No visa needed

Do citizens of the Bahamas need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of the Bahamas 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 the Bahamas: the passport opens 101 countries visa-free; Nassau — Port Vila: ≈ 13,230 km, about 17 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 Bahamas passport?

Yes, citizens of the Bahamas 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 Bahamas passport you can visit 101 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahamas passport ranks 52nd of 199.
Bahamas passport: visa-free access to 101 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of the Bahamas and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 43 countries, for example: Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Nassau — Port Vila: about 13,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +15 hours.
Local time: Nassau 12:00 — Port Vila 03:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 169th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.