Visa policy of Nauru
Visitors to Nauru must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the countries eligible for free visa on arrival. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 3 months. Transit visas are not required if the connecting flight leaves within three hours of arrival in Nauru. Business visitors must have a local sponsor.[1]
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Visa applications are made by emailing the Nauru Immigration with necessary details.[2]
Visa map

Visa on arrival
Nationals of the following 14(+2) countries may obtain a free visa on arrival:[3]
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An agreement between Nauru and South Ossetia on mutual visa-free trips for 90 days within any 180 day period was signed on 3 February 2018 and is yet to be ratified.[9]
Simplified visa procedure
Nationals of the following 66 countries are issued visas under a simplified procedure.
Unlike other visitors, they do not have to submit a criminal record certificate and a certificate of medical fitness together with a visa application
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Journalist visas
In early 2014 it was decided that journalists reporting on Nauru detention centre will be charged AUD 8000 for a three-month visa.[11]
References
- "Nauru". travel.state.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- "Visa Requirements - the Government of the Republic of Nauru". Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "Considered as visa exemption by the Government of Israel" (PDF). mfa.gov.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- Considered as visa exemption by the Government of Russia as it is based on a mutual visa waiver agreement which was signed on 24 September 2014 and entered into force on 14 May 2015. Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/2017/09/monstate.pdf
- "О вступлении в силу российско-науруанского Соглашения о взаимной отмене визовых требований". Mid.ru. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "MoFAIC || News || UAE and Nauru sign MoU on entry-visa exemption". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- "Сообщение пресс-службы Министерства иностранных дел Республики Южная Осетия - Министерство иностранных дел". www.mfa-rso.su.
- Immigration Regulations 2014 SL No. 2 of 2014
- Nauru to charge Australians $8000 to report on asylum seekers