Tokelau: Entry and Exit Regulations
Formalities, visas
Tourists are only allowed to enter the country if they have a return ticket and sufficient financial means to finance their stay on the islands themselves.
Issuing of visas in Germany
A visa must be applied for. The visa is valid for one month and costs $ 20 NZ (New Zealand dollars). The visa can be applied for at one of the following addresses:
Tokelau Apia Liason Office (TALO)
PO BOX 865
Apia
Samoa
Tel.: 00690 20822
Fax: 00690 21761
Ministry of Foreign Affairs + Trade
Private Bag 18-901
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel.: 0064 4 439 8000
Fax: 0064 4 439 8511
Import and export of foreign currency
There are no restrictions on the import and export of local or foreign currencies.
Departure fee
There is no fee for leaving the islands.
Tokelau: Getting There and Transport
How to get to Tokelau
Since Tokelau does not have an airport, you have to fly to Apia in Samoa and from there take a boat to Tokelau. The boat only leaves every two weeks and the journey takes around 24-28 hours. Round-trip tickets cost approximately $ 450 NZ.
You can get more information from the following e-mail addresses:
Travel in the country
The main means of transport are small boats or you can walk.
The three atolls are connected to each other by small catamaran ferries that only run every two weeks.
Tokelau: Embassies and Consulates
Visit Countryaah for a full list of Tokelau embassies and consulates in each country around the world.
Tokelau agencies in Germany
Tokelau’s diplomatic interests in Germany are represented by New Zealand.
The New Zealand embassy is located on the fourth floor of the office and commercial building “Atrium Friedrichstrasse, Berlin” at Friedrichstrasse 60 – corner of Leipzigerstrasse in the Berlin-Mitte district. Not far away is the underground station “Stadtmitte” for lines U2 and U6. With a little luck you can find a parking space in the nearby Kronenstrasse.
New Zealand Embassy in Berlin
Friedrichstr. 60 (Atrium)
10117 Berlin
Tel: 0049 – (0) 30 – 2062 10
Fax: 0049 – (0) 30 – 2062 1114
Email: [email protected]
www.nzembassy.com/germany
New Zealand Consulate General in Hamburg
Domstrasse 19 (Zurich House)
20095 Hamburg
Tel: 0049 – (0) 40 – 4425550
Fax: 0049 – (0) 40 – 4425549
Email: [email protected]
German representations in Tokelau
Embassy
The Federal Republic of Germany does not have its own embassy on Tokelau. The German embassy in Wellington, New Zealand is responsible.
Embassy in Wellington Hobson Street 90-92 Thorndon 6011, Wellington: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany PO Box 1687 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Tel: 0064 – (0) 4 473 60 63 Fax: 0064 – (0) 4 473 60 69 Email: [email protected] www.wellington.diplo.de The German embassy in Wellington is still responsible for:
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Fiji Islands
- Kiribati
- Niue
- Pitcairn
- Samoa
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
Austrian representations in Tokelau
Austria does not have its own embassy in Tokelau. The embassy in Canberra, Australia is responsible.
Embassy in Canberra
12 Talbot Street
Forrest, ACT 2603
PO Box 3375
Manuka, ACT 2603
Tel: 0061 – 2 – 6295 1533
Fax: 0061 – 2 – 6239 6751
Email: [email protected]
www.aussenministerium.at/canberra
www.austria.org.au
In addition to Australia, the Austrian embassy in Canberra is also responsible for:
- Fiji Islands
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Samoa
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Tokelau agencies in Austria
Tokelau’s diplomatic interests in Austria are taken over by New Zealand. The embassy in Berlin is responsible.
Honorary Consul-General of New Zealand in Vienna
Salesianergasse 15/3
1030 Vienna
Tel: 0043 – (0) 1 – 318 8505
Fax: 0043 – (0) 2 – 2327 7940
Email: [email protected]
Swiss representation in Tokelau
Switzerland does not have its own embassy on Tokelau. The embassy in Wellington, New Zealand is responsible.
Embassy, Embassy of Switzerland in Wellington
10 Customhouse Quay, Level 12
6140 Wellington:
PO Box 25004
6146 Wellington
Tel: 0064 – (0) 4 – 472 1593
Fax: 0064 – (0) 4 – 499 6302
Email: [email protected]
http://www.eda.admin.ch/wellington
In addition to New Zealand, the Swiss Embassy Embassy in Wellingtion is also responsible for:
- Cook Islands
- Fiji Islands
- Niue
- Samoa
- Tonga
- Tokelau
Tokelau agencies in Switzerland
Tokelau’s diplomatic interests in Switzerland are taken over by New Zealand. The embassy in Berlin is responsible.
Tokelau: Travel Medicine, Vaccinations, and Warnings
Infectious diseases
The following infectious diseases are to be expected on the islands in Germany or Central and Northern Europe:
- Malaria, there is no risk of malaria on the islands
- Dengue fever disease
- Intestinal infections from contaminated food or water, including amoebas, lamblia, salmonella, shigella, worm infestation and all kinds of viruses and bacteria.
- Filariasis
- Hepatitis A and B
- tetanus
- typhus
Recommended vaccinations
when traveling to Tokelau are recommended vaccinations against the following diseases:
- Diphtheria, a vaccination against diphtheria should always exist, also in the home country.
- Hepatitis Aand B
- Tetanus, a vaccination against tetanus should always exist in the home country
- Typhoid, only in travelers who may come into contact with polluted water or contaminated food.
Vaccination requirements There are no vaccination requirements when entering or staying in the country.
Who pays for vaccinations in Germany?
Most people in Germany are vaccinated against a number of infectious diseases at an early age. However, the vaccination protection only lasts up to 10 years, in some cases even shorter. Therefore, before traveling abroad, you should carefully consider against which infectious diseases a vaccination is necessary or useful in the country concerned and whether the vaccination protection, if applicable, was not too long ago.
Most statutory health insurances have been reimbursing the costs for the following vaccinations since June 2007.
There is even no 10 € practice fee – but the insured usually have to pay the statutory co-payment, which is 10% of the vaccine price – that is at least 5 € and a maximum of 10 €. Under these conditions, the following vaccinations are free of charge:
- cholera
- diphtheria
- Early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE)
- Yellow fever
- Hepatitis A and B
- Meningococcal meningitis
- Pneumococci
- Polyo (polio)
- Tetanus (tetanus)
- rabies
- typhus
Some health insurance companies also reimburse the cost of malaria prophylaxis.
As a rule, private health insurance companies (inquire beforehand) also cover the costs mentioned.
Current warnings
Typhoons
The islands are occasionally hit by typhoons, against which there is little protection on the flat islands.
Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
Citizens’ Service
Telephone: 0049 – (0) 30 – 5000 – 2000
Fax: 0049 – (0) 30 – 5000 – 51000
Tokelau: currency and exchange rate
The local currency of Tokelau is the
New Zealand dollar
Exchange rate
You can find a currency converter here:
www3.forium.de
Bank opening hours
There are no banks on Tokelau!