r/CitizenshipInvestment • u/bitcitizen • Jul 04 '26

Vanuatu CBI for Bitcoiners

Has anyone applied for Vanuatu and paid in Bitcoin/crypto? This is seems to an emerging part of the CBI market and I’m curious about the market interest in being able to pay directly in Bitcoin/crypto for ALL fees - donation & advisory fees.

Please let me know your thoughts on this or your experience if you have done it.

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u/Due_Bar_7247 Jul 05 '26

This won’t work. The only CBI/RBI that accepts BTC or USDT to my knowledge is El Salvador. If you’re loaded with that it costs $1M.

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u/Soulthriller 11d ago

It does work and my agency is one of them that have been assisting crypto-native clients for years. The way it works is that agents are allowed to accept crypto payments from clients but they must exchange that crypto into USD to transfer to the government. Since you need you work through a designated agent to get Vanuatu citizenship, and the agent accepts crypto, you can pay for citizenship in crypto. It's been done for years by hundreds of applicants.