Citizenship by investment · Updated 23 October 2026
Citizenship by investment, with a home you can live in.
Citizenship by investment here means the passport comes with the apartment. From AED 1,387,999 there is no additional charge for Vanuatu or São Tomé & Príncipe. Approval is not guaranteed, and this is not a UAE passport.
Is citizenship by investment legal?
It is legal when a government runs the programme and you pass its due diligence. It is not legal to buy a forged passport, and this page is not that. You own a real apartment. The second citizenship, if it is granted, is a decision by the authorities of Vanuatu or São Tomé & Príncipe.
What is the minimum investment for this second passport?
The passport comes with the property. There is no additional charge for it. On the Deniz availability of 23 October 2026 the included price is the list price, not the cash discount. The lowest qualifying home is a one-bedroom, unit 208, at AED 1,387,999. The two-bedroom is AED 1,991,999. The three-bedroom starts at AED 2,298,999. Studios are not included. The heavier discounts are a different offer, without the passport.
Citizenship by investment or a Golden Visa: which is this?
They are different. Citizenship by investment can become a second nationality. A UAE Golden Visa is a residence visa. It does not make you Emirati. On this project the three-bedroom list price, from AED 2,298,999, is the one that reaches the AED 2 million figure usually discussed for a Golden Visa. The cash price of that home does not. Residency is not a passport.
What does due diligence actually check?
Identity, a clean criminal record, and a source of funds that can be explained. Sanctions lists are checked. A nationality that a programme treats as higher risk can mean extra questions, or a refusal, even when the home qualifies. We say so before you pay. We do not run the government’s check ourselves.
How long does citizenship by investment take?
Vanuatu is often discussed as the faster of the two, sometimes around 60 days after a complete file. São Tomé is usually a few months, and a unit of that programme sits in Dubai. Neither clock starts until the authorities accept the file. The apartment keys are planned for Q4 2027, which is a different date from the citizenship decision.
How do I avoid a citizenship-by-investment scam?
A real file has a home, an escrow for the off-plan purchase, and a government that can say no. Walk away from anyone offering a passport for sale, a fast passport, or a guaranteed approval. We do not sell documents. The apartment is in Dubai Land. The citizenship decision sits with the programme.
Which other programmes are people comparing?
Searches often name St Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Caribbean citizenship by investment more broadly. This site does not sell those programmes. Several have changed price, suspended nationalities, or closed. If you need one of them, use that government’s own list of authorised agents and check it this month. What we can talk about is this home, and the Vanuatu or São Tomé file that can sit beside it.
This is not legal advice and not a promise of approval. 09 Life Residences sells homes. The citizenship file is a separate government process. We are not the Vanuatu Citizenship Commission and not the São Tomé Citizenship by Investment Unit. Nationality rules change. Confirm them before you pay.