Source document
In the Court of the King of Tonga
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CompleteReviewed 10 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
New York Times Magazine feature (7 Jun 1992; Wayback capture, origin blocked) on the court of the King of Tonga. One passage on passport sales: Tongan Protected Person passports for $10,000, then nationality passports for $20,000 ($35,000 per family of four), $30 million raised in seven years, 'hundreds of Hong Kong Chinese' buyers (no number), protests and a constitutional crisis (undated). All figures already in the data; the rest of the article is out of scope.
What it supports
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Rules and prices (3)
- Protected person passportper person10,000 (currency not stated)Date not stated · NYT Magazine 1992Tonga · Passport and citizenship sales
- Price of economic citizenshipsingle applicant20,000 (currency not stated)Date not stated · NYT Magazine 1992Tonga · Passport and citizenship sales
- Price of economic citizenshipfamily of four35,000 (currency not stated)Date not stated · NYT Magazine 1992Tonga · Passport and citizenship sales
About the document
What it covers Prices of protected-person and nationality passports; $30m raised in seven years; constitutional crisis
Notes Travel writer's magazine feature, not investigative; read from Wayback copy. Amounts printed with '