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Nauru Citizenship Investment for Climate

Nauru Citizenship
Pathway overview

At a glance

Nauru's Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship pathway is for adult applicants and qualifying family members who can make the required contribution, apply through the program process, and pass due diligence.

Type
Citizenship by investment
Investment fit
Climate-resilience contribution
Core requirements
Contribution, application fees, due diligence, and approval
What to know
The current USD $90,000 limited offer applies to qualifying applications filed by 31 December 2026
Minimum investment
USD $90,000 principal contribution through 31 December 2026, plus mandatory fees
Investment choices
Climate-resilience contribution

Summary

Nauru's Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme is a direct citizenship-by-contribution route. The principal applicant pays a non-refundable contribution to Nauru's Treasury Fund after approval in principle, pays the other program fees, passes extensive due diligence, receives final government approval, and takes an oath or affirmation of allegiance.

The ordinary principal contribution is USD $115,000. The official Program Office currently advertises a USD $25,000 limited-time discount, reducing the principal contribution to USD $90,000 for applications filed by 31 December 2026. That is not the total price: application, due-diligence, bank, passport, licensed-agent, certification, translation, and dependent charges are additional.

The principal must be at least 18. There is no Nauru residence or visit requirement for the citizenship application, and the oath can in some circumstances be taken by video link or before an authorized person outside Nauru. Applications cannot be filed directly; they must go through an agent currently licensed by the Nauru Program Office.

Pathway fit check

Eligibility

The principal applicant must be at least 18, be able to pay the contribution and all fees from lawful funds, provide the required records, and pass the program's eligibility and due-diligence rules. Family members can be included only if they fit the program's dependent definitions and complete their own required checks.

Due diligence and disqualifying issues

The official rules require a police certificate from each country of citizenship and each country where an applicant aged 16 or older lived for more than six months during the last ten years. Independent firms, the Program Office, the Nauru Police Force, and the Financial Intelligence Unit conduct checks. The principal must attend an interview, virtually or in person; a dependent aged 16 or older may also be interviewed.

The Program Office's current eligibility list excludes, among other cases, a person who:

The program also verifies source of funds and conducts a risk assessment. An unexplained transfer, undisclosed investigation, false statement, incomplete residence history, or mismatch between wealth and income can stop the application even when there is no conviction.

Family members

The official Program Office says a spouse and qualifying children, parents, and siblings can be included. The exact relationship, age, support, custody, and dependency requirements come from the Act and Regulations and should be checked for each person before paying fees.

An adult dependent other than the principal's spouse needs the required sworn support affidavit. A child under 18 needs court or authority records proving custody or guardianship, and consent from a non-applying parent or guardian where required. Applicants aged 16 or older face due diligence and a separate due-diligence fee.

Current government costs

The Program Office currently publishes:

The licensed agent charges an additional advisory fee, and civil records, police checks, medical evidence, translations, certifications, and transfers add cost. The program page says the advertised government amounts and rules can change, so obtain a dated written quotation from a licensed agent and verify it against the live government table.

What This Route Allows

If Cabinet approves the case, the contribution and passport fee are paid, and the applicant completes the oath or affirmation, the Minister grants citizenship and the President confers a certificate of citizenship. The applicant can then receive a Nauru passport through the program process.

Nauruan citizenship is the national status itself, not a residence permit. The Program Office says citizenship carries no minimum stay or visit requirement and that Nauru recognizes dual citizenship. The other country may have its own loss, disclosure, tax, or passport rules, so retaining another citizenship must be checked on that side too.

The program office describes a typical three-to-four-month process where documents and checks proceed smoothly. That is an estimate, not a deadline. The Regulations provide for detailed verification, recommendations, Registrar review, Cabinet decision, and outcomes that may be approved, refused, or delayed for cause.

What This Route Is Not

This route is not:

Visa-free arrangements can change and border officers retain their normal powers. Check the destination government's current rules before travel rather than relying on a marketing count.

The contribution is made after approval in principle, according to the official process. Initial application and due-diligence charges are paid earlier and may be non-refundable. Applicants should not send the Treasury contribution to a marketer's private account or pay someone who is absent from the official licensed-agent list.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm the limited offer is still live. Check the official contribution page and the RONLAW extension notice before relying on the USD $90,000 amount or the 31 December 2026 filing deadline.
  2. Use the official agent register. Choose an agent currently listed by the Nauru Program Office and verify the exact legal entity, contact details, license status, client-account arrangements, and agent fee.
  3. Request a complete family quotation. Include every contribution, application, due-diligence, bank, benefactor, passport, agent, document, translation, certification, and transfer cost.
  4. Pre-screen every applicant. Map residence and citizenship history, police certificates, pending investigations, sanctions exposure, business ownership, source of wealth, source of funds, public roles, and adverse media before filing.
  5. Build the civil-record chain. Gather passports, birth and marriage certificates, custody or consent orders, dependency evidence, support affidavits, medical information, and properly authenticated English translations.
  6. Submit only through the licensed agent. The agent sends the signed forms, certified records, undertaking, and initial fees to the Program Office.
  7. Attend and cooperate with due diligence. The principal must complete the interview, and applicants must answer additional document requests fully and accurately.
  8. Pay the contribution only on formal instructions. After approval in principle, the Regulations require the agent to instruct payment of the contribution and passport fees within the stated period, currently 30 days from the approval-in-principle letter.
  9. Complete the oath and passport steps. Follow the approved in-person, video, notarial, or other authorized oath procedure, then receive the certificate and complete passport issuance.
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