The tiny island nation of São Tomé and Principe is launching a Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program, the cheapest in the world!

• $90,000 + $5,000 submission fee for a single applicant
• $95,000 + $5,000 submission fee for a family of four
• an extra $5,000 per dependent

Dependents can be dependent children under the age of 30 or even parents above the age of 55.

This is now by far the cheapest CBI, taking the spot from the Vanuatu CBI.

Where is São Tomé and Príncipe?

São Tomé & Príncipe is mainly composed of two islands, in the Gulf of Guinea, between West and Central Africa. It has a population of less than 250,000 souls and lives off agricultural exports, some tourism (flights to Lisbon) and has the potential for large oil & gas discoveries but there has barely been any exploration yet.

My only experience with São Tomé & Príncipe was having booked a flight there 10 years ago from Ghana where I was working but then having to cancel due to work overload.

Importantly, it is a Lusophone country and member of the CPLP, which means easier immigration to, and faster citizenship in Portugal and Brazil.

However, while Sierra Leone’s CBI grants new citizens market access to the ECOWAS community of 430 million West Africans, the São Tomé CBI really only gives market access to São Tomé.

For now, I see this program having utility for:
– People who just want any passport as a plan B
– People from developing countries looking for a trampoline into Portugal and Brazil

In the video below I explain the key advantages of this program.

https://youtu.be/c-KseidN89g?si=flqxUdmj50nfHf_T

There are still some unknowns

– Does the program, like the Sierra Leone citizenship by investment program, accept crypto?
– Does this citizenship go down the generations?
– Does it offer remote bank account opening services, like Sierra Leone?

We are in touch with the citizenship unit of the government, will do our due diligence, and if we feel confident the Sao Tome citizenship by investment program will seriously materialize, then we will register as licensed agents.

Do let us know if we should keep you posted. We will always be ahead of the curve when it comes to opportunities in Africa.

On a personal note I am sitting in Miami airport waiting for our flight to Europe. I hadn’t been back to the US for quite a few years, and it’s always nice to be back for a bit. It’s now time to go enjoy the second half Summer in Europe.

To a World of Opportunities,

The Wandering Investor.

Ways to get Golden Visas and Citizenships by Investment:

• Fastest way to get Permanent Residency in Malta
• Be careful when you buy a passport in the Caribbean
• Best Deal for the Citizenship by Investment in Turkey
• Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment
• Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment
• St Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment
• Citizenship by Investment in Egypt
• Vanuatu or Caribbean passport? Which to choose, and why?
• How to get Residency / a Golden Visa in Italy
• Nauru Citizenship by Investment
• Sierra Leone Citizenship by Investment
• Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment
• El Salvador Freedom Passport by Investment
• Hungarian Golden Visa
• Greek Golden Visa
• São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship by Investment Program

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