
Sierra Leone Expands Citizenship Program to Include Extended Families and Business Partners
Sierra Leone now has the most flexible dependent criteria worldwide, allowing multiple families to qualify under one investment.
The Sierra Leone GO-FOR-GOLD Permanent Residency Program offers lifetime residency rights through gold-backed investments starting at US$65,000 plus one kilogram of gold for a single applicant.
The program features a 40-day processing time and provides access to the exclusive GFG Club network connecting investors with Sierra Leone’s business leaders.
To qualify for Sierra Leone PR program, applicants must submit the following documents:
Investment requirements:
Gold requirements:
Foreigners can apply for Sierra Leone citizenship through naturalization after living in the country for at least five consecutive years.
Browse 195 countries’ paths to citizenship in the hyper-detailed IMI Citizenship Catalog.
Applications for this program may be directed to The GO-FOR-GOLD Program.
Legislation upon which this program is based Non-Citizenship (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act 1965.

Sierra Leone now has the most flexible dependent criteria worldwide, allowing multiple families to qualify under one investment.

From golden visa closures to crypto source of funds to new programs, the first half of 2025 brought a lot of change to investment migration.

The new options shorten the path to Sierra Leone’s citizenship from eight years to only 60-90 days.
See more statistics on this program and others in the IMI Data Center.