Sierra Leone.

Run by the Sierra Leone Immigration Department with private promoters. By the promoters' account it has two parts: permanent residency through a gold bullion purchase and programme fees, and 'special naturalisation' of investors, with a company and a corporate bank account included. A press release in the Immigration Department's name (2 Jan 2025; the copy was found only on an industry site and gives a private press contact) says the GO-FOR-GOLD residency programme was launched in December 2024, and announces arrangements to naturalise high-net-worth investors and people of Sierra Leonean heritage; it gives no amounts and no legal basis. launched follows that press release; the promoters (Nov 2025) and TechCabal (2026) date the launch to January 2025. Promoters and press give USD 140,000 for the main applicant (fast-track citizenship in about 90 days), USD 100,000 on a heritage route for people of African ancestry (Jan 2025), USD 10,000-20,000 per dependant, a +1 business partner at USD 30,000 or USD 85,000 (the Nov 2025 update contradicts itself), and due-diligence fees. The promoters say citizenship is granted under the President's power in s. 27A of the Citizenship Act 1973 (legal_basis; the Act itself is not stored), that 13 families were naturalised in a six-month pilot, and that an amendment to the Act and a Citizenship (Special Naturalization) Regulation 2025 are pending; none of this was found in an official publication. Ordinary naturalisation needs 8 years' residence (15 for applicants not of Negro African descent). Current status not confirmed by a government source (the promoters said in Nov 2025 that it was active): in Oct 2026 the Immigration Department's rebuilt website (slid.gov.sl: news, notices, FAQ, fees), State House search and the archived lists of Parliament's bills and acts for 2024-2025 showed no mention of GO-FOR-GOLD, no Citizenship (Amendment) Act and no special naturalisation regulation.