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Tourist Visa

VanuatuShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A tourist visa is required: travellers from exempted countries can obtain it on arrival, while travellers from non-exempted countries must obtain it through a pre-approved application before travelling.

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  • The captured page does not list which countries are exempted or non-exempted.
  • https://immigration.gov.vu/visit/
    Tourist visas can be obtained upon arrival for travelers from exempted countries or through a pre-approved application process for those from non-exempted countries.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The Tourist Visa covers short-term tourism, leisure or social visits; commercial, employment and business activities are prohibited.

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  • https://immigration.gov.vu/visit/
    A tourist visa for Vanuatu is designed for short-term travelers with a genuine intention of visiting the country for tourism, leisure, or social visits.
  • https://immigration.gov.vu/visit/
    Holders of this visa are strictly prohibited from engaging in commercial, employment, or business activities while in the country.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The Tourist Visa is valid for a maximum of 120 days, with no possibility of extension. The official source does not state whether the visa is single or multiple entry, or any rolling-period rule.

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  • The captured page does not state whether the visa is single or multiple entry, or any rolling-period rule.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Applicants must have the financial means to support themselves and any dependants, a return ticket or satisfactory means of travelling onward, a genuine intention to depart within 120 days, and, if under 18, written consent from parents or legal guardians. The official source does not state a minimum funds amount, passport validity, accommodation or insurance evidence.

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Limits of the record
  • The tourist-visa section does not state a minimum funds amount, passport-validity, accommodation or insurance evidence.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Travellers from exempted countries can obtain the Tourist Visa on arrival, while travellers from non-exempted countries must obtain it through a pre-approved application before travelling. The visa is valid for a maximum of 120 days and cannot be extended.

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Limits of the record
  • The official capture does not establish every material element asked by this question; unsupported details remain open.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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