No visa needed

Do citizens of Samoa need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Samoa 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 Samoa: the passport opens 82 countries visa-free; Apia — Port Vila: ≈ 2,170 km, about 3 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 Samoa passport?

Yes, citizens of Samoa 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 Samoa passport you can visit 82 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Samoa passport ranks 75th of 199.
Samoa passport: visa-free access to 82 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Samoa and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 38 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Jamaica, Bahamas, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Samoa. Samoa visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Apia — Port Vila: about 2,170 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Apia 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 Samoa.