A beach on Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu

Who needs a visa for Tuvalu?

Polynesia · Funafuti

Photo: mrlins / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Of 198 nationalities, 31 enter Tuvalu with no paperwork at all. The rest: 167 can get a visa at the border.

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

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 31

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

Visa on arrival 167

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.

About Tuvalu

Region
Polynesia
Capital
Funafuti
Population
9,492 2025 · 197th of 197
Size
26 km² 196th largest of 199
Density
365 per km²
Languages
English, Tuvaluan
Currency
Australian dollar AUD

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.