> Fast processing time for qualification; you will be informed within just a few days whether your application has been approved in principle or not. It’s friendly and convenient;

> Vanuatu is a world-class offshore financial centre with a market economy system;

> No physical residence required by the authority;

> It has no effect on the original nationality;

> More economical compared to other Immigration programs offered at present.

The minimum age requirement for the main applicant is 18 years of age. The only restriction is on adults over the age of 25 and under 50.

Permitted dependants means:

> A spouse of the main applicant (must be of opposite gender);

> Unmarried children under 26 years old and parents of the main applicant or his or her spouse who are over 50 and resident with and dependant upon the applicant or spouse.

There are certain requirements for DSP applicants. Applicants should be of legal age (18 years old) and of full capability and responsibility. There is no restriction on their age, business or education background or language skills; so long as he/she could prove that the capital for investment comes from legal sources.

The basic DSP fee covers families with 4 members or below only. A family with more than 4 members that applies for DSP is required to pay an extra investment amount of US$12,500 for each additional dependant.

No. Applicants may read and understand the investment plan and other related documents with the help of translators (friends / lawyers / family members), or by contacting our authorised service agents for more information.

No!!  There is a requirement that a person who applies for citizenship following 10 years residence in Vanuatu must speak English, French or Bislama.  This requirement does not apply to citizenship granted under DSP.  You can become a citizen of Vanuatu under DSP even if you only speak the language of your first nationality.

No. Applications that are not in English are not accepted by the CIIP Unit.

No, there is no such requirement.

A police clearance certificate refers to a statement from a national law enforcement authority that the applicant has no criminal record. It is also referred to as “certificate of no criminal record or “police clearance record”.

Each main applicant and spouse and all permitted dependants 18 years of age and older are required to produce a police certificate.

> Incorrect or unsigned application form;

> Missing or incomplete documents;

> Illegible copies;

> No attached English translations of notarizations;

> Failure to provide an accurate mail address or changes of address causing delay in the inspection and verification of the provided information and documents;

> Criminal or safety issues

No. The application form for DSP can only be obtained through and submitted to the DSP Unit by an authorised designated agent.

No

Please send an email to Letty Kaltonga at letty@panoceanic.vu to request the application forms.

All monies will be refunded in accordance with government regulations of DSP, with the exception of due diligence fees and application fees if you withdraw your application before payment of the 25% deposit.

Hong Kong

The right to exit China using a Chinese two-way permit is a right exclusive to Chinese citizens. China does not recognise dual nationality and has authorised Hong Kong to accept the China two-way permit as a valid travel document for Chinese nationals entering Hong Kong directly from China. A Chinese national who exits China using his China two-way permit does not have an exit stamp in his Vanuatu passport and is, therefore, presumed to have exited China on a different document. If that document is a China two-way permit, that is proof that the holder is a Chinese national taking advantage of the special arrangement between China and Hong Kong and it is not acceptable to Hong Kong that they take advantage of that privilege and then attempt to enter Hong Kong as a citizen of a different country.

 Chinese holders of DSP Vanuatu passports who wish to enter Hong Kong using that passport should, therefore, not attempt to do so at any of the direct China/Hong Kong borders but should only do so by entering Hong Kong from a third country and arriving by air.

Macau

Macau is not so insistent that you enter Macau with the Chinese two-way permit when using that permit to exit China but they do insist on seeing a document that records the exit from the last country you visited.  So, if you exited China with the two-way permit, they will need to see the exit stamp in the two-way permit.  If there is even the slightest difference in the personal data on that permit and the Vanuatu passport (such as date or place of birth or spelling of the name), that is likely to trigger an investigation and possible detention.  So you need to be very careful about any differences when you apply for a Vanuatu passport.

There are three main category of communities that the heads of the states of the world have requested all immigration border controls to facilitate their entries and exits as well as providing them special attentions.

​> Citizens (Community of the Citizens)

> Officials (Community of the Government officials)

> Diplomats (Community of State Leaders)

​To comply with this protocol, Vanuatu issues three kinds of passport:

​> Ordinary passport (for the citizens) (green)

> Official passport (for the government officials) (blue)

> Diplomatic passport (for all diplomats) (red)

According to the prevailing laws and regulations of Vanuatu, successful DSP applicants will not be required to renounce their original citizenship.  This change was made expressly for tVanuatu’s Citizenship by Investment programmes.

The Vanuatu passport is valid for a maximum period of 5 years.  The validity period starts from the date of issue and runs until the date of expiry.  It can be easily renewed on expiry.