Visa requirements for Tuvalu

Most visitors get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. 27 enter visa-free; 0 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (27)

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
the Netherlands
Tuvalu

Checked against Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the United Nations (Embassy of Tuvalu to USA and Cuba), European Union (EUR-Lex) on October 10, 2026.

Visa on arrival (172)

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Qatar
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
the Bahamas
the Central African Republic
the Comoros
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Dominican Republic
the Gambia
the Maldives
the Marshall Islands
the Philippines
the Republic of the Congo
the Seychelles
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Checked against Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the United Nations (Embassy of Tuvalu to USA and Cuba), European Union (EUR-Lex) on October 10, 2026.

Visa fees for Tuvalu

Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. No fee published for non-listed nationalities on official sources Checked: Tuvalu High Commission (Wellington), Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the UN.

Visa on arrival fee: No official source publishes this information. No archived snapshot of the High Commission visa page found (Wayback availability check 2026-10-11); the previously recorded 45-nationality free-VoA list is no longer citable; no official fee published for VoA on the sources checked Checked: Tuvalu High Commission (Wellington), Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the UN.

Visa on arrival fee: No official source publishes this information. No official fee published for nationalities not on the High Commission's free-arrival list; those travelers must obtain a visa in advance via the Department of Immigration ([email protected]) Checked: Tuvalu High Commission (Wellington).

Processing times

Visa type	Processing time	Source
Visa on arrival	Issued on arrival at Funafuti Airport	Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the UN

Travel insurance for Tuvalu

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Tuvalu, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Tuvalu and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Tuvalu it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

199 of 199 passport rules verified against Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the United Nations (Embassy of Tuvalu to USA and Cuba), European Union (EUR-Lex), 0 with no official source publishing the rule.

Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the United Nations (Embassy of Tuvalu to USA and Cuba) (checked October 10, 2026)
European Union (EUR-Lex) (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Tuvalu?

It depends on your passport. 27 of 199 passports enter Tuvalu visa-free, 172 can get a visa on arrival; 0 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

How long does Tuvalu visa processing take?

Standard processing for the visa on arrival: Issued on arrival at Funafuti Airport.

Do I need travel insurance for Tuvalu?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Tuvalu, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.