Visa requirements for Micronesian citizens explained

Visa requirements for Micronesian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia. As of 2 July 2019, Micronesian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 119 countries and territories, ranking the Micronesian passport 49th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Moldova) according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Micronesia signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 20 September 2016.[2]

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola[3] 30 daysMaximum 3 entries per calendar year
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia120 days
Australia and territories
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[4]
  • Transit visa is not required.[5]
Austria90 days
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus30 days
Belgium90 days
Belize[6]
[7] 30 days / 8 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan
90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria90 days
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia180 days
  • 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one year period
Comoros
Costa Rica30 days
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia90 days
Cuba
Cyprus90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic90 days
Denmark90 days
Djibouti[8] 31 days
Dominica21 days
Dominican Republic30 days
Ecuador90 days
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia90 days
Ethiopia[9] up to 90 days
Fiji30 days
Finland90 days
France90 days
Gabon
Gambia90 days
Georgia[10] 90 days
Germany90 days
Ghana
Greece90 days
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana
Haiti90 days
Honduras
Hungary90 days
Iceland90 days
India[11] 60 days
Indonesia
30 days
  • Available at 7 designated airports.
Iraq
IrelandTravel between Ireland and Northern Ireland is technically possible [12]
Israel90 days
Italy90 days
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan3 months
Kazakhstan
Kenya[13] 3 months
Kiribati30 days
30 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
30 days
Latvia90 days
Lebanon
Lesotho[14]
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 days
Madagascar90 days
Malawi30 days
Malaysia30 days
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta90 days
Marshall IslandsUnlimited
Mauritania
Mauritius60 days
Mexico180 days
[15] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique30 days
Myanmar28 days
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal90 days
90 days
New Zealand
  • International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy not required.[16]
  • 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.[17]
  • 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.[18]
Nicaragua90 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway90 days
Oman
Pakistan[19]
  • Online Visa eligible.[20]
Palau1 year
Panama180 days
Papua New Guinea[21]
Paraguay
Peru180 days
Philippines30 days
Poland90 days
Portugal90 days
Qatar
Romania90 days
  • Visa waiver agreement was signed on 21 September 2017 and it is yet to come into force.[22]
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 month
Samoa60 days
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal90 days
Serbia
Seychelles3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore30 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
Solomon Islands
Somalia30 days
South Africa
[23]
  • Obtainable online[24]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[25]
Spain90 days
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname[26]
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo7 days
Tonga31 days
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda3 months
  • May apply online.[27]
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies6 months
United States5 Years or Unlimited
Uruguay
Uzbekistan[31] 30 days
Vanuatu90 days
[32] 30 days
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
[33]
[34]
[35]
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[36]
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[37] [38]
[39] Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[40] [41]
[42]
[43] Registration required after 24h.[44] [45]
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
Hong Kong14 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands[46]
Greenland[47]
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[48]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean NetherlandsIncludes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands31 days
Niue30 days
Tokelau[49]
United Kingdom
[50] Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[51]
AnguillaHolders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[52]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required.[53]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[54] [55] [56]
[57] [58]
  • 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.[59]
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.[60]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[61] [62]
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[63]
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands
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See also

References and Notes

References
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  • Notes and References

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