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Compare Investment Residency Programs

Evaluate 33 investment residency and citizenship pathways by eligibility, minimum investment, processing time, visa type, and route to citizenship. Choose a destination by lifestyle first.

New Zealand
Premium
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New Zealand

Oceania

Active Investor Plus

Investor Residency

Popularity55%

New Zealand's Active Investor Plus visa targets high-net-worth individuals seeking residency in a stable, English-speaking country.

Min. Investment

NZD 5M

Processing

6–12 months

Clean environment
Strong rule of law
English-speaking
Citizenship path in 5 years
Australia
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Australia

Oceania

Business Innovation & Investment

Entrepreneur Visa

Popularity66%

Australia's Business Innovation and Investment visa targets entrepreneurs and investors seeking to establish or develop business in Australia.

Min. Investment

AUD 800,000

Processing

12–24 months

World-class lifestyle
Strong economy
English-speaking
Citizenship path in 4 years
Vanuatu
Fastest CBI
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Vanuatu

Oceania

Development Support Programme

Citizenship

Popularity68%

Vanuatu's Development Support Programme is the world's fastest citizenship by investment route, delivering full citizenship in as little as 30 days with zero personal income tax.

Min. Investment

USD 130,000

Processing

30–60 days

World's fastest CBI
No tax on income or capital gains
Visa-free to 90+ countries
Citizenship path in 0 years
Fiji
Island Living
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Fiji

Oceania

Investor Residency

Investor Residency

Popularity52%

Fiji's investor residency programme offers a straightforward pathway to permanent residency and eventual citizenship in one of the Pacific's most sought-after island destinations.

Min. Investment

FJD 125,000

Processing

3–6 months

Tropical island lifestyle
Low cost of living
English-speaking
Citizenship path in 5 years
Samoa
Emerging
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Samoa

Oceania

Investor Residency

Investor Residency

Popularity44%

Samoa's investor residency programme provides a low-threshold entry into Pacific residency, with a clear path to citizenship for investors contributing to the island's developing economy.

Min. Investment

USD 100,000

Processing

3–6 months

Affordable entry point
Pacific community lifestyle
Growing tourism economy
Citizenship path in 5 years
Nauru
New 2026
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Nauru

Oceania

Economic & Climate Resilience Programme

Citizenship

Popularity58%

Nauru's Economic and Climate Resilience Programme is the newest credible citizenship programme in the global market, offering the lowest investment threshold of any established CBI scheme with visa-free access to key Asian hubs and the UK.

Min. Investment

USD 105,000

Processing

3–4 months

Lowest investment threshold in global CBI market
Visa-free to UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK & Ireland
New 2026 programme — early-mover advantage
Citizenship path in 0 years

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