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 the following period:[3]
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90 days 90 days within any 6 months 14 days |
1 - Not listed by Timatic as being visa-exempt.[6]
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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.[10]
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]
Visa on arrival
editCitizens of the following countries may obtain a free visa on arrival for 90 days:[12]
Simplified visa procedure
editCitizens of the following 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.[13]
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Journalist visas
editIn early 2014, it was decided that journalists reporting on Nauru detention centre will be charged 8000 AUD for a 3-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.
- ^ "Visa exemption for Spanish citizens".
- ^ 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
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "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".
- ^ 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 [sic] Passport holders in the presence of Hon'ble President of Nauru and senior cabinet Ministers.
- ^ "Сообщение пресс-службы Министерства иностранных дел Республики Южная Осетия - Министерство иностранных дел". www.mfa-rso.su.
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Immigration Regulations 2014 SL No. 2 of 2014
- ^ Nauru to charge Australians $8000 to report on asylum seekers