Compare 45 citizenship by investment lawyers, law firms and advisers by country, credentials, regulator and fees.
Citizenship by investment lawyers advise on programmes that grant citizenship in return for a set contribution or investment, and check your file before a licensed agent submits it. In 2026 the main programmes are the five in the Eastern Caribbean, starting at US$200,000 in Dominica, and Turkey, starting at US$400,000 in property.
Every Caribbean programme requires a government-authorised agent to file, so a lawyer's value lies in checking the route, the fees, the family and the source of funds before money moves. The figures below come from each programme's official site, checked 26 Sep 2026.
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Movingto is a full-service immigration, residency and citizenship firm with in-house licensed Portuguese lawyers and dedicated Case Leads managing each case end to end.
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International investment-immigration law firm founded in 1992, with a Portuguese Bar-registered Lisbon practice advising on Golden Visa, residence and citizenship matters.
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Nevis registered agent and trust provider offering company, trust and foundation formation, trustee services and citizenship by investment.
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Al Kabban & Associates is a Dubai law firm founded in 1993 by Dr. Reyadh Al Kabban, headquartered at Prism Tower, Business Bay. It advises on immigration, UAE Golden Visa and residency and citizenship programmes alongside its broader UAE practice, and was named Litigation Team of the Year at the Oath Middle East Legal Awards 2025.
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Apex Capital Partners is a Toronto-headquartered investment-migration advisory firm helping clients with citizenship and residence by investment.
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Basseterre firm advising on and managing St Kitts & Nevis CBI applications.
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Investment-migration advisory firm helping clients assess second residence and citizenship options through impact-investment programs worldwide.
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Dubai-headquartered investment-migration consultancy founded in London in 1989, with seven current office contacts and support for residence, citizenship, investment and relocation matters.
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Antigua attorneys-at-law whose site covers the CIP investment options (NDF, real estate, business), fee structure and application forms.
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Dominica company established in 1997, licensed agent for the Dominica CBI programme, run with a network of lawyers and administrative staff.
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Roseau chambers of solicitors, barristers and attorneys-at-law whose practice areas include immigration and citizenship, corporate, banking, IP and litigation.
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Citizenship and residency by investment firm with offices in the Caribbean, UK, UAE, South Pacific and China, licensed by several Eastern Caribbean CBI programmes.
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Saint Lucia company providing services for acquiring Saint Lucia citizenship through the CIP investment options.
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London-based investment-migration consultancy advising on citizenship and residence by investment across the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
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CTrustGlobal is the investment-migration advisory platform of Caribbean Trust Immigration Services, a Dubai company coordinating citizenship- and residence-by-investment applications. It is an authorised agent for Dominica's programme.
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St. George's chambers of attorneys-at-law and notaries public founded over 40 years ago by Sir Daniel C. Williams.
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Castries firm assisting applicants with Saint Lucia CIP applications, investment options, fees and requirements.
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Independent international residence and citizenship advisory founded in 2014, with offices in London, Lisbon, Athens and Istanbul.
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UK-registered investment-migration advisory helping international clients compare and apply for residence and citizenship programmes.
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Licensed CBI advisory firm set up in Antigua in 2013 that represents the Antigua & Barbuda CIP and Nauru's (Naoero) programme.
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Authorised agent for the Saint Lucia CIP that helps applicants prepare and submit applications; presented on the site of Deterville & Associates, a Saint Lucia law firm.
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Licensed Local and Escrow Agent under Grenada's CBI Act providing investment, immigration, post-citizenship and corporate services.
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International legal and advisory practice serving cross-border private clients from offices in Paris, Budapest, Bratislava, Istanbul and Dubai.
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CBI and golden visa agency founded in 2016 that advises on Caribbean, Vanuatu, Malta, Turkey and other programmes; head office in Dubai.
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Global residence and citizenship advisory group. In Malta it operates through Henley & Partners Malta Limited, a licensed Residency Malta agent (RES-HENL).
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Basseterre law office of attorneys-at-law and notaries public; services include economic citizenship, real estate, offshore structures and incorporation.
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Investment-migration advisory firm supporting residence and citizenship by investment applications across Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East and other jurisdictions.
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Licensed Local and Escrow Agent under Grenada's CBI Act offering immigration, investment migration, corporate and real estate services.
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Antigua firm authorised to facilitate and process CIP applications, which also offers CIP-approved real estate.
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Basseterre law firm (principal attorney Vadeesha John-Brookes) handling corporate and commercial, real estate, family and citizenship-by-investment matters.
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St. George's local agent that helps Grenada CBI applicants compile forms and documents and deals with the Citizenship unit; its director is a corporate attorney.
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Istanbul law firm advising on citizenship-by-investment, residency-by-investment and corporate law, with offices in Istanbul, London, Lisbon and Dubai.
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Istanbul law firm founded in 2014 that handles Turkish citizenship by investment, immigration, corporate and family law for foreign clients.
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La Vida Golden Visas is the trading name of La Vida Europe Ltd, a UK investment-migration advisory company based in Uxbridge, helping clients with the Greece Golden Visa and other residence and citizenship programmes.
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St. George's law practice (since 2016) covering business, criminal, estate, family and real estate law, and Grenada CBI applications.
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Istanbul law firm founded by attorney Selçuk Akkaş that handles Turkish citizenship by investment (real estate, bank deposit, BES), residence and work permits.
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Antigua-based law firm and CIP agent practising citizenship by investment, civil & corporate, commercial, real estate and immigration law.
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Immigration, recruitment and hotel-development group coordinating investment and employment migration routes.
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Nevis boutique firm of attorneys-at-law, trademark and patent agents and notaries public, with citizenship by investment among its practice areas.
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Castries CIP advisory and application firm established in 2016; a sister entity of the law firm Floissac, Du Boulay & Thomas.
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Antigua law firm (attorneys at law, notaries public and CIP agent) with practice areas including citizenship by investment, corporate, banking and litigation.
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Roseau agency handling Dominica CBI applications (EDF and real estate options) and post-citizenship services such as passport replacement.
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Serka Law Firm acts for foreign investors and their families in Turkish citizenship by investment under Article 12(1)(b) of Law No. 5901 and Article 20 of its Implementing Regulation, on each statutory route, and in refusals and annulments of citizenship acquired by investment.
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Dubai-based investment-migration and international-tax advisory group supporting high-net-worth individuals and families across U.S., European, Caribbean and UAE residence and citizenship programmes.
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Istanbul law firm founded in 1998 that advises foreign clients on Turkish citizenship and residence, property purchase, company formation, tax and litigation.
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Alperen Hatipoğlu is an Attorney at Law and Regional Legal Counsel for Central Europe at GSC International. He is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association.
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Serkan Kara is the founder of Serka Law Firm. He is registered as a lawyer with the Istanbul Bar Association (register no. 53770).
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Founder and worldwide managing partner of Harvey Law Group, established in 1992. Jean-François Harvey advises on investment immigration, citizenship and residence planning, global mobility, cross-border business matters and complex transactions. His Hong Kong Law Society entry lists Quebec as his foreign-law jurisdiction.
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Merve Sönmez Tarı is an attorney at law with GSC International in Istanbul and a member of the Istanbul Bar Association.
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Onur Sümer is managing partner of GSC International and an attorney registered with the Istanbul Bar Association. His work covers corporate, commercial, international and banking law, including cross-border matters in Europe and the United Arab Emirates. He studied law at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Istanbul University, works in Turkish, French, English, Italian and Spanish, and has served as Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic in Türkiye since 2016.
View the record→Lowest published route in each programme, before government, due diligence and other fees:
Dominica: US$200,000 to the Economic Diversification Fund for a single applicant (CBIU). Compare Dominica lawyers.
Antigua and Barbuda: US$230,000 to the National Development Fund for any family size (CIP). Compare Antigua and Barbuda lawyers.
Grenada: US$235,000 to the National Transformation Fund for up to four family members (IMA). Compare Grenada lawyers.
St Lucia: US$240,000 to the National Economic Fund for an applicant with up to three dependants (CIP Saint Lucia). Compare St Lucia lawyers.
St Kitts and Nevis: US$250,000 Sustainable Island State Contribution for up to four family members (CIU). Compare St Kitts and Nevis lawyers.
Turkey: US$400,000 in real estate held for three years, or US$500,000 in capital, deposits, bonds, fund shares or private pension (Invest in Türkiye). Compare Turkey lawyers.
1 July 2024: new prices took effect under a memorandum of agreement between the Eastern Caribbean programmes (IMA Circular No. 2 of 2024), with a region-wide minimum investment of US$200,000.
23 September 2025: the five governments signed an agreement to create a regional regulator, the Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (ECCIRA), with biometric collection at interview and stronger residence and genuine-link requirements (OECS).
16 December 2025: a US proclamation, effective 1 January 2026, suspended immigrant and B, F, M and J visas for nationals of Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica, citing citizenship by investment without residence (White House).
19 December 2025: the European Commission reported that the five Caribbean schemes had issued around 107,000 passports and that running such a scheme is now a potential ground for suspending visa-free travel to the Schengen area (European Commission, COM(2025) 792).
Interviews: mandatory in St Kitts and Nevis (main applicant), Dominica (everyone 16 or over) and Grenada (online). St Lucia has interviewed main applicants since 4 September 2023. Antigua and Barbuda may request one.
Real estate holding periods: seven years in St Kitts and Nevis, five in Antigua and Barbuda, three in Dominica (five if sold to another applicant) and three in Turkey. St Lucia's government bonds are held for five years.
Parents as dependants: 55 or over in St Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda; over 55 in St Lucia; over 65 in Dominica.
Residence after citizenship: Antigua and Barbuda requires at least five days in the country in the first five years.
The EU Court of Justice ruled on 29 April 2025 that an EU country cannot grant its nationality in direct exchange for predetermined payments or investments, and that Malta's 2020 investor citizenship scheme breached EU law (CJEU press release 52/25). For residence rather than citizenship in Europe, compare golden visa lawyers.
No. CBI grants citizenship after programme approval. A golden visa normally grants residence first and may lead to citizenship only after separate residence and naturalisation requirements.
Dominica's Economic Diversification Fund, at US$200,000 for a single applicant before fees. Antigua and Barbuda's US$230,000 fund price stays the same whatever the family size (official sites, checked 26 Sep 2026).
No. All five Eastern Caribbean programmes require the application to be filed by a government-authorised agent. You cannot apply directly.
Yes. Since 1 January 2026 the US has suspended new immigrant and B, F, M and J visas for Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica nationals. In December 2025 the European Commission said the Caribbean schemes could be grounds for suspending visa-free travel to the Schengen area.
St Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and Grenada interview applicants as standard, and St Lucia has interviewed main applicants since September 2023. Antigua and Barbuda may ask for one.
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