Vanuatu vs Türkiye: a small donation, or a large bet.
These two are not the same kind of program. Vanuatu is a $145,000 non-refundable donation that grants citizenship in 30 to 60 days. Türkiye is a $400,000 real estate purchase you hold for three years, over 6 to 12 months, with property and currency risk attached. This page compares them honestly. cbi.vu sells Vanuatu; 21 CBI services Türkiye through its own channels.
Less cash, no hold, no tenant.
The headline gap, $145,000 against $400,000, understates the difference in lock-up. Türkiye ties roughly three times the capital into a single foreign property, in Turkish lira, for three years. Vanuatu's smaller figure leaves the rest of your capital in Bitcoin, where you want it. Run the Vanuatu numbers on the calculator.
A fixed cost, or a managed asset.
Pay once, walk away.
A donation closes the file. There is no property to find, finance, title, insure, rent, or sell three years later, and no exposure to a foreign real estate market or the lira. For a Bitcoiner who wants the citizenship and not a second job as a Turkish landlord, the smaller fixed cost is the cleaner structure.
$400,000, locked for three years.
The real-estate route can return capital after the hold, which appeals if you want exposure to Turkish property anyway. But it is $400,000 tied to one asset in one currency, and the citizenship is contingent on maintaining the investment. That is a genuine commitment, not a fee, and it carries genuine risk.
More raw mobility, and a foothold in Eurasia.
To compare honestly: Türkiye's passport reaches more destinations on raw count than Vanuatu's, and it is not affected by the 2024 Schengen change that cost Vanuatu its European visa-free access. Türkiye also gives you a residence and a tangible asset in a large Eurasian economy, which some buyers want for its own sake. Those are real advantages, and if broad mobility or a Turkish base is your goal, Türkiye may be the right call.
What Vanuatu trades that raw count for is the combination most Bitcoiners are actually buying: speed measured in weeks not months, a smaller fixed cost that leaves your capital in Bitcoin, zero personal income tax, and a source-of-funds process designed for on-chain wealth. Different buyers, different tools.
Which one fits your file.
Choose Vanuatu if you want the fastest serious citizenship in its class, a smaller fixed cost, no exposure to foreign property or currency, zero personal income tax, and a file built for Bitcoin. This is what cbi.vu does.
Choose Türkiye if you specifically want to deploy $400,000 into Turkish real estate, are comfortable holding it three years, and value the broader mobility and Eurasian foothold it brings. 21 CBI services Türkiye through its own channels; cbi.vu does not route the Vanuatu sale there.
Choose São Tomé if budget is the binding constraint. At $90,000 it is the cheaper way in than either, handled through 21 CBI, and it is the only other program cbi.vu points you to.
The honest answers.
Is Vanuatu cheaper than Türkiye citizenship?
In cash outlay, yes. Vanuatu is about $145,000 all-in and non-refundable. Türkiye requires a minimum $400,000 property held three years, more capital up front, though recoverable in principle after the hold. Different structures: a smaller donation versus a larger investment with market and currency risk.
Which is faster, Vanuatu or Türkiye?
Vanuatu, by a wide margin. 30 to 60 days from a clean file, against 6 to 12 months for Türkiye, plus the time to find and title a qualifying property. If speed is your reason for acting, Vanuatu is built for it.
Is Türkiye citizenship a donation or an investment?
An investment. A minimum $400,000 real estate purchase held three years, exposed to property-price and lira currency risk. Vanuatu is a donation: smaller, non-refundable, with no asset to manage, no currency exposure, and no resale to arrange.
Does Türkiye have better visa-free travel than Vanuatu?
On raw count, yes, and Türkiye was not affected by the 2024 Schengen change. So if broad mobility is central to your plan, that favours Türkiye. Vanuatu's 87 destinations are Asia-Pacific weighted; it trades raw count for speed, a smaller cost, zero income tax, and a Bitcoin-native file.
Should a Bitcoiner choose Vanuatu or Türkiye?
For speed, a smaller fixed cost, and no foreign-property exposure, Vanuatu is usually cleaner: $145,000 all-in, 30 to 60 days, zero personal income tax, on-chain source of funds. Türkiye fits if you specifically want $400,000 in Turkish real estate and the mobility it brings. cbi.vu sells Vanuatu; 21 CBI services Türkiye.
Price the faster, simpler option.
Run your numbers on the live Vanuatu calculator, read the 16-page Vanuatu Brief, or book a confidential file-read with Adam. A smaller fixed cost, no property to manage, and the trade-offs against Türkiye stated plainly.