Vanuatu Citizenship

Due Diligence – Stage 1
• Each person in his or her family that the main applicant is applying for needs a completed and signed Stage 1 Application form.
• They also are required to have a color scanned, certified copy of their existing passport.
• Each person who is applying must have a color scanned, certified copy of their photo identification card.
• A CV for each, Principal and Spouse applicants.
• Each person must have a Police Clearance Report from the country and jurisdiction he or she has lived in for the past year. Children need to have one of these if they are over age 12.
• All due diligence fee money.

Submission – Stage 2
The following is a listing of the required documentation for Stage 2, Submission process for Vanuatuan citizenship applicants:
• Birth certificate for each applicant
• Proof of address documentation
• Completed stage 2 application form. Must be witnessed and signed.
• Self-declaration asset proof must be certified.
• Each applicant needs a medical checkup certificate.
• Proof of employment from his or her company or, if self-employed or retired, proof of self-certification
• Bank reference letter
• Six passport photos. One each for primary applicant, spouse, offspring, parents of primary applicant.
• Proof of relationship documentation for each person listed above.
• Only for dependent applicants – proof of dependency with details.
• Completed, witnesses, and signed Passport Application Form.
• Full fee for Stage 2 – Submission
**It must be noted that samples of each of the above-listed documents should be able to be obtained from the agent who will process your application.

Information about Fees
The fees for Vanuatu Citizenship differ, depending on how many people in one family are applying. There is a minimum fee mandated by the government of anywhere from $130,000 in United States dollars for a lone applicant to $180,000 for a family of four. If there are more than four people in a family, additional fees will be required. There is no limitation on the number of people under one application.

Important Facts Regarding Vanuatu Citizenship
The committee meets two times per month to consider applications. It will make its decision on whether to grant citizenship based upon the following criteria. If this criterion is met, there should not be anything preventing the Committee from granting you and your family citizenship. Here is the list:
• Results of your due diligence clearance which is conducted by the FIU.
• Stage 2 documentation completion and satisfactory submission.
• Proof of clearance of Stage 2 funds via the NBV
• Evidence of the deposit of those Stage 2 funds into Vanuatu government account.