# World Citizen

> World Citizen compares official residency and citizenship programs by country and ranks programs with comparable decision times. Program pages link known fees, rights and eligibility to their sources. Value scores and five-year totals still need verification.

Value score out of 100: passport reach 25, path to citizenship 25 (minus 8 points per year of waiting), work/family/healthcare rights 20, minimum stay 15 (zero at 183 days a year), tax on foreign income 10, policy stability 5; ranked only when checked facts cover 70% of the weight. Five-year cost: government fees, non-refundable contributions, due diligence, compulsory extras and renewals for one applicant; recoverable investments and adviser fees are shown separately. Speed: official processing time, or the median of reported cases when no official time exists (flagged).

Every figure on a program page links to its source with an evidence level (official, official secondary, adviser or press, reported cases) and a check date. The site is free, has no accounts and does not sell or broker programs. It is general information, not legal or immigration advice.

Contact: contact@worldcitizenhq.com

## Rankings
- [Visa and citizenship rankings (home)](https://worldcitizenhq.com/): Decision times by program type and a country comparison tool
- [Value ranking](https://worldcitizenhq.com/rankings/value/): Assessment method and status of passport and program evidence
- [Cost ranking](https://worldcitizenhq.com/rankings/cost/): Five-year cost method and the evidence required to publish a total
- [Speed ranking](https://worldcitizenhq.com/rankings/speed/): Programs ranked by days from a complete application to a decision
- [Compare countries](https://worldcitizenhq.com/compare/): Two countries side by side for each program type
- [Methodology](https://worldcitizenhq.com/methodology/): Exact weights, formulas, evidence levels and currency conversion

## Policies
- [Privacy](https://worldcitizenhq.com/privacy/): What data is collected, where it is stored, and for how long
- [Terms](https://worldcitizenhq.com/terms/): Terms of use and the limits of the information

## Optional
- [About](https://worldcitizenhq.com/about/): Who runs the site and how the data is gathered
- [Contact](https://worldcitizenhq.com/contact/): Report a wrong figure or suggest a program