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Tonga visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

Visa on arrival. United Kingdom passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Tonga.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
1 month per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL1 MONTH

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

web.archive.orgGovernment of the Kingdom of Tonga (gov.to), via the Wayback MachineChecked 1 Nov 2026

Citizens who hold passports from ANY of the countries listed below are granted permission to enter the Kingdom and apply ON ARRIVAL at port of entry for visitor's visa

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a return ticket out of Tonga to a country you can enter.
  • Needs enough funds to support yourself while in Tonga.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

travellers are required to hold passports with a validity of a minimum of 6 months when entering Tonga

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Tonga passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Tonga passport United Kingdom

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
£20.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Nuku‘alofa, nearest first.

  1. NiueAlofi, about 600 km from Nuku‘alofaVisa-free · 30 days
  2. FijiSuva, about 750 km from Nuku‘alofaVisa-free · 4 months
  3. Wallis & FutunaMata-Utu, about 880 km from Nuku‘alofaVisa-free · 3 months
  4. SamoaApia, about 890 km from Nuku‘alofaVisa-free · 90 days
  5. Cook IslandsAvarua, about 1,600 km from Nuku‘alofaVisa-free · 31 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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