POSTERN

Palau

Student visa. Palau provides a student visa for full-time enrollment with school-maintained housing.

Free, with the law behind every answer

Student visa

Student visa for up to one year; work requires a separate written exemption.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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It could fit.

Student visa needs admission to a qualifying course; the course and your passport then decide it.

What would settle itYour admission and the course’s eligibility under the destination’s rules.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
The issuing authority decides the application after the complete sponsored file and prerequisite approvals are lodged.
Cost
No student visa issuance fee is stated by the Bureau.
The hard part
Maintaining school good standing and housing throughout the stay.
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This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

Two passports
Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • Student residence does not lead to Palauan citizenship under the Constitution.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Submit admission, housing and identity documents to Palau’s Division of Immigration.Open bcbp.pw ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • The degree or admission letter, and proof of funds
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one adult US citizen already lawfully in Palau, admitted for full-time study with school-maintained housing: student visa, each semester's enrollment and housing report, and timely renewed visas.

15 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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