Visa policy of Nauru
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Visitors to Nauru must obtain a visa unless they are citizens from one of the visa-exempt countries.
All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least 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 policy map
Visa exemption
Ordinary passports
IATA
According to the information from IATA, citizens of the following countries may enter Nauru without a visa for a maximum of 90 days:[3][4]
Bilateral agreements
Citizens of the following countries may enter Nauru without a visa for the following period in accordance with bilateral agreements:
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90 days 90 days within any 6 months 14 days |
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Non-ordinary passports
Holders of diplomatic passports of Spain and holders of diplomatic and official passports of India and Japan may enter Nauru without a visa.[8][9][3]
Visa required in advance
Visa fee exemption
According to the Nauru National Tourism Corporation, citizens of the following countries and territories are exempt from paying the visa fee. They must apply for a visitor's visa before travelling. Governments of Ireland and the United States have also confirmed that there is no visa issuance on arrival.[10][11][12]
Journalist visas
In early 2014, it was decided that journalists reporting on Nauru detention centre will be charged 8000 AUD for a 3-month visa.[13]
Discrepancies
Israel - Citizens of Israel are not listed as a visa-exempt country in the IATA, while according to the bilateral agreement between Israel and Nauru, Israeli citizens do not require a visa. Also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel has confirmed that Israeli citizens do not require a visa.[4][5][14]
Spain - Citizens of Spain are listed as a visa-exempt country in the IATA and by the Nauru Tourism authority; however, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain has confirmed that Spanish citizens do require a visa, and according to the Naurua embassy in Brisbane, Spanish citizens are only exempt from visa fee.[4][15]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nauru". travel.state.gov. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "Visa Requirements - the Government of the Republic of Nauru". Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Visa Exemption - Nauru Tourism Corporation". Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- 1 2 "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements". United Nations. September 2017.
- ↑ "О вступлении в силу российско-науруанского Соглашения о взаимной отмене визовых требований". Mid.ru. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ "UAE, Nauru sign visa-exemption MoU". Gulf News. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Acuerdo entre el Gobierno del Reino de España y el Gobierno de la República de Nauru sobre supresión recíproca de visados en pasaportes diplomáticos (in Spanish)".
- ↑ "India in Australia (@HCICanberra) on X". X.com. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "VISA EXEMPTION". Naurutourism.wordpress.com. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nauru - Travel Advice.IE".
- ↑ "Nauru - Travel.State.Gov".
- ↑ Swan, Jonathan (9 January 2014). "Nauru to charge Australians $8000 to report on asylum seekers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Information regarding visa requirements for Israeli citizens travelling abroad — Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel" (PDF).
- ↑ "Nauru - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain (in Spanish)".