Source: https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/sao-tome-and-principe/ Open · limits 2025–present # 🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe citizenship by investment São Tomé and Príncipe publishes a qualifying amount of $90,000 for its contribution route. The qualifying family-of-four base amount is $95,000. Affected adult dependant completion is paused. Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026 Evidence reviewed 13 October 2026Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority. [Government of São Tomé and Príncipe ↗](https://stp.gov.st/noticeDetail?id=kva9jgmxtzvd4kzuw4pleldq)[All sources & limitations →](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/sao-tome-and-principe/#sources)[Suggest a correction →](https://cbi.me/corrections/?page=%2Fcitizenship-by-investment%2Fsao-tome-and-principe%2F) [Compare this programme →](https://cbi.me/?view=citizenship&compare=st) Legal outcome Citizenship subject to approval Base amount $90,000 Family-of-four base $95,000 Presence No residence / visit Reported approval 6.8 months average · IMI Q2 2026 Official guidance 2 months (consular target) ## Cost breakdown A complete itemised government-fee subtotal is not listed here. The qualifying amount remains separate from document, professional and other charges. Processing, due diligence, passport and professional fees require a current itemised quote. Pinned open-data subtotals include only supported dated line items; comprehensive total and exact family acceptance remain unresolved. Different currencies remain separate. ## Qualifying routes | Route | Base amount | Condition | | --- | --- | --- | | National Transformation Fund | $90,000 | Non-refundable | ## Reported timing and passport access Observed periods and publisher passport categories ### Observed approval times 6.8 months average · 5–9 months reported range Practitioner observations, Q2 2026 (April–June), as published by IMI. Small provider samples of recently approved files leave pending cases out. This is not an official target or a forecast for your application. Passport delivery is a separate stage. [How to read these averages and ranges →](https://cbi.me/guides/citizenship-by-investment-processing-times/#reported-waits) · Source checked 2026-10-23. Original publisher attribution is in the source notes below. ### Passport Index snapshot 27 visa-free · 39 visa on arrival · 4 eTA The publisher totals these as 70 destinations. This is a third-party index snapshot checked 2026-10-23, not a government guarantee. It concerns an ordinary national passport after citizenship and passport issuance; residence alone does not give these rights. [Publisher dashboard and destination list ↗](https://www.passportindex.org/passport/sao-tome-and-principe/) · Read the destination-government checks below before booking. ## Current and upcoming changes Official research update · 2026-10-23 Reporting commitment is not verified first-year performance: STP-PRESS’s 21 October 2025 account records the prime minister’s promise of periodic application and fund reports. It does not authenticate the September 2026 first-year figures; those statistics remain unpublished here. Checked 2026-10-23. [Official source ↗](https://www.stp-press.st/2025/10/21/primeiro-ministro-preside-abertura-da-1-a-conferencia-sobre-cidadania-por-investimento/) Each claim shows its own check date. Other profile facts retain their own dates. [Research scope and statistics →](https://cbi.me/research/member-source-review/) [Read official CBI statistics without inventing approval odds →](https://cbi.me/guides/official-programme-statistics-and-processing/) ## Family of four Household assumptions and eligibility Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply. Base amount: $95,000. US$95,000 up to 4; adult dependant completion currently restricted ## Requirements Eligibility, presence and exceptions 21 September 2026 notice: adult children 18–30 and dependent parents/grandparents 55 + can be processed/approved, but naturalisation and passport issuance pause pending law. Two-month target is not proven delivery. Presence Consular guidance says no residence or visit Holding / ongoing duties No redeemable investment on cited fund option ## Travel access Destination rules, conditions and source dates Ordinary national passport after nationality and passport issuance. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date. UK visits Visa requiredShort visits on an ordinary national passport. ETA eligibility and visitor conditions apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Appendix Visitor: visa national list ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list)UK Home Office · Immigration rules · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026. Schengen visits Visa requiredOrdinary national passport, short visits; entry conditions and document validity still apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025 ↗](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1806/2025-12-30/eng)European Union EUR-Lex · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only USA visits Visitor visa requiredThis nationality is outside the Visa Waiver Program. Individual exceptions may apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Visa Waiver Program participating nationalities ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html)US Department of State · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list Canada visits Visitor visa requiredNo nationality-based visitor waiver is established here. Individual exemptions may apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What this source supports Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules. Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption. ## Sources Publications, supporting claims and review dates Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below. Find a source - Government promotes responsible investment with PCIDGovernment of São Tomé and Príncipe · Checked 2026-10-12 [Open source publication ↗](https://stp.gov.st/noticeDetail?id=kva9jgmxtzvd4kzuw4pleldq) Government guidance Government confirms citizenship program and National Transformation Fund. - Citizenship by investingHonorary Consulate of São Tomé and Príncipe, Berlin/Potsdam · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://saotomeprincipe.de/en/citizenship-by-investing/) Official consular guidance US$90,000 single, US$95,000 up to four; no residence/visit; advertised timing, not a guarantee. - September 2026 naturalisation changesHonorary Consulate of São Tomé and Príncipe, Berlin/Potsdam · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://saotomeprincipe.de/2026/09/21/einbuergerung-sao-tome-e-principe-aktuelles/) Official consular notice Adult dependant naturalisation/passport stage suspended pending new law; submission/approval can continue. - Appendix Visitor: visa national listUK Home Office · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list) Immigration rules Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026. - Visa Waiver Program participating nationalitiesUS Department of State · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html) Government guidance Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list - Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel documentImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Checked 2026-10-24 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html) Government guidance Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules. - Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025European Union EUR-Lex · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1806/2025-12-30/eng) Government guidance Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only - Prime minister opens the first citizenship-by-investment conferenceSTP-PRESS, state news agency · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.stp-press.st/2025/10/21/primeiro-ministro-preside-abertura-da-1-a-conferencia-sobre-cidadania-por-investimento/) State-news account of a prime-ministerial statement The prime minister promised periodic reporting of applications, amounts allocated, fund balance and sector use. This does not authenticate the September 2026 first-year report or its figures. - IMI reported processing times: Q2 2026IMI Research Unit · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.imidaily.com/investment-migration-processing-times/) Reported processing series with identified source types · Publisher attribution; original charts may require membership. Selected reported averages and ranges for recently approved applications during April–June 2026. - São Tomé and Príncipe passport dashboardPassport Index / Arton Capital · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.passportindex.org/passport/sao-tome-and-principe/) Publisher passport-access snapshot Publisher-reported destinations on an ordinary national passport: visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA are separate categories. Their sum is the publisher mobility score; it is not a visa-free-only count or a government entitlement. No sources match. Try a country, authority or a different word. 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