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Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources

Department of Lands, Survey & Records

Apply for leases, register dealings, lodge survey plans and get valuations. Our land records are moving online through VLIMS, starting with a public land map for Greater Port Vila.

VLIMS Land Search Coming soon

Find a land parcel

Look up a parcel by title number or location on the public land map for Greater Port Vila, with its hazard zones.

  • Title number
  • Location
  • Hazard zones

Personal details are not shown on the public map. Lessee names, mortgages and other registered dealings are available through a formal search of the Land Leases Register, as the Land Leases Act provides: at the Land Records Office counter (VT 1,000 per search).

Powered by VLIMS, the Vanuatu Land Information Management System.

Popular

The things most people come here to do.

Common transactions

Forms and contacts

Fees and steps to be confirmed by the Department before publishing.

New lease application

Lease Execution
From VT 16,600
How to apply
Bring
Three copies of LR Form 4 with the signed survey plan, LMPC and Council of Ministers approvals, and a valuation certificate
Pay
Application fee VT 16,600. Lease preparation and signing fees follow.
Where
Lease Execution counter
Get the form

Transfer of lease

Registry
VT 20,000
How to apply
Bring
Ministerial Consent (LR Form 20), the executed transfer, and a copy of the lease register
Pay
VT 20,000 to certify the transfer.
Where
Land Registry counter
Contact Registry

Survey plan lodgement

Survey
VT 12,000
How to apply
Bring
The survey plan prepared by a registered surveyor
Pay
VT 12,000 survey administration fee. Certifying an approved plan is a further VT 10,000.
Where
Survey Section
Contact Survey

Valuation certificate

Valuation
VT 10,000
How to apply
Bring
The lease title number and the property details
Pay
VT 10,000, which includes the site inspection.
Where
Valuation Section
Contact Valuation

Our sections

What each section handles and how to reach it.

SuSurveyLand Survey Section

Examines and approves survey plans and subdivisions, keeps the national cadastral database and survey control network, and produces topographic maps.

On this page

Call +678 33140 and ask for Survey, or visit the Lands office in Port Vila.

ReRegistryLand Registry Section

The official custodian of national land records. Registers leases and other dealings, and searches the lease register.

On this page

Call +678 33140 and ask for Registry, or visit the Lands office in Port Vila.

PlPlanningLand Use Planning Section

Negotiator certificates for rural land, urban lease allocations and lease class changes, and the National Subdivision Policy.

Ask at the counter about

  • Negotiator certificates
  • Urban lease allocations

Call +678 33140 and ask for Planning, or visit the Lands office in Port Vila.

LELease ExecutionLease Management Section

Prepares and executes leases, mortgages, transfers and surrenders, and handles Ministerial Consent.

On this page

Call +678 33140 and ask for Lease Execution, or visit the Lands office in Port Vila.

EnEnforcementEnforcement & Compliance Section

Land rent, lease conditions and encroachments. Keep your contact details up to date so rent notices reach you.

Online soon

  • Update your details (KYC), through VLIMS

Call +678 33140 and ask for Enforcement, or visit the Lands office in Port Vila.

Forms and where to get them

Forms are collected at the Lands office counter in Port Vila. Downloadable copies will be added here.

  • LR Form 20Used for Ministerial ConsentAt the counter
  • DOL Form 3Used with LR Form 20 for Ministerial ConsentAt the counter
  • LR Form 4Used for a new lease applicationAt the counter

Other Land Registry (LR) and Department (DOL) forms are also available at the counter.

VLIMS

Land services are moving online

VLIMS, the Vanuatu Land Information Management System, brings the Department’s records and workflows together. The public land map will be free to view. Services that involve registered details or payments will open through the Ministry’s E-Services Portal as they are ready.

  • Public land mapComing soonParcels, title numbers and hazard zones for Greater Port Vila. Free to view.Survey and Registry
  • Online register searchPlannedA formal search of the Land Leases Register, with the prescribed fee.Registry
  • Survey plan lodgementIn developmentRegistered surveyors lodge and track plans online.Survey
  • Update your details (KYC)In developmentKeep lessee contact details current for rent notices.Enforcement
  • Track an applicationIn developmentSee where a lodged application is up to.All sections
  • Lease applicationsPlannedApply for consent, transfers and new leases online.Lease Execution
  • Land rent statementsPlannedView rent owing and past payments.Enforcement
  • Online paymentsPlannedPay fees and land rent without coming to the counter.All sections

Key services and laws

General information

Laws and regulations

  • Land Leases Act [CAP 163]
  • Land Reform Act [CAP 123]
  • Custom Land Management Act 2013
  • Land Acquisition Act [CAP 215]
  • Valuation Act [CAP 288]
  • Land Surveyors Act

What’s new

New Ministerial Consent processing fees

From 2 February 2026: VT 5,750 standard, or VT 60,000 for urgent processing within 5 working days while the Minister is in the country.

Notice issued 13 February 2026

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