{"question":{"passport":"KGZ","destination":"PCN","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa on arrival, 14 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"No advance visa, you get one on arrival."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":14,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 14 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"JOURNEY_LIMIT","text":"The visitor must arrive and depart Pitcairn on the same vessel."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"The visitor must present a valid travel document on arrival and pay all applicable fees upon arrival, unless the Chief Immigration Officer has authorised other arrangements."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"The visitor must meet the character, health, travel and medical insurance, and financial capacity requirements in sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Policy, unless waived by the Governor."},{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"The holder must not engage in any work or business activity on the Island unless granted a work permit in accordance with s 9(1)(d) of the Immigration Control Ordinance 2006."},{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"Every person arriving at Pitcairn Island, except those who have the right of abode, permanent residence, or who qualify as exempt from control under s 15(2) Immigration Control Ordinance 2006, must obtain leave to enter."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"pcn-pol","url":"https://www.government.pn/s/SIGNED-2026-03-22-Immigration-policy-final-002.pdf","passage":"9.1 A person is eligible for a short-term visitor visa if they: a. Intend a stay on Pitcairn for a period of 14 days or less; and b. Will depart Pitcairn on the same vessel that they arrived on; and … 9.2 An immigration officer will make decisions on short-term visitor visas at the border. … 9.3 A short-term visitor visa expires 14 days after issue.","explanation":"Section 9.1 defines the short-term visitor visa as a stay of 14 days or less with departure on the same vessel, 9.2 says an immigration officer decides the visa at the border (so nothing needs to be arranged in advance), and 9.3 fixes the stay at 14 days.","publisher":"Pitcairn Islands Immigration Policy (Made pursuant to s 2A Immigration Control Ordinance 2006)"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-23","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Visa, stay set by the visa","conditions":[{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"The applicant must genuinely intend a temporary stay on Pitcairn for a lawful purpose."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"The applicant must meet the character, health, travel and medical insurance, and financial capacity requirements in sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Policy, unless waived by the Governor."},{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"The Governor, after consultation with the Island Council, must consider that the grant of a long-term visitor visa to the applicant is in the public interest."},{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"The holder must not engage in any work or business activity on the Island unless granted a work permit in accordance with s 9(1)(d) of the Immigration Control Ordinance 2006."},{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"Every person arriving at Pitcairn Island, except those who have the right of abode, permanent residence, or who qualify as exempt from control under s 15(2) Immigration Control Ordinance 2006, must obtain leave to enter."}],"source":{"documentId":"pcn-pol","url":"https://www.government.pn/s/SIGNED-2026-03-22-Immigration-policy-final-002.pdf","passage":"10.1 Applications for long-term visitor visas must be: a. Made by completing in full the approved application form; and b. Accompanied by the requisite application fee, unless waived by the Governor. … 10.2 The Governor will make decisions on applications for long-term visitor visas, after consultation with the Island Council.","explanation":"Sections 10.1 and 10.2 require a formal application on the approved form with a fee, decided by the Governor after consulting the Island Council — a process that must be completed before travel for any stay beyond the 14-day short-term route. The policy also states that a long-term visitor visa expires six months after issue (s 10.4), but the stay is set by the visa granted, so limitKind is SET_BY_VISA.","publisher":"Pitcairn Islands Immigration Policy (Made pursuant to s 2A Immigration Control Ordinance 2006)"}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}