EU Tells Vanuatu to Get its CBI House in Order by February 2023 or See Visa-Waiver Suspension Extended
The visa-waiver suspension will last until at least February next year, at which point the EU will re-assess the country’s CBI programs.
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How Losing Schengen-Access Would Affect Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment
Philippe May and Martin St-Hilaire ask: Would it be the end of CBI in Vanuatu? Would a price cut be in order? Where would demand come from?
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Vanuatu Officials Split Over CS Global’s $10,000-per-Application CBI Contract
The Attorney General and the FIU objected to the contract. Lack of unified messaging undermines the program, indicates Micha-Rose Emmett.
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Vanuatu Appoints CS Global, FACT as International Partners, Plans Retroactive DD on All Applicants Since 2015
Vanuatu appoints international partners and promises retroactive due diligence. Industry observers offer reactions to the EU’s announcement.
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Why Vanuatu Decided to Allow Payment for Citizenship in Multiple Currencies
Vanuatu already lets agents accept crypto and the government itself will now accept multiple fiat currencies from agents. Laszlo Kiss explains why.
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Vanuatu Submitting CBI Real Estate Option Bill to Parliament This Month
Chairman Warsal is expected to reveal details on the program’s long-awaited real estate investment option next week.
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Vanuatu Sets New CBI-Revenue Record for 2020 in 5th Consecutive Year of Growth
Hermetically sealed borders notwithstanding, Vanuatu saw record CBI-revenues in 2020, amounting to more than 42% of all government income.
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Lesperance: It’s Time For Some Heavy Lifting in Vanuatu
David Lesperance is glad to see Chairman Warsal begin to tackle shortcomings in Vanuatu’s CIPs but points out that there’s more work to be done.
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“We Have Heard the Rumors” of New CIPs in the Pacific: The Vanuatu Citizenship Interviews Part 3
Chairman of the Vanuatu Citizenship Commission: “We’ve heard the rumors of what some of our neighbors are planning […]”
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The Vanuatu Citizenship Interviews Part 1: Yellow Passports, Honorary Designations, Engaging With the World
In the first video in a three-part series, we talk about yellow passports, honorary citizenship, and the new chairman’s plans for international engagement.
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Vanuatu Citizenship Commission Reprimands Dubai Firm for “Distasteful” Marketing Methods
Chairman Warsal is cracking down on inappropriate marketing, starting with a Dubai-firm, but says many others are guilty of the same, and worse.
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IMI EXCLUSIVE: Vanuatu Reveals Historical Data on All CBI Programs Going Back to 2014
In a historic release prepared exclusively for IMI, Vanuatu shares, for the first time, statistics on all its past and present CBI programs.
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All Citizens “Equal in The Eyes of The Vanuatu Govt.” Assures Chairman Warsal in Response to Media Reports
“Any omissions or ambiguities that may exist […] will be identified and rectified,” states the Commission in response to speculations.
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Vanuatu to Offer Citizenship by Investment to Stateless People – Local Agent Gets Exclusive Deal
Vanuatu’s Development Support Program aims to become the first CIP to allow stateless people to apply for citizenship by investment.
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In a Pandemic World, Vanuatu Has Placed Itself Under a Microscope
After much discussion, David Lesperance remains unconvinced that Vanuatu’s citizenship by investment programs grant anything but honorary citizenship.
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Vanuatu Eyes Record CBI-Revenue in 2019, Reaching 75% of Budget Target by End of April
In the first four months of 2019, revenue from Vanuatu’s two citizenship by investment programs nearly equaled the amount raised in all of 2017.
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Harris: Vanuatu Government Addresses the “Multiple Citizenship Program” Paradox
In a welcome series of new Regulation Orders, Vanuatu moves to harmonize the terms for its citizenship programs.
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Vanuatu Removes ‘Honorary’ Designation From Investors’ Citizenships
Individuals naturalized under Vanuatu’s Development and Support Programme (VDSP) – one of two concurrent citizenship by investment programs in the Pacific
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Vanuatu Citizenship Program-Income Up 3X in Two Years: Third of Govt. Revenue Now From CBI
Income from citizenship by investment in Vanuatu more than doubled in 2018 and now accounts for a third of overall government revenue.
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Why Does Vanuatu Have Several CIPs? And What do They Really Cost?
Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific home to some 270,000 ni-Vanuatu – the demonym used for nationals of that
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