Which is the cheapest CBI program for one person?

If you are just one individual or single person, looking for a Citizenship by Investment (CBI/CIP) passport, then Dominica and Saint Lucia have the cheapest one under donation option. You just need to pay $100,000 one time contribution to Government fund, plus application and due diligence charges.

Here is our quick price comparison with other citizenship by investment schemes,

The Government donation ($100K), application fee ($2000) and due diligence fees ($7500 approx) included below.

Please use our CBI calculator to calculator for family members.

Passport	Price (Single persons under Donation option)
Saint Lucia	$109,500*
Dominica	$109,950*
Vanuatu	$130,000
Antigua	$137,800
St Kitts and Nevis	$157,750*
Grenada	$158,500
Montenegro	€395,000

*These programs have reduction in prices due to Covid

Note: Authorized agents charge fee around $3,000 to $5000 for single person, depending on the program. The above fee includes all Govt fees including due diligence fees. For Vanuatu, agent fee already included in the contribution.

There are no hidden fees besides the above.

Dominica vs St Lucia

Here are some important differences between Dominica and St Lucia.

Dominica signed new visa waiver with Russia and St Lucia has no visa waiver with Russia
Saint Lucia now offers Covid-19 Govt bonds. If you use this route you will be paying less than $50,000 for citizenship.

	Dominica	St Lucia
Donation	$100,000	$100,000
Passport validity	10 years	5 years
Visa free countries	135 (Russia, EU, UK, Ireland, Israel)	144 (EU, UK, Ireland, Israel)
Due diligence	strict	strict
Personal visit	no	no
Residence conditions	no	no
Consulate support	worldwide	worldwide
Real Estate	$200,000	$300,000
Publish names in Gazette	Yes	No
Revoked citizenship before	No	Yes
Government bonds	no option	$250,000 Covid offer
Processing time	90 days	90 days