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Visa-free, 90 days
You may stay up to 90 days in any 180 days.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions2 to check
- The visa exemption shall apply from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; the Agreement entered into force on 1 December 2016 and the waiver is in force.
- Persons travelling for the purpose of carrying out a paid activity are not covered by this visa waiver.
Your stay
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Official wording
‘Member State’ shall mean any Member State of the Union, with the exception of the United Kingdom and Ireland; … Citizens of the Union holding a valid ordinary, diplomatic, service, official or special passport issued by a Member State may enter and stay without a visa in the territory of Tonga for the period of stay as defined in Article 4(1). … Citizens of the Union may stay in the territory of Tonga for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.
Aevamo’s reading
The Immigration Act (Cap. 62), s.6 creates the obligation: no person other than a citizen of the Kingdom shall enter Tonga unless holding a valid permit or exempted under s.7. s.10 limits a visitor's permit to 6 months and s.38 empowers Cabinet to exempt classes of persons. The revenue/embassy lists describe how that permit requirement is administered, but the Act is the instrument that creates it.
Article 2(a) defines 'Member State' as any EU member except the UK and Ireland; Article 3(1) makes citizens of those states enter and stay without a visa in Tonga; Article 4(1) fixes the stay at a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
ton-visa-rev carries a footer dated ©2021 Ministry of Revenue & Customs; ton-embassy-visas mentions 'as of November 2015'; eu-tonga-agreement is dated 20 November 2015 and applied provisionally from 21 November 2015; ton-immig-act-worldlii is the 1988 Revised Edition of the Immigration Act (Act No. 16 of 1969, commenced 31 March 1970).
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.