What The Official Fee Table And Heritage Page Say About Citizenship, PR, And Due Diligence
For firms advising globally mobile clients, Sierra Leone’s Go For Gold platform is unusually explicit about pricing and inclusions. That clarity helps you build defensible scopes of work, reconcile add ons, and avoid cost drift when a case expands from a single applicant to a larger group.
This update summarises what the program’s published fee table and Heritage Naturalization page state about fast track citizenship by “special naturalisation”, gold backed permanent residency, due diligence pricing tiers, and included corporate deliverables. It also highlights where marketing claims should be reconciled against the currently published fee schedule before your firm finalises engagement terms.
Current Published Pricing For Citizenship And PR
The Go For Gold official fee table lists Fast Track Citizenship at USD 140,000 for the main applicant. The same page states that citizenship does not require a gold bullion purchase.
The official table also lists Permanent Residency pricing for a single applicant in two options: USD 50,000 with gold purchase, and USD 70,000 without gold purchase. The fee page indicates current approvals around 40 days for PR and 90 days for fast track citizenship, assuming documents are ready and on time submission.
For advisors, the practical point is straightforward: when a client discussion begins around speed, add ons, or family composition, anchor your written cost summary to the official fee table and then layer only the add ons that map cleanly to the published categories.
Due Diligence Fee Tiers And Applicant Counting
The fee table describes tiered due diligence pricing: USD 5,000 for up to 5 applicants, USD 10,000 for 6 to 10, and USD 900 per applicant beyond 10. This structure makes the definition of “applicant” operationally important for your engagement letter and intake planning, because a file that starts as a main applicant plus one person can cross a tier once dependants or additional adults are added.
A simple internal control is to calculate the due diligence line item twice during a case lifecycle: at initial mandate (based on the expected applicant count) and again immediately before submission (based on the final list). This reduces the risk that a late added dependant changes the overall budget without the client having signed off on the revised total.
Published Add Ons For Citizenship Applications
The program’s fee page lists add on categories for citizenship applications, including “Normal Dependants” at USD 10,000 each, “Special Dependants” at USD 20,000 each, and a “+1 Business Partner Incentive” at USD 30,000. The program notes that no proof of business relationship is required for the “+1 Business Partner Incentive” add on.
Where client instructions, relationship narratives, and supporting documentation need to be aligned, the “+1 Business Partner Incentive” statement has a second order implication for compliance files. Even if the program does not require proof of a business relationship for pricing, your firm still benefits from consistent file narratives and source of funds documentation across all adults treated as applicants, particularly when the due diligence fee is tiered by applicant count.
Included Corporate Deliverables Listed On The Fee Table
The official fee table states that citizenship applications include, at no additional cost per the table, incorporation of a Sierra Leone limited liability company plus a corporate bank account and registered office. The PR fees are also stated to include company incorporation and a corporate bank account.
Because these deliverables touch corporate formation and banking, they tend to drive document requests and execution steps that sit outside a standard citizenship file. In a co managed model, it is usually wise to separate your internal checklist into two tracks: the citizenship or PR application track, and the corporate and bank account track, each with its own sign offs and document collation sequence.
Heritage Naturalization: Published Timeline And Requirements
The program’s Heritage Naturalization page states that citizenship can be obtained within 60 days, requires an African ancestry DNA test, and follows a fully remote process with no gold purchase requirement.
Separately, a Go For Gold content page cites Heritage Naturalization pricing at USD 100,000 plus USD 10,000 per additional family member. Practically, if a client is considering Heritage Naturalization and also asks about fast track citizenship by “special naturalisation”, your file should clearly separate the pathway basis, the timeline claim attached to that pathway, and the pricing source page you are relying on.
What Has Not Changed For Professional File Preparation
Regardless of the route selected on the Go For Gold platform, the published materials treat due diligence as a priced component and tie timelines to an assumption that documents are ready and submitted on time. From a practice management perspective, that reinforces the value of a tight intake gate: confirm the applicant list early, collect civil status documents consistently across all adults, and freeze the applicant group before you trigger downstream legalisation and notarisation work.
For advisors who want a structured way to pre screen eligibility and case fit before committing resources, Abroad Mobility supports secure case intake and documentation flows through its application co management and back office processing for immigration professionals model. Where the matter is Sierra Leone specific, start with the Sierra Leone Go For Gold program page, then route internal triage through the Eligibility Engine so your team has a consistent intake record for KYC and due diligence review.
Program Change Control For Advisor Firms
Marketing claims about future categories or fee changes should be reconciled to the currently published fee schedule your firm is basing its quote on. A practical control for regulated advisors is to date stamp the fee table URL in the client file at the time you issue the cost summary, then refresh the page immediately before submission and again before any payment instruction is prepared. This is a simple step that can prevent disputes anchored in mismatched versions of terms.
| Item (As Listed On The Fee Pages) | Published Amount Or Timing |
|---|---|
| Fast Track Citizenship (main applicant) | USD 140,000 |
| Due diligence (up to 5 applicants) | USD 5,000 |
| Due diligence (6 to 10 applicants) | USD 10,000 |
| Due diligence (beyond 10) | USD 900 per applicant |
| Permanent Residency (single applicant, with gold purchase) | USD 50,000 |
| Permanent Residency (single applicant, without gold purchase) | USD 70,000 |
| Listed add on: “Normal Dependants” | USD 10,000 each |
| Listed add on: “Special Dependants” | USD 20,000 each |
| Listed add on: “+1 Business Partner Incentive” | USD 30,000 (fee page notes no proof of business relationship is required) |
| Timing guidance on fee page | Approvals around 40 days (PR) and 90 days (fast track citizenship), assuming documents are ready and on time submission |
| Heritage Naturalization page timeline | Citizenship can be obtained within 60 days |
| Heritage Naturalization requirement | African ancestry DNA test |
The listing above follows the source wording, and eligibility and document review remain case specific.
Compliance Notes For A Defensible Advisory File
- Record the applicant count used for due diligence tiering, and re validate it before submission.
- Keep add ons mapped to the published labels: “Normal Dependants”, “Special Dependants”, and “+1 Business Partner Incentive”.
- Separate the citizenship or PR application workflow from corporate and banking deliverables, even when the fee table states they are included.
- Save the fee table page version used for the client quote, then refresh the same URL before any payment instruction is prepared.
For advisor firms, the immediate action is to anchor your sierra leone go-for-gold program fees memo to the official fee table, then build a clean add on schedule tied to the published labels and the due diligence tier structure.
If your practice wants a co managed workflow for KYC and due diligence intake, document collation, and program ready submissions, review Abroad Mobility’s Strategic Partnership Program for application co management and back office processing.
To discuss co-managed workflows, intake processes, or program-ready submissions, contact Abroad Mobility for next steps.
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