What you need to enter Palau with a Greek passport
Greek citizens do not need a visa to travel to Palau: a passport is enough, for stays of up to 90 days.
- Maximum stay
- 90 days
- Processing time
- Not applicable: direct entry with your passport.
- Entry cost
- Free
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 3 October 2026
Verified practical details
You don't need a visa to enter Palau, but here are some practical details worth knowing before you travel:
Required documents
- Passport valid for at least six months on entry (Spain's Foreign Ministry counts from the planned departure), with two blank pages.
- Palau entry form (palautravel.pw), submitted no more than 72 hours before departure. It generates a QR code shown at check-in and on arrival.
- Return or onward ticket and enough money for the whole stay.
- The 100-dollar Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee, which airlines include in the ticket price.
- Signing the Palau Pledge on arrival, which is stamped in the passport.
Transit rules
Reef-toxic sunscreen is banned: customs confiscates it, and only products based on zinc oxide or titanium dioxide are generally allowed. Firearms are banned, with sentences of over 15 years, and drug sentences range from 15 to 25 years. The legal drinking age is 21. A foreign licence can be used for 30 days; the general speed limit is 40 km/h. A departure and environmental protection tax is paid in cash on leaving.
More Palau rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Palau page:
Official portal: https://bcbp.pw/?page_id=165. Destination data verified on 3 October 2026. 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.
Travel insurance for Palau
It isn't listed as mandatory for this entry, but without insurance, medical care during the trip can get expensive.
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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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This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Palau can enter Greece visa-free. See the Palau → Greece page.
Of the 16 passports from Southern Europe that VisaRadar tracks, for travel to Palau 7 enter visa-free and 9 need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival. Same result as Greece: Croatia, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.
With a passport from Greece, in the rest of Micronesia you can enter Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Micronesia visa-free; you need a visa for Nauru.
A passport from Greece ranks 18 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 159 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Greek citizens need a visa for Palau?
No. You can enter Palau with just your passport, for up to 90 days.
How long can I stay in Palau?
Up to 90 days with no additional paperwork.
What minimum passport validity is required?
Passport valid for at least six months on entry (Spain's Foreign Ministry counts from the planned departure), with two blank pages.
What currency is used in Palau?
US Dollar (USD).
What do Greek passport holders need for the countries near Palau?
With a passport from Greece, in the rest of Micronesia you can enter Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Micronesia visa-free; you need a visa for Nauru.
Related pages
See Palau requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.