Tuvalu visa requirements for Indians

Travel and visa requirements

Tuvaluan Visa is not required for Indians

Stay Duration: 30 days

Entry Requirements

  • For India nationals to visit Tuvalu, you must visit Tuvalu by applying for its visa-on-arrival.
  • Tuvalu's visa-on-arrival is attached with 30 days of stay once issued to India citizens.
  • You should visit the office of Tuvalu's Immigration Department if you are thinking of extending your stay. However, this extension incurs an extension fee.
  • You are to provide an original international passport that valid for at least 6 months, and you should reserve a minimum of two blanked pages for requisite stampings.
  • Your country's national Identity card is required upon or before your arrival in Tuvalu.
  • Proof of hotel reservation or any other means of your accommodation is required.
  • Sufficient funds that will cater to all your expenses throughout your stay in Tuvalu should be made available before you embark on your journey to the country.
  • An airport tax costing AUD 30(Australian Dollar) is levied on all passengers when they are departing Tuvalu to another country.
  • The standard time zone of Tuvalu is (GMT+12). India is 6 hours, 30 minutes behind Tuvalu.
  • The average flight's estimated time to fly from Delhi, India to Funafuti, Tuvalu is 28 hours. That is, it will take India citizens an average of 1 day, 4 hours to reach Tuvalu.
  • The airlines flying to Tuvalu are Cathay Pacific, Fiji Airways, China Southern, Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines.
  • The telephone code used in Tuvalu is (+688) available for both national and international communications.
  • Banks do not operate on weekends(Saturdays and Sundays) in Tuvalu.
  • The accepted currency of Tuvalu is the Australian Dollar(AUD).
  • There are no restrictions to the amount of foreign or local currencies you can bring into Tuvalu. 
  • A veterinarian good health certificate and rabies inoculation certificate accompanied by import permits issued by to you by the officer in charge of Agriculture-Vaitupu, Tuvalu.
  • English and Tuvaluan are the national and official languages spoken in Tuvalu.
  • Fufunati is the official capital city of Tuvalu.
  • The mediums for transporting in Tuvalu are through air service, ferry service, and roads.
  • The population in Tuvalu is estimated to be over 11 thousand people.
  • Christianity is the prominent religion practiced in Tuvalu by over 95% of its population.
  • Marine in Funafuti, Vaiaku's Lagoon, Vaitupu's largest atoll of Tuvalu with its village and Tuvalu islet with its airport in Fongafale are the beautiful places to tour about in Tuvalu.
  • Tuvalu's dishes encompass different forms of seafood like coconut crab, fish from the lagoon and ocean, and other food like banana, breadfruits, seabirds and pork.
  • Tuvalu's power plug is type I, and its power voltage supply is 220V with a standard frequency of 50Hz.
  • Climate in Tuvalu is an equatorial climate. That is, the atmosphere in the country is always hot, humid and rainy throughout the year.

Frequently Asked Questions

In what continent Tuvalu based?

Tuvalu is located in Oceania. The country is in Polynesia situated on the Pacific ocean.

What is the capital city of Tuvalu?

Funafuti is the official capital city of Tuvalu.

What is the currency used in Tuvalu?

Australian Dollar is the official currency used in Tuvalu.

What is the time difference between India and Tuvalu?

Tuvalu's standard time zone is (GMT+12), while India's is (GMT+5:30). This implies that the difference in time between the two respective countries is 6 hours, 30 minutes.