The Rock Islands rising from the sea, Palau

Who needs a visa for Palau?

Micronesia · Ngerulmud

Photo: Luka Peternel / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Of 198 nationalities, 33 enter Palau with no paperwork at all. The rest: 163 can get a visa at the border and 2 must be approved before they travel.

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

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 33

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

Visa on arrival 163

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 2

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

About Palau

Region
Micronesia
Capital
Ngerulmud
Population
17,663 2025 · 195th of 197
Size
459 km² 183rd largest of 199
Density
38 per km²
Languages
English, Palauan
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.