The figures, in one place.
These are the verified facts: the program numbers a buyer acts on. Each is held against the primary sources listed below, and none is stated beside a number we did not check.
All-in cost, single applicant$130,000 government contribution, $6,500 advisory (a flat 5%), $5,000 due diligence and VFIU screening, $2,500 birth registration and national ID, $1,000 passport enrolment.$145,000
Engagement feeThe first strategy call: $475 via BitSettle (BTC or USDT), $500 via Stripe. Whichever you pay credits in full toward 21 CBI advisory if you retain within 90 days. Separate from the $130,000 contribution and the $5,000 VFIU line.$475 · $500
Visa-free destinations87 destinations, ranking the passport at approximately #57. Weighted toward the Asia-Pacific corridor, not Europe.87 · ~#57
Schengen accessThe EU permanently revoked visa-free Schengen access for the Vanuatu passport in December 2024, effective February 2025.Revoked 2024
United Kingdom accessA UK Standard Visitor visa has been required since July 2023, a separate and earlier change from the Schengen suspension.Visa since 2023
Tax and reportingZero personal income tax in Vanuatu. Vanuatu participates in the OECD Common Reporting Standard; the file does not change your home-country reporting obligations.Zero income tax · CRS
In-person requirementOne in-person biometric visit is mandatory, in Port Vila, Dubai, Hong Kong, or New Caledonia. The visit cannot be waived.One biometric visit
Processing windowFrom a complete, compliant file to passport in hand.30–60 days
SettlementBTC, Lightning, and USDT settle the entire file, government contribution and professional fees alike, after compliance clearance, through BitSettle. cbi.vu completes the statutory payments with the authorities on your behalf.BTC · Lightning · USDT
The primary sources.
Each entry names what it backs and the date it was last reconfirmed. The statutes are the legal basis; the authorities administer the program; the indices and feeds carry the moving numbers.
The statutes
Citizenship Act, Cap. 112
The statutory basis for Vanuatu citizenship and the framework under which citizenship by investment is granted.
Verified · June 2026
Vanuatu Passport (Amendment) Act 2025
The legal basis for the biometric passport. From May 2025 it aligns Vanuatu passport issuance with ICAO standards; the change is the Act's, not ICAO's.
Verified · June 2026
Order No. 215 of 2016
Established the Development Support Programme (DSP), the donation route, in force from 1 January 2017.
Verified · June 2026
Order No. 33 of 2019
Governs the current DSP fee schedule and the agent categories. The figures on this site are cited from this instrument.
Verified · June 2026
The authorities
Vanuatu Citizenship Commission
The authority that adjudicates and grants citizenship under the program. The grant is a Commission decision, not an agent's.
Verified · June 2026
Vanuatu Financial Intelligence Unit (VFIU)
Runs the due-diligence and sanctions screening on every applicant. The $5,000 VFIU line on the ledger is this step.
Verified · June 2026
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC)
The regulator for the financial-services framework the program sits within.
Verified · June 2026
The indices and feeds
Henley Passport Index
The visa-free destination count and the global rank. The honest map is 87 destinations at approximately #57.
Reconfirmed · June 2026
Bitcoin Passport Index
The 21 CBI index that tracks the 87-destination dataset and the rank as they move, with each destination reconciled against the published map.
Reconfirmed · June 2026
CoinGecko
The live BTC/USD spot price behind the nav ticker and the pricing-page calculator. One snapshot drives both.
Live feed
ECB-aligned exchange rates
The mid-market currency rates behind the calculator's local-currency display, from the @fawazahmed0 exchange-rate feed, the documented substitute for xe.com's mid-market source.
Live feed
How the mark works.
The verification mark reads “Figures verified [date] · Sources,” and “Sources” links to this page. The date is the day the figures on that panel were last reconfirmed, not the day the page was published. The mark never sits beside a number that was not checked against a source above. If you find a figure on this site that does not reconcile with its source, write to contact@cbi.vu and we will correct it or show our working.