
Cheapest legitimate second passport: descent first, then sourced floors
Agency pages that rank “cheapest second passports” usually mix donation floors, real-estate prices, due-diligence fees, and closed programmes. This page separates descent (when a line holds) from confirmed CBI floors in pass2port seed data. It is not a winner list.
Research disclaimer
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Last reviewed · 22 September 2026
When a line holds, capital is not the scarce input
Citizenship by descent asks a state to confirm or register nationality through an unbroken statutory line. Government fees are administrative. Legal, translation, and archival costs vary with the file; pass2port does not estimate them and does not check eligibility. See citizenship by descent.
If no line holds, “cheap CBI” is a different question: a statutory contribution plus fees plus diligence, on a programme that is still open.
Active citizenship-by-investment records
Eastern Caribbean participating programmes share a published regional minimum of US$200,000 (OECS, 23 September 2025). The table below is the current seed floor for each active CBI record — donation or qualifying investment as the programme states it — not all-in cost. Rows still under verification show no amount.
Sao Tome and Principe Citizenship by Investment
$90,000 · Sao Tome and Principe · checked 2026-06-14
NTF donation: US$90,000 single / US$95,000 family of 2–4, plus a US$5,000 submission fee.
Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship
$115,000 · Nauru · checked 2026-07-07
US$115,000 standard contribution; limited-time US$90,000 offer for applications filed 3 Feb – 31 Dec 2026 (official first-anniversary discount)
Dominica Citizenship by Investment
$200,000 · Dominica · checked 2026-06-14
EDF donation from US$200,000; real estate from US$200,000
Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment
$230,000 · Antigua and Barbuda · checked 2026-06-14
NDF from US$230,000; approved real estate from US$300,000
Grenada Citizenship by Investment
$235,000 · Grenada · checked 2026-08-09
NTF: US$235,000 single/family of up to 4 (US$200,000 government + up to US$35,000 commission), +US$25,000–US$50,000/extra dependent; real estate: US$270,000 + US$50,000 government contribution — confirmed via dated official circular, 2026-08-09
Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment
$240,000 · Saint Lucia · checked 2026-06-14
NEF US$240,000; real estate US$300,000; NAB US$300,000
Saint Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment
$250,000 · Saint Kitts and Nevis · checked 2026-06-14
SISC donation from US$250,000; approved real estate from US$325,000
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
$400,000 · Turkey · checked 2026-06-14
real-estate route; $500,000 for bank deposit / bonds / capital routes
Vanuatu Development Support Program (Citizenship)
Verifying · Vanuatu · no amount published
Egypt Citizenship by Investment
Verifying · Egypt · no amount published
North Macedonia Citizenship by Investment
Verifying · North Macedonia · no amount published
Filter the same public fields in the open dataset. Closed routes: closure tracker.
Not due diligence, not professional fees, not tax
Government due-diligence charges, dependant add-ons, and professional retainers sit on top of a donation or real-estate floor. pass2port does not invent an “all-in from” figure. Residence-by-investment is a different output — a permit, not a passport — and is not a cheaper second passport.
Caribbean 2026 frame: ECCIRA and the US$200,000 floor.
Common questions
What is the cheapest second passport in 2026?
There is no honest single number. If a descent line holds, government confirmation fees are typically administrative. If it does not, Eastern Caribbean CBI programmes sit on a published regional US$200,000 minimum; individual donation floors, real-estate floors, government fees, and due diligence are higher and programme-specific. pass2port does not blend those into a marketing total.
Is Dominica the cheapest CBI?
Dominica’s Economic Diversification Fund contribution is recorded in pass2port seed data as a confirmed US$200,000 floor for a single main applicant, citing cbiu.gov.dm. That is a donation floor, not an all-in cost, and it is not a verdict that Dominica is the cheapest or best programme.
Do closed programmes still count as cheap options?
No. Closed, suspended, and paused routes are listed on the closure tracker so they are not marketed as current. Historical figures are labelled historical.
Is pass2port legal immigration representation?
pass2port provides research and advisory information only. It is not legal immigration representation. Requirements change and must be verified with the relevant authority. No outcome is guaranteed.