No visa needed

Do citizens of Portugal need a visa for Palau?

Citizens of Portugal 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 Portugal: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Lisbon — Ngerulmud: ≈ 13,660 km, about 17.5 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 Portugal passport?

Yes, citizens of Portugal 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 Portugal passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Portugal passport ranks 14th of 199.
Portugal passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Palau passport: 68.
Citizens of Portugal and Palau can travel together visa-free to 65 countries, for example: Spain, Andorra, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Vatican City, Italy, Netherlands, San Marino, Slovenia, Malta, and Croatia.
Citizens of Palau, in turn, don’t need a visa for Portugal. Portugal visa for citizens of Palau

Travelling to Palau: good to know

Lisbon — Ngerulmud: about 13,660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Lisbon 12:00 — Ngerulmud 21:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English and Palauan.
Palau is the 183rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Portugal.