Source: https://cbi.me/guides/citizenship-by-investment-costs/

CBI.me Research Desk · editorial guide · 25 October 2026

# Citizenship by investment costs in 2026

A programme’s qualifying amount is only one part of its cost. Add processing, due diligence, interviews, passports, document work and professional fees. CBI.me separates the base amount from a subtotal of specifically published charges.

| Programme | Single base | Family base | Single subtotal |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/antigua-and-barbuda/) | $230,000 | $230,000 | $248,800 |
| [🇩🇲Dominica](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/dominica/) | $200,000 | $250,000 | $210,000 |
| [🇪🇬Egypt](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/egypt/) | $250,000 | — | $260,000 |
| [🇬🇩Grenada](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/grenada/) | $235,000 | $235,000 | $244,000 |
| [🇰🇳St Kitts and Nevis](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/st-kitts-and-nevis/) | $250,000 | $250,000 | $262,750 |
| [🇱🇨Saint Lucia](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/saint-lucia/) | $240,000 | $240,000 | — |
| [🇳🇷Nauru](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/nauru/) | $90,000 | $92,000 | $102,700 |
| [🇸🇻El Salvador](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/el-salvador/) | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| [🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/sao-tome-and-principe/) | $90,000 | $95,000 | — |
| [🇹🇷Türkiye](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/turkey/) | $400,000 | — | — |
| [🇻🇺Vanuatu](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/vanuatu/) | $130,000 | $180,000 | $135,000 |

Family: principal, spouse and two under-12 children. Subtotals include itemised charges only; extras and eligibility apply.

## What does a published subtotal include?

Only the charges itemised on the programme profile. Where an application fee is credited toward the headline payment, count it once. For example, Dominica’s US$200,000 single-applicant contribution plus US$10,000 of listed processing, due diligence, certificate and interview fees produces a US$210,000 subtotal. Passport and professional costs are still additional.

## Why can two families pay different amounts?

Child ages, financial dependency, relatives included and additional screening affect fees. Our family illustration uses a principal applicant, spouse and two children under 12. A different household needs its own eligibility check and fee schedule.

## Which payments are already at risk?

Separate government screening/processing from the contribution or asset purchase and from professional charges. Saint Lucia labels submission processing and due diligence non-refundable. Antigua requires non-refundable due diligence and 10% of processing at submission. Ask for a payment schedule showing recipient, trigger, amount and the legal or contractual refund basis for each payment; an approval-in-principle decision does not make earlier fees refundable.

## When does the qualifying payment become due?

For Saint Lucia’s NEF, the current programme page places the contribution after approval. Its 2026 built-property regulation instead requires the investment agreement, proof of the qualifying payment and value evidence with the application. Antigua’s property guidance describes a binding agreement subject to citizenship approval, with the processing balance and developer sums due after approval. Do not apply one route’s sequence to another; reconcile your approval letter, current rules and executed agreements before paying.

## What if I withdraw, am refused, or the developer fails?

Saint Lucia’s payment portal states fees and qualifying investments paid are non-refundable. This broad policy does not determine every agent, developer or escrow agreement. Ask an independent lawyer to identify what has been earned or spent, the cancellation and refusal clauses, deadlines, permitted deductions, refund recipient, default remedy and dispute forum. Obtain written answers from the responsible contracting parties. A claimed refund right is only as useful as its legal basis, conditions and enforceability.

## What must the agent and developer contracts cover?

Check the submitting agent, developer and escrow holder as distinct parties. For Saint Lucia’s amended property/enterprise framework, Act 22/2025 and regulations 12A–12C require escrow arrangements with documented release conditions, rights, obligations, fees and any construction drawdowns. Inspect the executed agreement and project approval rather than assuming those safeguards guarantee citizenship, completion or repayment. Private fees and performance promises need their own contractual review.

## What capital might be recovered later?

A contribution is spent permanently. Saint Lucia’s published National Action Bonds are non-interest-bearing with a five-year hold from first issue and a separate non-refundable US$50,000 administration fee. Scheduled redemption under the bond terms is different from a rejection refund. A property sale depends on holding rules, a buyer, market value, title and selling costs; it is not guaranteed recovery. Model permanent spending separately from capital exposed to issuer, counterparty, currency and liquidity risk.

## What changed in St Kitts in 2026?

New applications require biometric enrolment. Its published standard biometric/passport fees and USD 250 processing per applicant are included here. The time-limited enrolment discount is not assumed because booking and completion must meet its deadline.

## What should an itemised quote show?

The route and qualifying amount; government processing and screening; interview and identity verification; passport/certificate charges; taxes and property expenses where relevant; documents and translation; professional fees; holding period; and refund terms if the application fails.

## Continue reading

- [Saint Lucia requirements and after approval](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/saint-lucia/#conditions)

- [Antigua after approval](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/antigua-and-barbuda/#after-approval)

- [Property diligence checklist](https://cbi.me/guides/cbi-real-estate-due-diligence/)

## Sources

- [NDF and government fee schedule ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/schedule-of-fees/)Antigua and Barbuda CIU · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-25What this source supports

NDF contribution, processing, due diligence and passport fees for principal and dependants. | Published contribution and fee schedule; applicant age bands and per-person/application distinctions

- [Economic Diversification Fund ↗](https://www.cbiu.gov.dm/investment-options/economic-diversification-fund/)Dominica CBIU · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports

US$200,000 single; US$250,000 up to four; additional fees and dependants. | Published contribution and fee schedule; applicant age bands and per-person/application distinctions

- [Becoming a citizen ↗](https://imagrenada.gd/becoming-a-citizen/)Investment Migration Agency Grenada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports

NTF US$235,000; approved-project investment options; fees, interview and personal requirements. | Published contribution and fee schedule; applicant age bands and per-person/application distinctions

- [Citizenship programme costs ↗](https://www.ecrcp.gov.nr/contribution)Naoero Program Office · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports

US$90,000 offer through 31 December 2026; US$5,000 application, US$6,000 due diligence, US$1,200 bank charge and US$500 passport. | Published contribution and fee schedule; applicant age bands and per-person/application distinctions

- [Citizenship by investment: investment amounts ↗](https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/citizenship-by-investment)Saint Lucia CIP · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-25What this source supports

NEF US$240,000 up to four; bonds US$300,000 plus US$50,000 administration; other options. | Published contribution and fee schedule; applicant age bands and per-person/application distinctions

- [Citizenship by Investment Regulations, SRO20/2024 ↗](https://ciu.gov.kn/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sro-20-of-2024.pdf)St Kitts and Nevis CIU · Legislation · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports

Regulation25: USD250 processing per applicant. Contribution-route fees differ from property and public-benefit fees. | Published contribution and fee schedule; applicant age bands and per-person/application distinctions

- [Biometric enrolment and passport modernisation ↗](https://ciu.gov.kn/biometrics/)St Kitts and Nevis CIU · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports

Mandatory for new applications from14April2026. Standard fees: principal2500, second adult2000, under16 child1300; conditional10% enrolment-window discount ends31December2026. | Published contribution and fee schedule; applicant age bands and per-person/application distinctions

- [Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Act 22 of 2025 ↗](https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/s/Act-22-Citizenship-by-Investment-Amendment-Act.pdf)Saint Lucia Legislature · Legislation · Checked 2026-10-25What this source supports

Sections 3 and 7–10: dependant definitions, application documents, residency/genuine link from 1 January 2026, denial grounds and name changes. Read with the 2023 revised Act and current regulations.

- [Citizenship by Investment (Amendment) Regulations 57 of 2026 ↗](https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/s/SI-57-of-2026-Citizenship-by-Investment-Amendment-Regulations.pdf)Saint Lucia Government Gazette · Legislation · Checked 2026-10-25What this source supports

Regulation 4: US$350,000 sworn resources declaration. Regulations 6–7: project approval cutoff and distinct built-property route, Gazette approval, payment evidence and post-grant duties. Regulations 9–12: escrow, biometrics, US$500,000 built-property minimum and US$30,000 applicant administration fee. No universal residency day count appears in this instrument. | Regulation 10A and amended schedules, printed pp224–226 and pp232–233

- [Payment portal: no-refund policy ↗](https://pay.cipsaintlucia.com/p/no-refund-policy)Saint Lucia CIP · Government payment policy · Checked 2026-10-25What this source supports

Portal states fees and qualifying investments paid are non-refundable. This broad payment policy does not establish every private contract, bond redemption term or property resale outcome.

- [Approved property: payment, title and holding rules ↗](https://cip.gov.ag/investment-options/real-estate/)Antigua and Barbuda CIU · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-25What this source supports

Binding purchase agreement subject to citizenship grant; screening and 10% processing on submission; processing balance and developer sums following approval; title registration; five-year resale restriction with an alternative approved-property exception.

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