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Eastern AfricaRéunion visa requirements
Travellers from 31 of 99 countries can visit Réunion easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
What 99 passports need to visit Réunion
Find your own passport in the list below for the exact rule.
- No visa needed30 of 99 passportsJust show your passport at the border.
- Free to visit, live and work1 of 99 passportsVisit, live and work freely.
- Visa needed68 of 99 passportsApply at the embassy or consulate.
Types of Réunion visa
- Tourist visits8 optionsMany travellers can visit without a visa. Others need a visa valid for Réunion.
- Transit permission5 optionsSome passengers can pass through an airport without a visa if they stay in the international transit area. Some passengers still need an airport transit visa.
- Long-stay visa for students1 optionsA reduced long-stay visa fee is listed for students. Detailed study visa rules are not stated.
- Permission to work1 optionsNationals of European Union and European Free Trade Association countries may work freely in Réunion. Other work visa routes are not described.
- Family and residence stays2 optionsLong-stay visas cover stays of more than 90 days. Spouses of French nationals have no long-stay visa fee, and a reduced fee applies to children adopted by a French national.
- Visa on arrival1 optionsA free visa on arrival is available to nationals of China, India and Russia travelling from Mauritius or Seychelles.
Find your passport
99 of 99 passports
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa not requiredCaribbean
- AustraliaVisa not requiredAustralia and New Zealand90 days
- BahamasVisa not requiredCaribbean
- BarbadosVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- BrazilVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- Costa RicaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- DominicaVisa not requiredCaribbean
- El SalvadorVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- GrenadaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- HondurasVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- MauritiusVisa not requiredEastern Africa
- MexicoVisa not requiredNorth America90 days
- MicronesiaVisa not requiredMicronesia90 days
- MozambiqueVisa not requiredEastern Africa
- New ZealandVisa not requiredAustralia and New Zealand90 days
- PalauVisa not requiredMicronesia
- PanamaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not requiredCaribbean
- Saint LuciaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- SamoaVisa not requiredPolynesia
- San MarinoVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- SeychellesVisa not requiredEastern Africa
- South AfricaVisa not requiredSouthern Africa
- TongaVisa not requiredPolynesia
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- UkraineVisa not requiredEastern Europe90 days
- United Arab EmiratesVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- VanuatuVisa not requiredMelanesia
- VenezuelaVisa not requiredSouth America
- CroatiaFreedom of movementSoutheast Europe
- AlgeriaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- AngolaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- BelizeVisa requiredCentral America
- BeninVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BotswanaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- Burkina FasoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BurundiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CameroonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Cape VerdeVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Central African RepublicVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChadVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ComorosVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- DjiboutiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- DR CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EgyptVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- Equatorial GuineaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EritreaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- EswatiniVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- EthiopiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- FijiVisa requiredMelanesia
- GabonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- GambiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GhanaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GuineaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Guinea-BissauVisa requiredWestern Africa
- IranVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- Ivory CoastVisa requiredWestern Africa
- JamaicaVisa requiredCaribbean
- JordanVisa requiredWestern Asia90 days
- KenyaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- KiribatiVisa requiredMicronesia
- KuwaitVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LebanonVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LesothoVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- LiberiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- LibyaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MadagascarVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MalawiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MaldivesVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- MaliVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Marshall IslandsVisa requiredMicronesia
- MauritaniaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MoroccoVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- NamibiaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- NauruVisa requiredMicronesia
- NigerVisa requiredWestern Africa
- NigeriaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- PakistanVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- Papua New GuineaVisa requiredMelanesia
- QatarVisa requiredWestern Asia
- RussiaVisa requiredEastern Europe
- RwandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- São Tomé and PríncipeVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- SenegalVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Sierra LeoneVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Solomon IslandsVisa requiredMelanesia
- SomaliaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- South SudanVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- SudanVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- SurinameVisa requiredSouth America
- TanzaniaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- TogoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- TunisiaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- TuvaluVisa requiredPolynesia
- UgandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- ZambiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- ZimbabweVisa requiredSouthern Africa
Who can visit easily, by part 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.
- Americas16 of 19 countries
- Europe3 of 4 countries
- Oceania7 of 14 countries
- Asia1 of 8 countries
- Africa4 of 54 countries
Questions
How many passports can enter Réunion without a visa?
31 of 99 passports can enter without applying before travel.
Is Réunion part of France?
Réunion is a territory linked to France, with its own entry rules. Check them separately even if you can visit France.
What is the most common entry rule for Réunion?
Visa needed: it applies to 68 passports.
Which passports need an embassy visa for Réunion?
68 passports, including Pakistan, Nigeria, Russia, DR Congo Ethiopia, and 63 more.
Do Nigeria passport holders need a visa for Réunion?
Visa needed.
Do Pakistan passport holders need a visa for Réunion?
Visa needed.
Do Brazil passport holders need a visa for Réunion?
No visa needed, for up to 90 days.
Which region's passports have the easiest access to Réunion?
Americas: 16 of 19 passports enter without applying first.
What is the capital of Réunion?
Saint-Denis.
What currency should I bring to Réunion?
Euro.
Reviewed by @snuck