| Palauan passport | |
|---|---|
 Palauan passport front cover | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Palau |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Palauan citizenship |
| Expiration | 10 years |
ThePalauan passport is an internationaltravel document that is issued to Palauan citizens which is issued centrally at the Passport Office inMeyuns,Palau.
Issuance of the Palauan passport began on 8 December 1994, whilst official and diplomatic passports were first issued on 9 December 1994.[1]
In accordance with law RPPL7-3, on 31 December 2006, all non-machine readable Palauan passports automatically expired and from 1 January 2007 onwards, onlymachine readable Palauan passports are valid travel documents, even if a non-machine readable passport has not yet reached its expiry date.[2]
As of 2 July 2024, Palauan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 122 countries and territories, ranking the Palauan passport 48th in terms of travel freedom according to theHenley Passport Index.[3]
Palau signed a mutual visa waiver agreement withSchengen Area countries on 7 December 2015.[4]
Applying for an ordinary Palauan passport currently costs USD50.[5]
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