Visa requirements for Palauan citizens

Visa requirements for Palauan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Palau.

As of April 2025, Palauan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 123 countries and territories, ranking the Palauan passport 43rd in the world, tied with the Kiribati passport, the Micronesian passport according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Palauan citizens holding ordinary passports

  Palau

  Indefinite / Visa-free 365 days

  Visa not required

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	eVisa[3][4]		90 days visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry visa issued by Ireland, or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, Cyprus, Ireland or the United Kingdom
Algeria	Visa required[5]
Andorra	Visa not required[6]
Angola	Visa not required[7]	30 days	Maximum 3 entries per calendar year
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa[8][9]
Argentina	Visa required[10]		The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Palauan citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.[11]
Armenia	eVisa[12][13]	120 days
Australia and territories	Visa required[14][15]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). Transit visa is not required.[16]
Austria	Visa not required[17]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Azerbaijan	Visa required[18]
Bahamas	eVisa[19][20]
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[21][22]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[23]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[24]	90 days
Belarus	Visa required[25]
Belgium	Visa not required[26]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Belize	Visa not required[27]
Benin	eVisa[28][29]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[30][31]		Must pay 100 USD per person per day for Sustainable Development Fee
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[32]	90 days[33]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[34]	90 days
Botswana	eVisa[35][36]	3 months
Brazil	Visa required[37]
Brunei	Visa required[38]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[39]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Burkina Faso	eVisa[40][41]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[42]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[43][44]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[45][46]
Canada	Visa required[47]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[48]
Central African Republic	Visa required[49]
Chad	eVisa[50][51]
Chile	Visa required[52]
China	Visa required[53]
Colombia	Visa not required[54]	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
Comoros	Visa on arrival[55]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[56]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[57][58]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required[59]	30 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[60][61]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[62]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Cuba	eVisa[63][64]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa not required[65]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Czech Republic	Visa not required[66]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Denmark	Visa not required[67]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Djibouti	eVisa[68][69]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[70]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[71]		90 days visa free if Hold a valid visa or residence card of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom
Ecuador	Visa not required[72]	90 days
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival[73][74]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa required[75]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[76][77]		Must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee 75 USD
Eritrea	Visa required[78]
Estonia	Visa not required[79]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Eswatini	Visa required[80]
Ethiopia	eVisa[81][82]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji	Visa not required[83]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[84]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
France	Visa not required[85]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Gabon	eVisa[86][87]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[88]
Georgia	eVisa[89][90]	90 days
Germany	Visa not required[91]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Ghana	Visa required[92]
Greece	Visa not required[93]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Grenada	Visa required[94]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[95]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Guinea	eVisa[96][97]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[98]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[99]
Haiti	Visa not required[100]	90 days
Honduras	Visa required[101]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Hungary	Visa not required[102]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Iceland	Visa not required[103]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
India	eVisa[104]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][105] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[106] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[107]
Indonesia	Visa required[108]
Iran	eVisa[109][110]	30 days
Iraq	eVisa[111][112]
Ireland	Visa required[113]
Israel	Electronic Travel Authorization[114][115]	90 days
Italy	Visa not required[116]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Jamaica	Visa required[117]
Japan	Visa required[118]
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[119][120]	30 days	Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge))
Kazakhstan	eVisa[121][122]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[123][124]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[125]	90 days	90 days within calendar year period
North Korea	Visa required[126]
South Korea	visa not required[127][128]	30 days
Kuwait	Visa required[129]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[130][131]	60 days
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[132]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[133] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[134] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][133] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[135]
Latvia	Visa not required[136]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lebanon	Visa required[137]		In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	eVisa[138][139]	44 days
Liberia	eVisa[140][141]
Libya	eVisa[142][143]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[144]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lithuania	Visa not required[145]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Luxembourg	Visa not required[146]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[147]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[148][149]	30 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[150]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[151]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[152]
Malta	Visa not required[153]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Marshall Islands	Visa not required[154]
Mauritania	eVisa[155]
Mauritius	Visa on arrival[156]	60 days
Mexico	Visa not required[157]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[158]	365 days
Moldova	Visa not required[159]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Monaco	Visa not required[160]
Mongolia	eVisa[161][162]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa not required[163]	90 days
Morocco	Visa required[164]
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[165][166]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[167]
Namibia	Visa required[168]
Nauru	Visa on arrival[169]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[170]	90 days[171]
Netherlands	Visa not required[172]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
New Zealand	Visa required[173]		International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy not required.[174] May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for no longer than 24 hours, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[175] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[176]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[177]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[178]
Nigeria	eVisa[179][180]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa required[181]		15 days visa free if Hold a valid visa issued by Canada,
Norway	Visa not required[182]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Oman	Visa required[183]
Pakistan	Online Visa[184][185]	3 months
Panama	Visa not required[186]	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa / Visa on arrival[187][188]	60 days	Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).
Paraguay	Visa required[189]
Peru	Visa not required[190]	90 days
Philippines	Visa not required[191]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[192]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Portugal	Visa not required[193]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Qatar	eVisa[194][195]
Romania	Visa not required[196]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Russia	Visa not required[197]	30 days	For a maximum total stay of 90 days within one calendar year period.
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[198]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa[199][200]	30 days	100 USD fee
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[201]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[202]	3 month
Samoa	Visa not required[203]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[204]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[205][206]	15 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[207]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[208]	1 month
Serbia	Visa not required[209]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Seychelles	Electronic Border System[210][211]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa[212][213]	3 months
Singapore	Visa not required[214]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[215]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Slovenia	Visa not required[216]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Solomon Islands	Free visa on arrival[217]	3 months
Somalia	eVisa[218][219]	30 days
South Africa	Visa required[220]
South Sudan	eVisa[221][222]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa not required[223]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[224][225]	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.[226] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required[227]
Suriname	Visa not required[227][228]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival.[229] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[230]
Sweden	Visa not required[231]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Switzerland	Visa not required[232]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Syria	eVisa[233][234]
Tajikistan	eVisa[235][236]
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[237][238]	90 days
Thailand	eVisa[239][240]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[241]	30 days
Togo	eVisa[242][243]	15 days
Tonga	Visa on arrival[244]	31 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[245]
Tunisia	Visa required[246]
Turkey	Visa required[247]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[248]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[249]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa[250][251]	3 months
Ukraine	eVisa[252][253]
United Arab Emirates	eVisa[254][255]		May apply using 'Smart service'.
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Electronic Travel Authorisation[256][257]	6 months
United States	Indefinite[258]		Under the Compact of Free Association visa exemption applies: To citizens by birth Former citizens of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands who were citizens in 1986 Naturalized spouses, children and naturalized citizens who are residents for at least 5 years and does not apply to those who obtained passports through passport investment[259][260]
Uruguay	Visa required[261]
Uzbekistan	eVisa[262]	30 days	5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.[263]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[203]	90 days
Vatican City	Visa not required[264]
Venezuela	Visa required[265]
Vietnam	eVisa[266][267]	90 days	30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen	Visa required[268]
Zambia	eVisa[269][270]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[271][272]	30 days

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognised or partially recognised countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[273]
Kosovo	Visa not required[274]	90 days
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[275]
Palestine	Visa not required[276]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed by Israeli authorities.[277]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[278][279]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[280]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[281][282]
Taiwan	Visa not required[283][284]	90 days
Transnistria	Visa not required[285]	Registration required after 24h.[286][287]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[288]	14 days
Macau	Visa on arrival[289]
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[290]
Greenland	Visa not required[291]
France
French Guiana	Visa not required[292]
French Polynesia	Visa not required[293]
French West Indies	Visa not required	Visa free for overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique Visa required for overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Mayotte	Visa not required[294]
New Caledonia	Visa not required[295]
Réunion	Visa not required[296]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[297]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[298]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required[299]
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa required[300]	Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa required[301]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[302]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[303]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[304]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[305]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa not required[306]	Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[307]
Anguilla	Visa not required[308]	90 days
Bermuda	Visa not required[309]	6 months
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[310]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[311]	1 month
Cayman Islands	Visa required[312]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[313]
Gibraltar	Visa not required[314]	6 months
Montserrat	Visa not required[315]	6 months
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[316][317][318]
Ascension Island	eVisa[319][320]	3 months within any year period.
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[321]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[322]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[323][324]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[325]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa	Electronic authorization[326]
Guam	Visa not required[327]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa not required[328]
Puerto Rico	Visa not required[329]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa not required[330]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[331][332][333][334][335][336][337][338][339][340][341][342]

See also

• Visa policy of Palau
• Palauan passport