{"id":19214,"date":"2024-03-11T09:07:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T19:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/dpam\/?page_id=19214"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:47:19","slug":"i-would-like-to-organize-my-arrival-by-sea-in-french-polynesia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/dpam\/i-would-like-to-organize-my-arrival-by-sea-in-french-polynesia\/","title":{"rendered":"I would like to organize my arrival by sea in French Polynesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

I would like to organize my arrival by sea in French Polynesia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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You want to come to French Polynesia by sea<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>
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ARRIVAL CONDITIONS BY SEA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>
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Before leaving
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Conditions of admission for people<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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To be admitted to French Polynesia, any foreign national who is not a European Union national must be able to present a valid visa at the border if their nationality is subject to this obligation. The type of visa required to enter French Polynesia depends on both the duration and the reasons of the stay:<\/span><\/p>\n
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– for a stay equal to or less than 90 days (3 months), the requested visa is a short stay visa<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
– for a stay of more than 90 days (3 months), the requested visa is a long-stay visa adapted to the duration and reasons of the stay.<\/span><\/p>\n
For more information on the conditions of entry, stay or work (authorization or work permit) in French Polynesia, you can consult the website of the High Commission of the Republic in French Polynesia (http:\/\/www .polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr)<\/span><\/p>\n
Note that all passengers must have a valid passport for at least 6 months after the planned date of departure from French Polynesia.<\/span><\/p>\n
Pleasure vessels arriving by sea from abroad must dock in ports, bays or harbors, known as \u201cfirst touch\u201d ports, to complete entry formalities into Polynesian territory : customs, immigration and biosecurity.<\/span><\/p>\n
The islands and ports in which these formalities can be carried out are the following ones :<\/span><\/p>\n
Iles du Vent : <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Tahiti \u2014 Papeete<\/span><\/p>\n
Moorea \u2014 Afareaitu<\/span><\/p>\n
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Iles Sous-le-Vent :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Raiatea \u2014 Uturoa<\/span><\/p>\n
Huahine \u2014 Fare<\/span><\/p>\n
Bora Bora \u2014 Vaitape<\/span><\/p>\n
Iles Marquises\u00a0:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Nuku Hiva \u2014 Taiohae<\/span><\/p>\n
Ua Pou \u2014 Hakahau<\/span><\/p>\n
Hiva Oa \u2014 Atuona<\/span><\/p>\n
Iles Ausrales :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Tubuai \u2014 Mataura<\/span><\/p>\n
Rurutu Moerai<\/span><\/p>\n
Raivavae Raima<\/span><\/p>\n
Iles Tuamotu-Gambier :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Rangiroa Tiputa<\/span><\/p>\n
Mangareva \u2014 Rikitea<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Conditions of admission for vessels<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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The owner or users of a pleasure vessel wishing to access the internal waters of French Polynesia have to declare themselves to the Polynesian Directorate of Maritime Affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n
It is strongly recommended that owners of pleasure vessels wishing to sail in Polynesia hold a civil liability insurance certificate covering the costs of grounding or removal of a grounded vessel and to maintain this insurance active throughout their stay in our islands.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
For vessels measuring less than 20 m :<\/span><\/p>\n
Owners have to send the following information in free format (in the body of the email…):<\/span><\/p>\n