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About Aftera

As of October 2026

Aftera is a Dubai-based consultancy on second citizenship and residency by investment, operated by Aftera Consulting FZCO (Dubai, UAE, Reg. No. DSO-FZCO-42305) and Aftera Limited (Hong Kong), the licensed Marketing Agent of the São Tomé & Príncipe Citizenship by Investment Programme (Licence No. STP-2026-79). As of October 2026, Aftera works with 11 programmes and reports 12 years in the field and 300+ cases.

Who we are

Most of our clients are citizens of Russia and Belarus — the segment the industry finds hardest. We know which programmes are genuinely open to them, how enhanced due diligence runs in practice and which cases will not pass, and we say so before the client pays.

We are not a remote agency: the team has lived and worked in the UAE, Cyprus, Greece, Montenegro and the Caribbean, holds multiple citizenships and owns assets abroad. We have worked with the Caribbean programmes since 2015 and with Turkey since its threshold was $250,000.

  • 12 years in the field; 300+ cases (300+ HNW cases on the partners page)
  • $70M+ of FDI delivered to programmes
  • 11 active programmes

Legal entities and licence

  • Aftera Consulting FZCO — Dubai, UAE, Reg. No. DSO-FZCO-42305.
  • Aftera Limited — Hong Kong. Authorised Marketing Agent of the São Tomé & Príncipe Citizenship by Investment Programme, legally authorised to promote the programme and process applications. Licence No. STP-2026-79, valid 17 February 2026 – 16 February 2027. View licence (PDF)

Founders

Partner cases are handled personally by the co-founders.

  • Natalie Fridlender — Co-founder · IMCM · STEP Certificate in International Trust Management · 12+ years in investment migration · ex-Russia Sotheby's International Realty · LinkedIn
  • Kristina Ruzhylo — Co-founder · Investment Migration Council member · 10+ years in investment migration

Programmes we work with

Citizenship by investment: Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Turkey, São Tomé & Príncipe, Vanuatu. Residency: Greece (Golden Visa), Cyprus (permanent residency), Turkey (residence for tax purposes). As of October 2026, the five Caribbean programmes do not accept citizens of Russia and Belarus; the Greek Golden Visa accepts them only with a second, non-sanctioned citizenship.

Side-by-side figures: comparison of all 11 programmes.

How we work

  • Transparent, always. Honest evaluation and no empty promises. If a programme is not right for you, we say so.
  • Firsthand experience. Our team holds multiple citizenships and owns assets abroad.
  • Tailored solutions. A strategy built around your goals, family and budget.
  • Local connections. Direct relationships on the ground.
  • Lasting partnership. Renewals, family additions and next steps after approval.
  • End-to-end support. From due diligence to documents and submission.

Four steps: consultation → strategy and preliminary due diligence → documents and filing → approval and after. Before any contract or payment we run a pre-check (24–48 hours): screening against OFAC, EU, UK and UN lists, source of funds and refusal history. We decline sanctioned individuals, PEPs without a transparent source of wealth, unverifiable funds and criminal history. You always know where your case stands and what the next step is; if a timeline moves, you hear it from us first, with the reason. Timelines on the government and bank side are not ours to control, and we do not promise to move them.

Editorial policy

  • Primary sources. Statutory deadlines, fees and conditions are taken from the texts of laws and regulations (for example, Grenada CBI Act No. 15 of 2013, Dominica CBI Regulations 2024, FTS Order No. ED-7-17/883@, EU Regulation 2025/2441), named in the article.
  • Dated figures. Every article carries a publication date, and an update date when revised; data-check dates are stated where relevant. Turnkey estimates are dated (for example, São Tomé: Aftera estimate as of 5 August 2026).
  • Practice versus law. Realistic timelines are benchmarks from the market and our own files, labelled as such and kept separate from what the law obliges a state to do.
  • Limits first. Each programme article has a section on what the status does not give: tax residency, visa guarantees, EU rights.
  • Updates. When a programme changes, we update the article and log the change on What changed in 2026. Where articles differ, the most recently dated one applies.
  • No named banks, no guarantees. We do not name banks or promise an account, a visa or an approval rate; case details in articles are changed to protect clients.
  • Not advice. Articles are general information, not legal, tax or immigration advice; terms are re-checked against the primary source before every filing.

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