Too many people focus almost exclusively on visa-free access when evaluating a second passport. History has shown that visa-free agreements can change overnight, and Vanuatu is a perfect example of that.
What I don’t understand is why some people are willing to pay $250k+ for a Caribbean passport primarily because it offers visa-free access to the EU.
A strategy that makes more sense to me is using a lower-cost CBI program, such as Vanuatu, São Tomé or Sierra Leone, as a foundation and then obtaining EU access through a Golden Visa. For a similar overall budget, you could end up with a second passport and a qualifying real estate investment in a country like Greece. The difference is that the property remains an asset you own and may even appreciate over time.
To me, the real value of a second passport isn’t just travel freedom. It’s geopolitical diversification and having a genuine Plan B. You buy it when you don’t need it, because when you do need it, it may already be too late.
That’s also why I think Vanuatu is often underrated. People focus on the Schengen loss, but overlook the value of holding a passport from a tax-friendly country where you always have the unconditional right to enter, reside and build a life if circumstances ever change.
oh come on.. you really think you will fool any custom / border law enforcement when you show up in Russia or elsewhere with a Vanuatuan passport? somehow i do not believe they will believe you are an original pacific islander who wants to visit Russia..
Completely agree.
Too many people focus almost exclusively on visa-free access when evaluating a second passport. History has shown that visa-free agreements can change overnight, and Vanuatu is a perfect example of that.
What I don’t understand is why some people are willing to pay $250k+ for a Caribbean passport primarily because it offers visa-free access to the EU.
A strategy that makes more sense to me is using a lower-cost CBI program, such as Vanuatu, São Tomé or Sierra Leone, as a foundation and then obtaining EU access through a Golden Visa. For a similar overall budget, you could end up with a second passport and a qualifying real estate investment in a country like Greece. The difference is that the property remains an asset you own and may even appreciate over time.
To me, the real value of a second passport isn’t just travel freedom. It’s geopolitical diversification and having a genuine Plan B. You buy it when you don’t need it, because when you do need it, it may already be too late.
That’s also why I think Vanuatu is often underrated. People focus on the Schengen loss, but overlook the value of holding a passport from a tax-friendly country where you always have the unconditional right to enter, reside and build a life if circumstances ever change.
Yep, totally agree. If I were to get a second passport by CBI, Vanuatu would on top of the list.
oh come on.. you really think you will fool any custom / border law enforcement when you show up in Russia or elsewhere with a Vanuatuan passport? somehow i do not believe they will believe you are an original pacific islander who wants to visit Russia..