No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for the Dominican Republic?

Citizens of Vanuatu don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Vanuatu: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Port Vila — Santo Domingo: ≈ 13,890 km, about 18 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Dominican Republic without a visa on a Vanuatu passport?

Yes, citizens of Vanuatu don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Dominican Republic visa rules at a glance

With a Vanuatu passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vanuatu passport ranks 108th of 199.
Vanuatu passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Dominican Republic passport: 30.
Citizens of Vanuatu and the Dominican Republic can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, Seychelles, Ecuador, Jamaica, Botswana, Russia, Zambia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Travelling to the Dominican Republic: good to know

Port Vila — Santo Domingo: about 13,890 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −15 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Santo Domingo 21:00.
Local currency: Dominican Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DOP 60.
Dominican Republic is the 84th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.