Sunday 3 May 2015

Passports and Visas

Everyone requires a passport to visit Vanuatu.  This applies to all Australian citizens, both adults and children.  The passport must be valid for 6 months after the date we are due to arrive back in Australia.  For those who consider maths to be a second language, this means your passport must not expire before 23 July 2016.  Please check this now so you know whether you need to apply for a new passport or not.  Airfares can be booked without a valid passport but tickets can not be issued without one.   Don't leave this until December.  Passports can be issued in 3 days in an emergency but it is a stressful and costly exercise.  For general applications you need to allow up to 3 weeks from the day an application is lodged to receive your passport.  Passports cost $250 for adults and $125 for kids (Up to 16)

Australian citizens who are visiting Vanuatu for less than 30 days (this is us) and have return tickets (this is us too) do not require a Visa to enter or stay in Vanuatu.  Basically your passport is the only official documentation that you need to be considering prior to arriving at the airport on January 16 2016.

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