Here’s your guide to visa information for Fiji.
Please check if you are ‘visa exempt’
- Majority of Scholars will not require a visa for Fiji and will be entitled to make a visit for 4 months under the Tourist visa Scheme , which is free and has no prior paperwork to complete.
- Here is the full list of countries which are ‘visa exempt’. To arrive into Fiji without a visa, you must be travelling on a passport from one of the countries listed in this link.
- IMPORTANT! If you hold a passport from a country not on the visa exempt list, please email info@thinkpacific.com to advise. We will support you to apply for a visa with Fiji Immigration. Additional process and costs will be applicable.
Tourist Status
Think Pacific programs are categorized as tourism by the Fijian Immigration Department and for visa purposes, they are a ‘holiday’
- When you land into Fiji you will be asked to complete an arrivals card
- For your ‘Address in Fiji’ State your arrival hotel in Nadi (This will be confirmed to you 8 weeks before).
- For your ‘Occupation’. Please write ‘STUDENT’
- For your ‘Reason for visting Fiji’. Please select ‘HOLIDAY’
- Please note – You are not classed as undertaking ‘paid employment’ or ‘working’ in Fiji. If you advise this, you could be denied entry or required to pay a fee
Check your passport validity
- Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your intended period of stay in Fiji. If not, you will not be allowed to travel.
- Please check the expiry date of your passport and ensure you have plenty of validity to cover this or you will be required to arrange a new passport before departure.
Check any Transit Visas
It is essential that you ensure you have a correct visa for any country that you will travel to on route to Fiji.
If you are traveling to Fiji from UK or Ireland via the USA please ensure you complete an ESTA visa form
(NB: An ESTA is not applicable for all nationalities, please ensure to conduct your own research to ensure you acquire the correct transit visa for your situation).
If you are travelling via any other country on route to Fiji or after Fiji, please check the local visa rules and also COVID requirements for entry