Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Program
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
Program Details
Time To Citizenship
3-6 months
Visa Free Travel
93 countries
Passport Rank
58th In the world
Minimum Investment
$130,000 USD
No Residency Requirements
Citizenship Program Established in 2014
Country Overview
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.
Capital
Port Vila
Population
314,963
Language
English/French
Currency
The Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)
Exchange Rate
1 USD = 2.7 XCD
Government Type
Parliament and Commonwealth Realm
Investment Scheme
Obtain the citizenship of Vanuatu through a one-time payment to the Development Support Program (DSP) starting from $130,000 USD.
Visa-Free Travel Countries
93 Countries
* Visa on arrival
**eTA
Americas
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-bermuda-300x150.webp)
Bermuda
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-boliwia-300x200.webp)
Bolivia *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-costa-rica-300x180.webp)
Costa Rica
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-ecuador-300x200.webp)
Ecuador
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-el-salvador.webp)
El Salvador
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-guatemala.webp)
Guatemala
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-honduras-300x150.webp)
Honduras
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-nicaragua-300x180.webp)
Nicaragua
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-panama.webp)
Panama
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-peru.webp)
Peru
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-suriname.webp)
Suriname
Europe
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-belarus-300x149.webp)
Belarus
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-bosnia-and-herzegovina-300x150.webp)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-gibraltar-300x150.png)
Gibraltar
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-ireland-300x150.webp)
Ireland
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-kosovo-300x200.webp)
Kosovo
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-moldova-300x150.webp)
Moldova
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-montenegro.webp)
Montenegro
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-russia.webp)
Russian Federation
Asia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-bangladesh-300x180.webp)
Bangladesh *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-cambodia-300x192.webp)
Cambodia *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-hong-kong.webp)
Hong Kong (SAR China)
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-laos.webp)
Laos *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-macau-1024x683.webp)
Macao (SAR China) *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-malaysia.webp)
Malaysia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-maldives-300x200.webp)
Maldives *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-nepal-249x300.webp)
Nepal *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-philippines-300x150.webp)
Philippines
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-singapore-300x200.webp)
Singapore
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-sri-lanka-300x150.webp)
Sri Lanka **
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-thailand-300x200.webp)
Thailand *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-timor-300x150.webp)
Timor-Leste *
Oceania
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-cook-Islands-300x150.webp)
Cook Islands
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-fiji-300x150.webp)
Fiji
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-french-polynesia-300x200.webp)
French Polynesia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-kiribati-300x150.webp)
Kiribati
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-micronesia-300x150.webp)
Micronesia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-new-caledonia-300x200.webp)
New Caledonia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-niue-300x150.png)
Niue
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-palau-300x188.webp)
Palau Islands *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-papua-new-guinea--300x225.webp)
Papua New Guinea *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-samoa-300x150.webp)
Samoa *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-solomon-islands-300x150.webp)
Solomon Islands *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-tonga.webp)
Tonga *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-tuvalu-300x150.webp)
Tuvalu *
Africa
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-angola-300x200.webp)
Angola
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-botswana-300x200.webp)
Botswana
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-burundi.webp)
Burundi *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-cabo-verde.webp)
Cape Verde Islands *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-comoros.webp)
Comoro Islands *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-djibouti.webp)
Djibouti *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-egypt-300x200.webp)
Egypt *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-eswatini-300x200.webp)
eSwatini
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-guinea-bissau.webp)
Guinea-Bissau *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-kenya.webp)
Kenya
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-lesotho.webp)
Lesotho
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-madagascar.webp)
Madagascar *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-malawi-300x200.webp)
Malawi
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mauritania-300x200.webp)
Mauritania *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mauritius-1024x683.webp)
Mauritius
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mozambique.webp)
Mozambique *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-rwanda-300x150.webp)
Rwanda
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-senegal-300x200.webp)
Senegal
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-seychelles-300x150.webp)
Seychelles *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-sierra-leone.webp)
Sierra Leone *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-somalia.webp)
Somalia *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-saint-helena.png)
St. Helena *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-tanzania-300x200.webp)
Tanzania
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-the-gambia-300x200.webp)
The Gambia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-togo.webp)
Togo *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-uganda.webp)
Uganda
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-zambia.webp)
Zambia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-zimbabwe.webp)
Zimbabwe
E-visa
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-sri-lanka-300x150.webp)
Sri Lanka
Caribbean
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-anguilla-300x150.png)
Anguilla
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-antigua-and-barbuda-300x200.png)
Antigua and Barbuda
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-bahamas.webp)
Bahamas
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-barbados.webp)
Barbados
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-british-virgin-islands.webp)
British Virgin Islands
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-cayman-islands-300x150.webp)
Cayman Islands
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-dominica.webp)
Dominica
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-dominican-republic.webp)
Dominican Republic
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-grenada-300x150.webp)
Grenada
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-haiti-300x180.webp)
Haiti
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-jamaica.webp)
Jamaica
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mofontserrat-1024x512.png)
Montserrat
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-saint-kitts-and-nevis-1024x683.webp)
St. Kitts and Nevis
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-saint-lucia-1024x512.webp)
St. Lucia
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-saint-vincent-and-grenadines-300x200.webp)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-trinidad-and-tobago-300x182.webp)
Trinidad and Tobago
Middle East
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-armenia-300x150.webp)
Armenia *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-iran-300x171.webp)
Iran *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-israel-300x218.webp)
Israel
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-jordan-1024x512.webp)
Jordan *
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-palestinian-territory-.webp)
Palestinian Territory
*The list of countries is subject to variations depending on each government’s policy and so is access to these countries.
Organizations
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-oas-300x278.png)
Member of the Organization of American States since 2006
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-un-300x278.png)
Member of the United Nations since 1981
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-wto.png)
Member of World Trade Organization since 1995
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mbc.jpeg)
Member of the British Commonwealth since 1981
![](https://imperialcitizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/imperialcitizenship-mc.jpg)
Member of Caricom since 1974