The first step is sending documents and paying 25% of the contribution. Immigrant Invest lawyers prepared all the necessary documents in two weeks and submitted them to the Vanuatu program department.
Documents required for participation in the Vanuatu CBI program:
Copies of passports.
Police clearance certificates.
Medical insurance.
Bank statement.
Investor’s CV.
Ngala paid for Due Diligence and transferred 25% of the investment amount simultaneously with submitting documents. After payment, the department began to process the investor’s application.
Second step: approval of the application and transfer of 75% of the contribution. The Vanuatu CBI Unit reviewed Ngala’s application in two weeks. When the investor was approved, he transferred the remaining 75% of the contribution.
Taking an oath is the next requirement of the program. But investors who have received approval to participate in the citizenship program before August 25th, 2021, are exempted from taking the oath. This is due to the special working hours of the department and Consulate of Vanuatu during the pandemic. Therefore, Ngala and his wife did not take the oath.
The last step is obtaining a passport. Ngala could choose to receive a passport from the Vanuatu CBI unit through Immigrant Invest or immediately to a convenient address.
Ngala chose home delivery to save time. When an investor receives a Vanuatu passport from a licensed agent, it takes four weeks: the CBI unit first sends the documents to the agent, and the agent hands them over to the investor. If directly, documents will be delivered in 10 to 14 days.
The investor filled out a special form to obtain passports for home delivery. In the form, he indicated which address to send the documents to. Ngala received the passports on July 26th.
Stages of obtaining Vanuatu passports for Ngala’s family
Ngala applied to Immigrant Invest
Preliminary Due Diligence
Preparation of documents, application submission
Crediting the investment to the fund's account
