No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for Micronesia?

Citizens of Tuvalu don’t need a visa for Micronesia 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 — Palikir: ≈ 2,890 km, about 4 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 Micronesia without a visa on a Tuvalu passport?

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

Micronesia 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; Micronesia passport: 69.
Citizens of Tuvalu and Micronesia can travel together visa-free to 62 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Grenada.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Micronesia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of Micronesia

Travelling to Micronesia: good to know

Funafuti — Palikir: about 2,890 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — Palikir 11:00.
Languages: English.
Micronesia is the 9th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.