The European Union has given the Vanuatu Government more time to sort out issues which had prompted the suspension of visa free travel into EU countries.
They have until March 3 next year to satisfy EU requirements.
Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau has just returned from Brussels where he met EU officials to discuss the issues surrounding Vanuatu's visa waiver suspension.
Vanuatu's current visa waiver by the EU was due to be cancelled on February 14, after EU fears Vanuatu's citizenship programme could let terrorists and criminals in.
The EU Commissioner of Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, has said Vanuatu needs to provide higher security scrutiny and an added buffer in its citizenship applications screening process.
Source:
RNZ Pacific