Where is it easier to get citizenship — a query that Russian search results answer with nine different timelines: from two months to two years. Citizenship is granted by the state, not a service provider, and timelines are published by the state itself — if it publishes them at all. We took these promises and checked them against the websites of the authorities that make the decisions. We found exactly one state commitment to a timeline — Armenia considers applications in ninety business days. Turkey has no timeline at all: the law defers to the President's decision. Saint Kitts and Nevis publishes a timeline, but Russia is on the list of countries whose citizens' applications are not accepted. Below is what is promised, what is confirmed by official documents, and the difference between
Life in Dubai for a family with two children in 2026 is more expensive on school and housing and cheaper on taxes, and both sides of this account are verifiable. Dubai is an emirate and city within the UAE; Lisbon is the capital of Portugal; in our catalog as of September 3, 2026, the median price per square meter in Dubai is €6,934 versus €5,792 in Lisbon. Below are four expense categories for a family with sources for each figure.
Citizenship cannot be bought as a commodity in any jurisdiction: what is sold is participation in a program where the state makes the decision after checking the applicant, and money is contributed before the decision and does not guarantee it. Separate from citizenship programs is the sale of documents and statuses — this is not a program but a criminal offense. Below are the prices of five active Caribbean citizenship programs at official rates, seven claims from the top ten search results that are not confirmed by primary sources, and a list of what the state publishes about itself.
Citizenship of Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2026 is granted under four investment options starting at $250,000, but citizens of Russia and Belarus are not on the program's eligibility list: the citizenship by investment eligibility criteria page publishes a list of countries whose applications are not accepted, and Russia is on it. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a federation of two islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea that launched the world's first citizenship by investment program in 1984. Below are the tariffs, timelines and requirements for Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship, taken from the official agency website on September 3, 2026, plus a separate requirement that applies to passports already issued.
A Caribbean passport for a family of four costs from $266,700 according to official rates for Antigua and Barbuda and $274,600 for Saint Kitts and Nevis — and these are the only two of five programs where the full amount can be calculated from the primary source. Saint Lucia and Dominica publish only part of the tariff, and Grenada's official website returned a 404 error on all internal sections as of September 3, 2026.
A Turkey residence permit (ikamet) is authorization to stay under Law No. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection, required for stays longer than the visa-free 90 days in any 180-day period. In 2026, foreign buyers have four practical options: short-term by property from $200,000, family-based, study, and tourist permits — the last category facing mass rejections. Below is the complete procedure: permit types, document packages, current fees, the status of restricted neighborhoods, and grounds for refusal, verified against the law text and tariffs as of September 3, 2026.
A Grenada passport in 2026 costs from $235,000 as a contribution to a state fund and remains the only Caribbean citizenship by investment with an E-2 treaty with the USA — but US law grants the right to apply for an investor visa only after three years of continuous domicile in the country. Grenada is an island nation in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, a member of the Commonwealth and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. Below is what the premium over the Caribbean minimum actually buys and what changed in US access in 2026.
To obtain Portuguese citizenship, a third-country national needs ten years of legal residence, a Portuguese language certificate at level A2, and an application to the Central Civil Registry with a €250 fee. The ten-year period is counted from the date the first residence card is issued—not from the date the residence permit application is submitted or the date of entry into the country.
