The first stage is Due Diligence by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Vanuatu. To pass it, copies of passports and a police clearance certificate are required.
We immediately ordered a certificate. According to the standard procedure, a criminal record can be prepared for up to 30 days. We were able to speed up the process and received a certificate within 5 days.
David paid for the check - its cost does not change from the number of applicants and is $5,000. After that, we sent the documents to the FIU.
FIU verification is carried out within 96 hours. After 3 days, we received a positive response and started preparing to apply for Vanuatu citizenship.
Now David and Nore had to confirm their solvency. To participate in the Vanuatu citizenship program, the investor’s account must have at least $250,000. The couple had the required amount, so they were able to get a statement and a recommendation from the bank without any problems.
$250,000+
On the investor’s account
Our lawyers helped David and Nore to collect all the missing papers remotely, without leaving Europe. After that, we took up notarization, apostilization and translation of papers into English. Our lawyers have completed questionnaires and government forms.
Thus, we formed a complete package of documents in 1.5 weeks and handed it over to the program department. David contributed 25% of the investment amount.
After 3 weeks, David’s application was considered. On October 17th, 2019, we received a notification that the investor candidacy was approved to obtain Vanuatu citizenship.
The next day David transferred 75% of the investment. The last stage remained - taking the oath and obtaining passports. The program provides for the opportunity to take an oath in Vanuatu or in a country convenient for the investor.
We helped arrange a meeting with the Consul of Vanuatu in Austria, at the Vienna office of Immigrant Invest. David and Nore happily agreed as it was easier and cheaper than organizing a trip to Oceania for the whole family. Tigran also came up with this option and he only missed 1 day of of his course at university.
