Palau entry requirements, by passport
Palau visa requirements at a glance: 196 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Palau without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 2 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Palau for your nationality.
What we've verified for Palau
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 3 October 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (5)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: bcbp.pw (Palau Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Division of Immigration: tourist and business visa on arrival, extensions, entry form, PPEF fee, agreement with the EU, Bangladesh and Myanmar exceptions); exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Palau, updated 4 July 2024: 90 days visa-free, passport validity, vaccinations, currency, allowances, weapons, drugs, driving); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/palau (UK Government: blank pages, declaring items over 400 dollars, sunscreen). All checked on 3 October 2026.
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 3 October 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Albania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Algeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Angola | Visa on arrival | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Argentina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahamas | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahrain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Barbados | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belarus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belize | Visa on arrival | — |
| Benin | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bhutan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Botswana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brunei | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cameroon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chad | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chile | Visa on arrival | — |
| China | Visa on arrival | — |
| Colombia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cuba | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| DR Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ecuador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Egypt | Visa on arrival | — |
| El Salvador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eritrea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Eswatini | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Fiji | Visa on arrival | — |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Gabon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Georgia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ghana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Grenada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guatemala | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Haiti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Honduras | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa on arrival | — |
| India | Visa on arrival | — |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iraq | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ivory Coast | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jamaica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Japan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kenya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kiribati | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kosovo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kuwait | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Laos | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lebanon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lesotho | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liberia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Libya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Macao | Visa on arrival | — |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malawi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malaysia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mali | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa-free | 360 days |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritius | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mexico | Visa on arrival | — |
| Micronesia | Visa-free | 360 days |
| Moldova | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mongolia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Montenegro | Visa on arrival | — |
| Morocco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | — |
| Namibia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nauru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| Niger | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nigeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa on arrival | — |
| Oman | Visa on arrival | — |
| Pakistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palestine | Visa on arrival | — |
| Panama | Visa on arrival | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Paraguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Philippines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Qatar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Rwanda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Samoa | Visa on arrival | — |
| San Marino | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Serbia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Seychelles | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | — |
| Singapore | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Africa | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sri Lanka | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Syria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tanzania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | — |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tonga | Visa on arrival | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tunisia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkey | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uganda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ukraine | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | — |
| United States | Visa-free | 360 days |
| Uruguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vatican | Visa on arrival | — |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vietnam | Visa on arrival | — |
| Yemen | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Visa required | ||
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Myanmar | Visa required | — |
Palau rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever and cholera: the certificate is only required from travellers arriving from affected countries.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Amounts of 10,000 dollars or more must be declared on entry and exit. Personal items worth over 400 dollars are declared on the entry form.
- Alcohol
- One bottle of liquor duty-free.
- Tobacco
- Up to 200 cigarettes duty-free.
Overstay penalties
Extensions are requested at the Division of Immigration at least seven days before the visa expires. Under the rules set out on bcbp.pw, anyone who overstays because their carrier cannot fly has to leave immediately by other means, and the Director of Immigration can revoke the visa of anyone who breaks its conditions (13 PNC § 1006).
Grounds for refusal
- Not having submitted the entry form within the 72 hours before travel.
- Having no onward ticket or insufficient funds.
- A passport with less than six months' validity.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Koror, Ngerulmud, or Airai?
No. Palau sets the requirements, so entering through Koror asks for the same as entering through Ngerulmud or Airai. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Palau
The Rock Islands Southern Lagoon has been on the World Heritage List since 2012 as a mixed site: 445 uninhabited limestone islets of volcanic origin, many of them mushroom-shaped, surrounded by turquoise lagoons and reefs with 385 coral species, dugongs and at least 13 shark species. It holds the world's highest concentration of marine lakes, bodies of seawater cut off from the ocean by land. Spain's Foreign Ministry recommends going from November to April, the best season for diving and manta rays, and notes that on Peleliu and Angaur visitors should stay on the trails because of Second World War explosives.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Rock Islands Southern Lagoon, 2012); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Palau. Accessed 3 October 2026.
Things to see and do in Palau
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Palau passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.