Pursuant to the provisions of Part II, Section 3, Subsections (2) & (3) of the Immigration Act ( cap.66).

Standard Residence Permit are issued initially for a duration of 1 year subject to annual renewal. The non-refundable application fee of Vt40,000 is payable to the Immigration Office upon submission of the completed application form.

Residence Permit may also be issued to potential investor(s) who wish to undertake business(es) in the country. The potential Investor(s) must first apply to obtain an approval certificate for such a business from the Board of the Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority (VIPA).
Residence Permit is normally issued for one year in the first instance but may be renewed provided the conditions under which it was first issued remain the same.

Visitors Permit

Person wishing to visit Vanuatu for holidays, visit relatives or research budinrdd opportunities or for the furtherance of businesses carried on outside Vanuatu (i.e. sales representative etc.) may be issued with Visitors Permit on arrival provided they are in possession of a confirmed onward or return ticket to a place to which entry is authorised, have sufficient funds to support themselves and a valid passport.

Application for Residence Permit from person entering Vanuatu as Visitor is not necessarily required.

Long Term Residence Permits

The following fees apply to long term residences when applying for an 'investor status' residence permit:

Investment Value	Residency Permit		Total RP Fees Payable
Vt5,000,000	5 Years		Vt180,000
Vt50,000,000	10 Years		Vt360,000
Vt100,000,000	15 Years		Vt540,000

All fees are payable in advance and are not refundable. In the first year Vt40,000 is payable plus Vt10,000 for change of status. In accordance with the Immigration Act, all investors are required to pay a Vt5 million Repatriation Bond.

Citizenship

Permanent residence in Vanuatu can only be given to citizens of Vanuatu. Non-citizens who have resided continuously for 10 years in the Republic of Vanuatu may apply for citizenship by naturalisation.

Visa

Citizens of commonwealth countries are exempted from the necessity of having visas in their passports when landing in Vanuatu.

Visa may be obtained on application to the Principal Immigration Officer, for a fee of VT2,500

Citizens of the following countries are exempted from the necessity of having visas in their passports when landing in Vanuatu:

• All Commonwealth member countries
• All European Union member countries

Austria Bermuda Cameroon China Dependencies of United Kingdom Dependencies of France Brazil Mexico Tunisa Peru Finland

Japan South Korea Maldives Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Norway Chile Morocco Russian Federation United Arab Emirates Palau

Philippines Sweden Switzerland Thailand Unites States of America Kuwait Poland South Africa Vatican

Retirement Opportunity

Statement from a local commercial bank to prove a monthly revenue transfer to Vanuatu, minimum of Vt.300,000 is required. This requisite fee is non-refundable.

Certification Required:

• Police Clearance from country of origin (Statutory declaration)
• Birth Certificate
• Number of dependents, gender & birth certificates
• Certificate of incorporation from VFSC
• Divorce certificate if any
• Medical Certificate
• Married certificate if any
• Copy of passport
• VIPA certificate
• Passport photos

For all matters pertaining to the issue of a residency permit, whether for self-employment or otherwise please contact:

Principal Immigration Officer
Immigration Department
PMB 9092, Port Vila
Phone:+678 22354
Fax +678 25492
Mob: James Narwayeng (PIO) +678 55 22354,
jnarwayens@vanuatu.gov.vu
Eliane Tasavi (0fficer) +678 55 22356
etasavi@vanuatu.gov.vu