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Business Visa

VanuatuShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Business travel is covered by a business visa obtained through an application, which the Director grants or refuses after assessing each individual application; the service offers two types of business visa. The official source does not state whether the visa must be obtained before travel or can be issued on arrival, or which nationalities need it.

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  • The page does not say whether the business visa must be obtained before travel or can be issued on arrival, nor which nationalities need it.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The Business Visa covers attending seminars; training employees; providing short-term specially skilled staff on a temporary work permit; business exploratory trips; negotiations with local business partners; research with a Vanuatu Cultural Center research permit; filming with a Vanuatu Cultural Center film permit; and other business, commercial or short-term employment activities.

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  • https://immigration.gov.vu/business-visa/
    These visas are offered to foreign nationals travelling to Vanuatu with below intentions: Attend seminars Provide trainings to employees Provide short term special skilled human resource on temporary work permit Undertake business exploratory trip Business negotiations with local business partners Undertake Researches with the Vanuatu Cultural Center Research Permit Filming with the Vanuatu Cultural Center Film permit Other activities related to business, commercial, short term employment

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

A Business Single Entry visa is valid for 3 months and a Business Multiple Entry visa is valid for 10 months. The official source does not state a maximum stay per entry or any rolling-period rule.

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  • The page gives visa validity only; it does not state a maximum stay per entry or any rolling-period rule.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The documents for the Business Visa include a completed application form, a passport valid for more than 6 months, the receipt for the applicable fee (20,000 or 35,000 VUV), and a copy of the proposed travel itinerary. The official source does not state funds, accommodation or insurance evidence.

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  • The official capture does not establish every material element asked by this question; unsupported details remain open.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Applicants download and complete the business visa application form; visa fees are paid directly to the government cashier by cheque or cash, as there is no online payment. Under the temporary-employment requirements, a person already inside Vanuatu must pay the Change of Status fee and provide a copy of the receipt. The official source does not state where the application is lodged or whether a business visa can be extended.

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  • The page does not say where the application is lodged or whether a business visa can be extended.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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