{"id":9648,"date":"2019-02-13T20:22:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T01:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/?p=9648"},"modified":"2019-02-18T20:40:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T01:40:08","slug":"vanuatu-capital-investment-immigration-plan-ciip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/vanuatu-capital-investment-immigration-plan-ciip\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanuatu Capital Investment Immigration Plan (CIIP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vanuatu is a Pacific paradise made up of approximately 82 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Located 1,750km from Australia, it is a Y-shaped archipelago of volcanic origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vanuatu Capital Investment Immigration Plan (CIIP) offers citizenship in return for a modest investment. Its aim is to create jobs, stimulate the economy and balance the national budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of Vanuatu Citizenship and the CIIP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Visa-free access to more than 115 countries, including the EU, UK and Ireland.<\/li><li>Low investment threshold.<\/li><li>Program targeted at families, with a successful application covering candidate, spouse and one child under 18, with the option of adding further dependent children.<\/li><li>No income, wealth or inheritance tax<\/li><li>Short residency requirement, which can be completed after citizenship acquired.<\/li><li>All successful applicants receive Vanuatu International Company with a Vanuatu bank account.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Investment Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td><td><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><br><\/td><td>USD<\/td><td>EUR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Single Applicant<\/td><td>160,000<\/td><td>136,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Married Couple<\/td><td>185,000<\/td><td>158,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Married + 1 Child<\/td><td>200,000<\/td><td>171,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Married + 2 Children<\/td><td>220,000<\/td><td>188,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Additional Dependent<\/td><td>25,000<\/td><td>21,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Residency Requirement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates must spend 30 days in Vanuatu to qualify for the CIIP. That residence may be at any time up to 36 months from the date citizenship is granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Applicants must be over 18.<\/li><li>Certificate of no criminal record covering the last 12 months from applicant\u2019s residence and jurisdiction of principal nationality.<\/li><li>Evidence of financial solvency without income from employment in Vanuatu.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Application Fee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$250 per application<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Processing Time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average time for an application to be processed from submission of application to grant is one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Documents Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Passports of everyone included in the application.<\/li><li>Identity card of everyone included in the application, where issued by previous country of residence, or jurisdiction of nationality.<\/li><li>Household register (for Chinese applicants).<\/li><li>Marriage certificate, where a spouse is included in the application.<\/li><li>Curriculum vitae of principal applicant<\/li><li>Certificate of no criminal record for everyone over 18 included in the application, dated no later than six months before application submitted.<\/li><li>Birth certificate of each child included in the application.<\/li><li>Passport photo for everyone included in the application.<\/li><li>Proof of residential address.<\/li><li>Proof of assets to a value of more than $260,000.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Further reading<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/now-pay-bitcoin-vanuatu-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Now Pay In Bitcoin for Vanuatu Citizenship<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/vanuatu-honorary-citizenship-scheme-seeing-strong-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanuatu Honorary Citizenship Scheme Seeing Strong Demand<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanuatu is a Pacific paradise made up of approximately 82 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. 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