Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme (ECRCP)
Nauru's Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme is a donation-based citizenship-by-investment route relaunched in late 2024 and re-priced in 2026, under which a non-refundable contribution to the national Treasury funds climate-adaptation and coastal-resilience projects, notably the Higher Ground relocation initiative. Following the 3 February 2026 amendment the programme moved from family-bundled pricing to a per-person model: the principal-applicant contribution is USD 90,000, reduced to USD 65,000 under a USD 25,000 first-anniversary discount available for applications filed before 30 June 2026, with each dependant priced separately. It is among the fastest and most accessible citizenship programmes in the market: processing in 3-4 months, no residence or visit requirement, dual citizenship permitted, and a 10-year passport. The principal consideration for private clients is mobility: the Nauru passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 89 destinations, including strategic hubs such as Hong Kong and Singapore, but does not include visa-free access to the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada. All amounts and family rules below are grounded in the official ECRCP fee schedule and the Nauru Government Gazette.
Indicative figures — we confirm the exact, current terms with licensed local lawyers before you applyNon-refundable contribution to the Nauru Treasury Fund, financing climate-resilience projects. The Principal-Applicant contribution is USD 90,000, with a USD 25,000 first-anniversary discount applying from 3 February 2026 for applications filed before 30 June 2026, giving an effective USD 65,000 during the promotional window; after 30 June 2026 the figure reverts to USD 90,000 unless extended. Each additional dependant aged 16 and above adds USD 2,000 to the contribution; each sibling of the Principal Applicant or their Spouse adds USD 15,000. This is the only route: there is no real-estate, bond, business or enterprise option.
There is no visa-free access to the Schengen Area; a Schengen visa must be obtained in advance. There is no EU-Nauru visa-waiver agreement.
The United Kingdom imposed a mandatory visit visa on Nauruan citizens from 9 December 2025. A full UK entry-clearance application is needed.
There is no visa-free or ESTA access.
There is no visa-free or eTA access.
The Government of Nauru's 28 November 2024 launch release cites 89 visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations, including Hong Kong (SAR China), Singapore and the UAE. The EU 2024 partial visa-waiver suspension affecting Antigua & Barbuda and Dominica, and Vanuatu's full suspension effective 2023, do not apply to Nauru: Nauru has never held an EU or Schengen visa waiver, so there is nothing to suspend; Nauruans require a Schengen visa. The programme's value is plan-B and second-citizenship optionality and Asia-Pacific access, rather than European or North-American mobility.
Most clients who consider Nauru want the same things: stronger mobility, a Plan B held in reserve, and optionality for the family. Nauru can grant a second passport — but it confers no right to live, work or settle in the European Union, and no path to an EU passport.
If a European foothold is any part of your objective, residence by investment achieves it directly — a euro-denominated home, legal residence in the EU, and, held over time, a lawful route to European citizenship. We map both, honestly, against what you are actually trying to achieve.
The programme is established under the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Act 2024 (gazetted on or about 20 August 2024) and implemented by Regulations made by Cabinet under Section 30 of the Act. The contribution and fee schedule was amended with effect from 3 February 2026, introducing a first-anniversary limited-time offer that runs to 30 June 2026. · Administered by Nauru Program Office, the administrative body responsible for managing the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme, working in collaboration with the Cabinet and Ministries of the Republic of Nauru..
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This briefing is general guidance, not legal, tax or immigration advice. Figures are indicative and verified to 2026; final positions, eligibility and timelines are confirmed in writing by licensed counsel on engagement. 8T20 Capital coordinates the engagement and facilitates applications through admitted local counsel; it is not a law firm. Final eligibility, thresholds and timelines are confirmed in writing by licensed counsel before any commitment.