No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for Eswatini?

Citizens of Vanuatu don’t need a visa for Eswatini 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 — Lobamba: ≈ 13,260 km, about 17 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 Eswatini without a visa on a Vanuatu passport?

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

Eswatini 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; Eswatini passport: 41.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Eswatini can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Belize, Seychelles, Ecuador, Jamaica, Bahamas, Lesotho, Haiti, and Botswana.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Eswatini, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Eswatini

Travelling to Eswatini: good to know

Port Vila — Lobamba: about 13,260 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Lobamba 03:00.
Local currency: Swazi Lilangeni and South African Rand.
Languages: English and Swati.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SZL 16.
Eswatini is the 71st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.