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Sierra Leone Sets a New Standard for Investment-Led Citizenship and Residency in Africa: Program Update, November 1, 2025 (GO-FOR-GOLD)
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Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
GO-FOR-GOLD program update (1 Nov 2025, 12 pp., promoters' material). Recorded earlier: 13 families naturalised in a six-month pilot under s. 27A, pending amendment and regulation, CIO's 21 Oct 2025 confirmation, fee table, due-diligence fees, PR special dependants, gold offset up to 20 kg, target timelines. Now: all its rules, claims and events assigned to sle-go-for-gold; added the 'Launched in January 2025' launch account, the s. 27A Citizenship Act 1973 legal-basis event, the 2% gold discount, the USD 10,000 due-diligence fee for families of 6-10 (p. 4 table), and due diligence taking about two weeks. Not extracted: the due-diligence firm's own track record (2,000+ cases, 15% high-risk rate; not about the programme), the 2028 and 2039 national targets.
What it supports
20 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
4 numbers1 programme11 rules4 events
Numbers (4)
- Main applicants approved13 families2025 (six-month pilot) · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025ClaimSierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Processing timeStage: Letter of approval · Measure: Goal30–60 days2025-11-01 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025ClaimSierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Processing timeStage: Passport and certificate · Measure: Goal60–90 days2025-11-01 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025ClaimSierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Processing timeStage: Due diligence2 weeks2025-11-01 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025ClaimSierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
Rules and prices (11)
- Extra due diligence fee per applicant above teneach applicant above 10USD 900Since 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Due diligence feeper group of up to 5 applicants (up to the first 10)USD 5,000Since 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Fee per dependantnormal dependant (spouse(s), children up to 18, parents, grandparents)USD 10,000Since 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Fee per special dependant, permanent residence applicationspecial dependant added to a standalone GO-FOR-GOLD permanent residency applicationUSD 10,000Since 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Due diligence feefamily of 6 to 10 applicantsUSD 10,000Since 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Fee per special dependantspecial dependant (adult children, siblings under 30, spouse of sibling, last remaining relative)USD 20,000Since 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Fee for adding a business partner+1 business partner (one adult co-investor)USD 30,000Since 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Fee for adding a business partnermain applicant and designated business partner, each (+1 Business Partner Incentive)USD 85,000Since 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Programme feemain applicant, special naturalisation (any nationality except North Korea)USD 140,000Since 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Discount on gold bullion purchasesparticipants offsetting programme fees through gold purchases (up to 20 kg over five years)2 percent below market rateSince 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Maximum discounted gold bullion purchasesafter citizenship or PR grant: gold bullion that can be bought over five years at a 2% discount to offset programme fees20 kgSince 1 Nov 2025 · GO-FOR-GOLD (promoter) 2025Sierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
Timeline (4)
- Promoters claim 13 families naturalised in Sierra Leone pilot1 Nov 2025Rule changeSierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Promoters say the immigration chief confirmed the 'Special Naturalisation Protocol' (claim)21 Oct 2025ContextSierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- GO-FOR-GOLD launched in January 2025 (promoters' account)Jan 2025LaunchSierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
- Citizenship Act 1973, s. 27A: the President may cause any person to be registered as a citizen (promoters' account)1973Legal basisSierra Leone · GO-FOR-GOLD programme
About the document
What it covers Claims 13 families naturalised in a six-month pilot under the President's power in s. 27A of the Citizenship Act 1973; fees (main applicant USD 140,000 etc.); pending Citizenship Act amendment and 'Citizenship (Special Naturalization) Regulation 2025'.
Notes Marketing document of the programme's promoters, not a government publication; not stored. Quotes a Chief Immigration Officer. Internally inconsistent: the +1 business partner fee is USD 30,000 in the fee table but 'USD 85,000 per partner' in the FAQ. Retrieved via the Wayback Machine (direct download blocked).
Source id sle-gfg-update-2025 · accessed 10 Oct 2026