Where can Vanuatu passport holders live?

As of 2026, a Vanuatu passport lets you enter 80 countries without applying for a visa — 48 visa-free and 32 with a visa issued on arrival. Another 40 only ask for a quick eVisa or eTA online. For longer stays, 6 countries let Vanuatu citizens stay more than 90 days without any visa.

Updated July 2026 · Source: Passport Index open dataset · See it on the interactive map →

Visa-free (just show up)	48
Visa on arrival (at the airport)	32
eVisa / eTA (quick online form)	40
Stay beyond 90 days, no visa	6
Embassy visa needed	78

Stay beyond 90 days, no visa (6)

Antigua and Barbuda (180 days), Barbados (180 days), Dominica (180 days), El Salvador (180 days), Fiji (120 days), Peru (180 days)

Visa-free (48)

Angola (30 days), Antigua and Barbuda (180 days), Bahamas (90 days), Barbados (180 days), Belarus (30 days), Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days), Botswana (90 days), Costa Rica (30 days), Dominica (180 days), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90 days), El Salvador (180 days), Fiji (120 days), Gambia (90 days), Grenada (90 days), Guatemala (90 days), Haiti (90 days), Honduras (90 days), Hong Kong (90 days), Israel (90 days), Jamaica, Kiribati (90 days), Kosovo (90 days), Lesotho (90 days), Malaysia (30 days), Mauritius (90 days), Micronesia (30 days), Moldova (90 days), Montenegro (90 days), Nicaragua (90 days), Palestine, Panama (90 days), Peru (180 days), Philippines (30 days), Russia (90 days), Rwanda (30 days), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days), Saint Lucia (42 days), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90 days), Seychelles (90 days), Singapore (30 days), Swaziland (30 days), Tanzania (90 days), Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda (90 days), Zambia (90 days), Zimbabwe (90 days)

Visa on arrival (32)

Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Jordan, Laos, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nauru, Nepal, Palau, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu

Quick online form first (eVisa / eTA) (40)

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Cuba, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mongolia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

Embassy visa needed (78)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican, Venezuela, Yemen

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Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Vanuatu citizens visit without a visa?

Vanuatu passport holders can visit 80 countries without applying for a visa in advance: 48 are fully visa-free and 32 issue a visa on arrival. 40 more require only an online eVisa or eTA.

Where can Vanuatu citizens stay for more than 90 days without a visa?

6 countries allow Vanuatu citizens to stay more than 90 days visa-free, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, Peru.

Can Vanuatu citizens move to Europe permanently?

Staying past the tourist window requires a residence visa. Popular routes include digital-nomad, passive-income, student and work visas in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Ireland, France and the UK. Residently builds your exact document checklist and checks every document against the official rules before you file.

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