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Vanuatu Residence Visa - Employee

10 facts quoted from the official source

Residence visa for a person employed or accepted for employment by a Vanuatu business for at least twelve months.

Route type
Work
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
5
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

5 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Employment Contract Months MinEmployment for a minimum of 12 months.
  • Job offerEmployee or have accepted employment in Vanuatu.
  • Requires Employment ContractEmployment for a minimum of 12 months.
  • Requires Host CompanyEmployment with a Vanuatu-based business.
  • Work BasisSecured employment with a Vanuatu-based business.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Work Location RestrictedMust remain employed by the business on which the visa was granted.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryEmployee: Must have secured employment with a Vanuatu-based business for at least 12 months.
  • Official source basisEmployee: Must have secured employment with a Vanuatu-based business for at least 12 months.
  • Report summaryEmployee: Must have secured employment with a Vanuatu-based business for at least 12 months.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Permit Validity Months MaxCan be granted for 1, 3, 5 or 10 years.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Vanuatu?
The official source states: Residence visa for a person employed or accepted for employment by a Vanuatu business for at least twelve months.

Every answer is quoted from the official immigration.gov.vu page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 10 points against the official source; 10 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source immigration.gov.vuLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Vanuatu government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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