No visa needed

Do citizens of Botswana need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Botswana 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 Botswana: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Gaborone — Port Vila: ≈ 13,790 km, about 17.5 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 Botswana passport?

Yes, citizens of Botswana 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 Botswana passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Botswana passport ranks 108th of 199.
Botswana passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Botswana and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 35 countries, for example: Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, Seychelles, Gambia, Kosovo, Malaysia, and Singapore.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, don’t need a visa for Botswana. Botswana visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Gaborone — Port Vila: about 13,790 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Gaborone 12:00 — Port Vila 21:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 188th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Botswana.