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Visa Requirements Regulations

Commencement: 2 November 1987

VISA REQUIREMENTS REGULATIONS

Order 60 of 1987
Order 12 of 1988

To provide for the issue of visas to persons wishing to enter Vanuatu.

1. Application for a visa
(1) Every non-citizen who seeks to enter Vanuatu, unless he is granted an exemption under the provisions of section 12 of the Immigration Act [Cap. 66] or under these regulations, shall have in his passport or other travel documents a visa to enter Vanuatu.

(2) Any one of the following persons shall be an issuing authority for the purposes of granting, issuing or extending visas –

(a) the Principal Immigration Officer;

(b) a diplomatic or consular officer of Vanuatu;

(c) a diplomatic or consular officer of the Government of a country outside Vanuatu who is authorised in that behalf by the Minister.

(3) Every application for a visa shall be made to the issuing authority in the form specified in the Schedule hereto.

(4) The issuing authorities, referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subregulation (2), shall refer every application to the Principal Immigration Officer for his approval. No visa shall be granted, issued or extended in respect of an application unless the application has been approved by the Principal Immigration Officer.

(5) The visa shall show the reasons for which the holder of the passport or other travel document seeks to enter Vanuatu.

(6) The issuing authority may grant or issue a visa to any person –

(a) if such authority is satisfied that such person is of good character;

(b) if such authority approves the purpose for which such person is entering Vanuatu;

(c) if such person is the holder of a valid passport or other valid travel document which provides for his entry into Vanuatu;

(d) if such authority is satisfied that such person has adequate funds for his maintenance in Vanuatu; and

(e) if such authority is satisfied that such person has made adequate onward passage arrangements to the country which issued his passport or other travel document or to a country which he will be able to enter.

2. Fees
The fee payable in respect of an application for a visa shall be VT 2,500.

3. Exemption
The following classes of persons when landing in Vanuatu are exempted from the necessity of having visas in their passports or other travel documents –

(a) nationals or citizens of all Commonwealth Countries;

(b) nationals or citizens of:

Austria Micronesia (Federated States of)

Belgium Netherlands

China (Peoples Republic of) Norway

Cuba Pakistan

Denmark Palau (Belau)

Dependencies of the United Kingdom Philippines

Finland Portugal

France R.F.A. (West Germany)

Greece Spain

Ireland Sweden

Italy Switzerland

Japan Taiwan

Korea (South) Thailand

Luxembourg United States of America

Marshall Islands

SCHEDULE

VISA APPLICATION FORM

(Regulation 1(3))

APPLICATION FOR A VISA TO ENTER THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
DEMANDE DE VISA D'ENTRÉE DANS LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE VANUATU

COMPLETE IN DUPLICATE IN INK USING CAPITAL LETTERS AND SUBMIT TO THE PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER, PORT VILA BEFORE INTENDED DATE OF ENTRY INTO VANUATU

REMPLIR LE FORMULAIRE EN DEUX EXEMPLAIRES, À L'ENCRE ET EN MAJUSCULES ET LE SOUMETTRE AU DIRECTEUR DU SERVICE DE L'IMMIGRATION À PORT VILA AVANT LA DATE PRÉVUE D'ENTRÉE À VANUATU

This visa is for a period of 30 days valid for La présent visa est pour un séjour de 30
6 months from date of issue jours et est valide durant 6 mois à compter de la date de sa délivrance

1. Attach a fee of VT2,500 or its equivalent 2. Attach recent photograph here/

to this form. Such fee is not refundable/ Joignez une photo récente

Joignez un droit de VT2.500 ou son

équivalent. Ce droit n'est pas rembours-

able

3. Family name:

Nom de famille

4. Other names:

Prénoms

5. Date of birth/Date de naissance:

Day/Jour Month/Mois Year/Année Place/Lieu

6. Religion/Religion:

7. Family Situation/Situation de famille:

Married Single Widowed Divorced Separated

Marié(e) Célibataire Veuf(ve) Divorcé(e) Séparé(e)

8. Present nationality/Nationalité actuelle:

9. Original nationality/Nationalité d'origine:

10. Permanent address: 11. Present address

Adresse permanente Adresse actuelle:

Telephone: Telephone:

Téléphone: Téléphone:

Profession: Employer:

Profession: Employeur:

Address: Telephone:

Adresse: Téléphone:

12. Passport/Passeport:

(a) Number/No.

(b) Place of issue/Lieu de délivrance:

(c) Date of issue/Date de délivrance:

(d) Expiry date/Date d'expiration:

(e) Town/Ville: (f) Country/Pays:

13. Details of your visit (if other than tourism or family)/Raisons de votre visite (autre que tourisme ou visite familiale):

14. Purpose of visit/Motif du voyage:

Tourism/Tourisme Visit family/Visite familiale Other/Autre motif

15. Address in Vanuatu (Hotel) 16. Details of family in Vanuatu

Adresse à Vanuatu (hôtel) Renseignements sur la famille à Vanuatu

17. Date of arrival: Date of departure:

Date prévue d’arrivée Date prévue de départ

18. Details of family included in passport, if travelling/Précisez si vous voyagez avec les membres de votre famille inscrits sur votre passeport:
    

Yes/Oui No/Non

19. If yes, write their names and surnames/Dans l'affirmative, indiquez leurs noms et prénoms:

20. Details of previous visits/indiquez si vous avez déjà visité Vanuatu?

Yes/Oui No/Non

21. If yes, write date and year/Dans l'affirmative, précisez la date:

22. Have you ever been refused entry to Vanuatu; if so give details/Vous a-t-on déjà refusé l'entrée à Vanuatu; dans l'affirmative, indiquez les raisons:

23. How much money is available for your visit/De quelle somme d'argent disposez-vous pour

votre visite?

I declare the above to be a full and true statement/Je déclare que les renseignements ci-dessus sont complets et exacts.

Date Signature

RESERVED FOR ADMINISTRATION Valid until
RESERVÉ À L'ADMINISTRATION Valide jusqu'au:

Date of issue

Date de délivrance

No. visa

No. du Visa: