No visa needed

Do citizens of Rwanda need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Rwanda 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 Rwanda: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Kigali — Port Vila: ≈ 14,940 km, about 19 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 Rwanda passport?

Yes, citizens of Rwanda 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 Rwanda passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Rwanda passport ranks 147th of 199.
Rwanda passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Rwanda and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Seychelles, Mauritius, Palestine, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Grenada, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, don’t need a visa for Rwanda. Rwanda visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Kigali — Port Vila: about 14,940 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Kigali 12:00 — Port Vila 21:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 190th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Rwanda.