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Go-For-Gold
Sierra Leone · Africa
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2024
- Governing lawPublished
- Non-Citizenship (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act 1965
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Government Gold & Diamond Office
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Gain citizenship in Sierra Leona through minimum investment and gold purchase with different pathways including discounts for African heritage
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- No
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $140,000 (July 2026 figure: $100,000) in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
- Ancestral connectionPublished
- The Heritage Naturalization pathway reduces the investment amount to persons with African ancestry that prove their linage with a DNA test
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 9–13 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- No visit to the country required
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Citizenship in 60-90 days
- Official application routePublished
- https://goforgold.center/apply-for-pr/
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $140,000
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $100,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $100,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $5,000
- Application feePublished
- $1,000
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $6,000
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- USD 140,000 fast-track (any nationality)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Heritage route USD 100,000 for applicants proving African ancestry by DNA test
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- No
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No minimum stay
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Foreign individuals are considered tax residents if they stay in Sierra Leone for 183 days or more in a year.
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 0%-30%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- Immediate
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Immediate upon approval
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- USD 140,000 Fast Track is the lowest route open to any nationality. The USD 100,000 Heritage route requires proof of African ancestry by DNA test. Dependents cost USD 10,000 each (spouse, children under 18, parents, grandparents) or USD 20,000 (adult children, siblings under 30 and their families). Due diligence is USD 5,000 for up to 5 people. The site states no in-country requirement to acquire or keep citizenship.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://goforgold.center/go-for-gold/
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://goforgold.center/fast-track-naturalization-sierra-leone/ | https://goforgold.center/go-for-gold/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://uglobal.com/immigration/sierra-leone/ | https://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/en/sierra-leone-launches-fast-track-citizenship-through-its-go-for-gold-program/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.