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Citizenship by investment
A second passport for an investment contribution paid in stages: each step has its own timeline and its own cost. The work starts with a personal data check — one week and $5,000. The full list of stages and the budget are fixed in the agreement before the start.
01 / About the program
Guinea-Bissau is a West African state on the Atlantic coast. Citizenship is granted for an investment contribution to the state, and the procedure is split into stages: each stage has its own document list, timeline and cost. The direction is new, so this page follows a stricter rule than usual: it only contains what we are ready to fix in the agreement.
The cost is not paid upfront in one sum: each stage has its own price and is paid as you pass it. The first stage is a personal data check: $5,000 net and one week of work.
Before the file is prepared, the principal applicant passes a personal data check. Three documents are enough: a passport, a birth certificate and a police clearance certificate.
The core of the program is an investment contribution of $90,000 for the principal applicant. The payment procedure and the full cost structure are fixed in the agreement before the work begins.
There is no long market track record behind this direction yet, so we confirm every condition at the date of application and fix it in writing. If a condition cannot be confirmed, it does not appear on this page.
An investment contribution of $90,000 and staged payments: the first step is a one-week personal data check. Guinea-Bissau is an ECOWAS member, and the family files in one application.
Travel
Investment contribution
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for the main applicant. The payment schedule and the full estimate are fixed in the contract before any large payment.
Calculate for your family
Staged payments
First step and contribution
Documents to start3
Timeline
Final procedure timelines are confirmed as of the filing date
Start
The check is done remotely
03 / Why people apply
This direction is not chosen for travel to Europe — it does not solve that task. It is chosen where a second document is needed with a low entry point, a fast preliminary check and payment split into steps.
A second document for the moment when a single passport stops solving the family’s tasks. The decision is taken once and works without annual conditions.
A $90,000 contribution and stage-based payment let you enter the program without freezing a large sum in a single transfer.
For one week and $5,000 you get an answer on whether your case passes the check — before the full file and the main costs.
A second passport widens the range of banks and jurisdictions ready to consider the applicant. It does not remove compliance: all citizenships are disclosed to the bank, and the source of funds is confirmed separately.
Preliminary assessment
Select who is applying with you - the composition will carry into the calculation below. We show the confirmed cost items now; the complete stage-by-stage budget and family rates are fixed before the agreement is signed.
Who is applying for citizenship?
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04 / Applicants
Who files the application and who can be included in it. Family composition and rates are confirmed in writing before the agreement is signed.
05 / Cost
The cost is built from the investment contribution for the principal applicant and stage payments for the work on the application. Below is the confirmed part of the budget; the full list of stages is fixed in the agreement.
Investment contribution · payment in stages
from$90,000
Contribution · 1 person in the application
All-in with fees from $95,000
Rates for the spouse and children are not included in the preliminary budget — we confirm them in writing when calculating your family composition. Preliminary conditions. The full list of stages, the contribution payment procedure and the final budget are fixed in the agreement before the start.
Family members
What BRIDGES support includes
Rates for the spouse and children are confirmed in writing when the family is calculated.
The calculation shows the confirmed part of the costs: the contribution for the principal applicant and the price of the first stage. Translations, apostilles, notary work and further stages are calculated separately and fixed in the agreement. The calculation is not a decision of a state authority: the outcome depends on the application composition and the results of the check.
06 / Comparison
If you are choosing between Guinea-Bissau and other low-entry programs, here are the key parameters side by side. The full comparison of programs lives on a separate page.
| Guinea-Bissau | Nauru | São Tomé and Príncipe | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contribution from | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $130,000 |
| First result | Check in a week | 3-4 months to decision | 2-3 months to decision | 30-60 days to decision |
| Payment in stages | Yes | No | No | No |
| Visa-free Schengen | No | No | No | No |
Amounts are minimum thresholds for a single applicant, excluding fees. Guinea-Bissau data is preliminary: the full processing time and the list of stages are fixed in the agreement.
From the first consultation to passports for the whole family. At every stage you can see what we do and what you do.
Before filing
We go through the situation: citizenship, family composition, sources of funds, timelines. If the direction does not solve the task, we say so directly and suggest an alternative.
Tell us about your situation
Three documents are submitted: a passport, a birth certificate and a police clearance certificate. Timeline - one week, cost - $5,000 net. The result shows whether the case can proceed.
Hand over three documents and pay stage 1
We fix the full list of stages, the amounts and the payment schedule, including the procedure for paying the $90,000 investment contribution. No large payments are made before the agreement is signed.
Sign the contract
Filing
We build a personal checklist and prepare the file: translations, certifications, source-of-funds confirmation - and submit the application.
Hand over the documents
After the decision
After a positive decision, the citizen’s documents and the passport are issued. The timelines of the final procedures are confirmed at the date of application.
Nothing: we handle this stage entirely
Contract and cost estimate for your family
Every stage with timelines and payments. A manager will send the contract and the cost estimate.
10 / Travel
Destinations fall into four entry modes. We do not publish visa-free country counts: the lists change, and the verifiable source is the official rules of each specific country. We check the destinations you need individually at the date of request.
All countries and territories
44 of 202
countries and territories are open visa-free or with a visa on arrival
All countries by entry regime
All countries on a Guinea-Bissau passport
40+ destinations with nothing to arrange in advance: visa-free or with a visa on arrival
Where you are admitted without a visa, where the permit is arranged online, where the visa is issued at the border and where a consular visa is needed, with the length of stay given for each country.
Entry rules are set by the receiving states and can change at any moment. The list of destinations for the Guinea-Bissau passport is checked individually at the date of request.
Free of charge
Fill in a questionnaire about yourself, your activity and your sources of funds. BRIDGES compliance officers will run a preliminary check and identify which circumstances may raise questions when the application is reviewed or the funds are transferred. You do not need to attach documents at this stage.
Start the checkThe questionnaire has eight sections. The key ones are your activity, the source of funds and legal circumstances.
We check information about you and your business against sanctions lists and open sources, including media and online publications. We explain which circumstances may affect the review of the application.
We look at how your capital was built and where the funds for the program will come from. We tell you which documents will be needed to confirm their lawful origin.
We assess from which account, through which banks and to whom the funds will be transferred. We identify possible restrictions in advance and tell you what to prepare to reduce the risk of a delay, return or block of the payment.
After you send the questionnaire we will contact you by phone or messenger. The assessment is preliminary: the decision on the application is made by the competent authorities of Guinea-Bissau, and on the payment by the banks involved.
11 / Our role
We have been working since 2004, with more than 8,000 families served. Guinea-Bissau is a new direction, and that is exactly why we work on it more strictly: we promise only what we are ready to fix in the agreement.
You do not pay the whole sum upfront: each stage has its own cost and is paid as you pass it. The first stage costs $5,000 and takes one week.
The personal data check happens before any large payments. If we see a risk of refusal, we say so directly and suggest an alternative.
The list of stages, the amounts and the timelines are fixed in the agreement before the work starts. We give no verbal promises in this direction.
The direction is young and the conditions may be refined. The applicable amounts and the application procedure are confirmed in writing at the date of filing.
12 / Team
The application is run by a permanent team: the program lawyer, the personal data check specialist and the family coordinator. You know everyone by name from day one.
Andres FerreiraHead of Investment AdvisoryProgram strategy and complex cases
Irina ShternHead of Hungary OfficeLegal management of the application and documents
Darya MelnikSenior Investment Migration AdvisorPersonal data check and file preparation
Elena TitovaClient Relationship ManagerFamily coordination and contact at every stage14 / Reviews
Live reviews from the reviews page — with photos and links to case breakdowns.
ViktorInvestorI did everything correctly: chose the fund, invested the money, and waited for my residence permit. Then it turns out the fund's certificate has an error, and because of that I might be denied. The money is invested, but the paperwork is flawed - and I'm the one who suffers!
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DanielOwner of a car dealership chainI compared four companies and stayed with the one that told me about the risks in my case first and about prices second. Compliance went through without a single additional request.
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FadiFrom BeirutZiraat wanted me to freeze a deposit. Nikos showed that with property the accounts could be opened without it. The accounts are open, residence granted.
Read the case15 / Materials
The direction pack: contribution terms, applicant requirements and the application procedure. Materials are updated as the conditions are fixed.
Key materialPresentation
The essentials of the direction: stages, amounts, family composition, documents and how the work with BRIDGES is organised.
Inside:
PDF · free · preliminary version, August 2026
A short check: who passes the selection and what the personal data check looks at.
To start: a passport, a birth certificate and a police clearance certificate. The full list depends on the application composition.
We calculate the full budget for your composition: the contribution, stage payments and support.
All materials are regularly updated by our team and are used in supporting BRIDGES clients.
BRIDGES is preparing the launch of the Guinea-Bissau direction. A preliminary version of the page is published: the list of stages, the full budget and the document list are being completed and are fixed in the agreement with each client.
Worth having
The direction is being prepared for launch. Leave a contact — we will send the list of stages, the full budget and the document list as soon as they are officially fixed.
Inside the document
We will send it after a short form - no call or obligation.
17 / Questions
The procedure is stage-based. The first stage is a personal data check: one week, $5,000 net, documents — a passport, a birth certificate and a police clearance certificate. The full list of stages and the budget are fixed in the agreement before the start.
It is the investment contribution for the principal applicant — the core of the program. Stage payments for the work on the application, translations, certifications and family rates are calculated separately and fixed in the agreement budget.
Three documents: a passport, a birth certificate and a police clearance certificate. The rest of the file is collected later, following a personal checklist, once the first stage is passed.
The first stage takes one week. The full timeline depends on the application composition and document readiness — the estimate for your situation is fixed in the agreement, not promised verbally.
Yes, the spouse and children are included in one application with the principal applicant. The composition and the rate for each participant are confirmed in writing at the budget calculation.
The first stage is remote: documents are submitted electronically. The in-person requirements of later stages are confirmed before the agreement is signed.
The personal data check is placed first precisely to reveal the risk before large payments. If the client does not pass the check, the work stops at stage 1 and no further costs arise.
No, this passport does not give visa-free entry to Schengen or the United Kingdom, and we do not claim it. The list of available destinations is checked individually against the official rules of the receiving countries.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
We will design a solution for your case, choose the country and the right status, and take the whole process through to the result.
