# Germany passport to Tuvalu: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **February 1, 2019 — EU Member State ordinary passports: short-stay visa waiver** (Visa-free)
  The operative EU–Tuvalu agreement directly waives visas for citizens of the 26 listed EU Member States holding valid ordinary passports for short stays.
  - The agreement defines its Member-State scope as EU Member States other than the United Kingdom and Ireland; it directly covers ordinary passports and is not extended here to EFTA, United Kingdom, Irish or other passports.
  - The visa waiver is for up to 90 days in any 180-day period and excludes travel for a paid activity.
  - The agreement leaves domestic entry and short-stay conditions, individual admissibility decisions and refusal of entry in place. It does not decide residence, employment, study, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, service, special-document or case-specific treatment.
  - A visa waiver does not erase a distinct domestic visitor-permit process; this normalized status only records that the agreement says no visa is required.
  Official sources:
  - [Official Journal of the European Union: Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A22016A0806%2801%29)
  - [Council of the European Union: EU–Tuvalu short-stay visa waiver: treaty status](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents/treaties-agreements/agreement/?id=2016050)
  - [Tuvalu Legislation: Immigration Act, 2022 Revised Edition (Cap. 24.15)](https://tuvalu-legislation.tv/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1968/1968-0010/1968-0010_2.pdf)

- **July 1, 2016 — Covered EU ordinary passports gained Tuvalu short-stay access** (Visa-free)
  The reciprocal EU–Tuvalu agreement is provisionally applied from 2016-07-01 and formally in force from 2019-02-01.
  - The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
  - Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
  - Ireland is outside the agreement.
  Official sources:
  - [Publications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R1806-20251230)
  - [Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Tuvalu short-stay visa waiver agreement](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A22016A0806%2801%29)
  - [Council of the European Union: Entry into force of the EU–Tuvalu waiver agreement](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A22019X0109%2803%29)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/germany-tuvalu-visa-free)
- [Germany passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/germany)
- [All passport requirements for Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/destination/tuvalu)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)