Visa requirements for Vanuatu citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Vanuatu. As of 2026 Vanuatu citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 88 countries and territories, ranking the Vanuatu passport 50th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
A mutual visa waiver agreement was signed with Russia on 20 September 2016 and entered into force on 21 October 2016.
Vanuatu signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 28 May 2015.
The European Commission initiated the visa suspension mechanism against Vanuatu due to concerns over Vanuatu's investor citizenship scheme, also known as a "golden passport" program. These schemes allow foreign nationals to obtain Vanuatu citizenship and passport through investment, thereby gaining visa-free access to the EU while bypassing regular visa procedures.
The Commission found serious deficiencies and security failures in Vanuatu's investor schemes, including:
The suspension was implemented in three phases from May 2022 to August 2024, but Vanuatu failed to provide satisfactory remedies despite legislative changes. Key issues remained unresolved, such as:
As a result, the Commission concluded that Vanuatu's investor schemes still pose risks to the EU's internal security. It proposed transferring Vanuatu from the visa-free to the visa-required countries list under the Visa Regulation. The visa exemption suspension was extended until February 2025 to allow the legislative process.
The European Council has ended visa exemption. The European Council decided to remove Vanuatu from the list of countries whose citizens are exempt from having a visa when travelling to the EU.
"The EU is revoking the visa exemption, which had already been suspended since 2022, because Vanuatu runs an investor citizenship scheme which has resulted in security and migration risks for the EU." Vanuatu: Council ends visa exemption