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A second passport for South Africans.

The 8 citizenship by investment programs on the Patrician.ch passport table, with the destinations each opens, the time, the published minimum, and what South Africa says about keeping both.

In short, current to October 2026

  • South Africa on dual nationality: Yes. A second passport sits beside it.
  • Your passport opens 101 destinations visa free or on arrival. St Kitts and Nevis (157), Antigua and Barbuda (154), Grenada (148), Dominica (144), St Lucia (143) and Turkey (112) open more by count.
  • The programs that grant citizenship in months: St Kitts and Nevis from $250K donation or $325K in approved real estate, Antigua and Barbuda from $230K donation or $300K in approved real estate, Grenada from $235K donation or $270K in approved real estate, Dominica from $200K donation or $200K in approved real estate, St Lucia from $240K donation or bond and real estate options, Vanuatu from $130K contribution and Nauru from $90K contribution until 31 December 2026, $115K after.
  • Program minimums, due diligence and visa-free lists change every year. Confirm with each program's official unit before relying on any figure here.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 30 October 2026 · 8 min read
8 programs

Every citizenship by investment program, for South Africans.

Ranked by the number of destinations the passport opens visa free or on arrival. The last row is the passport you hold. Counts overlap, so the reach a second passport adds is only the destinations the first does not already cover.

Second passportDestinationsTimeFromDual nationality there
🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis157monthsFrom $250K donation or $325K in approved real estateallowed
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda154monthsFrom $230K donation or $300K in approved real estateallowed
🇬🇩 Grenada148monthsFrom $235K donation or $270K in approved real estateallowed
🇩🇲 Dominica144monthsFrom $200K donation or $200K in approved real estateallowed
🇱🇨 St Lucia143monthsFrom $240K donation or bond and real estate optionsallowed with conditions
🇹🇷 Turkey1125 years of residence, or citizenship by investmentCitizenship from $400K in property or a $500K depositallowed
🇻🇺 Vanuatu85monthsFrom $130K contributionallowed
🇳🇷 Nauru833 to 4 monthsFrom $90K contribution until 31 December 2026, $115K afterallowed
🇿🇦 South Africa, yours101allowed

Sources: the citizenship by investment unit of each country for minimums and routes, published visa-free lists for destination counts, and each country's nationality law for dual nationality, as in force at publication.

Who lets you keep both: dual citizenship by country. The other programs, residence first: residence and citizenship by investment. Other home passports: Americans · British citizens · Canadians · Indians.

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Questions

The short answers.

What is the best second passport for South Africans?

By destinations, St Kitts and Nevis leads the citizenship by investment programs with 157, then Antigua and Barbuda (154) and Grenada (148).

The right one depends on where you need to go that the first passport does not reach.

Can South Africans have dual citizenship?

South Africa: Yes.

The position of every country on the table: dual citizenship by country.

What is the fastest second passport for South Africans?

The programs that grant citizenship in months: St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica, St Lucia, Vanuatu and Nauru.

What is the cheapest second passport?

On published minimums, Nauru: from $90K contribution until 31 December 2026, $115K after.

It opens 83 destinations. Minimums move every year.

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