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Obtaining citizenship of the Republic of Vanuatu

The Republic of Vanuatu is an island nation in the South Pacific that has launched a Development Support Program (DSP) since January 2017 to raise funds to support infrastructure and promote economic development in Vanuatu, and is the only country with such a program in the Pacific region.
 
Today, the Vanuatu Passport ranks 48th among all passports in the world and allows visa-free entry into more than 90 countries, including Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Montenegro and Singapore.
 
Misechko and Partners is the official Agent of the program for obtaining citizenship by investment of the Republic of Vanuatu.
 
Receipt time:
Taking into account our experience, the period for obtaining citizenship of the Republic of Vanuatu is up to 3 months.
 
Cost of obtaining Vanuatu citizenship:
  • for a single applicant – 130,000.00 US dollars,
  • for a married couple – 150,000.00 US dollars,
  • for a married couple and one child (under 18 years old) – 165,000.00 US dollars,
  • for a married couple and two children (under 18 years old) – 180,000.00 US dollars,
  • for each additional child (under 18 years old) – 10,000.00 US dollars,
  • for a child aged 18 to 25 years – 10,000.00 US dollars,
  • for dependent parents over the age of 50 – $10,000.00.
There is an additional charge of US$5,000.00 for verification of the applicant by the Vanuatu Financial Intelligence Unit and US$250.00 for issue of each passport.
 
Basic requirements for the applicant:
Having a verified income of at least US$250,000.00 at the time of application for citizenship.
 
Required documents:
  • valid passport (notarized copy),
  • ID card (notarized copy),
  • certificate of no criminal record in the country of residence (notarized copy),
  • certificate of residence,
  • birth certificate (notarized copy),
  • medical certificate,
  • educational documents,
  • certificate from place of work,
  • Bank reference,
  • evidence of the origin of the funds from which the investment will be made,
  • summary,
  • passport photo (PNG or JPEG).
Procedure for obtaining Vanuatu citizenship
  1. Conducting due diligence on the applicant - The Citizenship Commission requires each applicant to undergo due diligence through the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) at a cost of $5,000.00.
  2. Preliminary approval - based on the results of a check through the financial intelligence unit, in the absence of negative results, «preliminary approval» is granted.
  3. Submission by the applicant of basic documents and payment of 25% of the cost of the program for obtaining citizenship.
  4. Review of documents and obtaining «final approval».
  5. Fee 75% of the cost of the citizenship program.
  6. Issuance of a certificate of citizenship.
  7. Taking the oath of allegiance by the applicant to the Government and the President of the Republic of Vanuatu.
  8. Production and receipt of a Vanuatu passport.
 
Our contacts: +38 050 388-39-20.