No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Sofia — Port Vila: ≈ 15,710 km, about 20 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 Bulgaria passport?

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 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 Bulgaria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Bulgaria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 40 countries, for example: Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Belarus, Palestine, Rwanda, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, Botswana, Eswatini, Mauritius, Lesotho, and Antigua and Barbuda.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Sofia — Port Vila: about 15,710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Port Vila 20:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 193rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.