DSP
From USD $135,000 (Single Applicant)
Choose DSP if:
you are a single applicant or small family seeking the lowest single-applicant entry point ($135,000), and you do not need the Impact Fund’s redemption feature.
Cost Calculator
Calculate Your Citizenship Cost
Choose your programme. Configure your family. See the full breakdown and what's due when. No email required.
No agent markup, ever — both fees are government charges, not ours.
Step 1
Choose your programme
Stanford Knight charges no agent fee, no advisory fee, and no processing fee. We are the Master Agent appointed by the Government of Vanuatu, and our service fee is paid by the government — not by you. The figures above are what you pay, in full.
Your full cost, the moment you choose
Pick a programme above and configure your family. Your complete, all-inclusive breakdown — every fee, what's included, and what's due when — appears here instantly. No email required.
Configure Your Family
Every dependant adds to the government contribution at published per-head rates.
- Always included
Principal applicant -
Spouse -
Children under 180 -
Children 18–25 in full-time education0 -
Dependent parents (50+)0
Anything unusual? Tell us 
Total all-in cost
USD $135,000
Full disclosure
What's not in this number
Your citizenship cost is all-inclusive. The two costs below sit at the passport-issuance stage, after citizenship is approved.
Billed separately · at passport issuance
Citizenship approved 
Passport issuance 
Passport application fee
Paid directly to the Vanuatu Passport Office when your passport is issued.
No biometric capture fee.
VUV 100,000
per person
Biometric capture fee
Overseas only(Dubai, Hong Kong, Nouméa, or any future overseas centre):
Charged at the consulate when biometrics are taken outside Vanuatu.
No fee in Port Vila. Complete enrolment at the Passport Office in person and this cost disappears entirely.
USD 1,000
for the principal applicant
and USD 800 / dependant
No agent markup, ever — both fees are government charges, not ours.
Why our pricing
is different
Most agents in this industry add their own fees on top of government costs — typically 10–20% of the total. Some disclose this upfront. Others build it into inflated price quotes that grow during the application.
As a government-appointed Master Agent, Stanford Knight is paid directly by the Vanuatu Government. The price you see is the price you pay. There is no additional layer.
Most agents
What you're quoted
Government cost + Agent fee 10–20%
And it can climb as the application progresses.
Stanford Knight
What you pay
Government cost
No agent layer. Our service fee is paid directly by the Vanuatu Government.
We interviewed four agents before choosing Stanford Knight. They were the only ones who could explain the programme from the inside — because they helped build it. That credibility made the decision easy
Programme Comparison
Still deciding?
CIIP
From USD $165,000 (Principal + spouse + two children under 18)
Choose CIIP if:
you are a couple or family that benefits from the all-included $165,000 base for principal + spouse + two children under 18, and you value the redemption of $50,000 plus any investment returns after 4 years.
What payment methods do you accept?
We accept bank transfer, credit card, and cryptocurrency. For cryptocurrency, we accept the USDT and USDC stablecoins and the large coins, for example Bitcoin and Ethereum. You can pay in USD, EUR, AUD, or JPY. You pay Stanford Knight & Partners directly, and we then pay the Vanuatu Government. No intermediary holds your money at any time. For every payment method, you must show the source of your funds, because Vanuatu law makes this necessary.
Why doesn’t SKP charge agent fees?
The Vanuatu Government appointed us as a Master Agent, and the Government pays us for our work. Because of this, you pay only the Government fee and the due diligence fee. The price on this website is the complete price, with no agent fee, no service fee, and no hidden charge. Most other agents add their own fee on top of the Government fee. Do not use an agent who offers a price below the legal Vanuatu rate. If the Government finds this, the Government can cancel the citizenship.
What if my application is denied?
Very few applications fail, and each application that we submitted received approval. We look for a problem early, before it costs you money. We do a free pre-screening of your file first. The Financial Intelligence Unit then does the due diligence test, and the Citizenship Commission sees your full application only after the Unit gives clearance.
The Commission refuses an application for two reasons: false information, or a criminal conviction that you do not declare. The due diligence fee of USD 5,000 is not refundable, because the Financial Intelligence Unit does that work.
