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Palau Passport Visa Requirements

Discover where Palau passport holders can travel visa-free, with e-Visa, or where a visa is required.

Global Rank
#42
Visa-Free Destinations
81
63
Visa-Free
59
E-Visa
18
Visa on Arrival
53
Visa Required

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# Country Visa Status Notes
1 Afghanistan Visa Required -
2 Albania E-Visa
Notes
90 days visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry visa issued by Ireland, or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, Cyprus, Ireland or the United Kingdom
3 Algeria Visa Required -
4 Andorra Visa Free -
5 Angola Visa Free
Notes
Maximum 3 entries per calendar year
6 Antigua and Barbuda E-Visa -
7 Argentina Visa Required
Notes
The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Palauan citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.
8 Armenia E-Visa -
9 Australia and territories Visa Required
Notes
May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). Transit visa is not required.
10 Austria Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
11 Azerbaijan Visa Required -
12 Bahamas E-Visa -
13 Bahrain E-Visa -
14 Bangladesh Visa on Arrival -
15 Barbados Visa Free -
16 Belarus Visa Required -
17 Belgium Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
18 Belize Visa Free -
19 Benin E-Visa
Notes
Must have an international vaccination certificate.
20 Bhutan E-Visa
Notes
Must pay 100 USD per person per day for Sustainable Development Fee
21 Bolivia Visa on Arrival -
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa Free -
23 Botswana E-Visa -
24 Brazil Visa Required -
25 Brunei Visa Required -
26 Bulgaria Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
27 Burkina Faso E-Visa -
28 Burundi Visa on Arrival -
29 Cabo Verde Visa on Arrival -
30 Cambodia E-Visa -
31 Cameroon E-Visa -
32 Canada Visa Required -
33 Central African Republic Visa Required -
34 Chad E-Visa -
35 Chile Visa Required -
36 China Visa Required -
37 Colombia Visa Free
Notes
90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
38 Comoros Visa on Arrival -
39 Costa Rica Visa Free -
40 Cote d'Ivoire E-Visa
Notes
e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
41 Croatia Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
42 Cuba E-Visa
Notes
Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
43 Cyprus Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period.
44 Czechia Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
45 Denmark Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
46 Djibouti E-Visa -
47 Dominica Visa Free -
48 Dominican Republic Visa Required
Notes
90 days visa free if Hold a valid visa or residence card of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom
49 DR Congo E-Visa -
50 East Timor Visa on Arrival -
51 Ecuador Visa Free -
52 Egypt E-Visa -
53 El Salvador Visa Required
Notes
90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
54 Equatorial Guinea E-Visa
Notes
Must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee 75 USD
55 Eritrea Visa Required -
56 Estonia Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
57 Eswatini Visa Required -
58 Ethiopia E-Visa
Notes
e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
59 Fiji Visa Free -
60 Finland Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
61 France Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
62 Gabon E-Visa
Notes
e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
63 Gambia Visa Free -
64 Georgia E-Visa -
65 Germany Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
66 Ghana Visa Required -
67 Greece Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
68 Grenada Visa Required -
69 Guatemala Visa Required
Notes
90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
70 Guinea E-Visa -
71 Guinea-Bissau Visa on Arrival -
72 Guyana Visa Required -
73 Haiti Visa Free -
74 Honduras Visa Required
Notes
90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
75 Hungary Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
76 Iceland Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
77 India E-Visa
Notes
e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.
78 Indonesia Visa Required -
79 Iran E-Visa -
80 Iraq E-Visa -
81 Ireland Visa Required -
82 Israel E-Visa -
83 Italy Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
84 Jamaica Visa Required -
85 Japan Visa Required -
86 Jordan E-Visa
Notes
Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge))
87 Kazakhstan E-Visa -
88 Kenya Visa Required
Notes
Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
89 Kiribati Visa Free
Notes
90 days within calendar year period
90 Kuwait Visa Required -
91 Kyrgyzstan E-Visa -
92 Laos E-Visa
Notes
18 of the 33 border crossings are only open to regular visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges, in Boten (road and railroad), and in Vientiane (at Khamsavath railway station). Visa on arrival is available at the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 7 border crossings.
93 Latvia Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
94 Lebanon Visa Required
Notes
In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
95 Lesotho E-Visa -
96 Liberia E-Visa -
97 Libya E-Visa -
98 Liechtenstein Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
99 Lithuania Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
100 Luxembourg Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
101 Madagascar E-Visa -
102 Malawi E-Visa -
103 Malaysia Visa Free -
104 Maldives Visa on Arrival -
105 Mali Visa Required -
106 Malta Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
107 Marshall Islands Visa Free -
108 Mauritania E-Visa -
109 Mauritius Visa on Arrival -
110 Mexico Visa Free -
111 Micronesia Visa Free -
112 Moldova Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period.
113 Monaco Visa Free -
114 Mongolia E-Visa -
115 Montenegro Visa Free -
116 Morocco Visa Required -
117 Mozambique E-Visa -
118 Myanmar Visa Required -
119 Namibia Visa Required -
120 Nauru Visa on Arrival -
121 Nepal Visa on Arrival -
122 Netherlands Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
123 New Zealand Visa Required
Notes
International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy not required. May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for no longer than 24 hours, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
124 Nicaragua Visa on Arrival -
125 Niger Visa Required -
126 Nigeria E-Visa -
127 North Korea Visa Required -
128 North Macedonia Visa Required
Notes
15 days visa free if Hold a valid visa issued by Canada,
129 Norway Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
130 Oman Visa Required -
131 Pakistan Visa Required -
132 Panama Visa Free -
133 Papua New Guinea E-Visa
Notes
Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).
134 Paraguay Visa Required -
135 Peru Visa Free -
136 Philippines Visa Free -
137 Poland Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
138 Portugal Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
139 Qatar E-Visa -
140 Republic of the Congo Visa Required -
141 Romania Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
142 Russia Visa Free
Notes
For a maximum total stay of 90 days within one calendar year period.
143 Rwanda E-Visa -
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis E-Visa
Notes
100 USD fee
145 Saint Lucia Visa on Arrival -
146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa Free -
147 Samoa Visa Free -
148 San Marino Visa Free -
149 Sao Tome and Principe E-Visa -
150 Saudi Arabia Visa Required -
151 Senegal Visa on Arrival -
152 Serbia Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period.
153 Seychelles Visa Required
Notes
Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
154 Sierra Leone E-Visa -
155 Singapore Visa Free -
156 Slovakia Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
157 Slovenia Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
158 Solomon Islands Visa on Arrival -
159 Somalia E-Visa -
160 South Africa Visa Required -
161 South Korea Visa Free -
162 South Sudan E-Visa
Notes
Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
163 Spain Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
164 Sri Lanka E-Visa
Notes
The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
165 Sudan Visa Required -
166 Suriname Visa Free
Notes
An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.
167 Sweden Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
168 Switzerland Visa Free
Notes
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
169 Syria E-Visa -
170 Tajikistan E-Visa -
171 Tanzania E-Visa -
172 Thailand E-Visa -
173 Togo E-Visa -
174 Tonga Visa on Arrival -
175 Trinidad and Tobago Visa Required -
176 Tunisia Visa Required -
177 Turkey Visa Required -
178 Turkmenistan Visa Required -
179 Tuvalu Visa on Arrival -
180 Uganda E-Visa -
181 Ukraine E-Visa -
182 United Arab Emirates E-Visa
Notes
May apply using 'Smart service'.
183 United Kingdom and Crown dependencies Visa Required -
184 United States Visa Required
Notes
Under the Compact of Free Association visa exemption applies: To citizens by birth Former citizens of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands who were citizens in 1986 Naturalized spouses, children and naturalized citizens who are residents for at least 5 years and does not apply to those who obtained passports through passport investment
185 Uruguay Visa Required -
186 Uzbekistan E-Visa
Notes
5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.
187 Vanuatu Visa Free -
188 Vatican City Visa Free -
189 Venezuela Visa Required -
190 Vietnam E-Visa
Notes
30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
191 Yemen Visa Required -
192 Zambia E-Visa -
193 Zimbabwe Visa on Arrival -

Destinations by Region

Asia 46 countries
Europe 44 countries
Africa 52 countries
Americas 33 countries
Oceania 12 countries

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many countries can Palau passport holders visit visa-free?
Palau passport holders can visit 81 countries and territories without obtaining a visa in advance. This includes visa-free access, visa on arrival, and e-Visa destinations.
What is the global ranking of the Palau passport?
The Palau passport is ranked #42 in the world based on the number of destinations accessible without a traditional visa.
Do Palau citizens need a visa for Europe?
Visa requirements for Palau citizens visiting European countries vary. Check the destination table above for specific requirements for each European country.
How can Palau citizens apply for a visa?
The visa application process varies by destination. Generally, you'll need to apply through the destination country's embassy or consulate, or through their online e-Visa portal if available.