About Our Reviewer

This site explains the legal procedure behind Vanuatu citizenship by investment: which provisions apply, which body holds which power, and where the final decision is made. We are an independent publisher with no link to the Vanuatu authorities. Nothing here is issued by a ministry, and reading it does not start or affect an application.

Because the site is built around statute, its pages are reviewed against the legislation itself. That work is done by Dr. Anatoliy Yarovyi, whose background is in international public law. He reads new pages before publication and revisits older ones when amendments appear.

What Dr. Yarovyi checks on this site

• Every reference to the Citizenship Act [CAP 112] points to the provision that actually governs the step described, and quoted wording is accurate.
• Descriptions of the Citizenship Commission's role reflect the powers the Act gives it, including its discretion to refuse an application.
• The designated agent requirement is explained correctly: applications go in through an agent on the published register, not directly from the applicant.
• Regulations and notices cited on the site are the current versions, and superseded ones are marked as such.
• Statements about programme status and contribution amounts are tied to a dated published source rather than to secondary reports.

What the reviewer does not do

Reviewing the legal analysis here is the whole of his role. He does not file applications or decide them: filing is reserved to a designated agent from the published register, and the decision belongs to the Citizenship Commission. This page, and the procedural guides it supports, should not be read as legal advice on any particular application.

Reporting an error

Found a provision cited wrongly or a rule that has since been amended? Use the form on this page to tell us, naming the page concerned and the source you believe is correct. Dr. Yarovyi checks every report against the text of the law.