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Tax residency in Vanuatu

How to become a tax resident — and how hard it is to leave.

How to become a tax resident

Typically after 183+ days of presence in a year — or any of:

Day-count presence is the main trigger.

moderate to get residency Golden visa from $83k Citizenship by investment

A self-funded foreigner can obtain a renewable residence visa by proving banked income (from about 250,000 Vatu/month) or by investing in leasehold property of at least 10 million Vatu, while separate donation-based citizenship-by-investment schemes grant a passport directly.

Estimate — confirm against the linked sources. See methodology.