New Caledonia entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): At least 3 months after the day you leave
Visa (FCDO): You can visit New Caledonia without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism or business. Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – New Caledonia travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter New Caledonia, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for New Caledonia with a British passport?
In short: You can visit New Caledonia without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism or business.
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
You can visit New Caledonia without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism or business. To stay longer, to work or study, for business travel or for other reasons, check the visa application process and timelines on the French visa website.
More from the FCDO visa section (extensions, border checks and other cases)
UK residents of New Caledonia
Carry your residence document, as well as your passport, when entering or exiting New Caledonia. If you’ve applied but not yet received your document, carry your certificate of application. You will have received this as an email.
Official source: GOV.UK – New Caledonia travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
Your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave New Caledonia and have at least 2 blank pages.
Official source: GOV.UK – New Caledonia travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for New Caledonia
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Blank pages: the official text says “…at least 2 blank pages…”. The checker does not count pages.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 12 August 2022: “Updated information on end of COVID-19 restrictions for travel between France and New Caledonia ('Entry requirements' page)”
- 19 May 2022: “Updated information on relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions for entry to New Caledonia ('Entry requirements' page)”
- 7 February 2022: “Updated information on restrictions in place for entry to New Caledonia, depending on your vaccination status and country of departure ('Entry requirements' page)”
- 27 January 2021: “Full review with amendments to the 'Summary', 'Coronavirus', 'Entry requirements' and 'Health' pages.”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for New Caledonia (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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