Source: https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/vanuatu/ Open 2015–present; DSP from 2017 # 🇻🇺Vanuatu citizenship by investment Vanuatu publishes a qualifying amount of $130,000 for its contribution route. The qualifying family-of-four base amount is $180,000. The subtotal of itemised single-applicant charges is $135,000, before unlisted costs. EU and UK visa exemptions have ended. Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026 Evidence reviewed 13 October 2026Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority. [Vanuatu Citizenship Office and Commission ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/index.php/citizenship/fees-and-charges)[All sources & limitations →](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/vanuatu/#sources)[Suggest a correction →](https://cbi.me/corrections/?page=%2Fcitizenship-by-investment%2Fvanuatu%2F) [Compare this programme →](https://cbi.me/?view=citizenship&compare=vu) Legal outcome Citizenship subject to approval Base amount $130,000 Family-of-four base $180,000 Published single subtotal $135,000 Presence Confirm oath / visit rules Reported approval 4.5 months average · IMI Q2 2026 Official guidance Not published here ## Cost breakdown | Published item | One applicant | | --- | --- | | DSP minimum selling price | $130,000 | | DSP diligence | $5,000 | | Published subtotal | $135,000 | Known USD subtotals are USD135,000 single and USD185,000 for the example family. DSP application is additionally VT5,000 once, plus VT10,000 per citizenship certificate: VT15,000 single or VT45,000 for four people. These vatu amounts are not converted into the USD subtotal. Passport, oath, biometric, travel and separately quoted service costs remain additional. Form D is a separate CIIP route. Pinned open-data subtotals include only supported dated line items; comprehensive total and exact family acceptance remain unresolved. Different currencies remain separate. ## Qualifying routes | Route | Base amount | Condition | | --- | --- | --- | | DSP published tariff | $130,000 | Non-refundable programme payment | ## Reported timing and passport access Observed periods and publisher passport categories ### Observed approval times 4.5 months average · 3–7 months reported range Practitioner observations, Q2 2026 (April–June), as published by IMI. Small provider samples of recently approved files leave pending cases out. This is not an official target or a forecast for your application. Passport delivery is a separate stage. [How to read these averages and ranges →](https://cbi.me/guides/citizenship-by-investment-processing-times/#reported-waits) · Source checked 2026-10-23. Original publisher attribution is in the source notes below. ### Passport Index snapshot 46 visa-free · 41 visa on arrival · 5 eTA The publisher totals these as 92 destinations. This is a third-party index snapshot checked 2026-10-23, not a government guarantee. It concerns an ordinary national passport after citizenship and passport issuance; residence alone does not give these rights. [Publisher dashboard and destination list ↗](https://www.passportindex.org/passport/vanuatu/) · Read the destination-government checks below before booking. ## Current and upcoming changes Official research update · 2026-10-25 DSP family cost scope: Published DSP minimum selling price for a married couple with two children under eighteen is USD180,000. Together with the USD5,000 diligence item, the known dollar subtotal is USD185,000; this is not an all-in quote. Checked 2026-10-25. [Official source ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/index.php/citizenship/fees-and-charges) Additional vatu-denominated charges: DSP clause 7 separates a VT5,000 application fee and VT10,000 for each citizenship certificate. The example family adds VT45,000; these charges are not converted into the dollar subtotal. Checked 2026-10-25. [Official source ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/images/Order_No_33_of_2019_-_New_DSP_Regulations.pdf) Amended diligence fee: The 2020 DSP amendment replaces the older USD2,000 diligence figure with USD5,000 for the applicant and persons under the application. Checked 2026-10-25. [Official source ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/images/Order_No_39_of_2020_3.pdf) Separate Form D route: The government assigns Form D to the Capital Investment Immigration Plan. Its published prices do not replace the DSP selling-price tariff. Checked 2026-10-25. [Official source ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/index.php/citizenship/forms) Each claim shows its own check date. Other profile facts retain their own dates. [Research scope and statistics →](https://cbi.me/research/member-source-review/) ## Family of four Household assumptions and eligibility Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply. Base amount: $180,000. Published-charge subtotal: $185,000. DSP: spouse and two children under 18 at USD180,000 minimum selling price; other dependants are separate ## Requirements Eligibility, presence and exceptions DSP minimum selling prices are USD130,000 single or USD180,000 for a couple and two children under 18. Add USD5,000 diligence per application. Vatu-denominated application and certificate charges remain separate. Form D belongs to the separate Capital Investment Immigration Plan; its figures are not the DSP tariff. Passport, oath, biometric, travel and separately quoted service costs are additional. EU exemption ended in December 2024. Presence No ordinary multi-year residence route; oath/biometrics rules require confirmation Holding / ongoing duties Government remittance and agent retail price differ ## Travel access Destination rules, conditions and source dates Ordinary national passport after nationality and passport issuance. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date. UK visits Visa requiredShort visits on an ordinary national passport. ETA eligibility and visitor conditions apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Appendix Visitor: visa national list ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list)UK Home Office · Immigration rules · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026. Schengen visits Visa requiredOrdinary national passport, short visits; entry conditions and document validity still apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025 ↗](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1806/2025-12-30/eng)European Union EUR-Lex · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only - [Council ends Vanuatu visa exemption ↗](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/12/12/vanuatu-council-ends-visa-exemption/)Council of the European Union · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Vanuatu transferred to visa-required list USA visits Visitor visa requiredThis nationality is outside the Visa Waiver Program. Individual exceptions may apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Visa Waiver Program participating nationalities ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html)US Department of State · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list Canada visits Visitor visa requiredNo nationality-based visitor waiver is established here. Individual exemptions may apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What this source supports Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules. Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption. ## Sources Publications, supporting claims and review dates Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below. Find a source - Current published DSP selling-price and diligence tableVanuatu Citizenship Office and Commission · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/index.php/citizenship/fees-and-charges) Government guidance DSP selling-price table and clauses 4 and 7 of Order 33/2019 read with Order 39/2020 | Current table lists USD130,000 single, USD180,000 couple and two children, plus USD5,000 FIU diligence. These are the published DSP dollar components, not a complete quote including other-currency and passport/service costs. - DSP Regulations Order 33 of 2019, original six-page instrumentVanuatu Government · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/images/Order_No_33_of_2019_-_New_DSP_Regulations.pdf) Official regulation DSP selling-price table and clauses 4 and 7 of Order 33/2019 read with Order 39/2020 | Original visually reviewed: clause 4 sets minimum selling prices and includes two children under eighteen in the family tariff; clause 7 separates government remittances, VT5,000 application and VT10,000 per certificate. The older USD2,000 diligence amount is read with the separately cited 2020 amendment. - DSP Amendment Order 39 of 2020: USD5,000 diligenceVanuatu Government · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/images/Order_No_39_of_2020_3.pdf) Official regulation DSP selling-price table and clauses 4 and 7 of Order 33/2019 read with Order 39/2020 | The original three-page amendment was visually read. Schedule item 5 replaces USD2,000 with USD5,000 in DSP clause 7(4), which covers diligence on the applicant and persons under that application. - Official citizenship officeVanuatu Citizenship Commission · Checked 2026-10-12 [Open source publication ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/) Government guidance Current citizenship office and DSP application information. - DSP Regulations, Order 33 of 2019Vanuatu Citizenship Commission · Checked 2026-10-12 [Open source publication ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/images/Order_No_33_of_2019_-_New_DSP_Regulations.pdf) Historical regulation Government remittance structure differs from agent retail price; not treated as a current all-in tariff. - Vanuatu: Council ends visa exemptionCouncil of the European Union · Checked 2026-10-12 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/12/12/vanuatu-council-ends-visa-exemption/) Government guidance EU removed Vanuatu from visa-exempt list. - Drivers and Effects of Residence and Citizenship by Investment, WP 25/8, Table A 1International Monetary Fund · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/wp/2025/english/wpiea2025008-print-pdf.pdf) Institutional historical inventory Inventory through 2024; historical periods/indicative USD prices; not 2026 status. - Citizenship fees and chargesVanuatu Citizenship Office and Commission · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/index.php/citizenship/fees-and-charges) Government guidance Published government tariff: US$130,000 single; US$180,000 married couple and two children; US$5,000 FIU diligence. - Appendix Visitor: visa national listUK Home Office · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list) Immigration rules Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026. - Visa Waiver Program participating nationalitiesUS Department of State · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html) Government guidance Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list - Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel documentImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Checked 2026-10-24 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html) Government guidance Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules. - Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025European Union EUR-Lex · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1806/2025-12-30/eng) Government guidance Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only - Council ends Vanuatu visa exemptionCouncil of the European Union · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/12/12/vanuatu-council-ends-visa-exemption/) Government guidance Vanuatu transferred to visa-required list - Separate citizenship routes and Form D classificationVanuatu Citizenship Office and Commission · Checked 2026-10-25 [Open source publication ↗](https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/index.php/citizenship/forms) Government guidance The government explicitly assigns Form D to the Capital Investment Immigration Plan under section 13C. DSP is a separate route; the Form D dollar figures are not substituted into the DSP family example. - IMI reported processing times: Q2 2026IMI Research Unit · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.imidaily.com/investment-migration-processing-times/) Reported processing series with identified source types · Publisher attribution; original charts may require membership. Selected reported averages and ranges for recently approved applications during April–June 2026. - Vanuatu passport dashboardPassport Index / Arton Capital · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.passportindex.org/passport/vanuatu/) Publisher passport-access snapshot Publisher-reported destinations on an ordinary national passport: visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA are separate categories. Their sum is the publisher mobility score; it is not a visa-free-only count or a government entitlement. No sources match. Try a country, authority or a different word. 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