Palau · Passport Index 2026
Palau · Passport Index 2026Palauan passport: visa-free countries
Ranked #48 in the world, with 121 places you can visit easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
Cover: Henley & Partners
Visa-free countries for Palauan passport holders
Just show your passport at the border.
Visa on arrival
Get your visa at the airport when you land. No need to apply in advance.
eVisa and online permits
Apply online before you fly; no embassy visit.
Where the Palauan passport can go
Every country coloured by its entry rule. Tap one for the details.
How the Palauan passport compares
Passports ranked close to it on the Passport Index 2026.
By region of the world
For each part of the world: how many countries' travellers can come easily. Easy means no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
- Europe43 of 48 countries
- Oceania19 of 22 countries
- Americas24 of 51 countries
- Asia18 of 50 countries
- Africa17 of 58 countries
- Antarctic0 of 1 countries
All 230 destinations for Palauan passport holders
230 of 230 destinations
- AndorraVisa not requiredSouthern Europe
- AngolaVisa not requiredMiddle Africa30 days
- AnguillaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- AustriaVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- BarbadosVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- BelgiumVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- BelizeVisa not requiredCentral America
- BermudaVisa not requiredNorth America180 days
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- British Virgin IslandsVisa not requiredCaribbean30 days
- BulgariaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- ColombiaVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- Cook IslandsVisa not requiredPolynesia31 days
- Costa RicaVisa not requiredCentral America30 days
- CroatiaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- CyprusVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- Czech RepublicVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- DenmarkVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- DominicaVisa not requiredCaribbean21 days
- EcuadorVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- EstoniaVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- Falkland IslandsVisa not requiredSouth America
- Faroe IslandsVisa not requiredNorthern Europe
- FijiVisa not requiredMelanesia120 days
- FinlandVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- FranceVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- French GuianaVisa not requiredSouth America
- French PolynesiaVisa not requiredPolynesia
- GermanyVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- GibraltarVisa not requiredSouthern Europe180 days
- GreeceVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- GreenlandVisa not requiredNorth America
- GuamVisa not requiredMicronesia
- HaitiVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- Hong KongVisa not requiredEastern Asia14 days
- HungaryVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- IcelandVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- ItalyVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- KiribatiVisa not requiredMicronesia90 days
- KosovoVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- LatviaVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- LiechtensteinVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- LithuaniaVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- LuxembourgVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- MalaysiaVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- MaltaVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- Marshall IslandsVisa not requiredMicronesia
- MayotteVisa not requiredEastern Africa
- MexicoVisa not requiredNorth America180 days
- MicronesiaVisa not requiredMicronesia365 days
- MoldovaVisa not requiredEastern Europe90 days
- MonacoVisa not requiredWestern Europe
- MontenegroVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- MontserratVisa not requiredCaribbean180 days
- NetherlandsVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- New CaledoniaVisa not requiredMelanesia
- NiueVisa not requiredPolynesia30 days
- Northern Mariana IslandsVisa not requiredMicronesia
- NorwayVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- PalestineVisa not requiredWestern Asia
- PanamaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- PeruVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- PhilippinesVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- Pitcairn IslandsVisa not requiredPolynesia14 days
- PolandVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- PortugalVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- Puerto RicoVisa not requiredCaribbean
- RéunionVisa not requiredEastern Africa
- RomaniaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- RussiaVisa not requiredEastern Europe30 days
- Saint Pierre and MiquelonVisa not requiredNorth America
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- San MarinoVisa not requiredSouthern Europe
- SerbiaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- SeychellesVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- SingaporeVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- SlovakiaVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- SloveniaVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- South KoreaVisa not requiredEastern Asia30 days
- SpainVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- SurinameVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- SwedenVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- SwitzerlandVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- TaiwanVisa not requiredEastern Asia90 days
- United StatesVisa not requiredNorth America
- United States Virgin IslandsVisa not requiredCaribbean
- VanuatuVisa not requiredMelanesia120 days
- Vatican CityVisa not requiredSouthern Europe
- Wallis and FutunaVisa not requiredPolynesia
- BahrainVisa on arrivalWestern Asia14 days
- BangladeshVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- BurundiVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- CambodiaVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- ComorosVisa on arrivalEastern Africa45 days
- EgyptVisa on arrivalNorthern Africa30 days
- Guinea-BissauVisa on arrivalWestern Africa90 days
- JordanVisa on arrivalWestern Asia
- LaosVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- MacauVisa on arrivalEastern Asia30 days
- MadagascarVisa on arrivalEastern Africa90 days
- MalawiVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- MaldivesVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- MauritiusVisa on arrivalEastern Africa60 days
- MozambiqueVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- NauruVisa on arrivalMicronesia
- NepalVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia90 days
- Papua New GuineaVisa on arrivalMelanesia60 days
- RwandaVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- Saint LuciaVisa on arrivalCaribbean
- SamoaVisa on arrivalPolynesia90 days
- SenegalVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- Solomon IslandsVisa on arrivalMelanesia90 days
- Sri LankaVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- TanzaniaVisa on arrivalEastern Africa90 days
- Timor-LesteVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- TongaVisa on arrivalPolynesia31 days
- TuvaluVisa on arrivalPolynesia30 days
- ZimbabweVisa on arrivalSouthern Africa30 days
- IsraeleTA requiredWestern Asia90 days
- KenyaeTA requiredEastern Africa90 days
- United KingdomeTA requiredNorthern Europe180 days
- AfghanistaneVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- AlbaniaeVisaSoutheast Europe90 days
- Antigua and BarbudaeVisaCaribbean
- ArmeniaeVisaWestern Asia120 days
- BahamaseVisaCaribbean90 days
- BenineVisaWestern Africa30 days
- BhutaneVisaSouthern Asia90 days
- BoliviaeVisaSouth America
- BotswanaeVisaSouthern Africa90 days
- Burkina FasoeVisaWestern Africa
- CamerooneVisaMiddle Africa
- ChadeVisaMiddle Africa
- CubaeVisaCaribbean90 days
- DjiboutieVisaEastern Africa90 days
- DR CongoeVisaMiddle Africa7 days
- Equatorial GuineaeVisaMiddle Africa
- EthiopiaeVisaEastern Africa90 days
- GaboneVisaMiddle Africa90 days
- GeorgiaeVisaWestern Asia90 days
- GuineaeVisaWestern Africa90 days
- GuyanaeVisaSouth America
- IndiaeVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- IndonesiaeVisaSouth-Eastern Asia60 days
- IraneVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- IraqeVisaWestern Asia30 days
- Ivory CoasteVisaWestern Africa90 days
- KyrgyzstaneVisaCentral Asia60 days
- LibyaeVisaNorthern Africa
- MauritaniaeVisaWestern Africa30 days
- MongoliaeVisaEastern Asia30 days
- NamibiaeVisaSouthern Africa90 days
- NigeriaeVisaWestern Africa30 days
- PakistaneVisaSouthern Asia90 days
- QatareVisaWestern Asia
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaeVisaWestern Africa90 days
- Saint Kitts and NeviseVisaCaribbean30 days
- São Tomé and PríncipeeVisaMiddle Africa15 days
- Sierra LeoneeVisaWestern Africa90 days
- SomaliaeVisaEastern Africa30 days
- South SudaneVisaMiddle Africa
- SyriaeVisaWestern Asia
- TajikistaneVisaCentral Asia60 days
- ThailandeVisaSouth-Eastern Asia60 days
- TogoeVisaWestern Africa15 days
- UgandaeVisaEastern Africa90 days
- UkraineeVisaEastern Europe
- UzbekistaneVisaCentral Asia30 days
- VenezuelaeVisaSouth America
- VietnameVisaSouth-Eastern Asia90 days
- ZambiaeVisaEastern Africa90 days
- AlgeriaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- ArgentinaVisa requiredSouth America
- ArubaVisa requiredCaribbean
- AustraliaVisa requiredAustralia and New Zealand
- AzerbaijanVisa requiredWestern Asia
- BelarusVisa requiredEastern Europe
- BrazilVisa requiredSouth America
- BruneiVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- CanadaVisa requiredNorth America
- Cape VerdeVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Caribbean NetherlandsVisa requiredCaribbean
- Cayman IslandsVisa requiredCaribbean
- Central African RepublicVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChileVisa requiredSouth America
- ChinaVisa requiredEastern Asia
- CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- CuraçaoVisa requiredCaribbean
- Dominican RepublicVisa requiredCaribbean
- El SalvadorVisa requiredCentral America
- EritreaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- EswatiniVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- GambiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GhanaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GrenadaVisa requiredCaribbean90 days
- GuatemalaVisa requiredCentral America
- HondurasVisa requiredCentral America
- IrelandVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- JamaicaVisa requiredCaribbean
- JapanVisa requiredEastern Asia
- KazakhstanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- KuwaitVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LebanonVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LesothoVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- LiberiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MaliVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MoroccoVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MyanmarVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- New ZealandVisa requiredAustralia and New Zealand
- NicaraguaVisa requiredCentral America
- NigerVisa requiredWestern Africa
- North KoreaVisa requiredEastern Asia
- North MacedoniaVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- OmanVisa requiredWestern Asia
- ParaguayVisa requiredSouth America
- Saudi ArabiaVisa requiredWestern Asia
- Sint MaartenVisa requiredCaribbean
- South AfricaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- SudanVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- TokelauVisa requiredPolynesia
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa requiredCaribbean
- TunisiaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- TürkiyeVisa requiredWestern Asia
- TurkmenistanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- Turks and Caicos IslandsVisa requiredCaribbean
- United Arab EmiratesVisa requiredWestern Asia
- UruguayVisa requiredSouth America
- YemenVisa requiredWestern Asia
- British Indian Ocean TerritoryEntry permit requiredEastern Africa
- South GeorgiaEntry permit requiredAntarctic
Questions
How many countries can Palauan passport holders visit without a visa?
89 countries need no visa at all, and 32 more give a visa at the airport or a quick online permit.
Where does the Palau passport rank?
#50 of 199 passports, with 97 destinations reachable without applying ahead.
Which big countries can Palauan passport holders visit visa-free?
United States, Russia, Mexico, Philippines Germany, and 84 more.
Where can Palauan passport holders get a visa at the airport?
29 countries, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Tanzania Mozambique, and 25 more.
Which countries let Palauan passport holders apply online?
53 countries, including India, Indonesia, Pakistan Nigeria, and 49 more. Always use the official government website.
How many countries need an embassy visa for Palauan passport holders?
57, including China, Brazil, Japan Türkiye, and 53 more. Apply weeks before you travel.
Can Palauan passport holders visit the US, UK or Europe without a visa?
United States: no visa needed; United Kingdom: eta needed; Canada: visa needed; Australia: visa needed; Japan: visa needed; France: no visa needed.
Which part of the world is easiest for Palauan passport holders?
Europe: 90% of its countries let you in without applying first.
Which nearby countries can Palauan passport holders visit easily?
Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia Northern Mariana Islands, and 1 more.
Does the Palau passport work for official or diplomatic travel?
Official and diplomatic passports often have their own rules. Each destination page shows them where they differ from a regular passport.
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