Visa requirements for Vanuatuan citizens explained

Visa requirements for Vanuatu citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Vanuatu., Ni-Vanuatu had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 93 countries and territories.

A mutual visa waiver agreement was signed with Russia on 20 September 2016 and entered into force on 21 October 2016.^[1]

Schengen Area

Vanuatu signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 28 May 2015.^[2]

The European Commission initiated the visa suspension mechanism against Vanuatu due to concerns over Vanuatu's investor citizenship scheme, also known as a "golden passport" program. These schemes allow foreign nationals to obtain Vanuatu citizenship and passport through investment, thereby gaining visa-free access to the EU while bypassing regular visa procedures.^[3]

The Commission found serious deficiencies and security failures in Vanuatu's investor schemes, including:

• Granting over 10,000 passports to foreign nationals (mostly from visa-required countries) between 2015-2021, with a very low rejection rate
• Lack of residence requirements or physical interviews with applicants
• Short application processing times, preventing proper security screening
• Granting citizenship to individuals listed in Interpol databases and with forged documents

The suspension was implemented in three phases from May 2022 to August 2024, but Vanuatu failed to provide satisfactory remedies despite legislative changes. Key issues remained unresolved, such as:

• Lack of exchange of information with applicants' countries of origin to verify documents
• Continued economic reliance on the investor schemes
• Inconsistent statistics provided to the Commission

As a result, the Commission concluded that Vanuatu's investor schemes still pose risks to the EU's internal security. It proposed transferring Vanuatu from the visa-free to the visa-required countries list under the Visa Regulation. The visa exemption suspension was extended until February 2025 to allow the legislative process.

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	class=unsortable	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola	^[4]
Antigua and Barbuda		1 month
Argentina
Armenia		120 days
Australia and territories			Online Visitor e600 visa are not eligible. Please contact your nearest Australian Government Office overseas.^[5] Transit visa is not required.^[6]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas		3 months
Bahrain		14 days
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus		30 days	Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
Belgium
Belize	^[7] ^[8]
	^[9]	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan
		90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina		90 days
Botswana		3 months
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica		30 days
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti	^[10]	31 days
Dominica		6 months
Dominican Republic
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt			Conditions apply.
El Salvador		90 days
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
		30 days
Ethiopia	^[11]	up to 90 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji		4 months
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia		90 days
Georgia	^[12]	90 days
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada		3 months	Beginning on December 1, 2020, all travellers to Grenada will be required to complete an online application in order to receive a Pure Safe Travel Authorization Certificate to enter Grenada.^[13]
Guatemala		90 days
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana
Haiti		90 days
Honduras		90 days
Hungary
Iceland
India	^[14]	60 days
Indonesia
			Conditions apply.
Iraq
Ireland
Israel		90 days
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan		3 months
Kazakhstan
Kenya	^[15]	3 months
Kiribati		30 days
	^[16]
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
		30 days
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		90 days
Malawi
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		90 days
Mexico
		30 days
	^[17]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro		90 days
Morocco
Mozambique		30 days
Myanmar		28 days
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal		90 days
New Zealand			International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy not required.^[18] May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for no longer than 24 hours, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[19] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[20]
Nicaragua		90 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan	^[21]		Online Visa eligible.^[22]
Palau		30 days
Panama	^[23]	3 months
Papua New Guinea	^[24]
Paraguay
Peru		180 days
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda		30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia		6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1 month
Samoa		60 days
San Marino
	^[25]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		90 days
Serbia
Seychelles		3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore		30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa
	^[26]		Obtainable online^[27] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname	^[28]
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
		3 months
		15 days	Visa on arrival from 14 April 2019.^[29]
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo		7 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey			eVisa is available to those holding a valid visa or residence permit issued by a Schengen member state, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States for a maximum stay of 30 days.
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda		3 months
Ukraine			e-Visa is currently suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies			Visa required since 19 July 2023.^[30]
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan	^[31]	30 days
	^[32]	30 days
Yemen
Zambia		90 days
Zimbabwe		3 months

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized regions! Territory! Conditions of access! Notes

	^[33]
	^[34]	90 days
	^[35]
		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.^[36]
		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
		30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.^[37] ^[38]
	^[39]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.^[40] ^[41]
	^[42]
	^[43]	Registration required after 24h.^[44] ^[45]

Dependent and autonomous territories! Territory! Conditions of access! Notes

China
Hong Kong		90 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands
Greenland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies		Visa free for overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique Visa required for overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna	^[46]	3 months
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean Netherlands		Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		31 days
Niue		30 days
Tokelau	^[47]
United Kingdom
	^[48]	Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.^[49]
Anguilla		3 months
	^[50] ^[51]	3 months within any year period
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required.^[52]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
		14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.^[53] ^[54] ^[55]
		Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.^[56]
		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.^[57]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[58] ^[59]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

See also

• Visa policy of Vanuatu
• Vanuatuan passport

Notes and References

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