No visa needed

Do citizens of Australia need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Australia don’t need a visa for Vanuatu and can stay up to 120 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 Australia: the passport opens 109 countries visa-free; Canberra — Port Vila: ≈ 2,720 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: 120 days

Can I travel to Vanuatu without a visa on a Australia passport?

Yes, citizens of Australia don’t need a visa for Vanuatu for up to 120 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vanuatu visa rules at a glance

With a Australia passport you can visit 109 countries visa-free, 39 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Australia passport ranks 43rd of 199.
Australia passport: visa-free access to 109 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Australia and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 40 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Zambia, Rwanda, Peru, and Angola.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Australia. Australia visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Canberra — Port Vila: about 2,720 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Australia.