Visitors to

Nauru Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Ki ...

must obtain a

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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. Visa applications are made by emailing the Nauru Immigration with necessary details.

Visa map

Visa on arrival

Nationals of the following 14(+2) countries may obtain a free visa on arrival An agreement between

and

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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.

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

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certificate and a certificate of medical fitness together with a visa application

Journalist visas

In early 2014 it was decided that journalists reporting on

Nauru detention centre The Nauru Regional Processing Centre is an offshore Australian immigration detention facility in use from 2001 to 2008, from 2012 to 2019, and from September 2021. It is located on the South Pacific island nation of Nauru and run by the Gover ...

will be charged AUD 8000 for a three-month visa.Nauru to charge Australians $8000 to report on asylum seekers
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References

External links

Nauru visa application form
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Foreign relations of Nauru