No visa needed

Do citizens of the Marshall Islands need a visa for Palau?

Citizens of the Marshall Islands don’t need a visa for Palau and can stay up to 360 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 the Marshall Islands: the passport opens 75 countries visa-free; Majuro — Ngerulmud: ≈ 4,050 km, about 5.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 360 days

Can I travel to Palau without a visa on a Marshall Islands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Marshall Islands don’t need a visa for Palau for up to 360 days. A valid passport is enough.

Palau visa rules at a glance

With a Marshall Islands passport you can visit 75 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Marshall Islands passport ranks 86th of 199.
Marshall Islands passport: visa-free access to 75 countries; Palau passport: 68.
Citizens of the Marshall Islands and Palau can travel together visa-free to 64 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico, Belize, United States, Costa Rica, Panama, and Finland.
A language both countries share: English.
Both countries use the same currency — US Dollar — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Palau, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands visa for citizens of Palau

Travelling to Palau: good to know

Majuro — Ngerulmud: about 4,050 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Majuro 12:00 — Ngerulmud 09:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English and Palauan.
Palau is the 11th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Marshall Islands.