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Vanuatu passport
The Vanuatu passport is an international travel document issued to Vanuatu citizens.
Ordinary passports have green covers. According to law, the passport is required to show on its cover the coat of arms of Vanuatu as well as the text "Republic of Vanuatu" and "Passport" in both English and French (two of the official languages). Inside, the following bilingual text appears:
As late as 2010, Vanuatu passports were still hand-written, presenting the possibility of crime and fraud in their use; New Zealand pledged to use part of its NZ$19 million foreign aid to Vanuatu that year to assist the country in moving to a fully electronic system. The new passports were planned to begin production in December 2010; they would include biometric data, and be manufactured by a German company. The first new biometric passports were issued ahead of schedule in September 2010, to acting minister for internal affairs Paul Telukluk, two twin boys, and a migrant labourer planning to work abroad under a Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Telukluk expressed hopes that the new passports would meet international requirements and expand the list of jurisdictions which allowed visa-free entry for Vanuatu citizens.
With the new biometric passports being available, Henri Tamashiro of the passports office stated in late September 2010 that his office planned to cancel all old diplomatic passports within a month.
As of 1 July 2024[update], Vanuatuan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 92 countries and territories, ranking the Vanuatuan passport 53rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.
A mutual visa waiver agreement was signed with Russia on 20 September 2016 and entered into force on 21 October 2016.
Vanuatu signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 28 May 2015.
The European Commission initiated the visa suspension mechanism against Vanuatu due to concerns over Vanuatu's investor citizenship scheme, also known as a "golden passport" program. These schemes allow foreign nationals to obtain Vanuatu citizenship and passport through investment, thereby gaining visa-free access to the EU while bypassing regular visa procedures.
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Vanuatu passport
The Vanuatu passport is an international travel document issued to Vanuatu citizens.
Ordinary passports have green covers. According to law, the passport is required to show on its cover the coat of arms of Vanuatu as well as the text "Republic of Vanuatu" and "Passport" in both English and French (two of the official languages). Inside, the following bilingual text appears:
As late as 2010, Vanuatu passports were still hand-written, presenting the possibility of crime and fraud in their use; New Zealand pledged to use part of its NZ$19 million foreign aid to Vanuatu that year to assist the country in moving to a fully electronic system. The new passports were planned to begin production in December 2010; they would include biometric data, and be manufactured by a German company. The first new biometric passports were issued ahead of schedule in September 2010, to acting minister for internal affairs Paul Telukluk, two twin boys, and a migrant labourer planning to work abroad under a Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Telukluk expressed hopes that the new passports would meet international requirements and expand the list of jurisdictions which allowed visa-free entry for Vanuatu citizens.
With the new biometric passports being available, Henri Tamashiro of the passports office stated in late September 2010 that his office planned to cancel all old diplomatic passports within a month.
As of 1 July 2024[update], Vanuatuan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 92 countries and territories, ranking the Vanuatuan passport 53rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.
A mutual visa waiver agreement was signed with Russia on 20 September 2016 and entered into force on 21 October 2016.
Vanuatu signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 28 May 2015.
The European Commission initiated the visa suspension mechanism against Vanuatu due to concerns over Vanuatu's investor citizenship scheme, also known as a "golden passport" program. These schemes allow foreign nationals to obtain Vanuatu citizenship and passport through investment, thereby gaining visa-free access to the EU while bypassing regular visa procedures.
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