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Passport sales made up 41% of revenue for the Government of Vanuatu in the 3rd quarter of 2018. The most common customer is someone from China desiring visa-fre
by markdown 8y ago
Passport sales made up 41% of revenue for the Government of Vanuatu in the 3rd quarter of 2018. The most common customer is someone from China desiring visa-free access to the EU.
Vanuatu sells citizenship for USD$155,000.
https://twitter.com/dailypostdan/status/1108123023616311296 https://twitter.com/dailypostdan/status/1108123023616311296
Compare China and Vanuatu passports: https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php?p1=vu&p2=cn&p3=us&fl=&s=yes https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php?p1=vu&p2...
- fernandopj 8y agoVery interesting. USA' EB-5 visa is at 500k USD, in comparison. For a chinese national, a Vanuatu passport would provide visa-free entry at almost all of EU, Cuba, Hong Kong (!), Northern and many African countries, Israel, Caribeean.
- KorematsuFred 8y agoEB-5 visa has 15 year wait time for Chinese folks.