Visa policy of Vanuatu
Visitors to Vanuatu must obtain a visa unless they travel on a passport from one of the visa exempt countries.[1] All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival.
Vanuatu signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the European Union on 28 May 2015 which was ratified on 15 December 2015.[2] This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.[3]
Visa policy map
Visa exemption
Holders of passports of the following 120 jurisdictions do not require a visa for Vanuatu:
All visitors are allowed a maximum stay of 30 days except the citizens of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden who are allowed a maximum stay of 90 days.
Statistics
Most visitors arriving to Vanuatu were from the following countries:[5]
Rank | Country or territory | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 46,098 | 60,808 | 65,776 |
2 | New Zealand | 13,422 | 16,293 | 15,068 |
3 | New Caledonia | 10,567 | 12,756 | 12,515 |
4 | China | 2,186 | 1,563 | 1,062 |
5 | Japan | 633 | 763 | 659 |
6 | Other Pacific Countries | 5,953 | 6,630 | 4,874 |
7 | Europe | 5,839 | 5,591 | 5,544 |
8 | North America | 2,962 | 2,373 | 2,614 |
Total | 89,952 | 108,808 | 110,109 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Visa Information". Timatic. IATA. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu on the short-stay visa waiver
- ↑ For a maximum stay of 90 days in any 180-days for Schengen Area member states.
- ↑ Statistics
External links
- Citizens of the following countries are exempted from the necessity of having visas in their passports when landing in Vanuatu
- Countries requiring a visitor visa to enter Vanuatu