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Maldives visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Citizens of Vanuatu get a Maldives visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Vanuatu: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Port Vila — Malé: ≈ 10,660 km, about 14 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Vanuatu get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Maldives 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; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Vanuatu and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 34 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Belize, Costa Rica, Seychelles, Ecuador, Panama, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Eswatini.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Port Vila — Malé: about 10,660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Malé 06:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 36th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.