The Citizenship Application Process

Upon an expression of interest, each applicant(s) shall first provide to the agent the following for FIU due diligent checks:

1. a certified copy of their original valid passport,
2. a certified copy of police clearance,
3. a certified copy of Birth certificate/National Id cards
4. a copy of curriculum vitae (CV)
5. USD 5,000 initial deposit (non-refundable)

For a family application, each family member 18 years old and up, must submit all the required documents listed

The below are the acceptable payment plan for applicants:
30% deposit payment of total cost of application (including all fees).
100% deposit payment of total cost of application (including all fees).
Total cost may vary depending on the number of applicants in the application. The initial deposit is non-refundable. The only approved payment method is Bank transfer.
Note: initial deposit is included both payment options above.
You can review our fees here.

Upon a written notice and a FIU Clearance, the Agent will inform the applicant that they have received FIU Clearance. The applicant and Agent are now in a position to proceed with the citizenship application.
The applicant will filled and submit the citizenship application form to the Agent with remaining required documents. Once all is completed and received, the Agent will lodge the application to the Commission at least 72 hours before next commission sitting. The processing time will be 1-2 weeks from date which application was lodged.

Upon the Citizenship Commission’s confirmation, a Notice Of Approval in principle will be issued to the applicant confirming that their status is hereby approved. This Notice will also be sent to the Agent who will also inform the applicant respectively.

If applicant chooses to pay in installment (option 1), and upon receipt of the initial Notice of Approval, the applicant shall pay the remaining 70% balance of total cost agreed within seven (7) days of the date of notification. If the applicant defaults and no balance payment is received within seven (7) days, the Agent may suspend the application pending completion of payment. The Agent shall issue caution reminder notices to the applicant for payment. If no payment is received after ninety (90) days, the Vanuatu Government has the right to cancel the whole application with no refund.

Upon receipt of full payment, the Citizenship Commission will issue the Citizenship Certificate and instruct the Passport office to issue a Vanuatu passport to the successful applicant. A soft copy of Citizenship Certificate and Passport would be emailed to Applicant.

The Applicant has two options to take the Oath of Allegiance and Collect Certificate and Passport:

1. Travel to Vanuatu and appear before a Commissioner of Oath to receive their Citizenship Certificate and Passport. Applicant will meet the oaths commissioner service fee, or

2. Invite the Commissioner of Oath to their country to deliver the Citizenship Certificate and Passport directly, in which case the applicant must pay for return travel, accommodation, travel allowance and service fees for the travelling officer(s).

Yes, you can include qualified members of your family in the application or add them after you have obtained your citizenship for an additional fee. A qualified family member can be a child not older than 25 years, a spouse, and parent sand in-laws older than 50 which are financially dependent on the main applicant.

The Government of Vanuatu does not require you to pass any interviews, language tests or have previous work experience to be able to apply for this program.

You are not required to visit Vanuatu before or after obtaining your citizenship, you are, however, welcome to visit and explore the country.

Yes, the passport of Vanuatu is now a biometric passport, also known as an e-Passport.

The new biometric passport of Vanuatu has 32 pages