Nauru
NRUNauru is the world's smallest island nation and the third-smallest country by area, an isolated raised coral atoll in the central Pacific. The island was strip-mined for phosphate throughout the twentieth century, generating significant wealth before reserves were nearly exhausted by the 1990s, leaving a landscape of jagged limestone pinnacles inland.
Today Nauru's economy depends heavily on Australian aid, regional processing centre contracts, and limited fishing licence revenues. The country levies no personal income tax. Immigration to Nauru is extremely restricted and there is no formal residency or investment programme for foreigners. The Nauruan passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to around 71 destinations, including the Schengen area.
- Naturalisation
- 10 years
- Tax system
- No Income Tax
- Currency
- AUD
- Dual citizenship
- Not allowed
- Capital
- Yaren (de facto)
- Region
- oceania
- Population
- 10,824
- Cost-of-living
- 72 /100
Passport Rank
#65
Visa-Free
71
destinations
Visa-free travel
A Nauru passport has visa-free access to 71 destinations. See the full Nauru passport breakdown →
Passports that enter Nauru without a prior visa (16)
Visa-free, visa on arrival, or on an eTA.
Community-sourced (passport-index, synced 2026-08-18) — verify with the embassy before travel.
Immigrating to Canada from Nauru
Current IRCC processing times for Nauru nationals, by application type.
| Visitor visa (outside Canada) | No processing time available |
| Super visa | No processing time available |
| Study permit | No processing time available |
| Work permit | No processing time available |
| Sponsor a dependent child | No processing time available |
| Adopted child (citizenship) | Not enough data |
| Government-assisted refugees | Not enough data |
| Privately sponsored refugees | sponsor: Not enough data / refugee: Not enough data |
Your application may take longer than the times shown here. They’re not a maximum or a guarantee.
As of 2026-09-22 (IRCC). See all Canada processing times →
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — “Check processing times”. This is a copy of the version available at https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html. Reproduced under the Government of Canada’s non-commercial reproduction terms; not endorsed by or affiliated with IRCC.
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Government of Canada — non-commercial reproduction (canada.ca Terms and conditions)
Country Details
- Capital
- Yaren (de facto)
- Currency
- AUD
- Languages
- Nauruan, English
- Population
- 10,824
- Tax System
- No Income Tax
- Dual Citizenship
- Not allowed
- Naturalisation
- 10 years
- Schengen / EU
- No
- Climate
- Tropical with a wet season from November to February
- GDP per capita
- $14,640
- Life expectancy
- 62.28 yrs
- Population growth
- 0.65%/yr
GDP per capita, life expectancy, and population growth: World Bank (2025).
Indices
Cost of Living
72
Safety
60
Healthcare
28
Quality of Life
34
Tax Summary
- Tax System
- No Income Tax
- Territorial Taxation
- No — worldwide income taxed for residents
- Naturalisation
- 10 years of legal residency
- Dual Citizenship
- Not allowed
Cost of Living by City
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| City | Rent 1BR centre | Rent outside | Groceries | Utilities | Transit pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaren | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aiwo | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anabar | — | — | — | — | — |
Monthly USD figures. Typical central 1-bedroom rent, grocery basket for one, household utilities, monthly transit pass.
Visa Categories & Immigration Authority
Major Visa Categories
- Visitor
- Work Permit
- Investor
- Family
- Student
- Authority
- Department of Justice and Border Control
- Official Portal
- www.naurugov.nr
Naturalisation Details
- Residence Years
- Language Test
- No
- Civic Test
- No
- Oath Required
- No
- Dual Allowed
- No
- Fee
- —
- Processing
- —
Safety
GPI Rank
—
Global Peace Index ranking (lower is safer)
Regulators & official sources
Bodies that regulate immigration advice in Nauru, and the official sources indexed for it by Visa Atlas. Descriptions are verbatim; each links to its source.
RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database
RONLAWOfficial online legal database for Nauru legislation, subsidiary legislation, gazettes and immigration source material.
Nauru Immigration Act 2014
Immigration ActOfficial consolidated immigration source for entry, visa requirement, Director of Immigration authority, removal, review, trafficking and related regulations tables.
Nauru Immigration Regulations 2014
Immigration RegulationsOfficial consolidated visa regulations for visitor, business, dependant, local business employment, residence, special purpose, temporary settlement, fee and evidence rules.
Nauru 2025 Employment and Long Stay Regulations
2025 RegulationsOfficial 2025 public service employment visa regulations; the RONLAW packet also includes the 2025 long term stay visa regulations.
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