An opening/closing apparatus for a vehicle door includes:a door handle secured to an outer surface of the vehicle door, the door handle being manipulated by a user for opening and closing the vehicle door;an operation detecting portion for checking whether the door handle is manipulated to open or close the vehicle door, the operation detecting portion being provided in the door handle;a controller establishing locking and unlocking conditions of the vehicle door on the basis of user's intensions; anda light emitting device provided in the door handle, the light emitting device being driven by the controller to emit light beams to and away from the outer surface of the vehicle door depending on the respective conditions of the vehicle door.