No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Arab Emirates need a visa for Vanuatu?

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Port Vila: ≈ 13,180 km, about 17 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 United Arab Emirates passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Vanuatu passport: 46.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu can travel together visa-free to 37 countries, for example: Palestine, Seychelles, Moldova, Kosovo, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Mauritius, Zambia, Malaysia, Angola, Singapore, Eswatini, Botswana, and Philippines.
Citizens of Vanuatu, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Travelling to Vanuatu: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Port Vila: about 13,180 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Port Vila 19:00.
Local currency: Vanuatu Vatu.
Languages: Bislama, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VUV 118.
Vanuatu is the 176th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.