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Micronesia: do South Africans need a visa?

South Africans don't need a visa for Micronesia. You can stay up to 30 days per visit, and you can apply to extend.

Visa-free. FSM regulations let non-US visitors with a valid passport stay up to 30 days without an entry permit, with no nationality list. The GSA confirms this for South Africans.134

Micronesia is one of 59 visa-free destinations for South Africans. See the full list or visa-free countries in Oceania.

Before you travel

Purpose of visit

Tourism. Stays over 30 days or for other purposes need an entry permit from the Division of Immigration and Labor, Palikir, Pohnpei.14

Confirmed on an official government source

Passport validity

At least 120 days beyond the date of entry into the FSM.134

Confirmed on an official government source

How to apply

Nothing in advance for 30 days or less. Complete the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) form on arrival. For longer stays apply for an entry permit: Chief, Division of Immigration and Labor, Department of Justice, Pohnpei, phone +691 320 5844, imhq@mail.fm or passport@gov.fm.123

Confirmed on an official government source

Where South Africans apply

Not applicable for 30 days or less. Longer stays: FSM Division of Immigration and Labor in Pohnpei. No FSM mission in South Africa was found.12

Confirmed on an official government source

Travel insurance

Not published by official sources

Return or onward ticket

Required: every visitor must show a return or onward ticket to a destination outside the FSM.1

Confirmed on an official government source

Proof of funds

Not published by official sources

Accommodation or invitation

Not published by official sources

Vaccinations, including yellow fever on return to South Africa

FSM requires vaccination certificates only from travellers coming from an infected area. South Africa's rule: you need a yellow fever certificate to enter South Africa only if you arrive from or transited a yellow-fever-risk country. Micronesia is not a risk country, so a direct return needs none, but a routing through a risk country in Africa or South America would trigger it.18

Confirmed on an official government source

Arrival forms

Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) form on arrival. USD 20 departure fee at all four state airports (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae).13

Confirmed on an official government source

Extending your stay and overstaying

An entry permit may extend your stay by up to 60 days. Overstay penalties not published.1

Confirmed on an official government source

Transit

FSM transit rules not found. Many routes go via Guam or Honolulu, where US entry rules apply; check US transit rules separately. Hub rules: via Australia, South Africans may use Transit Without Visa (air arrival, onward flight to a third country within 8 hours, stay airside); otherwise an Australian Transit (771) or Visitor visa is needed. Via Auckland, South Africans need a New Zealand Transit Visa (from NZD 235, up to 24 hours airside) unless they already hold a NZ visa.67

Confirmed on an official government source

Travelling with children

Not published by official sources

Sources

Official

The destination's own government

  1. 1Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM Visitors Board site) visit-micronesia.fm
  2. 2Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM Visitors Board site) visit-micronesia.fm
  3. 6Australian Department of Home Affairs immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
  4. 7Immigration New Zealand immigration.govt.nz

Other government

Official advice from other governments

  1. 3UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office gov.uk
  2. 8Australian Government Smartraveller smartraveller.gov.au

Commercial

Visa agencies, law firms and travel companies

  1. 4The GSA (South African visa agency) thegsa.co.za

Last researched 5 October 2026. Rules change; confirm with the embassy before you book. Spotted something out of date? Report a change.