No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for Russia?

Citizens of Vanuatu don’t need a visa for Russia 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 — Moscow: ≈ 14,120 km, about 18 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 Russia without a visa on a Vanuatu passport?

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

Russia 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; Russia passport: 79.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Russia can travel together visa-free to 35 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Mauritius, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Costa Rica, Seychelles, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Russia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Russia

Travelling to Russia: good to know

Port Vila — Moscow: about 14,120 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Moscow 13:00.
Local currency: Russian Ruble.
Languages: Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RUB 84.
Russia is the 92nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.