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 policy map
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Visa exemption
editCitizens of the following countries and territories may enter Nauru without a visa for 90 days:[3]
Visa on arrival
editNationals of the following countries may obtain a free visa on arrival for 90 days:[7]
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Nauru switched recognition to PR China in 2024 and the mainalnd Chinese passport inherits the free VOA treatment |
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.[11] An agreement between Nauru and India on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports was signed in September 2024 and is yet to be ratified.[12]
Simplified visa procedure
editNationals 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
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Journalist visas
editIn early 2014 it was decided that journalists reporting on Nauru detention centre will be charged AUD 8000 for a three-month visa.[14]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Nauru". travel.state.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- ^ "Visa Requirements - the Government of the Republic of Nauru". Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ 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
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- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Timaticwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. September 2017.
- ^ "О вступлении в силу российско-науруанского Соглашения о взаимной отмене визовых требований". Mid.ru. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Сообщение пресс-службы Министерства иностранных дел Республики Южная Осетия - Министерство иностранных дел". www.mfa-rso.su.
- ^ High Commissioner and Nauru’s Acting Foreign Minister, Hon Jesse Jeremiah M.P. signed the Agreement on Exemption from Visa requirements for Diplomatic and Offical Passport holders in the presence of Hon’ble President of Nauru and senior cabinet Ministers.
- ^ Immigration Regulations 2014 SL No. 2 of 2014
- ^ Nauru to charge Australians $8000 to report on asylum seekers