No visa needed

Do citizens of Lesotho need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Lesotho 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 Lesotho: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Maseru — Port Vila: ≈ 13,310 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 Lesotho passport?

Yes, citizens of Lesotho 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 Lesotho passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Lesotho passport ranks 116th of 199.
Lesotho passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Lesotho and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Eswatini, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Angola, Rwanda, Mauritius, Kenya, Uganda, Seychelles, Gambia, Palestine, Kosovo, and Malaysia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, don’t need a visa for Lesotho. Lesotho visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Maseru — Port Vila: about 13,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Maseru 12:00 — Port Vila 21:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 183rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Lesotho.