Citizenship (Amendment) Act No. 39 of 2013

Amending Act (in force 21 Jan 2014): reconstitutes the Citizenship Commission, Secretary General and Internal Screening Committee, Bislama test for naturalisation, Part 3A dual citizenship with the CIIP investor route (s.13B-13D: 24-month plan compliance or fast route within 9 months with bond-repayment waiver and a further 25% donation; first 500 applicants granted within 3 months of approval and waive 50% of investment), honorary citizenship (s.20), offences (fines VT1,000,000 for facilitating unlawful grants, VT2,000,000 for bribery; general offence fine raised from 75,000 to 1,000,000). Penalties and Commission meeting limits are general, not programme numbers, and are not tabled. CIIP launch event already recorded.