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Vanuatu Investment Promotion Act No. 15 of 1998
(Section 6)
This application form must be accompanied by the relevant fee based on the project's Total
Investment Cost (TIC) as specified below. This fee must be payable by cash or cheque to the
Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority.
This fee is not refundable
Application fee VT120,000
Please submit the completed application form to;
VANUATU INVESTMENT PROMOTION AUTHORITY
PMB 9011,
PORT VILA,
VANUATU
Incomplete Application Will Be Returned
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a) Detail(s) for individuals who are owners/shareholders in the proposed investment:*
* Please include a photocopy of the passport ID page for each investor. Investors with more than one passport must provide photocopies for each of their passports.
If yes, attach full particulars, including: name, registered address, details of shareholders and directors, and the total percentage of shareholding by non-residents of Vanuatu.
Please select the type of business entity you intend to operate under
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Using the list provided in Appendix A, please identify all the business activities you intend to operate in, the proposed location of each activity and their associated investment category.
* Select from one of the following options: Port Vila, Luganville, Shefa Province, Malampa Province, Sanma Province, Tafea Province, Penama Province and Torba Province.
Certain business activities have been defined as "reserved" under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act. These activities are identified in Appendix B. Some are reserved solely for Ni-Vanuatu citizens. AS a foreign investor, you are not permitted to involve yourself in any of these activities. Others, however, are open to foreign investment assuming you meet certain conditions.
If you identified a business activity above in section 11 which requires you to meet a minimum investment threshold as identified in Appendix B please identify the business activity, code, location as well as the "planned level of operation" you intend to achieve your target levels of operation.
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If yes, please complete the following:
c) If yes (to (b)), please describe where the land is located:
e) If yes (to (d)), please identify the following
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*You must provide a police clearance from your state of origin for each individual for whom a residence permit is being requested.
* A complete cash flow / profitability projection for three years must be attached to this application.
* Do not include investors.
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* Note: Each non-citizen investor is required to sign a statutory declaration
I/We the undersigned, solemnly and sincerely DECLARE that:
to the best of my/our knowledge and belief the information contained in this application form related to the proposed investment of
is correct and complete. I/We also authorise VIPA to carry out due diligence on me/us including credits checks from my/our bank.
I/We understand that the provision of false information is an offence and where a body corporate is guilty of an offence and that offence is proved to have been committed with the connivance of, or attributable to the neglect on the part of a director, manager, secretary, or other officer of any person purporting to act in any such capacity, that person as well as the body corporate will be liable for prosecution.
I/We have not been convicted of a serious, nor of tax evasion, nor been declared bankrupt, nor has any applicant or its officers been in liquidation, except as follows:
*Please append any further convictions to this document and sign both copies
Signature of Justice of the Peace/Commissioner For Oaths/Notary Public
Application for a VIPA Certificate of Approval by an Investor for a New Investment - Done !
Thanks you,
We will contact you after reviewing your application with questions or agreement normally within the next 36 hours.
Best regards,
The Global Immigration Team