Palau
Regulations on entry, stay, residence, and treatment access for people living with HIV
The categories of restriction are:
- Unclear restrictions - it is not clear to what extent restrictions apply.
Restrictions on entry to Palau
Sources are mixed on whether Palau imposes entry restrictions on people living with HIV.
According to UNAIDS, there is no HIV-related restrictions on entry in Palau.
However, the US Department of State reports that there are some HIV entry restrictions for visitors to and foreign residents of Palau.
According to the information available on the website of the Embassy of Palau in Washington D.C., ‘visitors will receive a temporary visa by filling out a visa application prior to arriving at Koror/Airai International Airport.’ The online entry form does not contain questions or fields in relation to any health condition or status.
Restrictions on short-term stay in Palau
It is unclear whether Palau imposes restrictions on short-term stay of people living with HIV.
According to UNAIDS, Palau requires HIV testing for work permits.
However we found no evidence of this from the information available on the official government website.
Restrictions on long-term stay in Palau
We found no evidence of any official restrictions on long-term stay in Palau based on HIV status.
UNAIDS does not list any restrictions on long-term stay in Palau.
Treatment access in Palau
The following summarises available information on access to healthcare for people living with HIV in Palau. There is some evidence that non-nationals are restricted from accessing treatment in the same way as nationals.
IOM reports that all regularly employed persons, regardless of their nationality, have access to Palau’s national healthcare financing programme – the HealthCare Fund – while unemployed persons can make voluntary contributions. While irregular migrants are not eligible for health insurance, they can still access healthcare services by paying the actual cost of the services provided.
Sources
The HIV Justice Network's Global HIV Criminalisation Database
Visit the Palau page on the Global HIV Criminalisation Database to see more information about known HIV criminalisation laws in this country, an overview of how the laws are used, and any significant advocacy developments.
UNAIDS Global AIDS monitoring data
This information about access to HIV services comes from UNAIDS https://lawsandpolicies.unaids.org/, a platform to view data on HIV-related laws and policies. This is information provided by national authorities and civil society and may contradict other sources.
Migrant populations
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Migrants are able to access HIV services | N/A |
Refugees and asylum seekers
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
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