Palau visa requirements for Gaboneses

Travel and visa requirements

Palauan Visa is not required for Gaboneses

Stay Duration: days

Entry Requirements

  • Gabonese intending to visit Palau must first apply for an E-visa.
  • This online pre-visa can be granted by the Palau consulate in the applicant's home country.
  • On presentation of the pre-visa at the border checkpoint of Palau the traveller is then issued a visa on arrival.
  • This visa is valid for a maximum total stay of 30 days  within a one-year period.
  • Alongside the printed confirmation that a visa will be issued upon arrival, the traveller must also have a return/onward ticket.
  • A proof of hotel accommodation is also needed, as well as an international certificate of vaccination.
  • Gabonese intending to visit Palau are required to provide a passport with six months of validity and with atleast two blank pages for stamps on arrival and departure.

Frequently Asked Questions


Is Palau part of the Philippines??

Palaos is Palau ; Carolinas is Micronesia; Guajan is Guam, with its capital, Agaña, labeled “Capital and residence of the governor of this archipelago, a dependency of the Captain-General of the Philippines ” That's because Palau  was considered part of the Philippines by our First Republic.


Is Palau a Territory Of The US??

Along with other Pacific Islands, Palau was made a part of the United States governed Trust territory of the Pacific Islands in 1947. Having voted against joining the Federated States of Micronesia in 1979, the islands gained full sovereignty in 1994 under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.


Is Palau safe for tourists??

Palau is quite a safe country to visit. Walking in downtown Koror at night, even past midnight is quite safe. But as with any place in the world today, common sense prevails. Pedestrians should be careful, as sidewalks are limited even in downtown Koror.


Is Palau a rich country??

More than 200 volcanic and coral islands, many of them surrounded by a single barrier reef, make up the northern Pacific nation of Palau. Palau became independent in 1994, after being part of a United Nations trust territory administered by the US for 47 years. 


Are citizens of Palau US citizens??

Citizens of Palau are not citizens or nationals of United States of America. Citizens of Palau by birth, and citizens of the former TTPI who acquired Palau citizenship in 1994, are entitled under the Compact to travel and apply for admission to the United States as nonimmigrants without visas.