Ministry Health
Practique $100 – entry port
$20 per hour OVERTIME.
Marine and Ports, outward payment per port
Vava’u: $0.45 per gross tonne per month.
Nuku’alofa: $2.45 per gross tonne per month.
Ha’apai: $0.80 per gross tonne per month.
Niu’toputapu: $100 anchorage. Free on wharf though? Go into Marine and ports for receipts
Maff/Quarantine
Clearance fee per boat $22
Rubbish $0.40 per kg
Overtime $20 per hour
Police
Fines of upto $10,000 and/or imprisonment for swimming with whales on your own. Very dangerous anyway… a grumpy whale can hurt!
Don’t drink and drive.
Do not park a car on the right hand side of the road, Random check points…
PLEASE ASK FOR RECEIPTS EVERYTIME
Customs
After-hours clearance $140 – Saturday
Do not come ashore unless cleared by customs, fly Q flag
$20 per hour OVERTIME
Entry/Exit ports – Nukua’lofa, Lifuka (Ha’apai), Neiafu (Vava’u), Niutoputapu
Boat visa 4 months, extend to 12 months on application – FREE
Inter-Island Movement forms – FREE
Immigration
Non-Visa country $69 – 1 month
Schengen Country free – 3 months
Visa waiver country free 1 month. Apply once you arrive, don’t bother trying beforehand.
Additional 31-day visa $69 (max 6 months in total).
A 15-day adult visa $57.50.
Children (Under 16) 31-day visa $11.50
ONLY Nukua’alofa and Neiafu can do visa extensions!!
One way crew fee $34.50 (fly in, sail out crew).
One way crew visa $34.50 (Nukua’lofa, Neiafu processing a week).
Visa expired/other breaches fine $1150
Overtime $20 an hour
Fisheries
Vava’u use of Fisheries wharf during clear in/out, refuelling $20
Consider doing an affidavit if you believe you have been corruptly charged….
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