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GL-V-09
Glossary · Vanuatu citizenship
Vanuatu FIU - the state due diligence check
Vanuatu's Financial Intelligence Unit, which carries out the state due diligence check on the applicant and family before the Commission filing. The result comes as an FIU letter.
01 / In 30 seconds
The short answer
- What it is
- The state due diligence check on the applicant and family
- Who runs it
- Financial Intelligence Unit of Vanuatu
- When
- Before the full Commission filing
- Result
- An FIU letter with the outcome
02 / In plain words
What Vanuatu FIU due diligence means
The FIU (Financial Intelligence Unit) is Vanuatu's financial intelligence unit. It runs the state due diligence check: sanctions, criminal records, reputation and connections of the applicant and all adult family members.
Certified passport copies are submitted, and from age 18 a second ID and a criminal record certificate, a CV and part 1 of the CIIP form. Collecting documents takes 3-5 working days, and the check about a week.
With clients we call this stage the due diligence check. The result is an FIU letter, after which the Commission file is submitted.
A simple example
A family sent passport copies and certificates; 4 days later the documents went for the check, a week later the FIU letter arrived, and the file went to the Commission.
Where you will meet it
- Starting the process
- Collecting documents for the check
- Waiting for the result
- Commission filing
03 / What it covers
What to know
What is checked
- Sanctions and wanted lists
- Criminal records
- Reputation and connections
Documents
- Passport copies
- Criminal records from 18
- CV
Fee
- $5,000 contribution
- $8,000 fund
- Per application
Result
- FIU letter
- 1 month to file
- Number goes into the form
04 / How it works
How the FIU check works
Documents
Collected in 3-5 working days.
Submission
CIIP form, part 1.
Check
About a week.
FIU letter
The result.
05 / Key facts
Key facts
01Who runs the check
Financial Intelligence Unit of Vanuatu
This state body checks sanctions, criminal records, reputation and connections of the applicant and every adult family member. The Commission set cannot be filed without its letter.
02Due diligence fee
DSP $5,000, CIIP fund $8,000 - per application
The fee is paid first, at filing, to the state vetting body against an invoice. It is one amount for the whole application, regardless of family size.
03Timing
Collecting documents 3-5 working days, check about a week
First we collect certified passport copies and certificates, then submit them for the check. The result arrives as an FIU letter.
04After the FIU letter
1 month to file the full set
From the letter date you have a month to file the full set with the Commission. It makes sense to prepare those documents while the check is running.
Common mistakes
Filing the Commission set before the FIU letter
Due diligence and the FIU letter come first, then the full set goes to the Commission within a month of the letter.
Hiding past visa or citizenship refusals
Disclose them upfront. The check looks into the applicant's history, and an explanation given early is better than a discrepancy the reviewers find themselves.
Sending an expired criminal record certificate
Check the date before sending. Every family member aged 18 and over needs one, and it must be valid at filing.
06 / Expert advice
How to prepare
Go through our pre-check first: it shows the risks before you pay the FIU fee.
What we do for you. We prepare and submit the documents for the check and track the deadline after the letter.
Anna KovalevskayaLead lawyer for EU citizenship and residency, 12 years of practice
07 / Questions
Frequently asked questions
Vanuatu's Financial Intelligence Unit. It runs the state due diligence check on the applicant and adult family members.
Sanctions lists, criminal records, reputation and business connections, for the main applicant and every adult family member.
About a week after the documents are submitted. Before that, 3-5 working days go into collecting certified copies and certificates.
$5,000 under the DSP contribution and $8,000 under the CIIP fund. The fee is paid once per application, as the first payment at filing.
Certified passport copies, a CV and part one of the CIIP form. From age 18, also a second ID document and a criminal record certificate.
You have 1 month from the letter to file the full set with the Commission, which then reviews the application.
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