Vanuatu

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VANUATU

Program Overview

The Vanuatu citizenship by investment programs is considered the fastest CBI program from the commonwealth countries allowing foreign investors to apply for Vanuatu citizenship under their contribution route which leads to direct citizenship within 3-6 months. The program of Vanuatu was established in 2014 making it the newest CBI program among the commonwealth countries

VANUATU

Program Details

Time to Citizenship

3 – 6 Months

Visa-Free Access

92 Countries

Passport Rank

53rd in the world

Minimum Investment

$130,000 USD

Residency Requirements

None

Establishment Date

2014

VANUATU

Investment Options

The Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Program, introduced in 2017, offers non-citizens the opportunity to obtain Vanuatu citizenship by making a significant financial contribution to the country. Managed by the Vanuatu Government, this program aims to attract foreign investors to boost the nation’s economy and development. Applicants are required to make a non-refundable donation to the Development Support Program (DSP).

Donation Route

Obtain the citizenship of Vanuatu through a one-time payment to the Development Support Program (DSP) starting from $130,000 USD.

VANUATU

Country Overview

Flag

The flag features red, green, and black with a yellow Y-shape. Red symbolizes the people’s blood, green represents agriculture, black stands for the ni-Vanuatu people, and the yellow Y symbolizes the gospel’s light. A golden boar’s tusk and crossed namele leaves represent wealth and peace.

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms shows a Melanesian warrior with a spear in front of a shield featuring a boar’s tusk and namele leaves, symbolizing tradition and peace. Below is the motto, “Long God yumi stanap,” meaning “In God we stand.”

Vanuatu – is a country you have probably never heard of in your life. Stunning scenery, pristine oceans, WWII wreckage, a rich history and culture, friendly island people, an active volcano, delicious seafood, award-winning chocolate, the world’s first underwater post office, and Kava are just a few of the attractions.

Vanuatu is proud of its deep-rooted culture, which it is ready to share with everyone who will listen. You may go on tours to villages and tribes and experience their way of living on the island of Malekula or visit numerous cultural villages on other islands to get a sense of what island life was like in Vanuatu in the past. Vanuatu has some of the world’s greatest diving points from shipwrecks to ancient WWII sites.

Vanuatu, formerly known as the world’s happiest country, now ranks fourth on the World Happiness Index. It’s easy to see why when you live in one of the most beautiful and friendly countries on the planet.

Country Capital

Port Vila

Population

314,963

Language

English/French

Currency

The Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)

Exchange Rate

1 USD = 119 VUV

Government Type

Parliamentary Democracy

VANUATU

Visa Free Travel List

Legend:

Visa-free: No visa is required for entry into the country for a specified period.
Visa on arrival: Visa can be obtained upon arrival at the destination, typically at the airport or border entry.
eVisa: Visa must be applied for and obtained online before traveling.
Visa required: A visa must be obtained from the destination country’s embassy or consulate prior to traveling.

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Afghanistan Afghanistan Asia Visa required
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Aruba Aruba Caribbean Visa required
Australia Australia Oceania Visa required
Austria Austria Europe Visa required
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Asia eVisa
Bahamas Bahamas Caribbean Visa free
Bahrain Bahrain Middle East eVisa
Bangladesh Bangladesh Asia Visa on arrival
Barbados Barbados Caribbean Visa-free
Belarus Belarus Europe Visa-free
Belgium Belgium Europe Visa required
Belize Belize Central America Visa-free
Benin Benin Africa eVisa
Bermuda Bermuda Atlantic Ocean Visa-free
Bhutan Bhutan Asia Visa required
Bolivia Bolivia South America Visa on arrival
Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba Caribbean Visa required
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Visa-free
Botswana Botswana Africa Visa-free
Brazil Brazil South America Visa required
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Caribbean Visa-free
Brunei Brunei Asia Visa required
Bulgaria Bulgaria Europe Visa required
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Africa Visa required
Burundi Burundi Africa Visa on arrival
Cambodia Cambodia Asia Visa on arrival
Cameroon Cameroon Africa eVisa
Canada Canada North America Visa required
Cape Verde Islands Cape Verde Islands Africa Visa on arrival
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Caribbean Visa-free
Central African Republic Central African Republic Africa Visa required
Chad Chad Africa Visa required
Chile Chile South America Visa required
China China Asia Visa required
Colombia Colombia South America eVisa
Comoro Islands Comoro Islands Africa Visa on arrival
Congo (Dem. Rep.) Congo (Dem. Rep.) Africa Visa required
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Cook Islands Cook Islands Oceania Visa-free
Costa Rica Costa Rica North America Visa-free
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Croatia Croatia Europe Visa required
Cuba Cuba Caribbean Visa required
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Cyprus Cyprus Europe Visa required
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Denmark Denmark Europe Visa required
Djibouti Djibouti Africa Visa on arrival
Dominica Dominica Caribbean Visa-free
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Caribbean Visa-free
Ecuador Ecuador South America Visa-free
Egypt Egypt Africa Visa on arrival
El Salvador El Salvador North America Visa-free
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Estonia Estonia Europe Visa required
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Ethiopia Ethiopia Africa eVisa
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Fiji Fiji Oceania Visa-free
Finland Finland Europe Visa required
France France Europe Visa required
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French Polynesia French Polynesia Oceania Visa required
French West Indies French West Indies Caribbean Visa required
Gabon Gabon Africa eVisa
Georgia Georgia Europe/Asia eVisa
Germany Germany Europe Visa required
Ghana Ghana Africa Visa required
Gibraltar Gibraltar Europe Visa-free
Greece Greece Europe Visa required
Greenland Greenland Europe Visa required
Grenada Grenada Caribbean Visa-free
Guam Guam Oceania Visa required
Guatemala Guatemala North America Visa-free
Guinea Guinea Africa eVisa
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Africa Visa on arrival
Guyana Guyana South America Visa required
Haiti Haiti Caribbean Visa-free
Honduras Honduras North America Visa-free
Hong Kong (SAR China) Hong Kong (SAR China) Asia Visa-free
Hungary Hungary Europe Visa required
Iceland Iceland Europe Visa required
India India Asia eVisa
Indonesia Indonesia Asia Visa required
Iran Iran Asia Visa on arrival
Iraq Iraq Asia Visa required
Ireland Ireland Europe Visa required
Israel Israel Asia Visa-free
Italy Italy Europe Visa required
Jamaica Jamaica Caribbean Visa-free
Japan Japan Asia Visa required
Jordan Jordan Middle East Visa on arrival
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Asia eVisa
Kenya Kenya Africa Visa-free
Kiribati Kiribati Oceania Visa-free
Kosovo Kosovo Europe Visa-free
Kuwait Kuwait Middle East Visa required
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Asia eVisa
Laos Laos Asia Visa on arrival
Latvia Latvia Europe Visa required
Lebanon Lebanon Middle East Visa required
Lesotho Lesotho Africa Visa-free
Liberia Liberia Africa Visa required
Libya Libya Africa Visa required
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Europe Visa required
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Macao (SAR China) Macao (SAR China) Asia Visa on arrival
Madagascar Madagascar Africa Visa-free
Malawi Malawi Africa Visa on arrival
Malaysia Malaysia Asia Visa-free
Maldives Maldives Asia Visa on arrival
Mali Mali Africa Visa required
Malta Malta Europe Visa required
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Oceania Visa on arrival
Mauritania Mauritania Africa Visa on arrival
Mauritius Mauritius Africa Visa-free
Mayotte Mayotte Africa Visa required
Mexico Mexico North America Visa required
Micronesia Micronesia Oceania Visa-free
Moldova Moldova Europe Visa-free
Monaco Monaco Europe Visa required
Mongolia Mongolia Asia Visa required
Montenegro Montenegro Europe Visa-free
Montserrat Montserrat Caribbean Visa-free
Morocco Morocco Africa Visa required
Mozambique Mozambique Africa Visa on arrival
Myanmar Myanmar Asia Visa required
Namibia Namibia Africa Visa required
Nauru Nauru Oceania Visa on arrival
Nepal Nepal Asia Visa on arrival
Netherlands Netherlands Europe Visa required
New Caledonia New Caledonia Oceania Visa required
New Zealand New Zealand Oceania Visa required
Nicaragua Nicaragua North America Visa-free
Niger Niger Africa Visa required
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Niue Niue Oceania Visa-free
North Korea North Korea Asia Visa required
North Macedonia North Macedonia Europe Visa required
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Oceania Visa required
Norway Norway Europe Visa required
Oman Oman Middle East eVisa
Pakistan Pakistan Asia eVisa
Palau Islands Palau Islands Oceania Visa on arrival
Palestinian Territory Palestinian Territory Middle East Visa-free
Panama Panama Central America Visa-free
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Oceania Visa on arrival
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Peru Peru South America Visa-free
Philippines Philippines Asia Visa-free
Poland Poland Europe Visa required
Portugal Portugal Europe Visa required
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Caribbean Visa required
Qatar Qatar Middle East eVisa
Reunion Reunion Africa Visa required
Romania Romania Europe Visa required
Russian Federation Russian Federation Europe/Asia Visa-free
Rwanda Rwanda Africa Visa-free
Samoa Samoa Oceania Visa on arrival
San Marino San Marino Europe Visa required
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe Africa eVisa
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Middle East Visa required
Senegal Senegal Africa Visa-free
Serbia Serbia Europe Visa required
Seychelles Seychelles Africa Visa on arrival
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Africa Visa on arrival
Singapore Singapore Asia Visa-free
Slovakia Slovakia Europe Visa required
Slovenia Slovenia Europe Visa required
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Oceania Visa on arrival
Somalia Somalia Africa Visa on arrival
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South Korea South Korea Asia Visa required
South Sudan South Sudan Africa Visa required
Spain Spain Europe Visa required
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Asia Visa-free
St. Helena St. Helena Africa Visa on arrival
St. Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Visa-free
St. Lucia St. Lucia Caribbean Visa-free
St. Maarten St. Maarten Caribbean Visa required
St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean Visa-free
Sudan Sudan Africa Visa required
Suriname Suriname South America Visa-free
Sweden Sweden Europe Visa required
Switzerland Switzerland Europe Visa required
Syria Syria Middle East eVisa
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Asia Visa required
Tajikistan Tajikistan Asia eVisa
Tanzania Tanzania Africa Visa-free
Thailand Thailand Asia Visa-free
The Gambia The Gambia Africa Visa-free
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste Asia Visa on arrival
Togo Togo Africa eVisa
Tonga Tonga Oceania Visa on arrival
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Visa-free
Tunisia Tunisia Africa Visa required
Türkiye Türkiye Asia/Europe eVisa
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Asia Visa required
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean Visa required
Tuvalu Tuvalu Oceania Visa on arrival
Uganda Uganda Africa Visa-free
Ukraine Ukraine Europe eVisa
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Middle East eVisa
United Kingdom United Kingdom Europe Visa required
United States United States North America Visa required
Uruguay Uruguay South America Visa required
US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Caribbean Visa required
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Asia eVisa
Vatican City Vatican City Europe Visa required
Venezuela Venezuela South America Visa required
Vietnam Vietnam Asia eVisa
Yemen Yemen Middle East Visa required
Zambia Zambia Africa Visa-free
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FAQ

Common Questions

What is the Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Program?

The Vanuatu CBI Program is a government initiative that grants immediate citizenship to investors who make a qualifying contribution to the country’s development fund.

What is the minimum investment required for the Vanuatu CBI Program?

Applicants must make a non-refundable contribution of at least $130,000 USD for a single applicant to the Vanuatu Development Support Program.

Who is eligible for the Vanuatu CBI Program?

Eligibility is open to individuals and families without criminal records and who meet the financial requirements set by the Vanuatu government.

What are the benefits of obtaining Vanuatu citizenship?

Benefits include visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to over 90 countries and no requirement to reside in Vanuatu.

How long does the Vanuatu CBI application process take?

The application process typically takes between 1 to 2 months, making it one of the fastest CBI programs available.

Can family members be included in the Vanuatu CBI application?

Yes, applicants can include their spouse, dependent children under 30, and dependent parents in their Vanuatu citizenship application.

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