Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship
Nauru
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See if you're a match →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 lower $90k special-project amount is temporary through June 30, 2026
Summary
Nauru's Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship program is a direct citizenship-by-investment pathway. It was created by Nauru's 2024 citizenship legislation and uses a climate-resilience contribution rather than real estate or a residence period.
The standard single-applicant contribution listed in Nauru's legal materials is $115,000, before application, due-diligence, passport, agent, and family-member fees. A special project designation for the Iruwa Initiative lists a temporary reduced contribution of $90,000 from January 29, 2026 through June 30, 2026. Treat that lower amount as temporary unless the legal designation is extended.
Eligibility
- You are an adult foreign national applying through the program process.
- You can make the required contribution and pay program fees.
- You can pass identity, due-diligence, criminal-record, public-order, and security checks.
- You can document lawful source of funds and source of wealth.
- Your family members, if included, fit the dependent categories and pass required checks.
What This Route Allows
If approved, this pathway can lead directly to citizenship in Nauru. Citizenship is the national status itself, not a residence permit: you can document the citizenship, apply for Nauruan passport documents, and live in Nauru without a separate immigration permit.
What This Route Is Not
This is not a residence-first investor visa and not an automatic purchase. The application is still reviewed by the program office and government decision-makers, and the lower $90,000 contribution is tied to a time-limited special project designation.
Next Steps
- Confirm whether the standard contribution or the temporary Iruwa Initiative contribution is currently available.
- Use only a verified program channel or agent.
- Request the current fee schedule for the principal applicant, dependents, due diligence, passport issuance, and professional fees.
- Prepare source-of-funds, identity, civil-status, police-clearance, and family documents.
- File the citizenship application and respond to any due-diligence or document requests.
- After approval, complete passport and citizenship documentation steps.
Sources
- RONLAW legal database - Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Act 2024, Regulations 2024, 2025/2026 amendments, passport fee regulations, and the Iruwa Initiative special-project designation.