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Introducing the New GO-FOR-GOLD Platform: Built for Modern Immigration Practice

November 10, 2025/in Center Home Page

We’re excited to launch our enhanced digital platform – purpose-built for modern immigration professionals who expect more from their technology.

Why Sierra Leone Citizenship?

November 6, 2025/in Updates

Traditional investment migration programs have proven to be slow, often disconnected from real-world needs and, as recently shown, easily disbanded as politics and laws change. Our GO-FOR-GOLD Sierra Leone program offers a meaningful and fast solution, backed by a historically safe investment, and designed for the future.

Fast Track & Heritage Naturalization Now Available

January 2, 2025/in Updates

The Sierra Leone Immigration Department announces today groundbreaking measures aimed at facilitating the naturalization of qualifying high-net-worth foreign national investors and individuals of Sierra Leonean heritage.

The Story So Far

The Ongoing Story of the GO-FOR-GOLD Initiative

INTERVIEW: How to Design a Residency by Investment Program Entirely from Scratch

January 1, 2025

Stephen Barnes shares his insights into the innovative GO-FOR-GOLD Residency and Citizenship by Investment Program, which he helped develop for Sierra Leone. The discussion explores the program’s inception, structure, and transformative potential for Sierra Leone’s economy.

Ep2 | Our Story | New Service Offerings | SLID Authorize 2 New Naturalization Pathways

December 28, 2024

There are now 3 pathways to secure a foothold in Sierra Leone en route to becoming a powerhouse in the Africa Story.

Ep1 | Our Story | The First 7 Days | Taking GO-FOR-GOLD To Market | Keen Early Interest

December 14, 2024

The GO-FOR-GOLD program, which links investment in Sierra Leonean gold with permanent residency and citizenship benefits, saw a successful launch last week.

Ep0 | Our Story | Prologue | The Troubling Condition of Residency by Investment Schemes

August 27, 2024

The article discusses the growing challenges facing the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) industry, focusing on six key existential risks: scandals, legal disputes, regulatory scrutiny, and declining trust.

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News By Video

The GO-FOR-GOLD Model: Did Sierra Leone Just Bypass the Entire CBI Industry?

November 10, 2025

Stephen Barnes, the program architect behind Sierra Leone's GO-FOR-GOLD initiative, has committed to naturalising 4,000 families over the next 5 years using an instrument that's been hiding in plain sight: Presidential prerogative under Section 27A of the Citizenship Act.

GO-FOR-GOLD Exists To Support Artisanal Mining & Retain Sovereign Wealth

December 1, 2024

Sierra Leone is renowned for its rich mineral resources, particularly gold. However, beyond its natural abundance, what sets Sierra Leone apart is its evolving commitment to transparency, security, and ethical mining practices in its bid to forge a path in the Africa 2.0 story.

Why GO-FOR-GOLD Is THE GOLD STANDARD Global Permanent Residency

July 28, 2024

Sierra Leone, a country rich in natural resources, vast agricultural potential, and abundant minerals, is positioning itself as an ideal haven for those seeking stability in times of crisis. With its GO-FOR-GOLD PR program, the country offers a unique opportunity for foreign nationals.