Entry/Exit Requirements

You must obtain your visa before you travel to Nauru; there is no visa issuance on arrival. You will need a passport with at least three months’ validity remaining, a visa, an onward/return ticket, and proof of hotel bookings (or sponsorship from a resident of Nauru) to enter Nauru. You can get a tourist visa for a maximum stay of thirty days. You do not need a visa to transit through Nauru if your first connecting flight leaves within three days of your arrival in Nauru, and if you have a valid ticket for an onward destination. If you are a business visitor, you must have a visa and a local sponsor. Nauru imposes a $50 departure tax that it collects through the airlines and which is included in the cost of airfare. For more information on entry/exit requirements, you may wish to contact Republic of Nauru Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York at 212-937-0074 or by fax at 212-937-0079. The address is: 800 Second Avenue, Suite 400A New York, NY 10017.

Visiting media personnel must send an email request to enter Nauru for media-related work. Emails should be sent to the Director of Nauru Media Bureau. Directions for application are listed at the Nauru government website. $8,000 Australian dollars must accompany the media visa application.

The U.S. Department of State is unaware of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors to or foreign residents of Nauru. However, the Ministry of Health of Nauru is currently considering whether to put restrictions in place. There have been no reports of violence or discrimination against persons based on HIV/AIDS, although social stigma or intimidation could be a factor that might prevent such incidents from being reported. Please inquire directly with Republic of Nauru Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.

Information about dual nationality or the prevention of international child abduction can be found on our website. For further information about customs regulations, please read our Customs Information page.