No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Vanuatu don’t need a visa for Malaysia 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 — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 7,660 km, about 10 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 Malaysia without a visa on a Vanuatu passport?

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

Malaysia 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; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 42 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Mauritius, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Costa Rica, Seychelles, and Ecuador.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Port Vila — Kuala Lumpur: about 7,660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 09:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 23rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.