Citizenship Investment Act 2015 (No. 48 of 2015), official revised version as at 31 December 2022

Citizenship Investment Act 2015 (Samoa), revised to 31 Dec 2022 (15 pp.): definitions; any nationality eligible (Minister may exclude countries); qualifying investments listed in the Schedule; eligibility: invest at least WST 4m within 3 years (already a term) and net worth of at least WST 2.5m (added); option of developing a lease of government land; application documents and due diligence; refusal grounds; at least 70% (or a prescribed share of at least 50%) of the investment sum to be placed in a Samoan fixed deposit before formal approval, 15% to be kept during residence; 3-year permanent resident permit; citizenship after 3 years with 15 days' residence a year; passports valid 5 years; investment kept 5 years, or reinvested at least WST 1m (added); cancellation grounds; licensing of promoters and agents (fines up to 50 penalty units or 2 years); annual report to Parliament by 30 June; Minister may raise amounts; regulations may set fees and a quota. Assent 5 Nov 2015 and commencement 31 Jan 2017 already events. No statistics.