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The USD 25,000 per-adult-dependant figure (each_additional_adult_18_plus) was industry-sourced only and has been removed; the official rate is USD 10,000 per additional applicant."},"processing_time":"45-60 days","processing_time_basis":"practice","processing_time_note":"No official processing time is published by the government; this is Mirabello practice experience.","visa_free_count":88,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":{"schengen":"VISA REQUIRED","uk":"VISA REQUIRED","usa":null,"china":"VISA REQUIRED","hong_kong":"visa-free","singapore":"visa-free"},"travel_access":"No EU/Schengen visa-free access","minimum_stay":"None. Vanuatu citizenship by investment carries no minimum stay or residence obligation, either before or after citizenship is granted.","tax_note":null,"path_to_citizenship":"immediate (citizenship programme)","highlights":["Fastest route globally (~1–2 months)","No EU Schengen access since 2024"],"atomic_answer":"Vanuatu offers the fastest citizenship-by-investment route worldwide — from USD 130,000 with approval often in 1–2 months. Note: it does not provide visa-free access to the EU Schengen Area following the 2024 suspension.","fees":{"due_diligence":{"main":5000,"per_application":true},"processing":null,"interview":null,"certificate":null,"application_main":null,"application_dependent":null,"notes":null},"last_updated":"2026-09-26","data_freshness":{"verification_confidence":78,"last_verified":"2026-10-12","last_corroborated":"2026-10-01","fields_tracked":11,"stale_fields":0,"fields_with_homepage_only_source":5},"mirabello_index":{"composite":75.6,"rank_overall":34,"rank_in_type":8,"scores":{"cost":75,"speed":98,"mobility":55,"path":100,"family":42,"stability":74},"confidence":0.86},"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":"annex_i","us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":true,"as_of":"2026-06","note":"Factual status as published by the FATF and the EU Council. Inclusion reflects AML/CFT or tax-governance work programmes, changes regularly (several reputable jurisdictions have been listed and delisted), and its practical impact varies by use-case. Always linked to the official source.","sources":["https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/sub-issues/international-standards-on-tax-transparency/residence-citizenship-by-investment.html","https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions/"],"oecd_crs_note":"Names JURISDICTIONS whose investment-migration schemes meet OECD risk criteria for circumventing Common Reporting Standard tax reporting (low/no personal income tax on offshore assets + <90 days physical presence). 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'Resident dependant' includes (a) a natural or adopted son or daughter of the applicant or spouse 'who is or between the age of 18 to 25 years' and is (i) residing with or dependent upon the applicant or spouse and (ii) attending full-time education.","age_measured_at":null,"adult_child_max_age_inclusive":25,"adult_child_conditions":"Aged 18-25: residing with OR dependent upon the applicant or spouse, AND attending full-time education. No disability limb in the Order.","step_adopted":"Natural or lawfully adopted children of the applicant or of the spouse.","disabled_child_any_age":null,"age_bands_for_fees":["<18","18-25 (resident dependant)"]},"parents":{"eligible":true,"min_age_inclusive":null,"age_rule_text":"DSP Order cl 1 'resident dependant' (b): the lawful mother or father of the applicant or spouse who is residing with and dependent upon the applicant or spouse and 'over the age of 50 years' (whether exactly 50 qualifies is unclear).","dependency_required":true,"extra_cost":"US$10,000 per additional resident dependant (prescribed government fee, cl 7(1)(f)); official fee page lists 'Additional Applicant' US$10,000."},"grandparents":{"eligible":null,"min_age_inclusive":null,"age_rule_text":"Not listed in the 'resident dependant' definition (which uses 'includes', so not expressly excluded).","dependency_required":null,"extra_cost":null},"siblings":{"eligible":null,"conditions":"Not listed in the 'resident dependant' definition ('includes', non-exhaustive); no official statement either way."},"other":null},"timing":{"together_with_main_applicant":true,"add_later":true,"add_later_conditions":"DSP Order cl 8: a DSP citizen applying later for a spouse and a child or 2 children pays a US$5,000 administration fee; if citizenship was granted after the 2018 fee reduction (Order No. 94 of 2018), also the difference between the amount paid and the current prescribed fee; any other dependant pays the cl 7(1)(e)/(f) fee (US$10,000 each).","add_later_deadline":null,"after_approval_births_marriages":"DSP Order cl 8(5): 'a child born after a person is granted citizenship under the Honorary Citizenship DSP or VERP is a citizen of Vanuatu'; passport fee VT10,000.","age_out_during_processing":null},"costs":{"currency":"USD","contribution_includes_family":"Official fees page: single 130,000; married couple 150,000; couple + 1 child 165,000; couple + 2 children 180,000; each additional applicant 10,000 (USD). These equal the minimum selling prices in DSP Order cl 4; the prescribed government fees inside them are 80,000 / 100,000 / 115,000 / 130,000, plus US$10,000 per additional child and per additional resident dependant (cl 7(1)).","per_category":{"spouse":20000,"child_under_18":15000,"child_18_plus":10000,"parent":10000},"per_category_note":"Spouse 20,000 = couple minus single; first and second child 15,000 each; additional child, adult resident dependant (18-25) and parent 10,000 each. The earlier 19,250 / 44,250 figures belong to Form D (Capital Investment Immigration Plan, s 13C), a different route, and are removed here.","government_fees":[{"item":"Application fee","amount":5000,"currency":"VUV","applies_to":"per application (cl 7(2))"},{"item":"Certificate fee","amount":10000,"currency":"VUV","applies_to":"each certificate granted (cl 7(3))"},{"item":"Due diligence fee","amount":5000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"per applicant, covering persons under the application (cl 7(4) as amended by Order No. 39 of 2020)"},{"item":"Additional child / additional resident dependant","amount":10000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"each (cl 7(1)(e),(f))"},{"item":"Later addition of spouse and up to 2 children","amount":5000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"administration fee (+ fee difference if granted after the 2018 reduction) (cl 8)"},{"item":"Passport for child born after grant","amount":10000,"currency":"VUV","applies_to":"cl 8(5)"}],"due_diligence":{"fiu_per_application":5000},"due_diligence_per_adult":null,"notes":"Fees: 25% of the prescribed fee before the Commission considers the file, 75% before the certificate (cl 6(2)). Form D (Capital Investment Immigration Plan) has its own fee scale (US$260,000 for applicant, spouse and 1 child under 18; extra child under 18 US$19,250; dependant 18-21 US$44,250) and is NOT the DSP."},"dependants_status":{"residence_obligation":null,"work_rights":null,"independent_after":null,"citizenship_path":"same clock","if_principal_divorces_or_dies":null},"verification":"corroborated","confidence":{"authority":0.9,"freshness":0.7,"textual_clarity":0.8},"evidence":[{"field":"costs","basis":"Fees and charges page","source_url":"https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/index.php/citizenship/fees-and-charges","source_tier":"B_official_guidance","verified_date":"2026-10-09"},{"field":"relatives / costs / timing","basis":"Citizenship (Development Support Program) Regulations Order No. 33 of 2019, cl 1, 4, 6, 7, 8","source_url":"https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/images/Order_No_33_of_2019_-_New_DSP_Regulations.pdf","source_tier":"A_primary_legislation","verified_date":"2026-10-13"},{"field":"costs.due_diligence","basis":"Order No. 39 of 2020 amending cl 7(4): US$2,000 replaced by US$5,000","source_url":"https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/images/Order_No_39_of_2020_3.pdf","source_tier":"A_primary_legislation","verified_date":"2026-10-13"},{"field":"costs (Form D is a separate route)","basis":"Forms page: Form D = Capital Investment Immigration Plan under s 13C","source_url":"https://vancitizenship.gov.vu/index.php/citizenship/forms","source_tier":"B_official_guidance","verified_date":"2026-10-13"}],"conflicts":[{"field":"relatives.children.max_age","kb":"children to 25, parents 50+, financially dependent","official":"DSP Order No. 33 of 2019: child under 18; resident dependant 18-25 residing with or dependent upon the applicant AND in full-time education; parents over 50 residing with and dependent","resolution":"The KB ages (25 / 50) are CONFIRMED by the DSP Order; the KB omits the full-time-education condition for 18-25 and the residence condition for parents. 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