Vanuatu

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 1/4 — Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 1/4
• ☐ Canada: level 1/4 — Exercise normal security precautions

Health notices

• ☐ Global Dengue (level 1)
• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Entry requirements

☐ Visitors to Vanuatu must obtain an e-Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Practical

• ☐ Plug type I, 230V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the right
• ☐ Emergency (police): 111
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 112
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 113
• ☐ Money: The local currency is the Vanuatu vatu (ISO code: VUV), abbreviated VT. There are notes for 200 VT, 500 VT, 1000 VT, 2000 VT, 5000 VT, and 10,000 VT while coins are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 VT. The current series of vatu banknotes is printed entirely on polymer. Two series of vatu coins are in circulation, the post-independence (1982) issues and the new 2015 issues.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Vanuatu — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM