Visa policy of Nauru

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Visitors to Nauru must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the countries eligible for free visa on arrival. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 3 months. Transit visas are not required if the connecting flight leaves within three hours of arrival in Nauru. Business visitors must have a local sponsor.[1]

Visa applications are made by emailing the Nauru Immigration with necessary details.[2]

Visa map[]

Visa policy of Nauru
  Nauru
  Free visa on arrival
  Simplified visa application

Visa on arrival[]

Nationals of the following 15 countries may obtain a free visa on arrival[3]

  •  Cook Islands
  •  Fiji
  •  Israel[4]
  •  Marshall Islands
  •  Micronesia
  •  Palau
  •  Papua New Guinea
  •  Russia[5]
  •  Samoa
  •  Solomon Islands
  •  Taiwan
  •  Tonga
  •  Tuvalu
  •  United Arab Emirates[6]
  •  Vanuatu

An agreement between Nauru and South Ossetia on mutual visa-free trips for 90 days within any 180 day period was signed on 3 February 2018 and is yet to be ratified.[10]

Simplified visa procedure[]

Nationals of the following 66 countries are issued visas under a simplified procedure. Unlike other visitors, they do not have to submit a criminal record certificate and a certificate of medical fitness together with a visa application[11]

  • European Union All European Union citizens
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Australia
  •  Bahamas
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Barbados
  •  Belize
  •  Botswana
  •  Brunei
  •  Canada
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Comoros
  •  Cuba
  •  Dominica
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Ghana
  •  Grenada
  •  Guinea Bissau
  •  Guyana
  •  Haiti
  •  Iceland
  •  India
  •  Jamaica
  •  Japan
  •  Kenya
  •  Lesotho
  •  Malawi
  •  Malaysia
  •  Maldives
  •  Mauritius
  •  New Zealand
  •  Norway
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  San Marino
  •  Sao Tome and Principe
  •  South Korea
  •   Switzerland
  •  Timor-Leste
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  United Kingdom

Journalist visas[]

In early 2014 it was decided that journalists reporting on Nauru detention centre will be charged AUD 8000 for a three-month visa.[12]

See also[]

  • Visa requirements for Nauruan citizens

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". travel.state.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2017-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2017-05-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Gulf Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Considered as visa exemption by the Government of Israel" (PDF). mfa.gov.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  5. ^ Considered as visa exemption by the Government of Russia as it is based on a mutual visa waiver agreement which was signed on 24 September 2014 and entered into force on 14 May 2015.[1][2] Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Considered as visa exemption by the Government of the United Arab Emirates as it is based on a memorandum of understanding. [3] Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/2017/09/monstate.pdf
  8. ^ "О вступлении в силу российско-науруанского Соглашения о взаимной отмене визовых требований". Mid.ru. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Сообщение пресс-службы Министерства иностранных дел Республики Южная Осетия - Министерство иностранных дел". www.mfa-rso.su.
  11. ^ Immigration Regulations 2014 SL No. 2 of 2014
  12. ^ Nauru to charge Australians $8000 to report on asylum seekers

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