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This is NOT the $130,000 citizenship route — it's a separate PR programme

Land Owner Resident Visa
Vanuatu

This site already lists Vanuatu's instant-citizenship DSP programme at $130,000. The Land Owner Resident Visa is an entirely different product: from VT 10,000,000 (≈$85,000) in a property leasehold (Vanuatu has no freehold land — all land is leasehold) gets you permanent residency, not a passport. The path to citizenship through this visa is separate and requires 10 years of residency plus assets from VT 50,000,000 (≈$420,000).

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Leasehold investment threshold
from VT 10,000,000 (≈$85,000)
Residential leasehold term
50 years
Commercial leasehold term
75 years
Resident card validity
up to 10 years, renewable

Two different Vanuatu products — don't mix them up

DSP is an instant passport with no residency requirement. Land Owner Resident Visa is a slow route through PR, with citizenship not guaranteed.

METRIC
DSP (CITIZENSHIP, ALREADY ON THIS SITE)
LAND OWNER RESIDENT VISA (THIS PAGE)
What you get
DSP (CITIZENSHIP, ALREADY ON THIS SITE)a Vanuatu passport immediately
a residence permit (resident card)
Entry threshold
DSP (CITIZENSHIP, ALREADY ON THIS SITE)$130,000 development fund contribution
from ≈$85,000 in land leasehold
Residency requirement
DSP (CITIZENSHIP, ALREADY ON THIS SITE)none
must maintain resident status
Path to citizenship
DSP (CITIZENSHIP, ALREADY ON THIS SITE)immediate — that is the whole product
only after 10 years + assets from ≈$420,000, a separate naturalisation procedure

What the process consists of

The visa is issued without the mandatory VIPA investor certificate required for Vanuatu's business routes — this simplifies entry but doesn't remove the leasehold requirement.

COST ITEM
AMOUNT
NOTE
Property leasehold investment
AMOUNTfrom VT 10,000,000 (≈$85,000)
residential — up to 50-year lease, commercial — up to 75 years
Assets for Permanent Investor Visa upgrade
AMOUNTfrom VT 50,000,000 (≈$420,000)
only after holding the visa for 10 years, not at entry

How the process runs

01
Acquiring a leasehold from VT 10,000,000 (≈$85,000)
Residential property — up to a 50-year lease, commercial — up to 75 years; Vanuatu has no private land ownership.
02
Applying for the Land Owner Resident Visa
No mandatory VIPA investor certificate, unlike business visas.
03
Resident card for up to 10 years
Renewable; resident status must be maintained throughout.
04
After 10 years — the Permanent Investor Visa option
Only while holding in-country assets from VT 50,000,000 (≈$420,000) — four times the starting threshold.
05
Naturalisation to citizenship
A separate procedure, not an automatic consequence of residency — do not confuse with this site's existing DSP programme, where citizenship is granted immediately with no residency at all.

A good fit if

You want an actual Vanuatu residence permit through property, not an instant passport — for that, this site has a separate DSP programme.
You're ready to invest from ≈$85,000 in a land leasehold and understand Vanuatu has no private land ownership.
You're thinking on a 10-year-plus horizon and can hold assets from ≈$420,000 if you later want a path to citizenship through this visa.
You're fine with there being no mandatory VIPA certificate, which business routes do require.

A poor fit if

Your goal is a fast passport — this site has a separate, faster Vanuatu DSP programme at $130,000 with no residency requirement.
You expect VT 10,000,000 (≈$85,000) to open a path to citizenship right away — per the available data that also needs 10 years of residency plus assets from ≈$420,000.
You're not prepared for the fact that land in Vanuatu is leasehold only (50–75-year leases), not freehold ownership.
The official government source immigration.gov.vu was inaccessible (403) at the time of checking — if you need exact official wording, it's worth requesting it directly from Vanuatu's immigration authority.

Who runs this programme

Your request goes to two or three firms from this list. You see exactly which ones before it is sent, and you can exclude any of them.

Henley & Partners
Лондон, Великобритания · since 1997
The largest advisory firm in the industry — over 70 offices worldwide; also advises governments on designing migration programmes.
NTL Trust
Карибский регион (офисы в Латинской Америке, Европе, на Ближнем Востоке и в Азии) · since 1994
30+ years in citizenship and residence by investment, officially accredited by several Caribbean governments; also trust and corporate services.
Arton Capital
Монреаль, Канада · since 2006
Global financial advisory firm specialising in residence and citizenship by investment.
Astons
Дубай, ОАЭ (основана в Лондоне) · since 1989
One of the oldest firms in the market, over 9,000 clients from 100+ countries; Golden Visa, citizenship and RBI worldwide.
La Vida Golden Visas
Лондон, Великобритания · since 2002
Over 20 years of experience, clients from 160+ countries; specialises in Portugal’s Golden Visa and other EU programmes.
Savory & Partners
Дубай, ОАЭ · since 2009
Over 70 specialists across 8 offices on three continents, 20+ jurisdictions, over 11,000 clients.
Global Citizen Solutions
Лондон, Великобритания / Лиссабон, Португалия · since 2016
Global mobility consultancy with a Lisbon office; specialises in Portugal’s Golden Visa and Spain’s Non-Lucrative Visa.

This is an independent list of firms in the market, not our partners — we do not forward requests to them or receive payment for referrals. Contact them directly via the link.

Frequent questions

Is this the same as Vanuatu's $130,000 citizenship programme?

No. Per the available data this is an entirely different programme: DSP (already published separately on this site) grants an instant passport with no residency, while the Land Owner Resident Visa is a residence permit through a land lease with a much longer, non-guaranteed path to a passport.

Can I own land freehold in Vanuatu?

No — per the available data all land in Vanuatu sits under leasehold: up to 50 years for residential property and up to 75 years for commercial; there is no freehold land ownership.

How long until I can get citizenship through this visa?

Per the available data, at least 10 years of holding the investor visa plus maintaining in-country assets from VT 50,000,000 (≈$420,000) — and even then it's a transition to a Permanent Investor Visa, not automatic citizenship.

Do I need a VIPA investor certificate for this visa?

Per the available data, no — unlike Vanuatu's business routes, where VIPA is mandatory.

Why isn't there a link to Vanuatu's official immigration website?

When checked, the official source immigration.gov.vu returned an access denial (403 Forbidden); the data is confirmed via an independent source specialising in residency and citizenship programmes.

Sources

Global Citizen Solutions — overview of the Vanuatu Permanent Resident Visa: investment threshold VT 10,000,000 (≈$85,000), leasehold terms (50/75 years), resident card validity (up to 10 years), condition for the Permanent Investor Visa transition after 10 years while holding assets from VT 50,000,000 (≈$420,000). The official source immigration.gov.vu returned HTTP 403 at the time of checking (27.08.2026) and was not accessible for direct verification↗

Figures are for reference only. Verified against official sources on 27 August 2026. A precise quote is issued by the appointed firm after document review. This material is not legal advice, a public offer or investment advice.