No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for Micronesia?

Citizens of Vanuatu don’t need a visa for Micronesia 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 — Palikir: ≈ 2,960 km, about 4 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 Micronesia without a visa on a Vanuatu passport?

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

Micronesia 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; Micronesia passport: 69.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Micronesia can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Peru, Costa Rica, Seychelles, Ecuador, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Zambia, and Grenada.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Micronesia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Micronesia

Travelling to Micronesia: good to know

Port Vila — Palikir: about 2,960 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Languages: English.
Micronesia is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.