No visa needed

Do citizens of Sri Lanka need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka: the passport opens 18 countries visa-free; Colombo — Port Vila: ≈ 10,080 km, about 13 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 Sri Lanka passport?

Yes, citizens of Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka passport you can visit 18 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sri Lanka passport ranks 175th of 199.
Sri Lanka passport: visa-free access to 18 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Sri Lanka and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Singapore, Seychelles, Rwanda, Lesotho, Micronesia, Kiribati, Gambia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Bahamas, and Haiti.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Colombo — Port Vila: about 10,080 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5.5 hours.
Local time: Colombo 12:00 — Port Vila 17:30.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 149th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sri Lanka.