No visa needed

Do citizens of the Marshall Islands need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands: the passport opens 75 countries visa-free; Majuro — Port Vila: ≈ 2,780 km, about 4 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 Marshall Islands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands passport you can visit 75 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Marshall Islands passport ranks 86th of 199.
Marshall Islands passport: visa-free access to 75 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of the Marshall Islands and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Panama, and Ecuador.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Majuro — Port Vila: about 2,780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Majuro 12:00 — Port Vila 11:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Marshall Islands.