No visa needed

Do citizens of France need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of France 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 France: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Paris — Port Vila: ≈ 16,330 km, about 21 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 France passport?

Yes, citizens of France 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 France passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the France passport ranks 3rd of 199.
France passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of France and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 41 countries, for example: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Belarus, Moldova, Palestine, Gambia, Rwanda, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Dominican Republic.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to France. France visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Paris — Port Vila: about 16,330 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Paris 12:00 — Port Vila 21:00.
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 France.