Entering by boat: Palau
What to do to enter Palau by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Before you arrive
- Notify the authorities 72 hours before arrival.
- Online procedure: Application to Enter (douane et immigration) avant l'arrivée + formulaire d'entrée en ligne par personne dans les 72 h avant l'arrivée ; e-mail au Bureau of Marine Transportation (capitaine de port)
The steps
- Send the Application to Enter to Customs and Immigration.
- Email the Bureau of Marine Transportation (Port Captain).
- Each crew member submits the online entry form within 72 h of arrival.
- Clear in at Malakal Harbour, Koror.
Papers to have on board
- Passports for the whole crew
- Crew list
- Boat papers (registration certificate)
- Outward clearance from the previous country
Good to know
- Only one port of entry: Malakal Harbour, Koror.
- High entry costs: about USD 750 for a 40-90 ft yacht with 2 crew for 30 days.
- Information from a partly paywalled noonsite page; no official source consulted.
Ports of entry
The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.
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This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.