Republic of Nauru · residence general
Long Term Stay Visa
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Nauru long term stay visa route established by the Immigration (Long Term Stay Visa) Regulations 2025.
- Processing time
- Use the prescribed long term stay visa process and confirm current filing with the Director of Immigration.
- Government fees
- Confirm current long term stay visa fees from the 2025 regulations and Nauru authorities before payment.
- Typical duration
- Set by the 2025 regulations and the visa granted; confirm current duration and conditions before relying on the route.
- Sponsorship required
- No
- Leads to permanent residency
- No
Overview
Nauru coverage is lite because the reviewed official source packet is primarily RONLAW legal materials rather than a modern public visa-service checklist. It supports the legal framework for visitor visas, business visas, local business employment visas, public service employment visas, dependant visas, residence visas, long term stay visas, special purpose visas and temporary settlement protection-related status, but applicants should confirm the current filing place, form, fee, supporting evidence, sponsor or employer obligations and decision practice with the Director of Immigration, the Department of Justice and Border Control, a Nauruan mission or the competent Nauru authority before relying on a route. The Immigration (Long Term Stay Visa) Regulations 2025 establish a long term stay visa and prescribe an application form, fees, duration, evidence of visa, change-of-circumstances, cancellation, medical or health grounds, entry procedure and terms and conditions. The source packet shows the class is separate from the general Immigration Regulations 2014 and should be checked directly before relying on a long-stay plan.
Additional sources
Primary source
RONLAW - Immigration Act 2014 service ↗ · RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database
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Primary source
RONLAW - Nauru Online Legal Database ↗ · RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database
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Eligibility
Typical criteria
- ✓The applicant fits the long term stay visa class established under the 2025 regulations.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- ✓The applicant uses the prescribed or approved form and provides identity, health, character and other evidence required by the Director.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- ✓The applicant follows the 2025 regulations for entry, evidence of visa, changes of circumstances and cancellation risks.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
Common blockers
- !The applicant relies on visitor, business, family or work rules instead of the specific 2025 long term stay visa regulations.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- !Required identity, medical, police, purpose or other evidence is missing.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- !The applicant relies on a third-party visa list instead of current RONLAW materials and direct authority confirmation.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- !The applicant cannot show passport or travel document validity, purpose, funds, sponsor, employer, contract, family, health, police, ticket, destination-entry or other evidence requested by Nauru authorities.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- !The applicant undertakes business, employment, residence, religious, media, research, family, protection or long-stay activity outside the visa class and conditions actually granted.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
Typical evidence
- ·Passport or travel document, unless a regulation-specific exception applies.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- ·Completed official form for the relevant visa class where prescribed.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- ·Purpose evidence matching the visa class and any required fee evidence.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- ·Current filing, entry, renewal and condition evidence confirmed with the Director of Immigration or competent authority.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- ·Long term stay visa application form, identity, health, police and other evidence required by the Director.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
- ·Evidence of visa and written change-of-circumstances notifications where required.RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database ↗
Application pathway
Check the route fit
Read the 2025 long term stay visa regulations and confirm the current form.
Build the evidence pack
Prepare identity, health, character, purpose and fee evidence.
Submit through the official channel
Submit through the Director or instructed authority channel.
After approval
Comply with the evidence, entry, condition and change-of-circumstances rules after grant.
Official application links
Where to actually go next
These are the official pages to use for this route. Open them before preparing documents: the forms, fees, appointment systems, and sponsor steps can change without warning.
- ApplyApplicantUse the RONLAW long term stay visa regulations ↗
Use this official Nauru legal source to confirm current visa class, authority handling, form, fee and evidence before relying on the route. Nauru coverage is lite because the reviewed official source packet is primarily RONLAW legal materials rather than a modern public visa-service checklist. It supports the legal framework for visitor visas, business visas, local business employment visas, public service employment visas, dependant visas, residence visas, long term stay visas, special purpose visas and temporary settlement protection-related status, but applicants should confirm the current filing place, form, fee, supporting evidence, sponsor or employer obligations and decision practice with the Director of Immigration, the Department of Justice and Border Control, a Nauruan mission or the competent Nauru authority before relying on a route.
RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database · verified
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Frequently asked questions
Is the long term stay visa a 2025 route?+
Yes. The reviewed RONLAW source says the Immigration (Long Term Stay Visa) Regulations 2025 were notified and commenced on 12 February 2025.
Is this the same as a visitor visa?+
No. It is a separate visa class under 2025 regulations and should be checked directly before long-stay planning.
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