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Most visitors are issued with a Visitor’s Visa, free of charge, for the period of one month from the date of arrival at the airport provided they have a valid return ticket out of the Kingdom to a country they shall be able to enter and the Immigration Officer is satisfied that they have sufficient funds to financially maintain themselves while in the Kingdom.
Refer to the list below to check if you require a Visitor’s Visa prior to your arrival in the Kingdom. Visitors wishing to extend their visa or for wanting more information should contact the Immigration Department in Nuku’alofa by phoning +676 26970 or faxing +676 26971. Visitors holding non-Tongan passports are advised that it is illegal to take up employment, business, schooling or study courses while in the Kingdom on a visitor’s visa. All non-Tongan passport holders must also ensure that their visas remain valid for the period for which they are in the Kingdom. Anyone in breach of the Immigration Act may be prosecuted and subject to a term of imprisonment or fine or both. Do you need a visa?You do not need a Visitor’s Visa prior to arrival if you are a citizen from one of the following countries (and hold a valid return ticket out of the Kingdom as described above): Australia, Austria
Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam
Canada, Cook Islands, Cyprus
Denmark, Dominica
Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia (New Caledonia, Tahiti, Wallis & Futuna)
Germany, Greece
Ireland, Italy
Japan
Kirabati
Luxembourg
Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Monaco
Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Norway
Palau, Papua New Guinea, Portugal
Russia
Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lusia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland
The Bahamas, Turkey, Tuvalu
Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America
Vanuatu.
Visitors from all other countries require a Visa prior to arrival. Employment Visas
Non-citizens should apply for their Employment Visas at least one month before entering the Kingdom; or, for those applying for renewal, they must apply one month before the expiry of their current employment visa (otherwise penalty fees shall be charged). Always apply while your current visa is still valid (otherwise penalty fees shall be charged), Any person holding a Tongan Visitor's Visa is prohibited from taking up employment while in the Kingdom. There are high financial penalties for any person who enters the Kingdom on a Visitor's Visa and attempts to transfer it to an employment visa when the Immigration Division did not grant approval PRIOR to their arrival in Tonga. Businesses registered and operating in Tonga may bring non-citizen employees into the country, provided that the non-citizen holds a specialized skill. Persons undertaking voluntary and charitable work in the Kingdom are also required to hold an Employment Visa. The same conditions for an Employment Visa apply to applicants undertaking voluntary and charitable work. (Special immigration conditions apply for those international organisations, which bring in voluntary workers to Tonga on a frequent basis and where the Tongan Government has an official agreement, approved by Cabinet, with the said organisation). For a full list of requirements needed for Employment Visas, contact: Ministry of Labour, Commerce & Industries
Government of Tonga
P O Box 110 Nuku'alofa TONGA
Tel: (676) 23365
Fax: (676) 23887 Or,
Visa Section Immigration Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government of Tonga
P O Box 352 Nuku'alofa
Tel: (676) 26970 / 26969
Fax: 26971 / 23360
Email: visatonga@gmail.com
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