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Trip checklist: Micronesia

For South African passport holders. Last checked 5 October 2026.

Visa requirement

South Africans don't need a visa for Micronesia.

Permitted stay

You can stay up to 30 days per visit, and you can apply to extend.

Before you go

  • 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.

  • Passport validity

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Return or onward ticket

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

  • 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.

  • Arrival forms

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

  • Extending your stay and overstaying

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

  • 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.

  • Confirm with the embassy

    Rules change. Check the official source before you book.

Where to apply

Research sources

  1. 1. Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM Visitors Board site) (Official, visit-micronesia.fm) https://visit-micronesia.fm/regulations/
  2. 2. Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM Visitors Board site) (Official, visit-micronesia.fm) https://visit-micronesia.fm/government-office/
  3. 3. Australian Department of Home Affairs (Official, immi.homeaffairs.gov.au) https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/transit-771/travellers-eligible-to-transit-without-visa
  4. 4. Immigration New Zealand (Official, immigration.govt.nz) https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/transit-visa
  5. 5. UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (Other government, gov.uk) https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/micronesia/entry-requirements
  6. 6. Australian Government Smartraveller (Other government, smartraveller.gov.au) https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/south-africa
  7. 7. The GSA (South African visa agency) (Commercial, thegsa.co.za) https://www.thegsa.co.za/visa-and-country-info/2631-federated-states-of-micronesia-country-guide

From doineedavisa.co.za/micronesia. Always confirm with the embassy before you travel.