Passport dossier
Nauru passport
114 of 198 destinations accessible · Ranked #47 of 199 passports
Getting in is one thing; being covered is another
Long-stay and nomad visas often legally require proof of health insurance.
Where a Nauru passport takes you
Oceania4visa-free
- Fiji120 days
- Kiribati90 days
- Micronesia30 days
- Vanuatu120 days
Europe2visa-free
- Kosovo90 days
- Russia14 days
Asia7visa-free
- Hong Kong SAR China90 days
- Malaysia30 days
- Palestinian Territories
- Singapore30 days
- South Korea30 days
- Taiwan30 days
- United Arab Emirates90 days
Africa12visa-free
- Angola30 days
- Botswana90 days
- Eswatini30 days
- Gambia90 days
- Kenya90 days
- Lesotho90 days
- Malawi90 days
- Mauritius90 days
- Rwanda30 days
- Tanzania90 days
- Zambia90 days
- Zimbabwe90 days
North America13visa-free
- Antigua & Barbuda180 days
- Bahamas90 days
- Barbados90 days
- Costa Rica30 days
- Dominica180 days
- Dominican Republic30 days
- Grenada90 days
- Haiti90 days
- Jamaica
- Panama90 days
- St. Lucia42 days
- St. Vincent & Grenadines90 days
- Trinidad & Tobago
South America2visa-free
- Ecuador90 days
- Peru90 days
Oceania7on arrival
- Marshall Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
Asia10on arrival
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- Iran
- Jordan
- Macao SAR China
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
Africa8on arrival
- Burundi
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
Oceania1eta / e-visa
- Australia
Europe3eta / e-visa
- Albania
- Moldova
- Ukraine
Asia17eta / e-visa
- Armenia
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Mongolia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Africa21eta / e-visa
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Seychelles
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Togo
- Uganda
North America3eta / e-visa
- Cuba
- El Salvador
- St. Kitts & Nevis
South America4eta / e-visa
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Guyana
- Suriname
Oceania1visa required
- New Zealand
Europe40visa required
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
Asia17visa required
- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
- Brunei
- China
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Myanmar (Burma)
- North Korea
- Philippines
- Syria
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
Africa13visa required
- Algeria
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Eritrea
- Ghana
- Mali
- Morocco
- Niger
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tunisia
North America7visa required
- Belize
- Canada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- United States
South America6visa required
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
What the Nauru passport actually gets you
The Nauru passport opens 114 of the 198 destinations we track, which is 58% of them, and ranks 47 of 199 passports worldwide. Those 114 are the places you can book a flight to this week: visa-free, visa on arrival, an eTA, or an e-visa you fill in online. The other 84 want an application, an appointment and a decision before you go, and that is the difference between a trip you can plan and one you have to apply for.
It is not evenly distributed, and no passport's is. Oceania is where this one is strongest, with 12 of 13 countries open. Europe is where it runs out, at 5 of 45. If your plans lean toward the second, the paperwork is the plan.
Getting in is not the same as being allowed to stay. The most common allowance is 90 days, granted by 21 of the destinations open to you, and the longest is 180 days in Antigua & Barbuda. That ceiling is what makes a nomad visa worth the trouble: it is the difference between leaving every few months and living somewhere. It is also why a travel insurance policy that expires at 90 days quietly stops matching your life.
The number nobody looks up is the one pointing the other way. 3 of the 198 passports we track can enter Nauru without a visa. Mobility is not a property of a document, it is a relationship between two countries, and the gap between those two figures is usually more revealing than either on its own.
Wherever the Nauru passport takes you, it does not carry health cover with it. Entry rules and hospital bills are separate problems, and only one of them is settled at the border. Of the countries we have written up properly, Costa Rica, the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia are open to you without a visa. What cover you actually need abroad.
The fine print on where a Nauru passport reaches
Rules that apply to the destinations above, checked by hand against the issuing authority.
Where cover is a condition of entry
- Burkina Faso The e-visa application asks for a medical certificate and proof of health insurance.
- Cuba Travel health insurance is required on entry, though how strictly it is checked varies.
- Iraq requires health insurance bought through a state platform as part of the visa process, around USD 158.
Where getting there is the problem
- Equatorial Guinea The land borders with Cameroon and Gabon have been closed indefinitely since December 2025. Entry is by air or sea only.
- Haiti No international airline currently serves Port-au-Prince. The only regular way in is Cap-Haïtien, and the land border with the Dominican Republic is closed.
Visa-free, but not paperwork-free
- Mozambique Since late July 2026 you also need an ETA, filed at least 48 hours before departure.
- Seychelles Visa-free, but not paperwork-free: every traveller has to buy a Travel Authorisation before departure, from about EUR 10.
- Thailand The TDAC digital arrival card is mandatory for everyone, up to three days before arrival. It is free and is not a visa.
- Togo No visa, but you must file a travel declaration online at least 24 hours before you arrive.
Access that rides on another visa
- Antigua & Barbuda A valid US, Canadian, UK or Schengen visa allows entry without arranging a visa first.
- Bahamas A valid visa or permanent residence from the US, UK, Canada or a Schengen country replaces the Bahamian visa.
- Dominica A valid Schengen, US, UK or Canadian visa gets you six months regardless of your nationality.
- Guyana A US green card, or a valid US, Canadian or Schengen visa, allows 90 days visa-free.
- Panama A valid visa or residence permit from the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK or an EU country lets you in without a Panamanian visa, for up to 30 days.
- São Tomé & Príncipe A valid Schengen or US visa gets you 15 days visa-free regardless of your nationality.
Passports ranked near Nauru
Same region, closest in mobility score. Rank is out of 199 passports.
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Visa rules can change at short notice and depend on your purpose of travel, length of stay and onward tickets. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or the IATA Travel Centre before you book. Visa-free entry never includes travel health insurance. That’s still on you.