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Curaçao → Vanuatu: Student Visa
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
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Completed Student Visa application form
RequiredThe student visa application form, signed by you, or by your parents or guardians if you're under 18.
Source: Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa
Passport (or certified copy)
RequiredIf you're already in Vanuatu, your valid passport. If you're applying from outside Vanuatu, a certified copy of your passport's bio-data page and every used page.
Source: Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa
Two recent passport-size photos
RequiredTwo recent passport-size photos, with your name written on the back of each one.
Source: Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa
Financial
Evidence of funds or income
RequiredProof of funds or income to support you for the length of your visa, at a minimum of 40,000 Vatu per applicant per month.
Source: Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa
Security deposit for a return airfare
RequiredA security deposit equal to the cost of an air ticket from Vanuatu back to your home country, including airport taxes.
Source: Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa
Student visa application fee
RequiredThe application fee is 2,880 Vatu if you're under 18, or 14,400 Vatu if you're 18 or over.
Source: Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa
Purpose of travel
Evidence of enrollment in a course of study
RequiredProof you're enrolled in a course at a secondary, tertiary or technical institution in Vanuatu. Not required if you're under 18 and will be living with family in Vanuatu.
Source: Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa
Other
Host undertaking and parental consent (minors not with family)
RequiredIf you're under 18 and won't be living with a parent or legal guardian in Vanuatu, your host must be a Vanuatu citizen or hold a visa/permit valid for your whole stay, at least 18 years old, and give a written undertaking for your care and welfare. You also need written consent from both your parents or legal guardians.
Source: Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa
Medical examination results
Results of a medical examination, required for applicants aged 18 and over.
Source: Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa
Why applications on this route get refused
Applying while already in Vanuatu (in most cases)
You generally need to be outside Vanuatu when you apply for a Student Visa.
How to avoid it: Apply for your Student Visa before you travel to Vanuatu, not after you arrive.
Insufficient evidence of funds
You must show funds or income of at least 40,000 Vatu per applicant per month for the length of your visa.
How to avoid it: Make sure your financial evidence clearly meets or exceeds the 40,000 Vatu per month minimum for every applicant, including any dependants.
Working outside your study program
Student Visa holders must not take up employment, or commercial or business activities, unless it's part of their program of study.
How to avoid it: Only take on work or business activity that's actually required by your course, not general paid work.
Missing host undertaking or parental consent for minors
An applicant under 18 who won't be living with a parent or guardian needs a qualifying host's written undertaking and consent from both parents or legal guardians.
How to avoid it: Arrange your host's written undertaking and both parents'/guardians' consent before you apply if you're under 18 and not living with family.
Sources
- Vanuatu Department of Immigration and Passport Services, Student Visa · checked 21 Sept 2026
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