Pacific programme
Data current as of July 2026
Nauru citizenship
by investment
The Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program has been running since 2025 under the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Act 2024. A single applicant contributes from $90,000 under the current limited-time offer, against a standard rate of $115,000. Processing takes 3-4 months and no visit to Nauru is required.
Visa-free access to 85+ countries and territories
Benefits of Nauru citizenship
A Nauru passport takes 3-4 months to obtain, opens visa-free access to more than 85 countries and territories, and carries no residency or travel requirements. Contributions go to the Treasury Fund and finance climate adaptation and infrastructure on the island.
How the programme works
Legal basis, governing body and how applications are filed
What a Nauru passport gives you
What the main applicant and their family actually receive
Nauru citizenship cost and investment options
The programme offers a single investment route - a non-refundable contribution to the Treasury Fund. Below are all government fees and a full cost breakdown for a family of four, at July 2026 rates.
Investment option
The only qualifying route, approved by the Nauru Program Office
Total cost for a family of four
Two spouses and two children, one aged 16 or over. Government costs only, excluding agent fees.
Government fees
Payable separately from the contribution. Application and due diligence fees are paid on submission and are not refunded if the application is declined
Eligibility criteria for Nauru citizenship
The programme sets requirements on age, character and the origin of funds. There are no net worth, education or business experience requirements. Separate restrictions apply based on nationality.
Who cannot apply
Restrictions fall into two groups: outright exclusion and conditional eligibility
Requirements for the main applicant
Applied to every applicant aged 16 or over
Do you need to travel to Nauru
No physical presence is required at any stage
Including family members in your application
Fees are charged per person rather than by family size. Age limits for children, parents and siblings were removed entirely in February 2026, giving Nauru one of the widest family applications of any current programme.
Documents required for Nauru citizenship
A separate file is compiled for each person included in the application. All documents must be submitted in English. Below are the main categories, formatting requirements and how long each certificate remains valid.
Application process and timeline
Six stages from the first consultation to the passport in hand. Every stage is completed remotely, with no visit to Nauru.
Let us calculate the cost for your family
The final amount depends on your family composition, the ages of your children and the investment option you choose. We will prepare a full estimate covering every fee and check whether the programme suits your situation.
Taxes, residency
and obligations
Nauru does not tax the worldwide income of individuals. Citizenship alone does not change your tax status and carries no requirement to spend time in the country. Below is what the passport gives you and which obligations remain.
When tax residency arises
Tax on worldwide income
Physical presence requirements
Passport renewal
Risks, limitations and what the passport does not give
The programme is in its second year and does not provide visa-free access to the Schengen Area, the UK or the US.
Below is what leads to refusal, what the programme does not cover and who it is not suited to.
Grounds for refusal
The final decision rests with the Cabinet of Nauru. The most common grounds for refusal
of funds
databases
inconsistent file
interview
nationality
The application fee, due diligence fee and agent fee are non-refundable. A proper assessment before filing matters more than speed.
What a Nauru passport does not give
Expectations the programme does not meet
Who the programme is not suited to
Situations where other options make more sense
Recent programme updates
Terms are revised regularly, so plan with a margin
How Finextwin supports your application
We run the process from the initial assessment through to the passport, and beyond it when company and banking matters arise.
What we do that immigration providers do not
A passport is rarely the end goal. Behind it sit business questions: where to hold the company, where to bank, how to structure it all. We handle those with the same team that ran your application.
Alternative citizenship programmes compared
Nauru is not the only option, and not always the strongest one. Below it is set against four comparable programmes, including the criteria where it falls short.
included
eligibility
parents over 50
parents over 55
can be included
in the world
threshold
running since 1984
E-2 visa
Alternative citizenship programmes
We will identify the programme that fits your situation, family and budget
Cases from our practice
Three situations with different budgets, family structures and objectives. We show not just the outcome but what was discussed at the outset.
Real cases from our practice. Client names and outcomes are published with their consent.
St Kitts and Nevis A family of four, a plan B without relocating
The owner of a logistics company in Turkey, an Iranian national. Two children, aged 16 and 11. Relocation was never the point: the business stays where it is, and he wanted a second passport so as not to depend on a single visa basket and to travel freely to Europe and Asia. He was weighing St Kitts against Grenada and leaning towards Grenada on price.
Solution: We costed the full budget for four under both programmes. The gap was narrower than expected, while St Kitts won on passport strength and on how quickly banks recognise it. We went with the fund contribution. Two points were flagged separately: police clearance certificates from Iran and Turkey had to be started first, and the elder son would age out within eighteen months, so there was no room to delay. Biometrics were combined with a business trip to Dubai.
I was convinced Grenada would come out noticeably cheaper and had almost decided. Once both estimates were laid out with every fee, the difference was not enough to justify losing passport quality. My son turning sixteen had not crossed my mind at all, so thank you for saying it straight away rather than once we had already gathered half the paperwork.
Grenada A single applicant, the goal was business in the US
A developer from Serbia with his own fintech product, his main market being the US. He wanted to set up a company there and run it in person, but no work visa fitted his case on a Serbian passport. He came asking about St Kitts, simply because he had heard of it most.
Solution: St Kitts did not solve his problem. Grenada holds a treaty of commerce and navigation with the US, and that is what opens the door to an E-2 investor visa. We rebuilt the plan: Grenadian citizenship first, then a US company and the visa application. We were upfront that the passport does not grant the visa, that the consulate decides, and that the process would take several more months after citizenship. That was exactly what he had expected.
I came for one thing and left with another, and it turned out to be right. They could have simply sold me what I asked for and I would never have realised I had bought the wrong thing. What I particularly valued was being told straight about the visa: no guarantees, the consulate decides. After two consultations elsewhere where I was promised practically everything at once, that came as a surprise.
Vanuatu A married couple, budget and timing decided everything
A couple from Kazakhstan, both self-employed: he consults on industrial automation, she runs a small agency. They needed a second document for travel and for opening accounts, with no tie to any particular country. Caribbean programmes were outside their budget, and they did not want to wait six months: a trip was already booked for the autumn, and that was the whole reason behind it.
Solution: On those terms Vanuatu suited them better than anything else: markedly cheaper, with processing measured in weeks rather than months. We set out the limitations at once so there would be no disappointment: the passport is weaker than the Caribbean ones on visa-free access and will not get you into the Schengen area. For their purposes that was acceptable, but the decision was made with eyes open. Documents were gathered in three weeks and both passports arrived together.
We understood that for this money we would not get a passport on the level of St Kitts, and we did not need one. What mattered more was that nobody tried to sell us something pricier and we were told honestly where Vanuatu falls short. The Schengen point was explained upfront, before we had paid anything. My wife was anxious about the timing, but it came in even faster than promised.
Frequently asked questions
If your question is not answered here, get in touch and we will look at your situation directly.
Request a consultationNo agent can guarantee that citizenship will be granted. The Nauru Program Office carries out a risk assessment and makes a recommendation to the Minister, the Registrar refers the file to the Cabinet, and the Cabinet takes the final decision. No agent can influence it. Any provider promising a guaranteed outcome should be treated with caution. What we can do is assess your case honestly before submission and disclose in full the circumstances that due diligence would surface anyway.
Citizens of North Korea, Iran and Myanmar are excluded outright. Citizens of Russia, Belarus, Afghanistan, Sudan and Yemen may apply if certain conditions are met: they have not resided in their country of citizenship for the past 5 years, or they hold a valid residence permit in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland or an EU member state, and they have no economic ties to their country of origin. Each case is assessed individually. The list was revised in February 2026, and we confirm the current position before filing.
No. Nauru permits dual citizenship without restriction and does not require you to notify the authorities of your country of origin. Do check your own country's law, however: some states limit second citizenship or require notification. You must disclose any other passports to the Nauru Program Office - this forms part of the due diligence process.
No, a visit is not required at any stage. Filing is handled by an authorised agent, the due diligence interview takes place by video link, and the oath of allegiance is taken by video link or before a notary public in your country of residence. There is no biometric enrolment. Nor are there any residency requirements, either before filing or after the passport is issued.
Around $118,700 in government costs for two spouses and two children, one of them aged 16 or over. That breaks down as $92,000 in contribution, $12,000 in due diligence fees, $11,000 in application fees and $3,700 for bank due diligence and passports. The total depends on family composition, as fees are charged per person. Agent fees, translation and document legalisation are not included.
Until 31 December 2026. The reduced rate was introduced by Cabinet resolution of 29 January 2026 under The Iruwa Initiative. It was originally due to close on 30 June and was extended by a Program Office circular dated 15 June 2026. The standard contribution is $115,000. No further extension beyond December 2026 has been confirmed.
Adults receive a passport valid for 10 years, children under 16 for 5 years. Citizenship itself is granted for life - only the document is renewed. No further contribution is payable on renewal and no address in Nauru is needed. Renewal is handled through the Nauru Program Office, embassies or consulates, from any country of residence.
A spouse, children, parents, grandparents and siblings - of both the main applicant and the spouse. Age limits were removed entirely in February 2026, and the marital status of dependants is not a factor. The additional contribution is $2,000 per dependant aged 16 or over and $15,000 per sibling. Children under 16 pay neither the additional contribution nor the due diligence fee. Relatives can also be added later, with no time limit.
No. The Schengen Area, the UK, the US, Canada and China all require a full consular visa application, and ETIAS does not apply to Nauru citizens. Visa-free access covers more than 85 destinations, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland, South Korea and the UAE on an e-visa. If European mobility is the priority, a Caribbean programme is the more logical route.
No. The programme has a single investment route - a non-refundable contribution to the Treasury Fund. There are no refundable instruments, no real estate option and no bonds. That said, the main sum is transferred only once the Letter of Approval in Principle has been issued, so on a refusal it stays with the applicant. The application fee, due diligence fee and agent fee are non-refundable.
Nauru is not on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, unlike several comparable programmes, and it participates in automatic exchange of information under the CRS. That said, the programme is only in its second year and banks see Nauru passports rarely, so compliance teams tend to ask more questions about source of funds than usual. We prepare the file in advance. Account opening is subject to the bank's own approval.
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