RNZI reports the team begins arriving in Nauru over the next few days to begin their assessment of the preparations leading up to polling day.
The team is comprised of representatives from three Forum countries and two staff from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
The team included people who have worked with election officials in Palau, Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, Australia and Fiji.
The Forum Electoral Observation Team would be led by Elliot Udui who had been working with the Palau Election Commission since 1994.