Due Diligence
& Background Verification.
Pre-application due diligence on every applicant, source of funds, and beneficial-owner structure — designed to meet the FATF-aligned screening standards used by every major investment-migration authority before a file is ever lodged.
A clean due diligence file is the difference between approval and refusal.
Pre-application screening
Adverse-media, sanctions, PEP, criminal-record, and beneficial-owner checks on the principal applicant and every dependant — calibrated to the requesting authority's diligence tier (CARICOM IMPACS, Malta Agency for Community Services, Portugal SEF / AIMA, UAE GDRFA).
Source-of-funds documentation
Wealth-trail compilation in line with FATF Recommendation 10 and the issuing state's evidentiary standard. Salary, business sale, inheritance, investment gains, and gift sources mapped to bank statements, audited accounts, and notarised declarations.
Cross-jurisdictional checks
Multi-jurisdictional searches against sanctions registries (UN, EU, UK OFSI, US OFAC), enforcement actions, civil litigation, and regulatory penalties — repeated quarterly through the application lifecycle for ongoing-monitoring jurisdictions.
Issue resolution
Where a flag arises (data-quality, identity, historical filings), counsel works the issue with documentary evidence and statutory declarations before the file is escalated. Most "soft" flags are resolved before submission; hard flags trigger an honest no-go conversation.
Your due diligence engagement, step by step
Discovery call
A 30-minute call with a senior advisor. We map your situation, scope the due diligence brief, and confirm the right service mix.
What clients say about our due diligence work
"Citizen Sure guided our family through Malta citizenship with exceptional professionalism. We now hold EU passports — the process was seamless from first consultation to passport in hand."
"Speed and certainty were our priorities. They secured UAE Golden Visas for our entire family in under three weeks. Their government relationships and due diligence process were genuinely impeccable."
"Two years into our Portugal Golden Visa journey, we're on track for EU citizenship. The investment has already paid for itself many times over in business opportunities and lifestyle freedom."
"I was initially sceptical about the process, but the team's expertise and transparency gave me complete confidence. Our Caribbean passports arrived in 58 days, exactly as promised."
Pre-application due diligence covers four pillars: (1) identity verification using primary government documents, (2) adverse-media and watchlist screening across 240+ sanctions and PEP databases, (3) source-of-funds evidencing aligned with FATF Recommendation 10 — wealth-trail mapping from earnings or sales through to deposit, and (4) cross-jurisdictional litigation and regulatory-action checks. The output is a written risk memo identifying any flags AND a remediation plan before any government authority sees the file.
For a clean profile, 7–14 working days. For files with multi-jurisdictional source-of-funds (e.g. business sale across two or more countries, substantial inheritance, or pre-2010 wealth that needs reconstructing), 4–8 weeks is realistic. The diligence cycle runs in parallel with programme-eligibility scoping so the calendar pressure stays predictable.
Most flags are minor and remediable — a stale PEP listing for a former public-company director, a name-match against a different individual, a historical filing inconsistency. We work the issue with documentary evidence (court records, notarised declarations, regulator confirmations) before the file is submitted. A small minority of flags are unrecoverable; in those cases we have an honest conversation rather than risking a refusal that becomes a permanent blot on the applicant's migration record.
No. Pre-application diligence is conducted under strict NDA — findings are shared only with the applicant. The application file submitted to the issuing authority contains the documentary evidence the authority itself requires; our internal risk memo never leaves the firm. The diligence work is for the applicant's benefit (avoiding a refused application that bars them from re-applying), not the authority's.
Yes. Standalone diligence reviews are available — typically when a sponsoring firm has flagged a file as "marginal" and the applicant wants an independent second opinion before committing capital to the application. The output is a written memo the applicant owns; the sponsoring firm sees it only if the applicant chooses to share it.
Speak to a senior advisor — free, confidential, 30 minutes.
Every due diligenceengagement begins with a discovery call. We’ll listen to your situation, ask the questions that matter, and respond with a clear recommendation on the right next step — including programme shortlist, cost estimate, and indicative timeline.
- Senior advisor on every callNot a sales rep — a partner-level practitioner with direct authority.
- Strict NDA on every engagementYour case never leaves the firm; full confidentiality guaranteed.
- Independent — no developer commissionsOur recommendation answers only to you, never to a programme operator.
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Investment Migration Due Diligence
Pre-application due diligence is the single biggest determinant of a successful investment-migration application. Citizen Sure conducts in-house screening calibrated to the requesting authority's diligence tier — CARICOM IMPACS for Caribbean CBI programmes, the Malta Agency for Community Services for Maltese citizenship, Portugal AIMA (the successor to SEF) for Golden Visa, the UAE GDRFA for Golden Visa applications. Every file is screened against 240+ sanctions and PEP databases, with source-of-funds documentation aligned to FATF Recommendation 10. Pre-application screening typically runs 7–14 working days for a clean profile and 4–8 weeks for complex multi-jurisdictional cases. Findings are shared only with the applicant under strict NDA. Speak to a senior advisor for a confidential review.
Request a confidential due diligence review
Pre-application due diligence reviews identify and resolve issues before they reach a government authority. Free, fully confidential, NDA on every engagement.