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The Special Category Visa is designed for people who have a unique status in Vanuatu and allows them to stay in the country for a specified period.
This visa is designed for those who have a unique status in Vanuatu, and it allows them to stay in the country for a specified period.
It covers: people employed by the Vanuatu government; people seconded to the Vanuatu government; members of a diplomatic mission in Vanuatu; members of a donor agency meeting specific criteria; classes of persons prescribed by regulations; and family members of any of these.
Government Employee: You should be employed by the government of Vanuatu. Government Secondee: You should be seconded to the government of Vanuatu. Diplomatic Mission Member: You should be a member of a diplomatic mission in Vanuatu. Prescribed Donor Agency Member: You should be a member of a donor agency meeting specific criteria. Other Prescribed Categories: You should belong to a class of persons prescribed by the regulations. Family Member: If you are a family member of a person mentioned in any of the above categories (a, b, c, d, or e), you may be eligible for this visa.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the event, relationship, nomination or status that activates access.
A letter of recommendation is needed from the authority matching the category: the Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (diplomatic representatives and their family), the relevant commissioner (Public Service, Police, Teaching or Judiciary) for government employees or secondees and their family, or the head of a donor agency meeting specific criteria (agency members and their family). The application is lodged with that authority, which assesses it and forwards a recommendation or request letter to Vanuatu Immigration & Passport Services. Applicants aged 18 or over must supply original police certificates from every country of 12 or more months' residence in the last 5 years and undergo a medical examination by a registered medical practitioner.
Obtain a letter of recommendation from the appropriate authority based on your category: a. The Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs for diplomatic representatives or their family members. b. The relevant commissioner (Public Service, Police, Teaching, or Judiciary) for government employees or those seconded to government departments or their family members. c. The head of a donor agency meeting specific criteria for agency members or their family members.
Special Category Visa applications are not directly submitted to Immigration but to the relevant authorities who will assess your application before forwarding a letter of recommendation or request letter to Vanuatu Immigration & Passport Services.
For individuals aged 18 or above, supply an original police certificate from all countries they have resided in for 12 months or more in the last 5 years.
Individuals aged 18 or above must also undergo a medical examination conducted by a registered medical practitioner.
A Special Category Visa is granted; its validity is not fixed but is determined at approval and can vary with individual circumstances and purpose of stay. Family members of a person in any of the qualifying categories may be eligible for the visa. The official source does not state the rights attached to the visa or what happens when the qualifying employment, secondment, mission or agency membership ends.
The validity of a Special Category Visa can vary, and it will be determined at the time of application approval.
Special Category Visas can be granted for various durations depending on the individual circumstances and purpose of stay.
Family Member: If you are a family member of a person mentioned in any of the above categories (a, b, c, d, or e), you may be eligible for this visa.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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