Vanuatu Digital Nomad Visa (Not Available)

Status: No dedicated digital nomad or remote worker visa exists; remote workers use the tourist visa for up to 120 days or the Self-funded Resident category of the Residence Visa for longer stays.

The Department of Immigration and Passport Services lists tourist, visitor, residence, employment and investor visas on its visit and live pages, and none is built for digital nomads or remote workers. A Vanuatu "remote worker visa" appears only in agency marketing, not as an official category.

Two official routes fit remote workers:

• Short stays: Nationals of exempted countries get a tourist visa on arrival for up to 120 days with no extension; other nationalities apply in advance (5,150 Vatu tourist visa, or a 30-day visitor visa at 7,420 Vatu).
• Self-funded Resident: a category of the Residence Visa for people with a certified monthly income of at least VUV 250,000 a month, granted for terms from 1 year up to 10 years.

Investors can also look at the investor residence visas on the business page, or at citizenship by investment, which is a separate program.

The residence visa page sets these conditions for the Self-funded Resident category:

• Income: a certified income of at least VUV 250,000 a month for the main applicant.
• Partner: a spouse or de facto partner can be included, and the income requirement then rises by VUV 250,000 a month.
• Work: the page does not say whether Self-funded Residents may work in Vanuatu.

Tourist visa holders may not take part in commercial, employment or business activities in Vanuatu. The visit page does not address remote work for a foreign employer.

The Self-funded Resident application goes on the residence visa form, with proof of the certified monthly income at the required level. The Immigration Service publishes the current form on its residence page.

Tourists from exempted countries need no advance application. The exempted country list shows who qualifies; other nationalities apply before travel.

• Self-funded Resident, 1-year visa: VUV 57,600 for applicants aged 18 and over (residence page).
• Longer terms: visas of 3, 5 or 10 years cost more on the same official schedule, and applicants under 18 pay a lower fee.
• Tourist and visitor visas: see the short-stay rule in the overview.

Translation, certification and courier costs are extra.

Where to apply: Vanuatu Immigration Service, in person or by mail, on the residence visa form.

1. Check the form. Download the current residence visa form from the official page.
2. Prove the income. Gather certified evidence of income at or above the required monthly level.
3. Submit. Lodge the form and documents with the Vanuatu Immigration Service, in person or by mail.

No official processing time is published.

The Self-funded Resident visa is granted for 1 year, 3 years, 5 years or 10 years (residence page). The holder must keep meeting the monthly income requirement.

The tourist visa allows up to 120 days and cannot be extended (visit page). A longer stay needs a residence visa.

Vanuatu levies no personal income tax, so there is no special nomad tax regime. (Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority)

With no income tax, there is no tax residence day count to track in Vanuatu.

Remote workers remain subject to the tax rules of any other country that treats them as resident.