No visa needed

Do citizens of the Solomon Islands need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of the Solomon Islands 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 the Solomon Islands: the passport opens 84 countries visa-free; Honiara — Port Vila: ≈ 1,290 km, about 2 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 Solomon Islands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands passport you can visit 84 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 36 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Solomon Islands passport ranks 72nd of 199.
Solomon Islands passport: visa-free access to 84 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 42 countries, for example: Micronesia, Kiribati, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Eswatini.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Honiara — Port Vila: about 1,290 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Solomon Islands.