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Vanuatu citizenship blog guides and answers
Money, documents, family, travel and the route to Europe. Each article answers one question.
Cost
- CostHow Much Does Vanuatu Citizenship Cost? Every Amount ExplainedVanuatu citizenship cost for 1-6 people: contribution from $135 000, fund at $165 000. What is included, what is billed separately and how you pay.
- CostVanuatu DSP or CIIP: How to Choose by Family SizeDSP contribution or CIIP fund: total amounts compared for families of 1 to 10, a simple rule for choosing and what to know about the $50 000 fund share.
- CostCIIP fund share: how the $50 000 return worksOf the $157 000 paid into the CIIP fund, $50 000 is a 5-year share. Who buys it back, how it changes your numbers and who it suits.
- CostHow to pay for Vanuatu citizenship from Russia: routes that workRussian and Belarusian banks will not work for this payment. See the routes that do, who must pay, the order of payments and what causes delays.
Process
- ProcessVanuatu Citizenship by Investment: A Complete GuideHow Vanuatu citizenship works: two investment routes, total amounts, timeline, documents, the online oath and what the passport actually gives you.
- ProcessHow to Get Vanuatu Citizenship: Steps from Check to PassportStep by step: free check, contract, documents, FIU review, Commission decision, payment, online oath, biometrics and passport. Usually 2 months.
- ProcessVanuatu citizenship documents: the list, role by roleWhich documents Vanuatu citizenship requires from the main applicant, spouse, children and parents, plus validity periods and signatures.
- ProcessVanuatu citizenship source of funds: how to prove itProof of source of funds is mandatory for every Vanuatu citizenship application. Which documents make it up and who is allowed to pay.
- ProcessVanuatu citizenship due diligence: who checks whatHow the Vanuatu citizenship check works: who the FIU reviews, what the Commission decides, what the check costs and how long it takes.
- ProcessVanuatu citizenship refusal: reasons, risks and your moneyHow often Vanuatu citizenship is refused, where applications are vulnerable and what happens to the money: the fee is not refunded.
- ProcessVanuatu citizenship biometrics and oath, with no flightThe Vanuatu oath is taken online and biometrics in person in 30-60 minutes, in a nearby city or with a staff visit. No need to fly to Vanuatu.
Family
- FamilyVanuatu citizenship for families: spouse, children, parentsWho can join a Vanuatu citizenship application: spouse, children, parents. Age conditions, cost by family size and what each person provides.
- FamilyAdult children and parents in a Vanuatu citizenship applicationWhich adult relatives can join a Vanuatu citizenship application: children aged 18-25, children over 25, parents. Conditions, documents and cost.
- FamilyA child born during or after your Vanuatu citizenship processA child born during the process or after you become a Vanuatu citizen: how to add them before the oath, citizenship by birth, and what it costs.
Europe
- EuropeVanuatu passport and Greek residence: linking the two stepsWith a Vanuatu passport you can apply for Greek residence by buying a home, which a Russian passport does not allow now. Thresholds, order and tax.
- EuropeGreece's 15% property tax from July 2027: what to do in timeGreece has announced a 15% purchase tax for non-EU buyers from 1 July 2027, with no law yet. What it costs and how to time a Vanuatu passport and purchase.
- EuropeSchengen with a Vanuatu passport: how to travel to EuropeA Vanuatu passport needs a visa in advance for Schengen. What happened to visa-free entry, where in Europe you can go without a visa, and the Greek route.
Law
- LawVanuatu Citizenship for Russians in 2026: Terms and ProcedureRussian applicants were confirmed as eligible in March 2026. Here is how payment, biometrics in Russia, the MVD notice and the route to Greece work.
- LawNotifying Russia's MVD of Vanuatu citizenship: deadline and stepsWho files the MVD notice for a Vanuatu passport, how to count 60 days from the certificate date, what to do abroad and how it works for children.
- LawVanuatu citizenship and taxes: what the passport changesA Vanuatu passport does not change your taxes on its own: tax follows tax residency. Which taxes Vanuatu has and what this means if you live elsewhere.
- LawIs Vanuatu citizenship legal? Rumours of revocation and closureVanuatu citizenship is legal, and revocation rests on three grounds. We look at rumours about the program closing, a ban on Russians and lost passports.
Life and taxes
- Life and taxesWhat Vanuatu Citizenship Gives You: The Real BenefitsWhat a Vanuatu passport really does: 85 destinations, a route to Greek residence, tax terms, rights for children. What it does not: visa-free Schengen.
- Life and taxesRenewing or losing a Vanuatu passport: what citizens should doAn expired or lost Vanuatu passport does not end your citizenship. Validity for adults and children, what to prepare in advance and who to contact.
- Life and taxesWhere is Vanuatu? What kind of country it is and how it worksVanuatu is an island state about 1 750 km east of Australia: 83 islands with Port Vila as the capital. A short guide to its languages, banks and laws.
- Life and taxesVanuatu citizenship pros and cons: a straight assessmentThe pros and cons of Vanuatu citizenship: speed, family cover and 85 destinations against Schengen and US visas, cost and source of funds checks.
- How much Vanuatu citizenship costsCost of Vanuatu citizenship for one person and a family: contribution from $130 000, fund from $157 000, $50 000 back after 5 years. Calculator and PDF.
- How to get Vanuatu citizenshipHow to get Vanuatu citizenship: steps and timing, a document list for each family member, an online oath and biometrics without flying to the islands.
- What Vanuatu citizenship gives youWhat Vanuatu citizenship gives you: a 10-year passport, 85 destinations without a visa in advance, citizenship for the whole family, a route to residence in Greece.
- Vanuatu citizenship for Russian citizensVanuatu citizenship for Russians: are applications accepted, do you give up Russian citizenship, how to notify the Interior Ministry, pay and give biometrics.
- Vanuatu passport and Greek residenceWith a Vanuatu passport you can apply for Greek residence by buying a home. Thresholds from 250 000 €, tax of 3% and the announced 15%, income calculator.
- Vanuatu citizenshipAnswers about Vanuatu citizenship: cost, timing, family, documents, travel, taxes, refusal, legality and rumours about the programme.
- Vanuatu citizenship materials in PDFA family quote, document list, roadmap, country list, the route to Greece and a one-page summary for your spouse. Free of charge.
- DocumentsDesignated agent certificates for the DSP and CIIP programmes, the official agent register and the fee table of the Vanuatu citizenship programme.
- About Vanuatu CitizenshipWho we are and how we work: a sub-agent of VIMB Services Limited, a designated agent of the Vanuatu Citizenship Commission. Contract, staged payments, one adviser.
- Free preliminary check for Vanuatu citizenshipA 2-minute questionnaire. Within 1-2 business days we tell you which programme suits your family, which documents you need and whether there are risks.
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We will send a quote for both programmes and a document list for each person. No obligation.
What happens after you apply
- A consultant contacts you during working hours
- They confirm your family members and children's ages
- They send a quote for both programmes and a document list