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Palau passport: entry requirements

Dataset snapshot 2026-02-17 · retrieved 2026-10-18

With a Palau passport, across the 199 destinations in the dataset: 100 visa-free or on arrival, 5 travel authorisation only, 51 e-visa, 42 visa required. The denominator is the dataset's 199 countries and territories, not every dependency on earth - not a global ranking.

Visa-free

68destinations
Enter on your passport; stay limits below

Visa on arrival

32destinations
Issued at the border; fees or return tickets may apply

Travel authorisation

5destinations
Online registration, not a visa (e.g. ESTA, eTA)

e-Visa

51destinations
Applied for and approved online - still a visa

Visa required

42destinations
Apply to an embassy or visa centre before travel

Rank in this dataset

#93of 199
By visa-free + on-arrival count across all passports; denominator is the set of countries and territories in the dataset

Where the visa-free access sits

The same matrix cut by region: green = visa-free/on arrival, amber = authorisation/e-visa, red = visa required. Bars are normalised to the number of destinations in that region — a distribution view only.

Europe39/45
39 free/VOA3 auth/e-visa3 required
Asia18/51
18 free/VOA21 auth/e-visa12 required
Africa17/54
17 free/VOA23 auth/e-visa14 required
North America12/23
12 free/VOA5 auth/e-visa6 required
South America3/12
3 free/VOA3 auth/e-visa6 required
Oceania11/13
11 free/VOA1 auth/e-visa1 required

Where a destination carries an "Official" tag, the link opens the immigration or visa authority of that country so you can confirm the current rule yourself; destinations without one have no recorded official link yet.

Visa-free68 destinations

Visa on arrival32 destinations

Travel authorisation5 destinations

e-Visa51 destinations

Visa required42 destinations

Source and method

Source: Passport Index mirror dataset (MIT, licence), dataset last updated 2026-02-17, retrieved 2026-10-18, page generated 2026-10-18. This is a third-party aggregation, not per-country official gazettes. We additionally record official visa portals for 27 countries (link reachability checked on 2026-10-18 — that only confirms the link opens, not the policy text). Region grouping comes from the UN M49 country codes, flags from flag-icons (MIT); both are presentation layers only and change no visa conclusion. It is a different source from the hand-verified mainland-China passport snapshot (2025-01-15) on our country pages; where they disagree we show both on the China page. Rules change often - always confirm with the destination's official immigration channel before travelling.

FAQ

How many countries can a Palau passport enter visa-free?

Of the 199 destinations in the dataset, 100 are visa-free or visa on arrival (68 visa-free, 32 on arrival), plus 5 requiring only a travel authorisation. The denominator is the dataset's 199 countries and territories, not every dependency on earth - do not read this as a global passport ranking.

Where are the visa-free stay limits?

Each destination shows the stay length stated by the dataset. Where no length is given (for example EU freedom of movement) the entry reads visa-free without a day count. Limits are set by the destination and can vary by nationality, purpose and port of entry - the official channel decides.

Do travel authorisations and e-visas count as visa-free?

No. A travel authorisation is an online registration, usually approved in minutes, and is not a visa. An e-visa is an online application that must be approved - substantively a visa. We list them separately so "apply first" is not counted as "walk on".

Where are the official government visa pages?

Where we have recorded an official immigration or visa portal for a destination, it is marked "Official" next to that destination and opens the government page in a new tab. For destinations without one, search for the national immigration authority. We checked only that the link opens, not that its content matches the dataset - the official page decides.

What do the flags represent?

Flags are a visual index for destinations only, taken from the open-source flag-icons project (MIT). They do not express any position on the political status of any territory; names follow the dataset and ICU common names.

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