No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Vanuatu don’t need a visa for the Philippines 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 — Manila: ≈ 6,310 km, about 8.5 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 the Philippines without a visa on a Vanuatu passport?

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

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Vanuatu and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Peru, Costa Rica, Seychelles, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Barbados, Rwanda, Palestine, and Hong Kong.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Port Vila — Manila: about 6,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Manila 09:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 15th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.