What is the fastest second passport?

Statutory Caribbean citizenship programs are currently the fastest lawful route for most applicants, typically several months from a complete file. Speed is a function of your documentation more than of the program.

Can I get a second passport without investing?

Yes, by descent, by marriage, or by naturalisation after lawful residence. We assess all three before recommending an investment route.

Are second passports safe to hold?

A citizenship granted under statute, with a clean due diligence file, is as durable as any other. Citizenships obtained through misrepresentation are revocable, indefinitely.

Will I have to give up my current citizenship?

Only if your current country requires it. That is a question about your existing nationality's law, not about the program you apply to.

Legal pathways

Second passport: the legitimate routes and their limits

Investment is one route to a second passport, and often not the right one. This page sets out all the lawful pathways, and is honest about what the document does not achieve.

A second passport is the travel document that follows a second citizenship. Acquiring the citizenship is the hard part, and there are only five lawful ways to do it: by descent, by marriage, by naturalisation through residence, by exceptional contribution granted at state discretion, and by investment under a statutory program.

Anything else on offer is either a residence permit misdescribed, or a fraud. Both are common.

Facts on this page reviewed 2026-08-06 by the Savory & Partners advisory desk

Check descent before you check price

A surprising share of enquiries qualify by ancestry and do not know it. Several countries recognise citizenship through a parent, grandparent or, in limited cases, great-grandparent, with no investment at all beyond documentation and legal fees.

It is slower and paperwork-heavy, and it is the least expensive second citizenship in existence. We check it first, even though there is no fee in it for us.

Dual nationality is not universal

Some countries prohibit dual nationality outright, some require renunciation on acquisition, and some tolerate it in practice while not recognising it in law. The consequences of getting this wrong range from losing your original citizenship to being unable to use the new one at your own border.

Confirm the position under the law of your current nationality before you begin, and get it in writing.

Due diligence and source of funds

Every credible program runs a full background investigation and a source-of-funds review. That means traceable, documented origin for the capital: audited accounts, filed tax returns, sale contracts, inheritance or gift deeds, and a coherent narrative connecting them.

Cash, unexplained third-party transfers and undocumented gifts are the fastest way to a rejection, and rejections are shared between programs.

What a second passport does not do

It does not erase existing tax obligations, and for United States citizens it changes nothing about worldwide taxation short of formal expatriation, which has its own consequences. It does not provide immunity from your home jurisdiction, it does not hide assets under common reporting standards, and it does not guarantee entry anywhere, visa-free access is a policy of the destination, revocable at any time.

Used properly it is optionality: another place to live, another route out, and a document that does not depend on one government's mood.

From the catalogue

Programs in this category

Each page itemises our professional fee separately from every government and third-party charge.

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Caribbean · citizenship

St Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment

The original CBI programme, citizenship in 4–6 months from $250,000

4–6 months (60-day accelerated option) 154 destinations

Starting from

$250k

Caribbean · citizenship

Dominica Citizenship by Investment

One of the most cost-efficient family passports, from $200,000

6–9 months 144 destinations

Starting from

$200k

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Caribbean · citizenship

Grenada Citizenship by Investment

The only Caribbean passport with a US E-2 treaty, from $235,000

6–9 months 148 destinations

Starting from

$235k

Caribbean · citizenship

Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment

Best value for large families, from $230,000 for up to four people

5–8 months 151 destinations

Starting from

$230k

Caribbean · citizenship

Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment

Flexible routes including government bonds, from $240,000

6–9 months 146 destinations

Starting from

$240k

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Oceania · citizenship

Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment

The fastest citizenship in the world, 2 to 4 months from $130,000

2–4 months 90 destinations

Starting from

$130k

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Questions

Frequently asked

What is the fastest second passport?: Statutory Caribbean citizenship programs are currently the fastest lawful route for most applicants, typically several months from a complete file. Speed is a function of your documentation more than of the program.
Can I get a second passport without investing?: Yes, by descent, by marriage, or by naturalisation after lawful residence. We assess all three before recommending an investment route.
Are second passports safe to hold?: A citizenship granted under statute, with a clean due diligence file, is as durable as any other. Citizenships obtained through misrepresentation are revocable, indefinitely.
Will I have to give up my current citizenship?: Only if your current country requires it. That is a question about your existing nationality's law, not about the program you apply to.

Next step

Find out which route you already qualify for

We check descent and residence eligibility before proposing any investment route.