No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Tuvalu don’t need a visa for Panama 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 Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — Panama City: ≈ 11,390 km, about 14.5 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 Panama without a visa on a Tuvalu passport?

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

Panama 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; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Tuvalu and Panama can travel together visa-free to 67 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Bahamas, and Jamaica.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Funafuti — Panama City: about 11,390 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −17 hours.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — Panama City 19:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 47th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.