Vanuatu Investor Residence
Vanuatu
Residency
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- Type
- Investment residence
- Investment fit
- Investors making a qualifying investment in Vanuatu
- Core requirements
- Investment amount, source of funds, and required approvals
- What to know
- Investment rules, fees, and approvals can change
Summary
Vanuatu's foreign investor residence visa is for people approved as foreign investors by the Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority, with a business license where required. It is a residence route for operating or investing in a Vanuatu business, not the same as Vanuatu citizenship by investment.
This route is best for users who are actively considering a business or investment project in Vanuatu and are willing to go through the investor approval process.
Eligibility
- Not a Vanuatu citizen.
- Approval certificate as a foreign investor from the Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority.
- Business license if the approved activity requires one.
- Passport, identity, business, and application documents.
- Compliance with Vanuatu residence visa conditions.
What This Route Allows
This route can allow you to live in Vanuatu through the qualifying investment, business, or self-employment basis described above. The proof package should be concrete before filing: accepted investment or business activity, lawful source-of-funds records, corporate, property, or bank documents where relevant, background checks, and the government forms for this pathway.
What This Route Is Not
This is not a guaranteed approval just because money is available. Investment routes usually require due diligence, source-of-funds proof, and careful review of the exact investment rules.
Next Steps
- Define the proposed Vanuatu investment or business activity.
- Apply for foreign investor approval through VIPA.
- Obtain any business license required for the activity.
- Prepare passport, identity, investor approval, business, and application documents.
- Apply for the foreign investor residence visa through Vanuatu immigration.