No visa needed

Do citizens of Palau need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Palau 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 Palau: the passport opens 68 countries visa-free; Ngerulmud — Port Vila: ≈ 4,640 km, about 6.5 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 Palau passport?

Yes, citizens of Palau 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 Palau passport you can visit 68 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Palau passport ranks 95th of 199.
Palau passport: visa-free access to 68 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Palau and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Philippines, Micronesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Kiribati, Fiji, Seychelles, Russia, Palestine, Moldova, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zambia, Angola, and Belize.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Palau. Palau visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Ngerulmud — Port Vila: about 4,640 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Ngerulmud 12:00 — Port Vila 14:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 24th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Palau.