No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for Eswatini?

Citizens of Tuvalu don’t need a visa for Eswatini and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — Lobamba: ≈ 14,810 km, about 19 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Eswatini without a visa on a Tuvalu passport?

Yes, citizens of Tuvalu don’t need a visa for Eswatini for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Eswatini visa rules at a glance

With a Tuvalu passport you can visit 83 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tuvalu passport ranks 74th of 199.
Tuvalu passport: visa-free access to 83 countries; Eswatini passport: 41.
Citizens of Tuvalu and Eswatini can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Ecuador, Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti, Mauritius, and Grenada.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Eswatini, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of Eswatini

Travelling to Eswatini: good to know

Funafuti — Lobamba: about 14,810 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — Lobamba 02:00.
Local currency: Swazi Lilangeni and South African Rand.
Languages: English and Swati.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SZL 16.
Eswatini is the 108th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.