Visa policy of Nauru explained

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 on arrival

Nationals of the following countries may obtain a free visa on arrival:

Cook Islands Fiji Israel^[3] Kiribati Marshall Islands Niue Palau Papua New Guinea ^[4]

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Samoa Solomon Islands Spain Thailand Tonga Tuvalu United Arab Emirates^[5] Vanuatu

Nationals of Fiji, Israel, Marshall Isl., Micronesia (Federated States), New Zealand (only Cook Islanders or descendants of Cook Islanders), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Russian Fed., Samoa, Solomon Isl., Spain, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu with a return/onward ticket can obtain a visa on arrival.^[8]

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.^[9]

Simplified visa procedure

Nationals 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^[10]

European Union member states Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belize Botswana Canada Cape Verde valign=top Comoros Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ghana Grenada Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Iceland valign=top India Jamaica Japan Kenya Lesotho Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mauritius New Zealand valign=top Norway Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Switzerland Timor-Leste Trinidad and Tobago

Journalist visas

In early 2014 it was decided that journalists reporting on Nauru detention centre will be charged AUD 8000 for a three-month visa.^[11]

See also

• Visa requirements for Nauruan citizens

External links

• Nauru visa application form

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nauru. travel.state.gov. dead. 2017-06-25. 2013-12-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207013722/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_979.html#entry_requirements.
2. Web site: Visa Requirements - the Government of the Republic of Nauru . 2017-05-27 . 2017-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170716202300/http://www.naurugov.nr/about-nauru/visiting-nauru/visa-requirements.aspx . dead .
3. Web site: Considered as visa exemption by the Government of Israel. mfa.gov.il. dead. 2014-08-18. 2014-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408220642/http://mfa.gov.il/MFA_Graphics/MFA%20Gallery/Consular%20forms/VisaRequirements.pdf.
4. 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.http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/1269858http://mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/newsline/46F641ED9E16ECEB43257E430053494D
5. https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates
6. Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . September 2017.
7. Web site: О вступлении в силу российско-науруанского Соглашения о взаимной отмене визовых требований. Mid.ru. 16 December 2017.
8. Web site: Visa requirements.
9. Web site: Сообщение пресс-службы Министерства иностранных дел Республики Южная Осетия - Министерство иностранных дел. www.mfa-rso.su.
10. http://www.paclii.org/nr/legis/sub_leg/ia2014ir2014385.pdf Immigration Regulations 2014 SL No. 2 of 2014
11. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/nauru-to-charge-australians-8000-to-report-on-asylum-seekers-20140109-30k97.html Nauru to charge Australians $8000 to report on asylum seekers