Visa requirements for Marshall Islands citizens explained

Visa requirements for Marshall Islands citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Marshall Islands. As of 23 July 2024, Marshallese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 129 countries and territories, ranking the Marshallese passport 40th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Marshall Islands signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 28 June 2016.[2] __TOC__

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania[3]
  • 90 days visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry and previously used visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, Cyprus, Ireland or the United Kingdom
Algeria
Andorra
Angola[4] 30 daysMaximum 3 entries per calendar year
Antigua and Barbuda30 days
Argentina
Armenia120 days
  • 120 days visa on arrival if hold a valid visa or valid permanent resident permit (resident card) issued by Australia, Belarus, Canada, Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, European Union / Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or United States
Australia and territories
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[5]
  • Transit visa is not required.[6]
Austria90 days
Azerbaijan
Bahamas3 months
Bahrain2 weeks
Bangladesh90 days
Barbados[7] 90 days
Belarus
Belgium90 days
Belize[8]
[9] 30 days / 8 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan[10] 90 days
  • Must pay Sustainable Development Fee.
90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
Botswana[11]
Brazil
Bulgaria90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia[12]
Cameroon[13]
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia180 days
  • 90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros
[14] 7 days
Costa Rica30 days
Cote d'Ivoire[15] 90 days
Croatia90 days
Cuba90 days
Cyprus90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic90 days
Denmark90 days
Djibouti[16] 31 days
Dominica21 days
Dominican Republic30 days
Ecuador90 days
Egypt30 days
El Salvador90 days
Equatorial Guinea[17]
Eritrea
Estonia90 days
Ethiopia[18] up to 90 days
Fiji4 months
Finland90 days
France90 days
Gabon[19]
  • Must arrive via Leon Mba International Airport in Libreville
Gambia
Georgia[20] 90 days
Germany90 days
Ghana
Greece90 days
Grenada
Guatemala90 days
Guinea[21] 90 days
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana
Haiti90 days
Honduras90 days
Hungary90 days
Iceland90 days
India[22] 30 days
Indonesia
[23] 30 days
Iraq[24]
IrelandTravel between Ireland and Northern Ireland is technically possible [25]
Israel90 days
Italy90 days
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan30 days
  • * Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge).
Kazakhstan[26]
Kenya[27] 3 months
Kiribati90 days
  • 90 days during calendar year
30 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan[28] 60 days
30 days
Latvia90 days
Lebanon
Lesotho[29] 44 days
Liberia
Libya[30] 30 days
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 days
Madagascar90 days
Malawi30 days
Malaysia30 days
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta90 days
Mauritania
Mauritius60 days
Mexico180 days
1 year
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco
Mongolia[31]
Montenegro[32] 90 days
Morocco
Mozambique30 days
Myanmar28 days
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal90 days
90 days
New Zealand
  • International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy not required.[33]
  • May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for no longer than 24 hours, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[34]
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[35]
Nicaragua90 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway90 days
Oman
Pakistan[36]
Palau1 year
Panama90 days
Papua New Guinea[37] 60 days
Paraguay
Peru90 days
Philippines30 days
Poland90 days
Portugal90 days
Qatar
Romania90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis3 months
Saint Lucia6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3 months
Samoa60 days
San Marino
[38] 15 days
Saudi Arabia
Senegal1 month
Serbia
  • 90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Ireland or permanent residence of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States
Seychelles[39] 90 days
Sierra Leone
Singapore30 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
Solomon Islands3 months
  • 3 months within any calendar year period, free of charge
Somalia30 days
South Africa
[40]
  • Obtainable online[41]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain90 days
Sri Lanka30 days
Sudan
Suriname[42] 90 days
  • However, an entry fee of USD 50 or 50 euro is required to be paid online prior to arrival
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
Tajikistan[43] 30 days
  • 60 days eVisa also available.[44]
[45]
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo7 days
Tonga31 days
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda[46] 3 months
Ukraine
  • eVisa temporarily suspended due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies6 months
United States and territories
Uruguay
Uzbekistan[49] 30 days
Vanuatu90 days
[50] 90 days
Yemen
Zambia90 days
  • 90 days as tourists or 30 days for business
Zimbabwe3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
[51]
[52] 90 days
[53]
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[54]
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[55] [56]
[57] Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[58] [59]
[60] 90 days from 19 November 2018[61]
[62] Registration required after 24h.[63] [64]
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
Hong Kong14 days
30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands[65]
Greenland[66]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West IndiesIncludes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna[67]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean NetherlandsIncludes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands31 days
Niue30 days
Tokelau[68]
United Kingdom
[69] Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[70]
Anguilla3 months
Bermuda6 months
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required.[71]
1 month
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar6 months
Montserrat6 months
14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[72] [73] [74]
[75] [76]
  • 3 months within any year period
Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[77]
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[78]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[79] [80]
Turks and Caicos IslandsHolders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa[81]
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

See also

References and Notes

References
  • Notes

    • Notes and References

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