Nauru Citizenship by Investment: US$115,000 contribution to the Treasury Fund under the ECRCP

The principal applicant's contribution is US$115,000 as standard; for applications filed by 31 December 2026 the programme website publishes US$90,000. Plus the application fee US$5,000, due diligence US$6,000, bank charge US$1,200 and passport US$500 — US$127,700 in total for a single applicant at the standard tariff. Dependants: US$2,000 application fee each, plus from age 16 US$2,000 contribution and US$3,000 due diligence. Agent and legal fees are counted separately.

As of 6 October 2026 the official programme website and the operator's brochure state that a US$25,000 discount applies to all applications filed before 31 December 2026. We verify which amount applies on your filing date through the programme's official channel before payment — a temporary discount in advertising does not guarantee the same price on the day you file.

Per the operator, the typical timeline is 3–4 months from filing to approval, of which due diligence takes one to two months. That is the operator's guide, not a statutory term: it depends on the checks on the family and documents, and we do not transfer it to every file.

Only the fees are paid on filing. The contribution and passport fee are transferred after the letter of approval in principle, per the Program Office's instructions. The Act requires the contribution to reach the Treasury Fund before the certificate is conferred. We confirm payment details through the programme's official channel, not from an intermediary's email; for resident Indians the remittance is planned within LRS.

No. India does not permit dual citizenship: voluntarily acquiring another citizenship terminates Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Act, and the Indian passport must be surrendered. You can then apply for the Overseas Citizen of India card — a lifelong visa and NRI-type economic rights, without voting or public office. If the goal is a base or mobility rather than a new nationality, a residence permit elsewhere may do the job without that price; we settle this before any fee is paid.

No. There is no residence or minimum stay requirement, the interview is held by video or in person, and the Act allows the oath to be taken by audio-visual link or before a notary in your jurisdiction (Section 21 of the 2024 Act).

Per the programme brochure (checked 6 October 2026) the passport gives visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to over 85 destinations, including Singapore, Hong Kong, the UAE, Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea. The European Union, the UK and the USA are not on the list. We do not compare Nauru with Caribbean passports — it is a different class of document. We verify the list on the filing date.

Due diligence is carried out by an approved firm against government and international databases; the principal applicant attends a mandatory interview. Applicants with a conviction carrying more than 12 months' imprisonment, on terrorism or sanctions lists, or with an unproven source of funds are not approved. A false statement on the forms means the application is not processed. We check this at the free audit before fees are paid.

Section 23 of the 2024 Act allows cancellation: for fraud, bribery and false information at the application stage; after the grant — for terrorism, conviction for money laundering, a sexual offence involving a child, UN sanctions, or acquiring citizenship of a country on the UN Security Council's high-risk list. The applicant has 7 days to show cause before a decision. The contribution and fees are not refunded on cancellation.

The programme is administered by the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program Office, responsible to the Minister for Justice; the Minister decides in consultation with Cabinet, and the President confers the certificate. Only agents licensed by the Program Office may file applications — the list is published on the programme website. An application not filed through an agent is not considered.

Yes, that is one of the programme's features. Under Section 3 of the 2024 Act, dependants include parents and grandparents over 55 fully supported by the applicant, unmarried dependent children aged 18–30, disabled children of any age, and unmarried, never-married siblings of the applicant or spouse. Dependants may apply with you or later.

The principal applicant's contribution is US$115,000 (US$90,000 for applications filed by 31.12.2026 per the programme website), each dependant aged 16 and over +US$2,000, a sibling +US$15,000. Per-person fees: application US$2,000, passport US$500, due diligence US$3,000 from age 16. The bank charge rises from US$1,200 to US$1,700 with 1–3 dependants and US$2,200 with four or more. A couple — US$135,700 at the standard tariff.

Yes. If the application is refused through the fault of our team or an error in building the case, we refund the company's service fee less a minimal retention for costs actually incurred. Refund terms, the payment schedule and the rules on retaining service costs are fixed in the contract before work begins. Before we start, we check your documents and risk history free of charge and tell you about any risks in advance.