Terms and Disclaimer

What this site is

A privately published guide to Vanuatu citizenship by investment, written with United States applicants in mind: what the programme costs, who qualifies, and what it does and does not change for an American.

Independent of any government

Neither the Government of Vanuatu nor any US agency is the source of anything on this site. It is not the Vanuatu Citizenship Office or Commission, the Financial Intelligence Unit, the Department of State or the Internal Revenue Service, nor does it hold any designation from these bodies.

Not advice, and specifically not tax advice

United States taxation of citizens abroad is intricate and personal. Nothing on this site is tax, legal or investment advice, no professional relationship arises from reading it, and no page here substitutes for a qualified US tax adviser who has seen your circumstances. Statements about worldwide taxation, FBAR, FATCA and expatriation are general descriptions of well-established rules, not an analysis of your position.

No outcome is promised

Decisions on citizenship belong to the Vanuatu Citizenship Commission, which acts at its discretion. No one is able to assure approval or a completion date, nor to reclaim a fee after the work it pays for has started; if the due diligence check is failed, that fee stays paid.

Information ages

The bodies that set the programme rules, fees and visa arrangements revise them from time to time. Content was reviewed against official material on the date given on each page and may since have been overtaken.

Travel access

Visa-free statements reflect the position at the time each page was written, and every destination decides its own entry rules. Visa-free access to the European Union was suspended for Vanuatu citizens in February 2023, and the United Kingdom has treated Vanuatu as a visa national country since July 2023. Whatever other passports they hold, US citizens are required to use a US passport to enter and depart the United States.

Renunciation

Where this site describes renunciation of United States citizenship, it does so to explain why a second passport alone does not alter tax obligations. It is not a recommendation. Renunciation is irreversible, carries its own expatriation tax regime and should never be approached without specialist advice.

External links and liability

Links to official sources let you verify what we say, but their content is not ours to control. Everything is supplied as is, and where the law allows, we accept no liability for losses that result from relying on it.