No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Vanuatu don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 90 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 — Nairobi: ≈ 14,300 km, about 18.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Kenya without a visa on a Vanuatu passport?

Yes, citizens of Vanuatu don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya 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; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Jamaica, Bahamas, Eswatini, Lesotho, Haiti, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Port Vila — Nairobi: about 14,300 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Nairobi 04:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 97th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.