Pandemic Travel Alert

PARTIALLY OPEN: only accepting leisure travel from or to designated areas

General Policy

The Palau Ministry of Health reports: "All commercial air travel to Palau is temporary suspended as of March 26 until further notice as airlines temporarily halt services."
On 17 March 2021, the government announced that twice-weekly flights from Taiwan will begin on April 1.

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Leisure Travel

Starting 17 March 2021, tour groups from Taiwan are permitted entry. No personal excursions or individual itineraries are allowed.

Testing

Travellers must provide 2 negative PCR COVID-19 test results, undertaken at the beginning of the 14-day pre-arrival self-quarantine period and the second within 72 hours prior to departure.
Arriving travellers must also undergo appropriate COVID-19 testing during the mandatory post-arrival quarantine.
Travellers with tour groups from Taiwan are exempt from above testing requirements, but must undergo COVID-19 PCR testing at the airport before departure, and only travelers who have a negative test result are allowed to continue their departure procedure. (Source: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control)

Quarantine

Travellers must undergo a pre-arrival quarantine period for 14 days prior to departure.
Arriving travellers must also undergo mandatory quarantine at a government designated facility for a period up to 14 days, and a self-monitoring, self-quarantine period for an additional 7 days after the mandatory quarantine period.
Travellers with tour groups from Taiwan are exempt from quarantine upon arrival. (Source: “Travel agencies bemoan poor sales due to Taiwan-Palau 'bubble' rules”)

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Pre-pandemic visa rules

Upon arrival, all visitors must sign the Palau Pledge, which is stamped into their passports.