Entry requirements

Who can enter Tonga

Entry to Tonga depends heavily on nationality: 32 passports are visa-free, 37 are cleared on arrival or by authorisation, and 129 need an application. It ranks #116 for openness, tier D.

By nationality

Tonga entry rules, nationality by nationality

69 passports enter Tonga without an advance visa

Tonga ranks #116 for openness

Visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA combined, out of 198 passports in our dataset. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only — not safety, government travel advisories, or how easy the country is to travel in.

Visa-free: 32
Visa on arrival: 37
eTA: 0
eVisa: 0
Visa required: 129

No passports match this filter.

About this data

How to read these categories

Visa-free means no permission is needed before or on arrival; visa on arrival and eTA are granted at the border or online in minutes; eVisa and consular visa must be approved before you travel.

Data last verified: August 20, 2026. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only. It says nothing about safety, government travel advisories, flight connectivity or how easy the trip actually is.

No destination-specific primary source has been recorded for Tonga yet — this column comes from the general dataset sweep rather than an individual re-verification.