Where the Nauru passport takes you
The Nauru passport carries visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to around 86 destinations, which puts it in the low fifties of the Henley Passport Index. What it opens is regional: Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and most of Southeast Asia, the Gulf states, Russia, and the whole Pacific. What it does not open is every market a Western buyer tends to assume: the Schengen Area, the United States and Canada all require a visa, and the United Kingdom withdrew visa-free access on 9 December 2025, citing the citizenship programme by name.
Henley's 2026 index puts Nauru at roughly 86 destinations, ranked around 52nd; our own list below, which counts territories as well as countries, comes to 90 entries without a visa in advance (58 visa-free, 29 on arrival, 3 with an eTA) and 97 that require a visa. Both are snapshots: the United Kingdom's decision removed one of the most valuable destinations on the list in a single day. Counts differ between passport indices because each treats territories, transit rules and visa-on-arrival categories differently. Treat any single number, ours included, as a snapshot: access is granted bilaterally and can be withdrawn without notice, as the section on what changed shows.
What it opens, and what it does not
Russia. Not the Schengen Area.
Visa-free or eTA: Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Israel. On arrival or eVisa: Thailand, India, Qatar.
Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Dominican Republic.
Kenya, Egypt, Mauritius, Tanzania, Rwanda.
The Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia (an online e600 visitor visa, not a waiver). If Europe or North America is the point, this is the wrong passport, and no discount changes that.
The full list, by region
Every destination, sorted by region, with the type of access and the permitted stay. Visa-free means you board with the passport alone; visa on arrival and eTA mean a fee or an online form, not a consulate; eVisa means an application in advance, online; visa required means a consulate. Notable destinations that still require a visa: United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands.
Visa-free Visa on arrival eTA eVisa Visa required
Europe 4 visa-free · 3 eVisa · 41 visa required
| Destination | Access | Stay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | eVisa | Visa is not required for Holders of a valid multiple-entry Schengen, UK or US visa has been previously used once or residence permit of Schengen, UK, US or UAE 10 years. | |
| Andorra | Visa required | No visa required to enter Andorra, but Andorra can only be accessed from France or Spain, for which a Schengen visa is required. | |
| Austria S | Visa required | ||
| Belarus | Visa required | ||
| Belgium S | Visa required | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | ||
| Bulgaria S | Visa required | ||
| Croatia S | Visa required | ||
| Czech Republic S | Visa required | ||
| Denmark S | Visa required | ||
| Estonia S | Visa required | ||
| Faroe Islands | Visa required | ||
| Finland S | Visa required | ||
| France S | Visa required | ||
| Germany S | Visa required | ||
| Gibraltar | Visa-free | ||
| Greece S | Visa required | ||
| Hungary S | Visa required | ||
| Iceland S | Visa required | ||
| Ireland | Visa required | ||
| Italy S | Visa required | ||
| Kosovo | Visa-free | ||
| Latvia S | Visa required | ||
| Liechtenstein S | Visa required | ||
| Lithuania S | Visa required | ||
| Luxembourg S | Visa required | ||
| Malta S | Visa required | ||
| Moldova | eVisa | visa not required if holding a valid visa /residence permit that is issued by a European Union member state or Schengen Area, Canada, Ireland, UK, US | |
| Monaco | Visa required | ||
| Montenegro | Visa required | Visa not required for holders of a valid Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, US, UK or a Schengen Visa. Holders of residence permit in the United Arab Emirates may enter, in Montenegro for a duration of 10 da | |
| Netherlands S | Visa required | ||
| North Macedonia | Visa required | Visa is not required for stays upto 15 days if holding a valid multiple entry visa of Canada , the United States , United Kingdom , Schengen Area member state, or residence permit of Schengen Area member state. | |
| Norway S | Visa required | ||
| Poland S | Visa required | ||
| Portugal S | Visa required | ||
| Romania S | Visa required | ||
| Russia | Visa-free | 14 days | For a maximum total stay of 90 days within one calendar year period |
| San Marino | Visa required | ||
| Serbia | Visa required | ||
| Slovakia S | Visa required | ||
| Slovenia S | Visa required | ||
| Spain S | Visa required | ||
| Sweden S | Visa required | ||
| Switzerland S | Visa required | ||
| Transnistria | Visa-free | Registration required after 24h. | |
| Ukraine | eVisa | 30 days | |
| United Kingdom | Visa required | The UK has imposed a mandatory visit visa from 9 December 2025. | |
| Vatican City | Visa required | Open borders but de facto follows Italian visa policy. |
Americas 23 visa-free · 3 on arrival · 1 eTA · 5 eVisa · 20 visa required
| Destination | Access | Stay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | Visa-free | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa. | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 1 month | |
| Argentina | Visa required | The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Nauruan citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by | |
| Aruba | Visa required | ||
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 3 months | |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| Belize | Visa required | ||
| Bermuda | Visa-free | ||
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Brazil | Visa required | ||
| British Virgin Islands | Visa-free | ||
| Canada | Visa required | US permanent residents (Green card) holders can enter visa free | |
| Cayman Islands | Visa-free | ||
| Chile | Visa required | ||
| Colombia | eVisa | ||
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 30 days | |
| Cuba | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Curaçao | Visa required | ||
| Dominica | Visa-free | 6 months | |
| Dominican Republic | Visa-free | 30 days | |
| Ecuador | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| El Salvador | eVisa | ||
| Falkland Islands | Visa required | ||
| French Guiana | Visa required | ||
| French West Indies | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin . | |
| Greenland | Visa required | ||
| Grenada | Visa-free | 3 months | |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| Guyana | Visa required | ||
| Haiti | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | ||
| Mexico | Visa required | Visa is not required for Holders of a valid visa of Canada, US, UK or a Schengen State and Permanent residence of Canada, Chile, Colombia, Schengen State, Japan, UK, US Entry may be refused by immigration officials for i | |
| Montserrat | Visa-free | ||
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Panama | Visa-free | 180 days | |
| Paraguay | Visa required | ||
| Peru | Visa-free | 183 days | |
| Puerto Rico | Visa required | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | eTA | 3 months | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa-free | 6 weeks | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 1 month | |
| Sint Maarten | Visa required | ||
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Visa on arrival | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling ). | |
| Suriname | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | ||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa-free | Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required | ||
| United States | Visa required | ||
| Uruguay | Visa required | ||
| Venezuela | eVisa | Introduction of Electronic Visa System for Tourist and Business Travelers. |
Asia 8 visa-free · 10 on arrival · 1 eTA · 18 eVisa · 18 visa required
| Destination | Access | Stay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | eVisa | 30 days | Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL). |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required | ||
| Armenia | eVisa | 120 days | |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | ||
| Bahrain | eVisa | ||
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | ||
| Bhutan | eVisa | Visa fee is 40 USD per person and visa application may be processed within 5 business days with duration of stay of 90 days. e-Visa applicant is also subject to pay Sustainable Development Fee | |
| Brunei | Visa required | ||
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| China | Visa required | ||
| Cyprus | Visa required | ||
| Georgia | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| India | eVisa | 60 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport |
| Indonesia | Visa required | ||
| Iran | Visa on arrival | Conditional apply. | |
| Iraq | eVisa | ||
| Israel | eTA | 90 days | |
| Japan | Visa required | Eligible for an e-Visa if residing in one these countries Australia , Brazil , Cambodia , Canada , India , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , South Africa , Taiwan , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States . May ap | |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Kazakhstan | eVisa | ||
| Kuwait | Visa required | e-Visa can be obtained for holders of a Residence Permit issued by a GCC member state under the following conditions: To be 18 years old and over. The residence permit for a GCC state must be valid for at least another 3 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | eVisa | ||
| Laos | Visa required | ||
| Lebanon | Visa required | ||
| Macau | Visa on arrival | ||
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 30 days | |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Mongolia | eVisa | ||
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon , Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik , Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu . e-Visa available for both touris |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| North Korea | Visa required | ||
| Northern Cyprus | Visa-free | ||
| Oman | eVisa | ||
| Pakistan | eVisa | Online Visa eligible. | |
| Palestine | Visa-free | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. | |
| Philippines | Visa required | Residents of the United Arab Emirates may obtain an eVisa through the official Philippine eVisa website. A valid Emirati residence visa must be shown upon an eVisa application. | |
| Qatar | eVisa | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | Tourist visa on arrival for holders of a valid multiple entry visa from US, UK or Schengen area, under the condition that the multiple entry visa has been used at least once, proving that by showing the entry and exit st | |
| Singapore | Visa-free | ||
| South Korea | Visa-free | 30 days | |
| South Ossetia | Visa-free | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. | |
| Sri Lanka | Visa on arrival | 30 days | The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee |
| Syria | eVisa | ||
| Taiwan | Visa required | ||
| Tajikistan | eVisa | 45 days | |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | 15 days | Visa on arrival from 14 April 2019. |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Turkey | Visa required | ||
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| Uzbekistan | eVisa | 30 days | 5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country. |
| Vietnam | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Yemen | Visa required |
Africa 10 visa-free · 10 on arrival · 1 eTA · 23 eVisa · 15 visa required
| Destination | Access | Stay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Visa required | ||
| Angola | Visa-free | 30 days | Maximum 3 entries per calendar years |
| Ascension Island | eVisa | 3 months within any year period | |
| Benin | eVisa | 30 days | Must have an international vaccination certificate. |
| Botswana | Visa-free | 3 months | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Visa on arrival | Special permit required. | |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa | ||
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Cameroon | eVisa | ||
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Visa on arrival at Sal , Boa Vista , São Vicente or Santiago international airports. Requirement to register online 5 days before arrival Also pay the airport security fee of CVE 3400 either online or on arrival. |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | ||
| Chad | eVisa | ||
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport . |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 31 days | |
| Egypt | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | ||
| Eritrea | Visa required | ||
| Eswatini | Visa required | ||
| Ethiopia | eVisa | up to 90 days | eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport |
| Gabon | eVisa | ||
| Gambia | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| Ghana | Visa required | ||
| Guinea | eVisa | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Kenya | eTA | 3 months | Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. eTA is good for single entry, but visitors who leave Kenya to other EAC countries may re |
| Lesotho | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| Liberia | eVisa | ||
| Libya | eVisa | ||
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Malawi | Visa-free | ||
| Mali | Visa required | ||
| Mauritania | eVisa | ||
| Mauritius | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| Mayotte | Visa required | ||
| Morocco | Visa required | May apply for an e-Visa if holding a valid visa or a residency document issued by one of the following countries: Schengen Area , Australia , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand , United Kingdom , United States a residency do | |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Namibia | eVisa | ||
| Niger | Visa required | ||
| Nigeria | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | ||
| Rwanda | Visa-free | 30 days | |
| Réunion | Visa required | ||
| Senegal | Visa required | ||
| Seychelles | Visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Sierra Leone | eVisa | ||
| Somalia | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars , payable on arrival. | |
| South Africa | Visa required | ||
| South Sudan | eVisa | Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel | |
| Sudan | Visa required | ||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa | ||
| Tanzania | Visa-free | 3 months | |
| Togo | eVisa | 15 days | |
| Tunisia | Visa required | ||
| Uganda | eVisa | 3 months | May apply online. |
| Zambia | Visa-free | 90 days | |
| Zimbabwe | Visa-free | 3 months |
Oceania 13 visa-free · 6 on arrival · 1 eVisa · 3 visa required
| Destination | Access | Stay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Visa required | ||
| Australia | eVisa | May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). Transit visa is not required. | |
| Cook Islands | Visa-free | 31 days | |
| Fiji | Visa-free | 4 months | |
| French Polynesia | Visa-free | ||
| Guam | Visa-free | 45 days | |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | 30 days | |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | ||
| Micronesia | Visa-free | 30 days | |
| New Caledonia | Visa-free | ||
| New Zealand | Visa required | Nauru investor passports are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them. International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy not required. May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for | |
| Niue | Visa-free | 30 days | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Visa-free | 45 days | |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival | 60 days | |
| Pitcairn Islands | Visa-free | 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore. | |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 60 days | |
| Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival | ||
| Tokelau | Visa required | ||
| Tonga | Visa on arrival | 31 days | |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Vanuatu | Visa-free | 120 days | |
| Wallis and Futuna | Visa-free |
237 destinations, countries and territories, sorted by region. S marks the Schengen Area, where one entry rule covers all members. Compiled on 21 September 2026 from the published entry requirements of each destination, as collated in Wikipedia's visa requirements table, each row of which cites its source. Rules change without notice: confirm with the destination's consulate before you book.
What changed, and what is under review
The United Kingdom, 9 December 2025
Until the end of 2025 a Nauruan passport entered the United Kingdom without a visa. On 9 December 2025 the Home Office imposed a visit visa requirement on all Nauru nationals with immediate effect, in a written ministerial statement that named the citizenship-by-investment programme as the reason. Travellers with bookings made before the cut-off had until 20 January 2026 to arrive. Nauruans are no longer eligible for the UK's Electronic Travel Authorisation and need a Direct Airside Transit Visa even to change planes in London.
◇ Several passport-index sites and agent pages still list the United Kingdom as visa-free on a Nauruan passport. They are out of date. Mobility indices also list Ireland as open; given the UK decision and the Common Travel Area, verify that directly before booking.
What Nauru cannot lose
Nauru never had Schengen access, so the mechanism the EU built in 2025 to punish investor-citizenship schemes, Regulation (EU) 2025/2441, has nothing to suspend. That is the honest way to read the risk: the exposure is to bilateral arrangements like the UK's, not to a bloc-wide decision, and the UK has already shown that exposure is real.
How it ranks against the alternatives
Nauru's natural comparison is Vanuatu, the other Pacific citizenship-by-investment passport. Since Vanuatu lost Schengen and UK access, the two documents reach broadly the same places at very different prices.
| Programme | Destinations | Schengen | United Kingdom | From | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauru | 86 | No | Visa required since 9 Dec 2025 | US$90,000 to 31 Dec 2026, then US$115,000 | 3–5 months |
| Vanuatu | 88 | No | Visa required since 19 Jul 2023 | US$130,000 | 1–3 months |
Destination counts follow the Henley Passport Index and vary by index and month. Neither Pacific passport reaches the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada in 2026.
Neither is a substitute for a Caribbean passport if Europe matters: the five Caribbean programmes still carry Schengen access, at two to three times the price. The full picture of what is on the market is in our guide to every citizenship by investment programme.
How the passport is obtained
Nauru issues its passport to citizens, and citizenship comes by descent, by naturalisation after residence, or through the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program, announced at COP29 in November 2024 and opened on 21 January 2025.
- Contribution to the Treasury Fund. US$105,000 at launch, restructured to US$115,000 in February 2026, and discounted to US$90,000 for a single applicant under the Iruwa Initiative until 31 December 2026. Non-refundable. Application, due diligence and passport fees come on top, so the all-in figure for one applicant is closer to US$100,000.
- Due diligence. Source-of-funds documentation, police certificates and a background check by the Nauru Program Office. Three to five months from a complete file.
- Oath and passport. No visit to Nauru is required at any stage, and there is no residence obligation afterwards.
The programme is young, its fees have moved three times in eighteen months, and the United Kingdom's decision is the proof that the risks in this sector are not theoretical. Our guide to the programme sets out the case for and against.
Who this passport is actually for
Holders of a narrow passport who travel in Asia, the Gulf and the Pacific; families wanting a low-cost contingency nationality with no residence obligation; anyone who already has European or North American access through another document.
Anyone whose objective is the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada, and anyone buying a first second passport who cannot absorb the loss of a further destination. Nauru has already lost one.
The questions we get every week
How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Nauru passport?
Around 86 destinations visa-free or visa on arrival according to the Henley Passport Index, ranked in the low fifties. Our own list on this page, which counts territories as well as countries, comes to a little over 90 entries without a visa in advance. It does not include the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada.
Can I travel to the United Kingdom with a Nauru passport?
Not without a visa. The United Kingdom imposed a visit visa requirement on all Nauru nationals on 9 December 2025, citing the citizenship-by-investment programme. Any page telling you the UK is visa-free on a Nauruan passport is out of date.
Does a Nauru passport get me into Europe?
No. The Schengen Area, Ireland and the United Kingdom all require a visa. Nauru has never had an EU visa waiver, so there is none to lose under the EU's 2025 suspension rules, but there is also none to use.
Which useful destinations are visa-free?
Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Russia and the United Arab Emirates, plus most of Southeast Asia and the Pacific on a visa-free or visa-on-arrival basis. The full list by region is above.
How much does Nauru citizenship cost?
The principal contribution is US$115,000, discounted to US$90,000 for a single applicant until 31 December 2026. Application, due diligence and passport fees are additional. There is no residence requirement and processing takes three to five months.
Is the Nauru passport a good second passport?
For a single applicant who does not need European or American access, it is the best value citizenship available anywhere: 86 destinations for US$90,000 in three to five months. As anyone's only second citizenship it is a weaker choice, because a programme that has already cost its citizens visa-free access to one major economy may cost them more.
Last reviewed 21 September 2026.
This guide is general information, not legal, tax or immigration advice. Programme terms are set by the relevant government and can change; confirm any figure with the authority, or with us, before acting on it.
