São Tomé and Príncipe National Transformation Fund
One of the most competitively priced citizenship programmes globally, fully remote, funding real green-energy, infrastructure, healthcare, and housing initiatives.
São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship by Investment Overview
São Tomé and Príncipe introduced its citizenship-by-investment programme in 2025, regulated by Decree-Law 07/2025, published in the official gazette in August 2025. The programme began accepting applications in September 2025 and issued its first passports in January 2026 — making it, alongside São Tomé and Príncipe joining Indohill's Global Matrix, one of the newest citizenship programmes tracked anywhere on the platform.
By making a one-time contribution to the National Transformation Fund, the government channels investor funds directly to national development initiatives spanning green energy, infrastructure, healthcare, housing, and sustainable tourism.
Benefits of São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship by Investment
- One of the most competitively priced citizenship-by-investment programmes globally
- Fully remote programme — zero residency requirement at any stage
- No language, residency, or cultural obligations beyond basic personal, legal, and financial checks
- Family eligibility extends to a spouse or partner, children under 30, and parents or grandparents over 55
Requirements
The main applicant makes a one-time contribution to the National Transformation Fund, subject to basic personal, legal, and financial due diligence:
1. National Transformation Fund Contribution
A one-time contribution of $90,000 for a single applicant, channelled by the government into national development initiatives in green energy, infrastructure, healthcare, housing, and sustainable tourism.
Procedure
The applicant completes basic personal, legal, and financial due-diligence checks and makes the qualifying contribution to the National Transformation Fund. The process is fully remote, with average processing of approximately 2.5 months — among the faster CBI processing timelines Indohill tracks.
Fees & Costs
Beyond the $90,000 National Transformation Fund contribution, applicants pay government processing fees per applicant and dependant, plus separate legal and due-diligence advisory fees. Indohill discloses the full statutory and legal fee breakdown for this programme, and every other programme we track, in the Global Matrix Marketplace fee breakdown tool before you commit.
This Is One of the Newest CBI Programs Indohill Tracks
São Tomé and Príncipe's programme only began accepting applications in September 2025 and issued its first passports in January 2026. Indohill discloses this recency plainly — a genuinely new programme carries less operational track record than the Caribbean's decades-old CBI schemes, even where the legal framework (Decree-Law 07/2025) is clear.
Background & Legal Considerations
São Tomé and Príncipe's citizenship-by-investment programme is regulated by Decree-Law 07/2025, published in the official gazette in August 2025.
Why Indohill Advises This Program
- A private, advisor-reviewed intake — every application is scoped by a person, with the programme's recency and operational track record disclosed candidly
- Coordination with independently licensed due-diligence and immigration advisors, vetted against Indohill's Certified Partner Network standards before any introduction is made
- Full statutory and legal fee disclosure through the Global Matrix Marketplace before you commit
- The same 5-phase advisory methodology Indohill applies across every program, from initial audit through lifelong governance and renewal support
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