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South Africa visa requirements for Vanuatu citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Vanuatu citizens need a visa for South Africa.
Entry details
Travelling to South Africa on a Vanuatu passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Vanuatu passport currently ranks #108 of 199 worldwide, with 83 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
South Africa is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 86 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #97 with 98 open destinations. Interestingly South Africa citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, South Africa citizens travelling to Vanuatu face: visa-free for up to 120 days.
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