Vanuatu

Visa Vanuatu

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In Vanuatu, visas fall to the Department of Immigration and Passport Services. The pages consulted on 2026-09-17 publish the application forms by category — tourism, visitor, business, study, transit, residency, special category, permanent residence — and refer to an online visa application. They state neither fees nor a processing time, but note that an application can be followed up after 30 working days.

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.

Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.

Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026

At a glance

Authority: Department of Immigration and Passport Services — immigration and passport services department of the Government of Vanuatu, Kumul Highway, Tamarama Building, Port Vila
Submission channel: Online visa application, the site referring to evisa.gov.vu; offices of the service open Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Electronic visa: The site refers to an online visa application (evisa.gov.vu). The conditions of that channel are not stated on the pages consulted
Portal language: English

Do you need a visa?

Your nationality

Choose a nationality to see the recorded entry rule. No answer is shown until reviewed data exists.

Documented visa types

"Tourist Visa" — tourist visa: Category for which the service publishes an application form. Duration, conditions and fees are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Visitor Visa" — visitor visa: Category for which the service publishes an application form. Duration, conditions and fees are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Business Visa" — business visa: Category for which the service publishes an application form. Duration, conditions and fees are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Student Visa" — study visa: Category for which the service publishes an application form. Duration, conditions and fees are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Transit Visa" — transit visa: Category for which the service publishes an application form. Duration, conditions and fees are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Residency Visa" — residency visa: Category for which the service publishes an application form. Duration, conditions and fees are not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)

Where and how to apply

The service's home page organizes the information by travel plan: visiting Vanuatu, conducting business there, working there, living there, studying there, or a visa for a special purpose. It refers to an online visa application, at the address evisa.gov.vu, and also mentions permanent residence cards, citizenship by naturalization and a visa issued on arrival for the countries it presents as exempt; that breakdown by nationality is not taken up here.

The service states an address at Kumul Highway, Tamarama Building, in Port Vila, opening Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a telephone number, (+678) 22354. The forms page brings together the application forms by category as well as checklists for a new application and for a renewal.

Steps in the procedure

Determine the visa category corresponding to the purpose of the stay from those for which the service publishes a form.
Download the corresponding application form on the service's forms page.
Consult the checklist published for a new application or for a renewal.
Attach, depending on the case, the additional documents published by the service.
File the application, the site referring to an online visa application.
Follow the progress of the application, the service stating that a follow-up is possible after 30 working days.

The pages consulted do not number the steps; these reproduce only what the site states.

Documents mentioned by the authority

Application form corresponding to the visa category, published by the service.
Checklist published by the service for a new application or for a renewal.
"Application Details" form.
Medical report, depending on the case.
Citizenship letter, depending on the case.
Bond cancellation form, depending on the case.
Arrival and departure form, depending on the case.

The pages consulted publish forms and checklists rather than a list of documents; those lists were not consulted and only the official page is authoritative.

Stated fees and processing times

The visa fees are not stated on the pages consulted.

The processing time is not stated on the portal consulted. The service states only that it is possible to follow the progress of an application after 30 working days. The immigration department decides.

After the decision

What follows the decision is not stated on the portal consulted.

The service's home page also names permanent residence cards and citizenship by naturalization as separate steps, without stating their conditions on the pages consulted.

Published procedures

No reviewed and published procedure for Vanuatu to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a visa required to travel to Vanuatu?

It depends on nationality and on the purpose of travel; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. Always check with the authority.

Where is the application filed?

The service's site refers to an online visa application, at the address evisa.gov.vu. The service also states offices in Port Vila, open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Which visa categories exist?

The forms page publishes forms for tourism, visitor, business, study, transit, residency, a special category and permanent residence. Their conditions are not stated on the pages consulted.

What are the fees?

Not stated on the portal consulted: no page read states the visa fees.

What is the processing time?

Not stated on the portal consulted. The service states only that it is possible to follow the progress of an application after 30 working days.

Is there a visa issued on arrival?

The service's home page mentions a visa issued on arrival for the countries it presents as exempt. That rule depends on nationality and is shown with the nationality selector on this page.

Official sources

Département de l'immigration et des services de passeport du Vanuatu (new tab) Authority

Consulted sources

Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.

Department of Immigration and Passport Services – Vanuatu Government (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Visa Forms – Department of Immigration and Passport Services (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Frequently Asked Questions – Department of Immigration and Passport Services (new tab) read on 17 September 2026

What this guide does not know yet

Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.

No page read states the visa fees or announces a processing time.
The checklists and the forms published by the service were not opened: the list of documents remains to be established from those documents.
The online application portal evisa.gov.vu was not consulted: it is therefore not listed as an official link.
The frequently asked questions page consulted concerns passports and not visas; it was not used to write any visa rule.
The "Special Category" and "Permanent Residence" categories, for which a form exists, are not described on the pages consulted.
The length of stay authorized by category is not stated on the pages consulted.

Prepare my case

This method is the same for every destination. It does not list any document as an official requirement: only the authority’s source is authoritative.

Describe your situation

Nationality, residence, purpose and dates. The checker tells covered routes apart from situations that are still unknown.
Check at the source

Open the destination’s official source and compare it with your situation before starting a procedure.
Track what is left to do

Your space keeps your answers and your declared checklist. A complete checklist does not announce a favorable decision.

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