Palau Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy

2023-07-24 16:19:03

Palau is located in Micronesia. It is a developing country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to Palau is Exercise Normal Precautions. Check Palau Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.



Travel advice and advisories

Published 02.03.2022
1. Passengers must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure from the first embarkation point. Details can be found at https://www.palaugov.pw/travel .
- This does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.
2. Passengers must have:
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 3 days before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 1 day before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate.
- This does not apply to passengers younger than 3 years.
3. Passengers are subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival at their own expense.
4. Passengers are subject to a restriction of movement for 5 days.


Travel Advisory By USA

Mon, 24 Jul 2023

Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed.

Exercise normal precautions in Palau. 

Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Palau. 

If you decide to travel to Palau:


Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to Palau

Visa on arrival

  • Afghanistan (30 days)
  • Albania (30 days)
  • Angola (30 days)
  • Argentina (30 days)
  • Armenia (30 days)
  • Azerbaijan (30 days)
  • Bahamas (30 days)
  • Bahrain (30 days)
  • Barbados (30 days)
  • Belarus (30 days)
  • Benin (30 days)
  • Bolivia (30 days)
  • Botswana (30 days)
  • Brazil (30 days)
  • Burkina Faso (30 days)
  • Burundi (30 days)
  • Cambodia (30 days)
  • Cameroon (30 days)
  • Cape Verde (30 days)
  • Central African Republic (30 days)
  • Chad (30 days)
  • Chile (30 days)
  • Colombia (30 days)
  • Comoros (30 days)
  • Congo [DRC] (30 days)
  • Côte d'Ivoire (30 days)
  • Djibouti (30 days)
  • Dominica (30 days)
  • Ecuador (30 days)
  • Egypt (30 days)
  • El Salvador (30 days)
  • Equatorial Guinea (30 days)
  • Eritrea (30 days)
  • Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) (30 days)
  • Ethiopia (30 days)
  • Fiji (30 days)
  • Gabon (30 days)
  • Georgia (30 days)
  • Ghana (30 days)
  • Grenada (30 days)
  • Guinea (30 days)
  • Guinea-Bissau (30 days)
  • Guyana (30 days)
  • India (30 days)
  • Jamaica (30 days)
  • Kazakhstan (30 days)
  • Kenya (30 days)
  • Kiribati
  • Kuwait (30 days)
  • Kyrgyzstan (30 days)
  • Laos (30 days)
  • Lebanon (30 days per trip)
  • Liberia (30 days)
  • Libya (30 days)
  • Liechtenstein (30 days)
  • Macau (30 days)
  • Madagascar (30 days)
  • Malawi (30 days)
  • Mauritania (30 days)
  • Monaco (30 days)
  • Mongolia (30 days)
  • Montenegro
  • Mozambique (30 days)
  • Namibia (30 days)
  • Nauru (30 days)
  • Nepal (30 days)
  • Nicaragua (30 days)
  • Niger (30 days)
  • Oman (30 days)
  • Panama (30 days)
  • Papua New Guinea (30 days)
  • Peru (30 days)
  • Philippines (30 days)
  • Rwanda (30 days)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis (30 days)
  • Saint Lucia (30 days)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (30 days)
  • Samoa (30 days)
  • San Marino (30 days)
  • São Tomé and Príncipe (30 days)
  • Senegal (30 days)
  • Serbia (30 days)
  • Solomon Islands (30 days)
  • South Africa (30 days)
  • Sri Lanka (30 days)
  • Suriname (30 days)
  • Tajikistan (30 days)
  • Tanzania (30 days)
  • Thailand (30 days)
  • Togo (30 days)
  • Tonga (30 days)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (30 days)
  • Turkey (30 days)
  • Turkmenistan (30 days)
  • Tuvalu (30 days)
  • Uganda (30 days)
  • Ukraine (30 days)
  • United Arab Emirates (30 days)
  • Uruguay (30 days)
  • Uzbekistan (30 days)
  • Vanuatu (30 days)
  • Zimbabwe (30 days)

Free visa on arrival

  • Algeria (30 days)
  • Andorra (30 days)
  • Australia (30 days)
  • Belize (30 days)
  • Bhutan (30 days)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (30 days)
  • Brunei (30 days)
  • Canada (30 days)
  • China (30 days)
  • Congo [Republic] (30 days)
  • Costa Rica (30 days)
  • Cuba (30 days)
  • Dominican Republic (30 days)
  • Gambia (30 days)
  • Guatemala (30 days)
  • Haiti (30 days)
  • Honduras (30 days)
  • Hong Kong (30 days)
  • Iceland (30 days)
  • Indonesia (30 days)
  • Iraq (30 days)
  • Ireland (30 days)
  • Japan (30 days)
  • Jordan (30 days)
  • Lesotho (30 days)
  • Macedonia [FYROM] (30 days)
  • Malaysia (30 days)
  • Maldives (30 days)
  • Mali (30 days)
  • Mauritius (30 days)
  • Mexico (30 days)
  • Moldova (30 days)
  • Morocco (30 days)
  • New Zealand (30 days)
  • Nigeria (30 days)
  • North Korea (30 days)
  • Pakistan (30 days)
  • Paraguay (30 days)
  • Qatar (30 days)
  • Saudi Arabia (30 days)
  • Seychelles (30 days)
  • Sierra Leone (30 days)
  • Singapore (30 days)
  • Somalia (30 days)
  • South Korea (30 days)
  • Sudan (30 days)
  • Syria (30 days)
  • Timor-Leste (30 days)
  • Tunisia (30 days)
  • United Kingdom (30 days)
  • Vatican City (30 days)
  • Venezuela (30 days)
  • Vietnam (30 days)
  • Yemen (30 days)
  • Zambia (30 days)

Visa not required

  • Austria (90 days)
  • Belgium (90 days)
  • Bulgaria (90 days)
  • Cyprus (90 days)
  • Czech Republic (90 days)
  • Denmark (90 days)
  • Estonia (90 days)
  • Finland (90 days)
  • France (90 days)
  • Germany (90 days)
  • Greece (90 days)
  • Hungary (90 days)
  • Israel (90 days)
  • Italy (90 days)
  • Latvia (90 days)
  • Lithuania (90 days)
  • Luxembourg (90 days)
  • Malta (90 days)
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Netherlands (90 days)
  • Norway (90 days)
  • Poland (90 days)
  • Portugal (90 days)
  • Romania (90 days)
  • Russia (30 days)
  • Slovakia (90 days)
  • Slovenia (90 days)
  • Spain (90 days)
  • Sweden (90 days)
  • Switzerland (90 days)

Visa required

  • Bangladesh
  • Myanmar [Burma]

Visa free access

  • Croatia

Visa Requirements for Palau Citizens

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