Applications for Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment

Vanuatu passport

The Vanuatu government has released statistics/report on number applications received and passports issued concerning the period 2015 until 2023 for the DSP/VCP citizenship by investment programme.

2015 to 2021

Statistics 2015 – 2021
Total applications received14 504 between 2015 and 2021
Total number of citizenships awarded13 489 between 2015 and 2021
Total passports issued10524 between 2015 and 2021
Rejections/citizenship revoked1 015 (Rate ~9.6%) between 2015 and 2021
Successful applicants – main nationalitiesChina (6 628), Nigeria (430), Libya (292), Iraq (276),Syria (276), Russia (247), Lebanon (222), Iran (154),Republic of Korea (88), Yemen (74), Sudan (29)
Source: European Commission Report

2021 to 2023

On 23 March 2024, The VAnuatu citizenship Commission to provided set of data, indicating the following

YearApplicationsRejections
202110724
20228725
2023111322
Total305831
Source: european commission

with respectively 4, 5 and 22 rejections.