Vanuatu
Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 540 km (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji. Wikipedia
Cities
Cities with a full Wikivoyage guide, largest first.
Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 19 March 2026:
Check with the Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services for details of whether you need a visa in advance of travel.
Passport validity
To enter Vanuatu, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Vanuatu
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Vanuatu's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
- Currency
- Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)
- Time
- UTC+11
- Tue 23:34 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types C, G, I · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +678
- Languages
- bi, English, French
- Capital
- Port Vila
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.