While the Government of Vanuatu does not regularly publish Vanuatu CBI Program statistics such as application volumes for the DSP and CIIP tracks, we can obviously see what are own clients are doing: In the 6 months running from March to August of 2025, our client split between the DSP and CIIP were as follows: [...]
The Vanuatu Capital Investment Immigration Program (CIIP) requires a donation component and an investment component in order for foreign applicants to obtain Vanuatu Citizenship By Investment. Under this program, the CIIP-CNO Future Fund is the investment target into which CBI applicants invest $50,000 for a period of 5 years. After this minimum hold period, the [...]
The new pricing structure for 4 out of the 5 Caribbean Citizenship By Investment Programs will come into effect as of July 1, 2024. From this date onwards, the minimum donation amount to obtain a passport by investment in St Kitts, Dominica, Grenada and Antigua will be increasing to $200,000 (even for a single applicant). [...]
The Vanuatu government does NOT directly accept CBI donation payments in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. However, the Citizenship By Investment firm facilitating your application can assist you in paying them in Bitcoin, after which they can convert the payment to a fiat currency such as the US Dollar (USD), Australian Dollar (AUD or Japanese Yen [...]
According to the law of Vanuatu, the following banks may service the financial needs of CBI investors: National Bank of Vanuatu Bank South Pacific (Vanuatu) Limited Bred Bank (Vanuatu) ANZ Bank (Vanuatu) Limited Vanfuteng Bank
Yes, there are numerous cryptocurrency exchanges that will allow Vanuatu citizens to open accounts, however not all of the bigger exchanges accept applications from Ni-Vanuatu. Get in touch to discuss your specific situation with a Vanuatu Citizenship By Investment expert today.
As of October 2023, the following Citizenship By Investment (CBI) programs accept applications from Canadian nationals: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: Antigua is a good middle-of-the-road option in the Caribbean, however the cost of living there is considerably higher than in many other parts of the Caribbean. Offers visa-free travel to the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russia [...]
The official government website of the Vanuatu Citizenship By Investment Program is vancitizenship.gov.vu - NOT www.vanuatucitizenship.gov.vu or www.vanuatucbi.gov.vu. Find out more about the program here, or contact us now for a free quote.
Most Americans looking at second citizenship by investment in securing a Plan B, while also gaining the tax benefits associated with being a citizen of a more tax-friendly country. Most CBI countries, including St Kitts, Antigua, St Lucia, Grenada and Dominica tick the UK/EU visa-free travel box, and are priced quite similarly. Yet Vanuatu’s Citizenship [...]
As of April 2026, the fastest passport US citizens can obtain by investment is the Vanuatu Passport. Under the Vanuatu Citizenship By Investment Program, applicants can obtain a second passport in as little as 30 days, however the norm is for the application process to take around 4-8 weeks (and frequently around 45 days). Find [...]
