VFIPA will begin its journey to go paperless soon! In this effort we will now be receiving soft copies of applications only commencing from the 30^th of April 2021. These are the following steps to follow:

1. Accessing our application forms

• You can access our application forms for New, Variation and Annual Surveys through our website: investvanuatu.vu. Our forms are available in English & French and in MS Word and PDF format.
• Alternatively, you can email our key contact officers, Ms Lashie Tom & Mr Alick Robsen Joe for soft copies of our application forms through: ltom@investvanuatu.vu and ajoe@investvanuatu.vu.

2. Applying through email

• Once you have completed your application form and scanned your supporting documents, send the application forms through to Ms Lashie Tom (ltom@investvanuatu.vu) where it will be pre-accessed. This process ensures that all the documents submitted are correct.
• You will be notified that your application is ready for management submission by the vetting officer once they are satisfied that all documents and the application form is in order.

3. Payment of applications

• You have the choice to deposit directly to our bank account with the following details:

Bank Name: National Bank of Vanuatu

Bank Account Name: Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority

Account Number: 0088100001

NBV Bank Address: Rue de Paris, PO Box 249, Port Vila Vanuatu

NBV Telephone: (+678) 222201

NBV EMAIL: nationalbank@vanuatu.com.vu

Swift Code: NBOVVUVU

International NBV Fee: VT1,000. If remitting funds from overseas, please add extra

VT1,000 to cover international transfer charges

Local NBV Fee: VT100 if remitting funds from another local Vanuatu bank,

please add an extra VT100 to cover transfer charges

VFIPA Emails: haru@investvanuatu.vu  ataritambe@investvanuatu.vu  or

vjacob@investvanuatu.vu

Please present a receipt to the above email addresses for confirmation of your payment.

• You can also come to the office to make direct payments to Ms Lashie Tom.

4. Notification of application

• We are mandated to notify you on the progress of your application process and you are more than welcome to follow up on the application process while it is being processed from our end.
• You will be notified by an email on the decision of your investment application and a scanned copy of your investment certificate will be sent directly to a working email representing your company therefore it is important to ensure that the email address you provide is valid and regularly accessed.

5. Facilities to assist you

• VFIPA will be providing you with the facility to help you move into this process. There will be a set up for clients who are not able to do this from their investment site or have any other issues with sending their application from their investment location. Please ensure that your supporting documents are in order so that it can be done on the spot.
• Officers will be in place to assist you with applying.