São Tomé & Príncipe
Citizenship by investmentDonationOpenCatalogue updated Sep 2026
Outcome
Citizenship by investment
Timeline
End-to-end 4–6 months; 8+ delayed
Visa-free
61 destinations
Estimate
$113,300
A path for your household
Cheapest CBI; CPLP angle
Donation. Region: Africa. Legal basis: see programme notes. Estimates follow the selected household and the catalogue date on this page. Government approval is never guaranteed.
Eligibility
- Parents: not typically eligible
- Siblings: not typically eligible
- Grandparents: not typically eligible
- Child maximum age: see programme notes
Timeline
Official: 8 weeks (as of Sep 2026)
Observed: End-to-end 4–6 months; 8+ delayed (as of Sep 2026)
Costs
| Donation family 2–4government | $95,000 |
| Submission & extrasgovernment | $3,300 |
| Empire service feeplatform | $15,000 |
| Estimated total | $113,300 |
As of Sep 2026. Prices are informational estimates based on current published rules and are not binding offers.
Risks & caveats
- ≥12-week post-approval issuance bottleneck
- 3+ citizenships ineligible
Related programs
- Antigua & Barbuda · National Development Fund · Citizenship by investment
- Dominica · Economic Diversification Fund · Citizenship by investment
- Grenada · National Transformation Fund · Citizenship by investment
Family of 4
$113,300