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Two material caveats: dual citizenship remains prohibited until that amendment commences, and the amendment as drafted would deny investor citizens the vote, public office, government education and funding, and service in the disciplined forces. What does exist today is an investor work and residence permit with no statutory monetary threshold, under which investors may apply for permanent residence in under five years; naturalisation still requires ten cumulative years plus twelve continuous months.","fees":{"due_diligence":null,"processing":null,"interview":null,"certificate":null,"application_main":null,"application_dependent":null,"notes":"Programme not yet launched. Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2025 on 17 Dec 2025, but no official price, fees or processing time have been published (dailynews.gov.bw, verified 2026-10-03).","other":{"application_fee":"Not yet published — no official fee (verified 2026-10-03)","due_diligence_fee":"Not yet published — no official fee (verified 2026-10-03)","passport_fee":"Not yet published — no official fee (verified 2026-10-03)","processing_fee":"Not yet published — no official fee (verified 2026-10-03)","notes":"Programme not yet launched. Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2025 on 17 Dec 2025, but no official price, fees or processing time have been published (dailynews.gov.bw, verified 2026-10-03)."}},"last_updated":"2026-09-19","data_freshness":{"verification_confidence":84,"last_verified":"2026-10-12","fields_tracked":7,"stale_fields":0},"mirabello_index":{"composite":34.7,"rank_overall":null,"rank_in_type":null,"scores":{"speed":0,"mobility":51,"stability":50},"confidence":0.43},"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":false,"as_of":"2026-06","status":"not listed on FATF, EU tax, US OFAC, or OECD CRS-risk lists"},"processing_stages":["Pre-registration via BotswanaCitizenship.com portal","Full application submission (once programme launches)","Due diligence and background checks","Investment contribution payment","Approval and citizenship grant","Passport issuance"],"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"nationality_naturalisation":null,"region":null,"family":{"id":"botswana-cbi","country_code":"BW","family_model":"not_stated","relatives":{"spouse":{"eligible":null,"conditions":"Not published"},"children":{"eligible":null,"max_age_inclusive":null,"age_rule_text":"Not published. Secondary media said 'child under 18' and 'adult dependent' - unverified, retracted from KB 2026-09-18.","age_measured_at":null,"adult_child_max_age_inclusive":null,"adult_child_conditions":null,"step_adopted":null,"disabled_child_any_age":null,"age_bands_for_fees":[]},"parents":{"eligible":null},"grandparents":{"eligible":null},"siblings":{"eligible":null},"other":{"eligible":null}},"timing":{"together_with_main_applicant":null,"add_later":null,"add_later_conditions":null,"add_later_deadline":null,"after_approval_births_marriages":null,"age_out_during_processing":null},"costs":{"currency":"USD","contribution_includes_family":null,"per_category":{},"government_fees":[],"due_diligence_per_adult":null,"notes":"No official price, fee or family pricing published. Programme not launched. Media/partner figures (spouse/child USD 10,000, adult dependant USD 5,000) are not government-sourced and deliberately not recorded as fact."},"dependants_status":{"residence_obligation":null,"work_rights":null,"independent_after":null,"citizenship_path":null,"if_principal_divorces_or_dies":null},"verification":"machine-extracted","confidence":{"authority":0.2,"freshness":0.8,"textual_clarity":0.2},"evidence":[{"field":"costs/relatives","basis":"Dailynews.gov.bw article on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: minister could not state amount; no mention of dependants","source_url":"https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/89420","source_tier":"B_official_guidance","verified_date":"2026-10-09"}],"conflicts":[],"gaps":["Family inclusion rules entirely unpublished; await regulations under Citizenship (Amendment) Act (bill passed 17 Dec 2025 per KB)","All fees","Timing, age rules, dependants status"],"last_checked":"2026-10-09"},"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS certified)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-10-17T16:59:15.968Z","government_fees":"see schedule","programme_status":"announced","programme_status_tier_a":"pre-enactment: Citizenship Amendment Bill 2025 passed second reading Dec 17 2025 — at committee stage, NOT signed into law","visa_free_set":"109","claims_provenance":{"government_fees":{"source_url":"https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/89462","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-19","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-18"},"processing_time":{"source_url":"https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/89462","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-19","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-18"},"programme_status":{"source_url":"https://www.thegazette.news/news/citizenship-programme-stalls-before-launch","source_tier":"secondary","verified_at":"2026-09-18","confidence":74,"review_due_at":"2026-12-17"},"programme_status_tier_a":{"source_url":"https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/89462","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-08-23","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-11-21"},"visa_free_count":{"source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Botswana_citizens","source_tier":"secondary","verified_at":"2026-10-12","confidence":74,"review_due_at":"2027-01-10"},"visa_free_set":{"source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Botswana_citizens","source_tier":"secondary","verified_at":"2026-09-20","confidence":74,"review_due_at":"2026-12-19"}}}