Vanuatu passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Vanuatu passport can enter 53 countries visa-free and 28 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #51.

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Visa-free destinations (53)

Countries you can enter on a Vanuatu passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Angola AO Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Barbados BB Belarus BY Belize BZ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Botswana BW British Virgin Islands VG Cayman Islands KY Cook Islands CK Costa Rica CR Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC El Salvador SV eSwatini SZ Fiji FJ Grenada GD Guatemala GT Haiti HT Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Jamaica JM Kenya KE Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Lesotho LS Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Moldova MD Montenegro ME Montserrat MS Panama PA Peru PE Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG St. Helena SH St. Lucia LC St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tanzania TZ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Uganda UG Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (28)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Vanuatu passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Jordan JO Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Marshall Islands MH Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nauru NR Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Papua New Guinea PG Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Solomon Islands SB Timor-Leste TL Tonga TO Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (6)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Israel IL Palestinian Territory PS Russian Federation RU Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (41)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Armenia AM Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Mauritania MR Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Togo TG Türkiye TR Ukraine UA United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Uzbekistan UZ Vietnam VN

Visa required (99)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Vanuatu passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Argentina AR Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belgium BE Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Brazil BR Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Eritrea ER Estonia EE Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guyana GY Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Italy IT Japan JP Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Morocco MA Myanmar MM Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Paraguay PY Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Vanuatu passport?

    Holders of a Vanuatu passport have visa-free access to 53 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 28 more, for a total of 81 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 47 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Vanuatu passport?

    The Vanuatu passport is ranked #51 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 87.

  • Where do Vanuatu passport holders need a visa?

    Vanuatu passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 99 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Vanuatu travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Solomon Islands is the most-flown visa-free destination from Vanuatu, with 1 non-stop routes.

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