No visa needed

Do citizens of the Gambia need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of the Gambia 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 Gambia: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Banjul — Port Vila: ≈ 19,310 km, about 24.5 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 Gambia passport?

Yes, citizens of the Gambia 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 Gambia passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 93 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Gambia passport ranks 111th of 199.
Gambia passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of the Gambia and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Rwanda, Uganda, Haiti, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Jamaica, Bahamas, Lesotho, and Eswatini.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Gambia. Gambia visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Banjul — Port Vila: about 19,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 24.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Banjul 12:00 — Port Vila 23:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 196th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Gambia.