No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — Port Vila: ≈ 1,550 km, about 2.5 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 Tuvalu passport?

Yes, citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu passport you can visit 83 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tuvalu passport ranks 74th of 199.
Tuvalu passport: visa-free access to 83 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of Tuvalu and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 42 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, and Panama.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Funafuti — Port Vila: about 1,550 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — Port Vila 11:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.