São Tomé and Príncipe.
How São Tomé and Príncipe sells citizenship for investors: one programme, open today. Every number and rule below links to the document it comes from.
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Citizenship by investment or donation
Sells citizenship, and with it a passport.
Official name: São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship by Investment or Donation Programme (Programa de Cidadania por Investimento ou Doação, PCID)
Non-refundable contribution to the National Transformation Fund, single applicant (Decree-Law 07/2025); USD 95,000 for a family of 2-4. Due diligence USD 5,000 and document fees excluded.
Notes from the research
Legal basis: Nationality Law No. 7/2022 of 10 Mar 2022 (art. 10(2), art. 26) and Decree-Law No. 07/2025 (approved 10 May 2025, published and in force 1 Aug 2025), which creates the programme, the Citizenship by Investment and Donation Unit (UCID, under the Justice Minister) and the National Transformation Fund (FNT). One route: non-refundable contribution to the FNT after approval in principle (USD 90,000 single applicant). The Decree-Law requires quarterly reports to the Justice Minister, Public Prosecutor and National Assembly and an annual independent audit of the FNT; none were found published. The programme site claims more than 220 applications by 2 Mar 2026. A formal national launch conference was held in Oct 2025.
Prices and rules
What is measured
- Applications received7
- Number of nationalities among applicants2
- Processing time2
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What happened, and when
The 6 documents behind this page
- 2026-10 · GovernmentDonation to the National Transformation Fund (programme website cip.gov.st) · São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship by Investment Unit (programme website)
- 2026-10 · GovernmentPost-Approval Inclusion Fees (programme website cip.gov.st) · São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship by Investment Unit (programme website)
- 2026-03 · GovernmentA Growing Global Community: São Tomé and Príncipe's First 200 Applications (2 March 2026) · São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship by Investment Unit (programme website)
- 2026-02 · NewsDigital Nomads: Africa enters the golden passport market as the world tightens rules · TechCabal (as reproduced by the Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative)
- 2026-01 · GovernmentCitizenship by Investment Program Official Launch in São Tomé and Príncipe (2 January 2026) · São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship by Investment Unit (programme website)
- 2025-08 · Law or regulationDecreto-Lei n.º 07/2025 - Regulamentação da Nacionalidade por Investimento ou Doação (Diário da República, I Série, N.º 33, 1 de Agosto de 2025) · Governo da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe
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