A clear assessment of this route, an agreed preparation and implementation scope, and a team coordinating the dependencies through the application and handover.
- Financial requirements
- Current government-approved contribution and fee schedule must be reconfirmed
- Presence & absences
- Current oath, identity and presence conditions require route-specific confirmation
- Timing & validity
- Background checks and approval sequence; no guaranteed processing time
- Family considerations
- Family eligibility and additional contributions depend on current rules
Who this is for
- Applicants satisfying the current authorised programme’s identity, background, financial and family conditions, confirmed before engagement.
What we help coordinate
- Assess your citizenship, current residence, family and objectives against the selected route.
- Organise the required evidence, identify document gaps and establish the preparation sequence.
- Coordinate the local provider, filing and appointment work expressly agreed in your proposal.
- Connect the application with separately scoped tax, company, banking or relocation work where it is needed.
- Identify the post-approval steps, renewals and records covered by your handover.
The engagement begins with an agreed written scope. Local legal, immigration and other provider work is identified separately where required.
Why work with us
- Jurisdiction-agnostic advice: compare the route with your actual objectives and alternatives.
- Personal and business consequences considered together, including the effect of where you will live and work.
- A coordinated implementation plan with agreed responsibilities and a documented scope.
Understand the full cost
- The programme’s financial requirement is Current government-approved contribution and fee schedule must be reconfirmed. This is separate from our service fee.
- Your quote identifies advisory and coordination work, any local professional representation, government charges and document costs separately.
- Provider availability and the exact scope are confirmed before engagement. Timelines depend on the route, evidence and responsible authority.
Eligibility & suitability
Who can qualify
- Applicants satisfying the current authorised programme’s identity, background, financial and family conditions, confirmed before engagement.
Restrictions & unsuitable cases
- Applicants expecting current visa-free Schengen or UK access.
- Applicants unable to document lawful funds or provide the required truthful background disclosures.
- Anyone relying on an unverified intermediary or an obsolete programme description.
Application process & timeline
The current DSP authority and checklist must be confirmed first. This planning sequence does not import the government website’s older naturalisation or honorary-citizenship steps into DSP as if they were identical.
01Verify the route and intended benefitBefore an engagement or deposit.
Confirm current programme availability, family eligibility and the travel/residence rights actually needed. Check the designated agent against the Citizenship Office’s current records and obtain a route-specific written process.
Documents & evidence
- Current authority confirmation
- Family/goal summary
- Using an old visa-free-access claim to justify the purchase
02Prepare background and funds evidenceDocument collection is case dependent.
Assemble a complete personal and financial chronology with the route’s current checklist. Resolve names, relationship evidence and the source of contribution funds. Confirm nationality restrictions and any enhanced screening before assuming eligibility.
Documents & evidence
- Identity/civil records
- Police and financial evidence
- Treating a bank statement as the whole source-of-wealth file
03Complete the required preliminary screeningAuthority and agent workflow; no verified universal target.
Submit only through the authorised channel and pay the properly documented stage charges. Obtain written confirmation of the outcome and any remaining conditions before moving to a larger contribution.
Documents & evidence
- Submission receipt
- Screening correspondence
- Mistaking preliminary clearance for citizenship approval
04Submit the formal application and contribution evidenceFollow the current programme’s written payment sequence.
Complete the official forms and payment stages in the prescribed order. Reconcile the payer, beneficiary and application reference. Keep documentary proof and clear terms for refusal, withdrawal and additional family costs.
Documents & evidence
- Application
- Official invoice/payment records
- Transferring to an unrelated account under informal instructions
05Complete decision, oath and identity requirementsCommission and current passport/biometric instructions control timing.
Obtain the formal decision and follow the route-specific oath and passport instructions. Current attendance and biometric requirements must be confirmed before travel bookings; the older general process page is not a sufficient basis for a no-visit promise.
Documents & evidence
- Decision
- Oath instructions
- Passport application
- Promising remote completion without current confirmation
06Record citizenship and update practical arrangementsAfter issuance and during later renewals.
Check names and personal details on the citizenship and passport records. Update required bank and tax disclosures, preserve acquisition evidence and review passport-renewal and family succession questions. Citizenship does not by itself end tax residence elsewhere.
Documents & evidence
- Citizenship certificate
- Passport
- Disclosure records
- Using the new passport to conceal existing nationality or obligations
Document checklist
Track your preparation in this browser. Final requirements depend on the route and filing authority.
Plan for every family member
| Family member | Age / eligibility | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Spouse | Lawful spouse | DSP family categories and individual due-diligence requirements apply. |
| Children | Under 18; separate older-dependent category | Document parentage or adoption and parental consent. |
| Older dependent children | 18 through 25 | Natural/adopted child of the applicant or spouse, living with or dependent on them and attending full-time education. |
| Parents | Over 50 | Lawful parent of applicant or spouse, residing with and dependent on them. A relative who has just turned 50 does not meet the literal “over 50” wording. |
Before you commit
What happens after my initial inquiry?
Tijana and the team review your circumstances, check the route and provider fit, and explain the proposed next step. You receive a defined scope and quote before work begins.
Can you help compare this with another route?
Yes. We can scope a comparison around your income, business, family, travel and long-term plans before you commit to a jurisdiction or application.
Does the application resolve my tax position?
Tax residence, income treatment and departure-country obligations need their own review. We can include the relevant analysis in the wider engagement rather than leave those questions until after the application.
Which family members can apply?
Family eligibility and additional contributions depend on current rules
How long will the work take?
Background checks and approval sequence; no guaranteed processing time We distinguish any official processing target or permission duration from document preparation, appointments and the overall engagement.
Discuss your citizenship plans
Tell Tijana and the team your current citizenships, who would apply with you, what you want another citizenship to achieve and your target timing. We will assess the fit and outline the next step. There is no charge for the initial inquiry.
Sources & research notes6 references
Programme requirements, process and family rules share the research records in the detailed guide.
Read the complete programme guide- Vanuatu Citizenship Office: official fees and programme notices
- Vanuatu: DSP regulations, Order 33 of 2019
- Council of the EU: Vanuatu visa exemption ended
- UK Government: Vanuatu visitor visa requirement
- Vanuatu Citizenship Office: current designated-agent notice
- Vanuatu Citizenship Office: route-specific application processes