpha_licence": "NR20241213-02",
            "verified_date": "2026-09-17",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/nauru/"
        },
        {
            "slug": "sao-tome-and-principe",
            "country": "Sao Tome and Principe",
            "programme_name": "Citizenship by Investment Programme",
            "programme_status": "active",
            "minimum_contribution": 90000,
            "family_pricing": {
                "single": 90000,
                "family_up_to_4": 95000,
                "each_additional": 5000
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            "real_estate_minimum": null,
            "due_diligence_fee": 5000,
            "due_diligence_note": "per application; post-processing fee US$750 per person",
            "processing_time": "about 6 months end to end: approval in about 2 months, passport 3-4 months after, as stated by the Unit",
            "residency_required": false,
            "physical_visit_required": false,
            "interview_required": false,
            "dual_citizenship": true,
            "family_eligibility": "spouse or de facto partner, children up to 30, parents and grandparents (per Unit FAQ)",
            "government_authority": "Citizenship by Investment Unit, Sao Tome and Principe",
            "official_url": "https://cip.gov.st",
            "law_url": null,
            "alpha_role": "Authorized Marketing Agent (Middle East)",
            "alpha_licence": "Listed on cip.gov.st/marketing-agents",
            "verified_date": "2026-09-17",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/sao-tome-and-principe/"
        },
        {
            "slug": "dominica",
            "country": "Dominica",
            "programme_name": "Citizenship by Investment Programme",
            "programme_status": "active",
            "minimum_contribution": 200000,
            "minimum_note": "Economic Diversification Fund, single applicant; family of up to four US$250,000",
            "family_pricing": {
                "single": 200000,
                "family_up_to_4": 250000,
                "each_additional_under_18": 25000,
                "each_additional_18_plus": 40000
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            "real_estate_minimum": 200000,
            "real_estate_note": "plus government fees from US$75,000; held 3 years",
            "due_diligence_fee": 7500,
            "due_diligence_note": "main applicant; US$4,000 per dependant aged 16+; processing fee US$1,000 per application; interview fee US$1,000 per applicant 16+; certificate US$500 per person",
            "processing_time": "typically 3-6 months to approval, many within 3 months, as stated by the CBIU",
            "residency_required": false,
            "physical_visit_required": false,
            "interview_required": true,
            "dual_citizenship": true,
            "family_eligibility": "spouse, dependent children, dependent parents/grandparents (per CBIU rules)",
            "government_authority": "Citizenship by Investment Unit (CBIU), Dominica",
            "official_url": "https://cbiu.gov.dm",
            "law_url": "https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/citizenship-by-investment/",
            "alpha_role": "Introducer (works with a licensed Dominica agent)",
            "alpha_licence": null,
            "verified_date": "2026-09-17",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/citizenship/dominica/"
        },
        {
            "slug": "st-lucia",
            "country": "Saint Lucia",
            "programme_name": "Citizenship by Investment Programme",
            "programme_status": "active",
            "minimum_contribution": 240000,
            "minimum_note": "National Economic Fund, single applicant; alternatives: National Action Bond US$300,000 (5-year hold) plus US$50,000 admin fee, or approved real estate from US$200,000",
            "family_pricing": null,
            "real_estate_minimum": null,
            "due_diligence_fee": null,
            "processing_time": null,
            "residency_required": false,
            "physical_visit_required": false,
            "interview_required": true,
            "dual_citizenship": true,
            "family_eligibility": "spouse, dependent children, dependent parents (per CIP rules)",
            "government_authority": "Citizenship by Investment Unit, Saint Lucia",
            "official_url": "https://www.cipsaintlucia.com",
            "law_url": null,
            "alpha_role": "Introducer",
            "alpha_licence": null,
            "verified_date": "2026-09-17",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/citizenship/st-lucia/"
        },
        {
            "slug": "antigua-barbuda",
            "country": "Antigua and Barbuda",
            "programme_name": "Citizenship by Investment Programme",
            "programme_status": "active",
            "minimum_contribution": 230000,
            "minimum_note": "National Development Fund, per application (single applicant or family of up to four)",
            "family_pricing": {
                "single_or_family_up_to_4": 230000,
                "processing_fee_single": 10000,
                "processing_fee_family_up_to_4": 20000,
                "processing_fee_each_dependant_from_5th": 10000
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            "real_estate_minimum": null,
            "due_diligence_fee": null,
            "due_diligence_note": "per applicant per the CIU schedule of fees; spouse, dependent children and parents over 55 included in the same contribution",
            "processing_time": null,
            "residency_required": false,
            "physical_visit_required": true,
            "physical_visit_note": "minimum 5 days in the first 5 years of citizenship",
            "interview_required": true,
            "dual_citizenship": true,
            "family_eligibility": "spouse, dependent children, dependent parents, siblings (per CIU rules)",
            "government_authority": "Citizenship by Investment Unit, Antigua and Barbuda",
            "official_url": "https://cip.gov.ag",
            "law_url": null,
            "alpha_role": "Introducer",
            "alpha_licence": null,
            "verified_date": "2026-09-17",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/citizenship/antigua-barbuda/"
        },
        {
            "slug": "grenada",
            "country": "Grenada",
            "programme_name": "Citizenship by Investment Programme",
            "programme_status": "active",
            "minimum_contribution": 235000,
            "minimum_note": "National Transformation Fund, single applicant",
            "family_pricing": null,
            "real_estate_minimum": null,
            "due_diligence_fee": null,
            "processing_time": null,
            "residency_required": false,
            "physical_visit_required": false,
            "interview_required": true,
            "dual_citizenship": true,
            "family_eligibility": "spouse, dependent children, dependent parents/grandparents, siblings (per CBI rules)",
            "government_authority": "Investment Migration Agency Grenada",
            "official_url": "https://cbi.gov.gd",
            "law_url": null,
            "alpha_role": "Introducer",
            "alpha_licence": null,
            "verified_date": "2026-09-17",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/citizenship/grenada/"
        },
        {
            "slug": "st-kitts-nevis",
            "country": "St Kitts and Nevis",
            "programme_name": "Citizenship by Investment Programme",
            "programme_status": "active",
            "minimum_contribution": 250000,
            "minimum_note": "Sustainable Island State Contribution, main applicant alone or family of up to four",
            "family_pricing": {
                "single_or_family_up_to_4": 250000,
                "each_additional_under_18": 25000,
                "each_additional_18_plus": 50000
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            "real_estate_minimum": null,
            "due_diligence_fee": 10000,
            "due_diligence_note": "main applicant; US$7,500 per dependant aged 16+; mandatory interview for the main applicant",
            "processing_time": null,
            "residency_required": false,
            "physical_visit_required": false,
            "interview_required": true,
            "dual_citizenship": true,
            "family_eligibility": "spouse, dependent children, dependent parents (per CIU rules)",
            "government_authority": "Citizenship by Investment Unit, St Kitts and Nevis",
            "official_url": "https://www.ciu.gov.kn",
            "law_url": null,
            "alpha_role": "Introducer",
            "alpha_licence": null,
            "verified_date": "2026-09-17",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/citizenship/st-kitts-nevis/"
        },
        {
            "slug": "turkey",
            "country": "Turkiye",
            "programme_name": "Turkish Citizenship by Investment",
            "programme_status": "active",
            "minimum_contribution": null,
            "minimum_note": "No donation route; real-estate route only shown here",
            "family_pricing": null,
            "real_estate_minimum": 400000,
            "real_estate_note": "held for a minimum of 3 years",
            "due_diligence_fee": null,
            "processing_time": null,
            "residency_required": false,
            "physical_visit_required": false,
            "interview_required": false,
            "dual_citizenship": true,
            "family_eligibility": "spouse, children under 18, and dependent adult children with disabilities only",
            "government_authority": "Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye Investment Office",
            "official_url": "https://www.invest.gov.tr",
            "law_url": "https://www.yourkeyturkiye.gov.tr",
            "alpha_role": "Introducer",
            "alpha_licence": null,
            "verified_date": "2026-09-17",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/citizenship/turkey/"
        }
    ],
    "closed_programmes": [
        {
            "country": "Malta",
            "programme_name": "Maltese Exceptional Investor Naturalisation (MEIN)",
            "programme_status": "abolished",
            "note": "Abolished under Law 140/2025. Malta has no active citizenship-by-investment programme.",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/intelligence/malta-citizenship-merit-law-140-2026/"
        },
        {
            "country": "Montenegro",
            "programme_name": "Citizenship by Investment",
            "programme_status": "closed",
            "note": "Closed to new applicants."
        },
        {
            "country": "Spain",
            "programme_name": "Golden Visa (residency)",
            "programme_status": "closed",
            "note": "Terminated 3 April 2025 (Ley Organica 1/2025).",
            "page": "https://alphaimmigration.net/spain-golden-visa/"
        }
    ]
}