Pacific
Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment
Vanuatu’s Development Support Programme is presented as a comparatively fast contribution-based route to citizenship for eligible applicants and family members.
A comparatively fast contribution-based citizenship programme
Also known as the Development Support Programme, the route uses a one-time contribution starting from USD 80,000 on the detailed reference page, together with net-asset evidence above USD 250,000. The referenced processing time is about two months and no residence is required.
The reference page states that paper passport applications ended after 30 September 2025 and that passport applicants must appear before immigration and passport officers for biometric and facial-recognition enrolment.
A One-Time Contribution Route
Development Support Programme contribution
Reference page: from USD 80,000- One-time contribution through the approved programme route.
- Family contribution and government fee levels vary by application group.
Eligibility Requirements and Programme Features
Eligibility Requirements
- Main applicant aged 18 or above.
- Reference net-asset evidence above USD 250,000.
- Provide the latest six months of bank statements; the reference page states no minimum balance for those statements.
- No criminal record. Eligible family inclusion covers a spouse, children aged 25 or below and parents aged 50 or above.
Programme Features
- The estimated processing time is about two months.
- Eligible spouse, children and parents may be included.
- Dual citizenship is accepted by the programme.
- No residence, language, education or management-experience requirement is highlighted.
- Third-party service record: Globevisa publicly states that its Vanuatu cases have maintained a 100% success rate with no rejections to date. This is Globevisa’s self-reported service result, not a government approval rate or a JK GLOBAL record.