Fiji Visa Policy

There are two types of Fiji Visas:

1. Single-entry Visa

• Valid for 3 months and can be used for a single journey to Fiji.

2. Multiple-entry Visa

• Valid for 12 months and can be used for multiple entries to Fiji. Each entry should not exceed 4 months.

Besides, depending on your purpose and activities that you intend to undertake in Fiji, you can apply for different Permits.

Fiji Visitor visa is issued for applicants who intend to visit Fiji for tourism, sightseeing, and visiting family/friends.

Required Documents for Fiji Visitor Visa

1.  Application Form

• Duly completed and signed

2. Two Photos

• The photo should be of passport format, a recent whole-face capture with a light background.
• It must be in the size of 3.5 x 4.5 colored, and the head should take 70-80% of the photo.
• You must be looking straight at the camera with a neutral facial expression (no smile and mouth closed).
• Try to avoid uniforms or colors matching the background.

3. Passport and Copy of the Main Page

• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date.
• It also must have at least two blank pages.

4. Copy of ID Card

5. Residence Permit/Visa Copy

• If your country of residence and citizenship are different

6. For Tourism:

• Proof of Accommodation
  • Valid (existing) hotel/accommodation booking/reservation with the full address (name, street, city, zip code, contact information, booking ref.)

7. For Visiting Family/Friends:

• Invitation Letter
• ID Card/Passport/Permit of Sponsor

8. Copy of Travel Itinerary/Ticket

9. Proof of Financial Means

• Bank statements of last 3 months, credit cards, etc.

10. If Travelling Alone:

• Consent letter from Spouse

11. For Minors:

• Copy either birth certificate/proof of adoption/custody decree if parents are divorced/death certificate of parent
• Consent letter from parents

*Additional documents may be required by the embassy.

Processing Time for Fiji Visitor Visa

The average processing time for a Fiji Visitor visa is 3-15 working days. It depends on your visa application country.

Fiji Visitor Visa Fee

• Single-entry Visa – 40-60 USD
• Multiple-entry Visa – 85-120 USD

The fee may vary depending on your nationality or your country of submission.

Where to Apply for Fiji Visitor Visa?

You will apply for a Fiji Visitor visa in Fiji visa application centers, embassies, or consulates, whichever accepts visa applications in your country of residence. If there is none of them in your country, you need to apply to the nearest embassy or consulate to your location.

Fiji Business visa gives you the authorization to enter Fiji and stay here for a maximum period of your visa validity, as permitted. It permits its holder to engage in business-related activities such as attending meetings or conferences, conducting or attending the training, conducting internal audits, installing equipment, or performing other temporary services for a client, local affiliate, or branch office.

Required Documents for Fiji Business, Training, or Workshop Visa

1.  Application Form

• Duly completed and signed

2. Two Photos

• The photo should be of passport format, a recent whole-face capture with a light background.
• It must be in the size of 3.5 x 4.5 colored, and the head should take 70-80% of the photo.
• You must be looking straight at the camera with a neutral facial expression (no smile and mouth closed).
• Try to avoid uniforms or colors matching the background.

3. Passport and Copy of the Main Page

• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date.
• It also must have at least two blank pages.

4. Copy of ID Card

5. Residence Permit/Visa Copy

• If your country of residence and citizenship are different

6. Copy of Travel Ticket/Itinerary

7. Sponsor Letter

• From Organization/Company in Fiji
• Indicating purpose of visit

*Additional documents may be required by the embassy.

Processing Time for Fiji Business, Training, or Workshop Visa

The average processing time for a Fiji Business, Training, or Workshop visa is 3-15 working days. It depends on your visa application country.

Fiji Business, Training or Workshop Visa Fee

• Single-entry Visa – 40-60 USD
• Multiple-entry Visa – 85-120 USD

The fee may vary depending on your nationality or your country of submission.

Where to Apply for Fiji Business, Training, or Workshop Visa?

You will apply for a Fiji Visitor visa in Fiji visa application centers, embassies, or consulates, whichever accepts visa applications in your country of residence. If there is none of them in your country, you need to apply to the nearest embassy or consulate to your location.

The seaman can apply for this visa in order to enter Fiji to embark as a crew member in a ship with an international navigation license.

Required Documents for Fiji Crew or Seaman Visa

1.  Application Form

• Duly completed and signed

2. Two Photos

• The photo should be of passport format, a recent whole-face capture with a light background.
• It must be in the size of 3.5 x 4.5 colored, and the head should take 70-80% of the photo.
• You must be looking straight at the camera with a neutral facial expression (no smile and mouth closed).
• Try to avoid uniforms or colors matching the background.

3. Passport and Copy of the Main Page

• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date.
• It also must have at least two blank pages.

4. Copy of ID Card

5. Residence Permit/Visa Copy

• If your country of residence and citizenship are different

6. Copy of Travel Ticket/Itinerary

• If joining a vessel in another destination

7. Letter from Organization

8. Crew List

*Additional documents may be required by the embassy.

Processing Time for Fiji Crew or Seaman Visa

The average processing time for a Fiji Crew or Seaman visa is 3-15 working days. It depends on your visa application country.

Fiji Crew or Seaman Visa Fee

• Single-entry Visa – 40-60 USD
• Multiple-entry Visa – 85-120 USD

The fee may vary depending on your nationality or your country of submission.

Where to Apply for Fiji Crew or Seaman Visa?

You will apply for a Fiji Crew or Seaman visa in Fiji visa application centers, embassies, or consulates, whichever accepts visa applications in your country of residence. If there is none of them in your country, you need to apply to the nearest embassy or consulate to your location.

Fiji Transit Visa will be granted to travelers whose itinerary includes a stop-over in the territory of Fiji. The validity of the Fiji Transit visa is 3 days.

Required Documents for Fiji Transit Visa

1.  Application Form

• Duly completed and signed

2. Two Photos

• The photo should be of passport format, a recent whole-face capture with a light background.
• It must be in the size of 3.5 x 4.5 colored, and the head should take 70-80% of the photo.
• You must be looking straight at the camera with a neutral facial expression (no smile and mouth closed).
• Try to avoid uniforms or colors matching the background.

3. Passport and Copy of the Main Page

• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date.
• It also must have at least two blank pages.

4. Copy of ID Card

5. Residence Permit/Visa Copy

• If your country of residence and citizenship are different

6. Confirmed Visa/Permit for the Next Destination

7. Confirmed Onward Ticket for the Next Destination

• And another outward ticket if traveling out of that destination.

*Additional documents may be required by the embassy.

Processing Time for Fiji Transit Visa

The average processing time for a Fiji Transit visa is 3-15 working days. It depends on your visa application country.

Fiji Transit Visa Fee

Fiji Transit visa fee is 50 USD. The fee may vary depending on your nationality or your country of submission.

Where to Apply for Fiji Transit Visa?

You will apply for a Fiji Transit visa in Fiji visa application centers, embassies, or consulates, whichever accepts visa applications in your country of residence. If there is none of them in your country, you need to apply to the nearest embassy or consulate to your location.

Fiji Permits

If you intend to work, study, reside or invest in Fiji, you can apply for different types of Fiji Permits. The validity of the Fiji Permit is 3 years and can be less, depending on your purpose for staying and undertaking activities in Fiji.

Types of Fiji Permits:

• Work Permit
• Student Permit
• Investor Permit
• Residence Permit

Fiji Work Permit

Who is eligible to work in Fiji?

• Ordained Priests and Ministers of Religion or recognized religious bodies only;
• Instructors, lecturers, professors with a written contract of employment with local universities on the advice of the Permanent Secretary for Education;
• Nurses and physicians, for which the Permanent Secretary for Health decides the need;
• Persons under written contracts of employment with local employers and for whose services there is a reasonable demand, which cannot be met satisfactorily within Fiji. All these positions are first advertised in Fiji, and work permits are only considered in the absence of local expertise. Usually, these permits carry a training condition whereby a local counterpart is required to be trained within the specified time.
• Persons undersigned work arrangements with local employers and for whose facilities there is a fair demand that cannot be fulfilled within Fiji. All of these vacancies are first advertised in Fiji, and work permits are only considered in the absence of local knowledge. Typically, these permits have a training requirement whereby a local equivalent is expected to be qualified within a specified time.

Conditions:

• Permit to enter, reside and work in Fiji for a period of 3 years at a time;
• Applications for the work permit shall be made by the employer and the proposed employee to the Director of Immigration;
• The employer shall make a security deposit to fund the employee's return airfare;
• The employee shall work only for the employer except as authorized by the Director of Immigration.
• A temporary, short, or long-term work permit would not be issued to a person who is already on a visitor's permit in Fiji. Anyone who is already in Fiji on a visitor's permit and plans to apply for any form of work permit should leave the country before the application can be accepted;
• Anyone intending to apply for a temporary, short, or long term work permit must do apply from outside Fiji;

Required Documents for Fiji Work Permit

1. Application Form

• Duly completed and signed

2. Two Photos

• The photo should be of passport format, a recent whole-face capture with a light background.
• It must be in the size of 3.5 x 4.5 colored, and the head should take 70-80% of the photo.
• You must be looking straight at the camera with a neutral facial expression (no smile and mouth closed).
• Try to avoid uniforms or colors matching the background.

3. Passport and Copy of the Main Page

• Copy of applicant, spouse, and children’s passport
• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date.
• It also must have at least two blank pages.

4. Copy of ID Card

5. Request Letter from Employer Indicating:

• Company profile/ background
• Position description
• Roles of the position
• Special requirements for the position
• Detailed justification for the need for the position

6. Police Report

• Must be submitted if they have lived there for 12 months or more in the last 10 years
• For applicant and spouse:
  • From the country of citizenship

7. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• Certified copies of academic qualifications
• Certified copies of references for proof of work experience

8. Medical Report

• Valid for not less than 3 months
• For applicant, spouse, and children

9. Proof of Relationship (If accompanied by family members):

• Marriage Certificate
• Birth Certificate etc.

10. Company Registration

• Certified copy of Foreign Investment Certificate (FIC)
• Certified copy of Investment Fiji approval
• Certified copy of Business Registration
• FIRCA Tax Compliance Certificate

11. Employment Contract

• Between Employee and Employer

12. Work Permit for 1 Year and Below:

• Return Ticket
• Endorsement from Relevant Authorities:
  • Reserve Bank
  • Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji [MSAF]
  • Investment Fiji
  • Legal Practitioners Unit
  • Ministry of Education
  • Fiji Hotel & Tourism Association
  • Fiji Medical & Dental Association
  • Ministry of Lands & Mineral Resources
  • Ministry of Agriculture

13. Work Permit for Volunteer:

• Proof of Relationship (If accompanied by family members):
  • Marriage Certificate
  • Birth Certificate etc.

14. Work Permit for Religious Activities:

• Request Letter from the Church
  • Church profile/ background
  • Position Description
  • Roles of the position
  • Special requirements for the position
  • Detailed justification for the need for the position
• Church Registration

15. Work Permit under Education Activities:

• Endorsement from Relevant Authorities:
  • Ministry of Education
• Advertisement ( All positions must be advertised except):
  • Government Contract (Certified copy of Contract Agreement)

*Additional documents may be required by the Immigration Department.

Processing Time for Fiji Work Permit

The average processing time for a Fiji Work Permit is 21 working days. It depends on your visa application country.

Fiji Work Permit Fee

Fiji Work Permit fee is 452 Fijian Dollars (225 USD). The fee may vary depending on your nationality.

Where to Apply for Fiji Work Permit?

You will apply for a Fiji Work Permit in Fiji Immigration Department.

Fiji Student Permit

Fiji Student Permit applies to those who are admitted to the college or university, want to have an internship experience, or undertaking research activities in Fiji.

Required Documents for Fiji Student Permit

1. Application Form

• Duly completed and signed

2. Two Photos

• The photo should be of passport format, a recent whole-face capture with a light background.
• It must be in the size of 3.5 x 4.5 colored, and the head should take 70-80% of the photo.
• You must be looking straight at the camera with a neutral facial expression (no smile and mouth closed).
• Try to avoid uniforms or colors matching the background.

3. Passport and Copy of the Main Page

• Copy of applicant, spouse, and children’s passport
• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date.
• It also must have at least two blank pages.

4. Copy of ID Card

5. Request Letter

6. Medical Report

• Issued within 3 months or less from date of application

7. Police Report

• For an applicant who is over 18 years old
• From the country of citizenship/residence

8. Local Police Report

• For an applicant who is over 18 years old
• For any foreign student who has studied for 12 months or more in Fiji

9. Acceptance Letter

• From Educational Institution in Fiji

10. Certified Copy of Birth Certificate

11. Copy of Return Ticket

12. For Study Purposes:

• Sponsored Students:
  • Tuvalu Government Scholarship award / Bond
  • Solomon Government Scholarship award
  • Vanuatu Government Scholarship award
  • Tokelau Government Scholarship award
  • Kiribati Government Scholarship award
  • AusAID sponsor
  • NZAid
• Self –Sponsored students
  • Financial Statement
• Consent letter from parents
  • Primary and Secondary school students
• Letter of support from local guardian/sponsor

13. For Internship Purposes:

• Approval by Institution/organization accepting internship
• Sponsor Letter
  • Either locally or overseas from person or organization financially sponsoring whilst undertaking an internship

14. For Research Purposes:

• Local Police Report (over 18 years old)
  • For any foreign student who has studied for 12 months or more in Fiji
• Acceptance Letter
  • From local institution where research will be undertaken
• Sponsorship letter / Financial Statement
• Copy of return ticket (Research undertaken less than twelve months)
• Ministry of Education Approval

*Additional documents may be required by the Immigration Department.

Processing Time for Fiji Student Permit

The average processing time for a Fiji Student Permit is 21 working days. It depends on your visa application country.

Fiji Student Permit Fee

• For Study and Internship – 313 Fijian Dollars (157 USD)
• For Research – 632 Fijian Dollars (316 USD)

The fee may vary depending on your nationality.

Where to Apply for Fiji Student Permit?

You will apply for a Fiji Student Permit in Fiji Immigration Department.

Fiji Investor Permit

If you intend to invest in real estate, a company, or any business, you can obtain Fiji Investor Permit.

Required Documents for Fiji Investor Permit

1. Application Form

• Duly completed and signed

2. Two Photos

• The photo should be of passport format, a recent whole-face capture with a light background.
• It must be in the size of 3.5 x 4.5 colored, and the head should take 70-80% of the photo.
• You must be looking straight at the camera with a neutral facial expression (no smile and mouth closed).
• Try to avoid uniforms or colors matching the background.

3. Passport and Copy of the Main Page

• Copy of applicant, spouse, and children’s passport
• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date.
• It also must have at least two blank pages.

4. Copy of ID Card

5. Proof of Relationship

• If accompanied by family members
  • Family members certified passport bio-data page.
  • Marriage certificate
  • Birth certificate(Children)

6. Request Letter of the Company

• Company Profile/ Background
• Detailed justification for the need for Investment
• Experience/ Qualification in the field of activity proposed
• Confirmed contribution by each stakeholder (in USD)
• Phone contact, Postal Address, Email Address
• Location of the Company

7. A Certified Copy of Investment Fiji (IF) Approval Letter

8. A Certified Copy of Investment Certificate issued by IF

9. Police Report

• From the country of residence
• For Dependents and Applicant (If accompanied by family members)

10. Medical Report

• For Dependents and Applicant (If accompanied by family members)

11. Endorsement from Relevant Authorities

• Reserve Bank
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources
• Ministry of Agriculture
• Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association

12. Proof of Funds

• Bank statements

*Additional documents may be required by the Immigration Department.

Processing Time for Fiji Investor Permit

The average processing time for a Fiji Investor Permit is 21 working days. It depends on your visa application country.

Fiji Investor Permit Fee

Fiji Investor Permit fee is 452 Fijian Dollars (225 USD). The fee may vary depending on your nationality.

Where to Apply for Fiji Investor Permit?

You will apply for a Fiji Investor Permit in Fiji Immigration Department.

Fiji Residence Permit

If you intend to stay in Fiji for a longer period, depending on your purposes and the activities you will undertake in Fiji, you can apply for Residence Permits in Fiji.

The reasons that you apply for Residence Permit can be:

• You want to live in Fiji with your own assured income or income that you gain from your properties.
• You want to live with your family members who reside in Fiji.
• You want to live as a crew member in Fiji.
• You want to live in Fiji for medical purposes 

Required Documents for Fiji Residence Permit

1. Application Form

• Duly completed and signed

2. Two Photos

• The photo should be of passport format, a recent whole-face capture with a light background.
• It must be in the size of 3.5 x 4.5 colored, and the head should take 70-80% of the photo.
• You must be looking straight at the camera with a neutral facial expression (no smile and mouth closed).
• Try to avoid uniforms or colors matching the background.

3. Passport and Copy of the Main Page

• Copy of applicant, spouse, and children’s passport
• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date.
• It also must have at least two blank pages.

4. Copy of ID Card

5. Residence Permit/Visa Copy

• If your country of residence and citizenship are different

6. Request Letter

7. Certified Copy of Applicant’s Current Arrival Stamp/Permit Stamp

8. Police Report

• Valid for 1 year

9. Medical Report

• Valid for 3 months

10. Co-extensive Residence Permit-Family Member:

• Bank Statement or Scholarship Award Letter
• Bond

11. Residence Permit on Assured Income

• Latest Offshore Bank statement (translated to Fijian Currency – Bank)
• Retirement Scheme Statement
• Copy of Birth Certificate & Marriage Certificate/Kinship Certificate

12. Residence Permit-Medical Grounds

• Transfer Letter from Ministry of Health/ Doctor

13. Residence Permit-Yachtees

• Copy of Immigration Entry Clearance
• Copy of Approval Cruising Permit – Ministry of I-Taukei Affairs

*Additional documents may be required by the Immigration Department.

Processing Time for Fiji Residence Permit

The average processing time for a Fiji Residence Permit is 21 working days. It depends on your visa application country.

Fiji Residence Permit Fee

• Special Purpose to Reside Permit – 452 Fiji Dollars (225 USD)
• Co-extensive Residence Permit (International) – 452 Fiji Dollars (225 USD)
• Co-extensive (Regional) – 180 Fiji Dollars (90 USD)
• Residence Permit on Assured Income - 452 Fiji Dollars (225 USD)
• Residence Permit – Medical Grounds – 452 Fiji Dollars (225 USD)
• Residence Permit – Yachtees – 632 Fiji Dollars (316 USD)

The fee may vary depending on your nationality.

Where to Apply for Fiji Residence Permit?

You will apply for a Fiji Residence Permit in Fiji Immigration Department.