No visa needed

Do citizens of the Netherlands need a visa for Palau?

Citizens of the Netherlands don’t need a visa for Palau and can stay up to 90 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 Netherlands: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Amsterdam — Ngerulmud: ≈ 11,840 km, about 15.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Palau without a visa on a Netherlands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Netherlands don’t need a visa for Palau for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Palau visa rules at a glance

With a Netherlands passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Netherlands passport ranks 6th of 199.
Netherlands passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Palau passport: 68.
Citizens of the Netherlands and Palau can travel together visa-free to 65 countries, for example: Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Norway, Austria, Monaco, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and San Marino.
Citizens of Palau, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of Palau

Travelling to Palau: good to know

Amsterdam — Ngerulmud: about 11,840 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — Ngerulmud 19:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English and Palauan.
Palau is the 182nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.