Visa requirement
Tuvalu visa for Colombian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Colombian citizens need a visa for Tuvalu?
Checked answer — confirm before travel
Colombian citizens can get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu for up to 30 days.
Last verified:
What this means: A visa on arrival is a real visa issued at the border after you land — you still need it, and approval is not guaranteed before you travel.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Colombian passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | No | This page stores a visa or authorization route instead. |
| eVisa? | No | No eVisa route is stored for this corridor. |
| Visa on arrival? | Yes | Up to 30 days. |
- 30 days
- 100 AUD
- Obtain on arrival
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Obtain on arrival Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 30 days
- 3 Official fee 100 AUD
- 4 Passport validity Official rule stored below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: conditional; landside: conditional. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Colombian citizens can get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu for up to 30 days. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
Tuvalu's Immigration Regulations list the visitor fee as $100. The dataset records this as AUD because Tuvalu uses the Australian dollar alongside Tuvalu coins.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- The official Tuvalu Act/Regulations source set used for this wave requires a passport or travel document and outward travel, but does not publish a universal six-month passport-validity rule for ordinary visitor permits.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; The Act defines entry by air as leaving the precincts of the authorised aerodrome. The official source set does not publish a separate universal airside-transit waiver; entering Tuvalu or clearing immigration uses the visitor-permit route.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Colombian ordinary passport or travel document
- Visitor permit issued by Tuvalu immigration
- Valid ticket or other means of travel from Tuvalu to a country the traveller can enter
- Arrival card if arriving by air or sea
- Evidence supporting visitor purpose and ability to comply with permit conditions if requested
- Published visitor-permit fee
Why this verdict
Colombian citizens' entry guidance is based on Tuvalu's official paid visitor-permit route. Tuvalu's regulations say visitors from countries not listed in Schedule 1 pay the published $100 visitor-permit fee. This guidance is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short visitor travel only. Work, business activity, study, residence, proselytising, repeated stays, extensions, carrier handling, outward-ticket checks, health/character issues and Tuvalu immigration discretion can change the practical answer. Reconfirm on the official Tuvalu legislation source before booking.
Conditional rules
- Work, business activity, study or proselytising Visa required
Tuvalu's ordinary visitor-permit conditions prohibit employment/business activity, study and proselytising unless the traveller has a different permit or special endorsement.
- Business or employment special endorsement Conditional
Up to 30 days. The regulations allow a visitor permit with a special endorsement for business or employment on terms set by the Principal Immigration Officer and with an additional fee.
- Extension of a visitor permit Conditional
Up to 30 days. The regulations allow extension of a visitor permit for up to 30 days, subject to the applicable extension fee and conditions.
- Repeated stays in Tuvalu Conditional
The Act says a visitor permit may be issued only if the traveller has not been in Tuvalu for periods aggregating more than three months in the previous twelve months, unless a ministerial instruction applies.
- No valid outward travel to a country the traveller may enter Conditional
The Act requires a valid ticket or other means of travelling from Tuvalu to a country the traveller will be able to enter.
Frequently asked questions
Do Colombian citizens need a visa for Tuvalu?
Colombian citizens can get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu for up to 30 days. (Visa on arrival.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can Colombian passport holders stay in Tuvalu?
Up to 30 days.
How much does entry to Tuvalu cost for Colombian citizens?
The official fee is 100 AUD. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.