investvanuatu.org Work & Residency Permits : Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority

Organization : Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority
Type of Facility : Work & Residency Permits
Country: Vanuatu

Website : investvanuatu [dot] vu

Work & Residency Permits :

Work Permits:
The Labor Department, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for issuing work permits to foreign investors.

Related : Vanuatu Promotion Authority Business Registration & License : www.statusin.org/8628.html

All work permit applications are processed at the Department’s head office in Port Vila. Applicants, however, may obtain information and lodge applications at the Department’s outer island office located in Luganville, Santo, Contact details are as follows:

Labour office locations:
Labour has two offices located in Port Vila and Luganville with the following contact details

Port Vila:
PMB 9022
Govan Building, Lini Highway
Port Vila
Efate, Vanuatu
Tel: +678 22610
Email: lkaluat AT vanuatu.gov.vu : Commissioner, Labour Department

Luganville:
PMB 635
Luganville, Santo, Vanuatu
Te: +678 36106

The purpose of the requirement is to avoid illegal employment of non-citizens in the country, promote and encourage the Government’s localization policy. It helps to protect the reserved occupation list referred to in this act by ensuring work permits are issued for jobs that Ni Vanuatu do not have the expertise to do.

For further information, download our fact sheet on the right or contact them on email: Vanuatu Department of Labour

Residency Permits:
Obtaining a residence visa for the first time involves the following steps :
** Complete the prescribed application form available from the Department of Immigration, along with the prescribed medical report for each foreign citizen applying for a residence permit.

Compile the following supporting documents :
** valid foreign investment approval certificate (copy)
** police clearance (original) for each person applying for a residence permit over the age of 18
** Passport identification pages (copy) and two passport photos for each person applying for a residence permit

** Letter from local bank verifying deposit in trust covering the total amount of one -way return ticket s for those persons applying for residence permits (copy)
** Statutory declaration for each person applying for a residence permit over the age of 18 listing all criminal offenses they have been convicted of during past 10 years
** Submit the completed application, medical report and supporting documents to the Immigration Department along with the required permit fee.

** If approved, receive the residency permit which can either be picked up from the Department of Immigration or received via the mail. If rejected, the applicant may appeal the decision to the Minister for Internal Affairs.

The Immigration Department, Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for issuing residency permits to foreign investors. All residency permit applications are processed at the Department’s head office in Port Vila. Applicants, however, may obtain information and lodge applications at the Department’s outer island offices located in Luganville and Isangel.

The purpose of the requirement is to protect public safety by screening out persons with criminal records and communicable diseases, as well as, provide a mechanism to quickly repatriate people should circumstances require it.

Normally, the duration of the residence permit is linked to the duration of the foreign investment approval certificate. However, a foreign investor in good standing that has made a significant investment in the country may be issued with residence permit for a longer duration.

For further information, download our fact sheet on the right or contact them on email: Vanuatu Department of Immigration