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Vanuatu Citizenship

São Tomé and Príncipe Citizenship

Dominica Citizenship

Status

Open

EU review in progress

Type

Citizenship

Entry from

US$130,000

US$90,000

US$200,000

Investment routes

Development Support ProgrammeUS$130,000

National Transformation FundUS$90,000

Economic Diversification FundUS$200,000
Approved real estateUS$200,000

Timeline

About 2–4 months

About 2–5 months

About 4–18 months

Minimum stay

None (one biometrics appointment in person)

None; fully remote

About 30 days in the first 5 years (announced; no start date)

Schengen travel

Visa required for the Schengen Area

Currently visa-free, but at risk (see Things to know)

Visa-free access

About 87–94

About 60 visa-free or on arrival; 93–99 if eVisa destinations are counted

About 140–160

Family

Spouse, children under 18, dependent children aged 18 to 25 and dependent parents over 50

Spouse, children under 18 and dependent parents (adult children on hold since April 2026)

Spouse, children under 18, children aged 18 to 30 in higher education and supported by you, and supported parents and grandparents over 65

Things to know

Vanuatu passport holders need a visa for the Schengen Area (visa-free access was suspended from 2022 and ended permanently in February 2025) and for the United Kingdom (since July 2023).

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Travel access is more limited than Caribbean passports and includes many eVisa destinations.

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The EU has asked for this programme to be phased out by 1 June 2028. Not a passport to choose for European travel.

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