A body looking into the sale of Vanuatu diplomatic passports says de-facto partners, middlemen and people with fake titles got them.
A commission of inquiry has submitted a report to the government after three months of investigation into passport selling that began in 2002.
The report says in 2008, the current speaker of parliament acquired nine diplomatic passports that were later given to foreigners.
It says in December 2011, 33 diplomatic passports were given to a former foreign affairs official.
The Commission was told that six passports issued in 2011 were given to foreigners who paid 5,000 US dollars.
That money was used by a political appointee to fund a trip to Germany last year.
The commission also found some passports were issued under 'adoption' meaning foreigners were adopted by a ni-Vanuatu family, who then requested diplomatic passports for themselves.
The report recommends a new colour system for the 3 types of Vanuatu passport, set application fees and tighter administrative controls.
