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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]

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Visa policy of Nauru
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Visa on arrival

Nationals of the following countries may obtain a free visa on arrival:[3]

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2017)
  • 28 September 2010: Israel[6]
  • 14 May 2015: Russia[7]
  • 19 November 2017: United Arab Emirates[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]

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

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Nauru.

References

  1. ^ "Nauru". travel.state.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  2. ^ "Visa Requirements - the Government of the Republic of Nauru". Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  3. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Considered as visa exemption by the Government of Israel" (PDF). mfa.gov.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  5. ^ 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.[1][2] Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. September 2017.
  7. ^ "О вступлении в силу российско-науруанского Соглашения о взаимной отмене визовых требований". Mid.ru. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. ^ "MoFAIC || News || UAE and Nauru sign MoU on entry-visa exemption". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  9. ^ "Сообщение пресс-службы Министерства иностранных дел Республики Южная Осетия - Министерство иностранных дел". www.mfa-rso.su.
  10. ^ Immigration Regulations 2014 SL No. 2 of 2014
  11. ^ Nauru to charge Australians $8000 to report on asylum seekers

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