No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Port Vila: ≈ 2,690 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 New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 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 New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of New Zealand and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 40 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Peru, Mauritius, Ecuador, Guatemala, Lesotho, El Salvador, Eswatini, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Wellington — Port Vila: about 2,690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Port Vila 10:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.