Do I need a visa for Marshall Islands?
Whether you need a visa for Marshall Islands depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports, 9 enter visa-free and 4 need to apply for something in advance. Visa-free stays run to 90 days depending on nationality. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | No stated limit |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| India | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| China | Visa required | No stated limit |
| Türkiye | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Nigeria | Visa required | No stated limit |
| South Africa | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Philippines | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Pakistan | Visa required | No stated limit |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | No stated limit |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Egypt | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Vietnam | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Marshall Islands can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your arrival date. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Check the rule for your own passport
What Marshall Islands asks for depends on the passport you travel on, and the table above differs from row to row. Open your nationality for the stay length, the validity required and whether anything has to be applied for.
Common questions
Entry to Marshall Islands, answered from the same rules the table shows.
It depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports listed above, 9 enter Marshall Islands without a visa, 4 have to apply for something before travelling and 8 are issued a visa at the border. Find your nationality in the table for the exact rule, the stay it allows and what has to be applied for.
9 of the 21 most-checked passports listed above: Lithuania, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, Poland, Netherlands and Spain and 1 more. Of the rest, 4 must apply in advance and 8 are issued a visa at the border.
90 days on every visa-free rule in the table. The limit is per entry, and staying beyond it needs a different permission rather than an extension at the border.
6 months. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Yes, for Brazil, India, Turkey, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, Egypt and Vietnam. It is issued at the border, and the fee and documents it requires are checked at the counter rather than corrected there.
Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still have one available.
No separate arrival registration is listed for Marshall Islands. Your airline may still ask for advance passenger information, which is not the same thing and is handled at check-in.
Travelling somewhere else?
Check any passport against any destination