What an El Salvador passport actually costs.
Every fee, in full, in one place. A single applicant is $1,050,000 all-in: a $1,000,000 government contribution plus a flat 5% advisory. Below is the complete ladder from single to family of four, what the contribution includes, and what the advisory covers. No “from,” no “contact us for pricing,” no fees buried in fine print.
Every fee to the line, single through family of four.
The $1,000,000 government contribution is flat across the family, and so is the $50,000 advisory. Each applicant beyond the main applicant adds $999. That is the entire matrix; nothing scales but the per-applicant fee.
| Fee component | Single | Couple | Family of 3 | Family of 4 | Each add’l |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government contribution (incl. main applicant) | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 (flat) |
| Additional applicant fee ($999/person) | $0 | $999 | $1,998 | $2,997 | $999 |
| 21 CBI advisory (5%) | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $0 (flat) |
| Total | $1,050,000 | $1,050,999 | $1,051,998 | $1,052,997 | $999 |
Two figures do the whole job: the $1,000,000 contribution and the $50,000 advisory are flat across the family; only the $999 per-applicant fee moves. There is no tier matrix, no “processing” line bolted on after a call, and no figure that contradicts the headline. Government contribution settled in BTC or USDT only. Run your exact configuration, denominated in sats alongside USD, on the live calculator.
One contribution. The main applicant's processing inside it.
The $1,000,000 is flat across the family and it includes the main applicant's processing fee. There is no separate “legal,” “due diligence,” or “issuance” line waiting to be added. Each additional applicant adds $999, covering the same items.
This is why the matrix above has only three rows. Everything an applicant needs, legal through national ID, sits inside the $1,000,000 for the main applicant and inside the $999 for each additional one. The full program ledger sits on the Freedom Passport page.
The advisory is 5%, and it is structured around approval.
21 CBI charges a flat 5% advisory on the government contribution only, a flat $50,000, against the 15–25% typical of traditional CBI firms.
On a $1,000,000 contribution, a 15% advisory is $150,000 and a 25% advisory is $250,000. Ours is $50,000, flat, because it is 5% of the contribution and nothing else. We do not take a percentage of total cost, we do not fold an agent margin into the government figure, and we do not add a “success” uplift on top.
The advisory is structured so the bulk is payable at approval. You are not out $50,000 on a denial. That ordering is deliberate: it keeps our incentive aligned with filing a clean package, not with collecting up front and walking away. The full schedule, with the live BTC denomination, sits on the pricing page.
As Adam Juchniewicz, CEO of 21 CBI, puts it: a flat 5% on the contribution, with the bulk payable at approval, is the only structure that keeps the advisor honest, because we are paid when your file clears, not before.
The firm never touches the contribution.
The $1,000,000 goes direct from your wallet to the government-controlled address in BTC or USDT. The firm does not custody it. There is no intermediary wallet, no escrow account in our name, and no window in which the contribution sits with us.
A million dollars should move once, from your wallet to the state's, with nobody standing in the middle.
The USD value is locked at the moment of transfer, with a re-quote if Bitcoin moves between approval and settlement, so you always know the dollar figure that clears the obligation. The advisory fee settles separately, on its own rails. The contribution and the advisory never share a wallet, and we never custody either. The full settlement mechanics, including the address-verification flow, are on the source of funds page, and the rails for paying in Bitcoin are set out on how to pay in Bitcoin.
Priced in Bitcoin, to the line.
Every figure on this page is USD-denominated, because the government contribution is USD-denominated. The live calculator converts the full application into BTC and sats at the current rate, line by line, so you can see exactly what your file costs in Bitcoin today for any family configuration. The government contribution settles in BTC or USDT direct to the government-controlled address; the advisory fee settles separately in BTC, Lightning, USDT, or fiat. How that Bitcoin payment is rail-routed and timed is covered on how to pay in Bitcoin.
Straight answers on price.
What is the all-in cost for a single applicant?
$1,050,000 all-in: a $1,000,000 government contribution plus a flat 5% advisory of $50,000. The contribution includes the main applicant's processing fee: legal, due diligence, certification, courier, passport issuance, and national ID. Government contribution settled in BTC or USDT only, non-refundable. Nothing is quoted after a call.
How much does a family of four cost?
$1,052,997 all-in. The $1,000,000 contribution and the $50,000 advisory are both flat across the family; each applicant beyond the main applicant adds $999. So a couple is $1,050,999, a family of three $1,051,998, and a family of four $1,052,997. Each further applicant is +$999, with no headcount cap. The live calculator gives your exact configuration.
Why is the advisory 5% and not 15–25%?
21 CBI charges a flat 5% on the government contribution only, a flat $50,000, against the 15–25% typical of traditional CBI firms. On a $1,000,000 contribution, 15% would be $150,000 and 25% would be $250,000. The advisory is structured so the bulk is payable at approval; you are not out $50,000 on a denial.
Where does the $1,000,000 go, and who holds it?
It goes direct from your wallet to the government-controlled address in BTC or USDT. The firm does not custody it: no intermediary wallet, no escrow in our name. The USD value is locked at transfer, with a re-quote if Bitcoin moves between approval and settlement. The full mechanics are on the source of funds page.
Are there hidden fees?
No. The matrix above has three rows because there is nothing else: the contribution, the per-applicant fee, and the advisory. Legal, due diligence, certification, courier, passport issuance, and national ID all sit inside the contribution for the main applicant and inside the $999 for each additional one. Home-country tax obligations always apply; US persons remain subject to FATCA and worldwide income reporting regardless of a second passport.
You have the number. Now read the file.
$1,050,000 all-in for a single applicant, $1,052,997 for a family of four, every line above. Run your exact configuration on the live calculator first, then book a confidential file-read with Adam. The first call is with the advisor.