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Samoa visa for citizens of Tuvalu

Citizens of Tuvalu get a Samoa visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — Apia: ≈ 1,150 km, about 2 hours of flying.

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

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Samoa 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; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Tuvalu and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 75 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Bahamas, and Jamaica.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Funafuti — Apia: about 1,150 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — Apia 13:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.