A white sand beach and turquoise lagoon in the Marshall Islands

Who needs a visa for Marshall Islands?

Micronesia · Majuro

Photo: Christopher Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Of 198 nationalities, 32 enter Marshall Islands with no paperwork at all. The rest: 78 can get a visa at the border and 88 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Marshall Islands government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Marshall Islands's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 32

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa on arrival 78

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 88

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Marshall Islands

Region
Micronesia
Capital
Majuro
Population
36,282 2025 · 193rd of 197
Size
181 km² 192nd largest of 199
Density
200 per km²
Languages
English, Marshallese
Currency
United States dollar USD

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.