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Palau visa rules for Vanuatu passport holders

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The answer

No. Vanuatu passport holders need a visa to visit Palau.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

bcbp.pwRepublic of Palau Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Division of ImmigrationChecked 31 Oct 2026

Travelers from the following 12 countries must apply: Bangladesh Cambodia Cameroon Ghana Haiti Iran Myanmar Nigeria North Korea Saint Kitts and Nevis Sri Lanka Vanuatu

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Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs written pre-clearance approval from the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection before boarding; email the application to [email protected] at least 5 days before travel.
  • Stay is limited to the return ticket date, up to 30 days.
  • Needs the Palau Entry Form submitted at palautravel.pw at most 72 hours before departure, and its QR code shown at check-in and on arrival.
  • Must sign the Palau Pledge on arrival.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Passport Validity: Your passport should be valid for at least six months at the time of entry into Palau.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Palau passport holders need to visit Vanuatu.

Palau passport Vanuatu

Visa on arrival · 120 days

Maximum stay
Up to 120 days

If you are from an exempted country, you can obtain a tourist visa upon arrival in Vanuatu, provided you meet the grant criteria.

Palau passport to Vanuatu, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Vanuatu passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Ngerulmud, nearest first.

  1. PhilippinesManila, about 1,680 km from NgerulmudVisa-free · 30 days

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

Weather in Ngerulmud

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Ngerulmud, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 30.4°CLow 25.2°CRain 262 mm
  2. FebHigh 30.3°CLow 24.9°CRain 233 mm
  3. MarHigh 30.7°CLow 25.0°CRain 196 mm
  4. AprHigh 31.0°CLow 25.4°CRain 230 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.9°CLow 25.5°CRain 326 mm
  6. JunHigh 30.6°CLow 25.1°CRain 398 mm
  7. JulHigh 30.3°CLow 25.2°CRain 411 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.3°CLow 25.3°CRain 332 mm
  9. SepHigh 30.4°CLow 25.2°CRain 320 mm
  10. OctHigh 30.8°CLow 25.4°CRain 292 mm
  11. NovHigh 30.9°CLow 25.4°CRain 277 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.6°CLow 25.3°CRain 310 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 23 to 29 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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