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Diplomatic Visa

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

The Diplomatic Visa is a special visa for people outside Vanuatu who are exempt from visa requirements and intend to come to Vanuatu for a defined period as the diplomatic representative of a country or of an accredited international organisation.

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  • https://immigration.gov.vu/specialist/
    The Diplomatic Visa is a special type of visa granted by the government of Vanuatu to individuals who are currently outside Vanuatu, are exempt from visa requirements and intend to come to Vanuatu for a defined period as the diplomatic representative of a country or of an accredited international organisation.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

It covers holders of a diplomatic passport and family members of a diplomatic passport holder.

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  • The criteria are listed as bullets without saying whether they are cumulative or alternatives.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is activated by being on a diplomatic mission for a foreign government in Vanuatu.

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What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The applicant must be outside Vanuatu when applying, and the Director must receive written advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs supporting the application.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The visa allows multiple entry and extension subject to prescribed conditions, does not allow a change of status, and provides for a secondary applicant; holders must not engage in employment or business unless that activity is the basis of the grant. The period of stay is at the Director's discretion. The official source does not state what happens to the visa when the diplomatic mission ends.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not say what happens to the visa when the diplomatic mission ends.
  • https://immigration.gov.vu/specialist/
    Diplomatic Visa for Vanuatu is eligible for multiple entry, is allowed to extend visa subject to prescribed conditions and does not allow for a change of status. Holders of this visa must not engage in any employment or commercial or business activities unless the employment or business or commercial activities are the basis of which his or her visa was granted. It provides for secondary applicant.
  • https://immigration.gov.vu/specialist/
    The period of stay of the applicant is upon the discretion of the Director.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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