No visa needed

Do citizens of Portugal need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Portugal 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 Portugal: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Lisbon — Port Vila: ≈ 17,670 km, about 22.5 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 Portugal passport?

Yes, citizens of Portugal 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 Portugal passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Portugal passport ranks 14th of 199.
Portugal passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Portugal and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 40 countries, for example: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Gambia, Moldova, Belarus, Palestine, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Angola, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and Dominican Republic.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Portugal. Portugal visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Lisbon — Port Vila: about 17,670 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 22.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Lisbon 12:00 — Port Vila 23:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 195th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Portugal.