Vanuatu Company for Real Estate Holding
Every serious offshore engagement starts with the same three questions: what are you protecting, where will you bank, and what will the structure cost to run in year three — not just year one.
Vanuatu remains one of the few genuinely zero-tax jurisdictions in the Pacific. For real estate holding, the Vanuatu International Company offers 0% corporate and income tax, formation in 24 hours and confidential registers — this guide explains where it fits, where it doesn't, and how to bank it.
Why Real Estate Holding Businesses Choose Vanuatu
The jurisdiction's core profile — pacific trading, financial dealers licences — maps naturally onto real estate holding. No treaties, which shapes how cross-border income should be routed. Capital rules are founder-friendly: no minimum capital.
Structure Blueprint
- Entity. Vanuatu International Company under the Vanuatu International Companies Act, with activity clause drafted for real estate holding.
- Banking. Matched to your corridors — regional banks, global tier-1s or licensed EMIs depending on volumes and counterparties.
- Compliance. Substance assessment, beneficial-ownership filing and a renewal calendar (low annual fee).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Vanuatu suitable for real estate holding?
Vanuatu is engineered for pacific trading, financial dealers licences, which aligns with real estate holding where the tax position (0% corporate and income tax) and banking access fit your corridors. We validate fit before you incorporate.
How fast can I start trading?
Incorporation completes in 24 hours; add banking of one to six weeks. Contracts can be signed the day the certificate issues.
What are the ongoing obligations?
Low annual fee. Economic-substance classification applies if your activity is a 'relevant activity' — we assess this in the structuring call.
Build Your Real Estate Holding Structure
GoldenKey's fixed-fee engagement letters mean the price we quote is the price you pay — government fees, agent fees and courier costs included and itemised.
Free Consultation Vanuatu Formation Guide