Visa requirements for United States citizens
Visa requirements for United States citizens and non-citizen nationals are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of the United States.
As of 1 January 2017, holders of a United States passport could travel to 174 countries and territories visa-free or with visa on arrival, and the United States passport was ranked 3rd (tied with the Danish, Finnish, Italian and Spanish passports) in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.[1]
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Visa requirements[edit]
General visa requirements of sovereign countries towards United States citizens:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[2][3] |
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Albania | Visa not required[5][6] | 1 year[7] | |
Algeria | Visa required[8][9] |
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Andorra | Visa not required[10] | 3 months[11][12] | |
Angola | Visa required[13][14] |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required[17][18] | 1 month |
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Argentina | Visa not required[20] | 90 days |
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Armenia | Visa not required[21] | 180 days | |
Australia | Electronic Travel Authority | 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted[22] | |
Austria | Visa not required[24][25] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[26] | |
Azerbaijan | eVisa / Visa on arrival[27] | 30 days[28] |
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Bahamas | Visa not required[32][33] | 8 months |
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Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival[34] | 14 days[35] |
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Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[37] | 30 days[38] |
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Barbados | Visa not required[40][41] | 28 days, extendable up to 6 months[42] | |
Belarus | Visa not required[43] | 5 days |
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Belgium | Visa not required[48] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[49] | |
Belize | Visa not required[50][51] | 1 month, extendable up to 6 months[52] |
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Benin | Visa required[54] |
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Bhutan | Visa required[56] |
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Bolivia | Visa on arrival[58][59] | 90 days[60] | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required[63][64] | 90 days within any 6-month period |
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Botswana | Visa not required[66][67] | 90 days within any year period[68] | |
Brazil | Visa required[69][70] |
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Brunei | Visa not required[71][72] | 90 days | |
Bulgaria | Visa not required[74][75] | 90 days within any 180 day period[76] | |
Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival[77] | 1 month | |
Burundi | Visa required[79] |
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Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[80] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | Visa required[83] |
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Canada | Visa not required[85][86] | 180 days |
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Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[89] |
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Central African Republic | Visa not required[91] | 90 days | |
Chad | Visa required[93][94] |
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Chile | Visa not required[97] | 90 days[98][99] | |
China | Visa required[100] |
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Colombia | Visa not required[104][105] | 90 days, extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period[106] | |
Comoros | Visa on arrival[107][108] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[109][110] |
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Republic of the Congo | Visa required[112][113] |
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Costa Rica | Visa not required[115] | 90 days |
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Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[117] |
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Croatia | Visa not required[119][120] | 90 days within any 180 day period |
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Cuba | Visa required[122] |
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Cyprus | Visa not required[126][127] | 90 days within any 180 day period[128] | |
Czech Republic | Visa not required[129][130] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[131] | |
Denmark | Visa not required[132][133] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area |
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Djibouti | Visa on arrival[135] |
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Dominica | Visa not required[137][138] | 6 months |
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Dominican Republic | Tourist Card on arrival[140][141] | 30 days, extendable up to 90 days |
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Ecuador | Visa not required[143] | 90 days, extendable for another 90 days, per year[144] | |
Egypt | Visa on arrival[145] |
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El Salvador | Visa not required[147][148] | 3 months | |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa not required[149] | 90 days |
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Eritrea | Visa required[151] |
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Estonia | Visa not required[153][154] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[155] | |
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[156] |
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Fiji | Visitor's Permit on arrival[158] | 4 months[159] | |
Finland | Visa not required[160][161] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[162] | |
France | Visa not required[163][164] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France)[165] | |
Gabon | e-Visa[166] |
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Gambia | Visa on arrival[168] | 90 days | |
Georgia | Visa not required[170] | 1 year | |
Germany | Visa not required[171] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[172] | |
Ghana | Visa required[173][174] | ||
Greece | Visa not required[176][177] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[178] | |
Grenada | Visa not required[179][180] | 3 months, extensions possible | |
Guatemala | Visa not required[181] | 90 days |
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Guinea | Visa required[183] |
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Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival[185] | 90 days[186] |
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Guyana | Visa not required[188] | 3 months[189] | |
Haiti | Visa not required[190][191] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa not required[192] | 3 months |
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Hungary | Visa not required[194][195] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[196] | |
Iceland | Visa not required[197][198] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[199] | |
India | e-Visa[200] | 60 days |
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Indonesia | Visa not required[203][204] | 30 days | |
Iran | Visa required[205] |
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Iraq | Visa required[208] |
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Ireland | Visa not required[211][212] | 3 months |
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Israel | Visa not required[214] | 3 months |
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Italy | Visa not required[216][217] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[218] | |
Jamaica | Visa not required[219] | 6 months |
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Japan | Visa not required[221] | 90 days |
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Jordan | Visa on arrival[223] | 30 days; conditions apply[224] |
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Kazakhstan | Visa not required[227][228] | 30 days | |
Kenya | eVisa / Visa on arrival[231] | 3 months |
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Kiribati | Visa not required[233] | 30 days |
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North Korea | Travel restricted[235][236](Starting from September 2017)[237] |
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South Korea | Visa not required[238] | 90 days |
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Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival[240] | 3 months | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required[241] | 60 days[242] | |
Laos | Visa on arrival[243] | 30 days, conditions apply, extendable up to 60 days[244] |
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Latvia | Visa not required[246][247] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[248] | |
Lebanon | Visa on arrival[249] | 1 month extendable for 2 additional months |
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Lesotho | Visa not required[250] | 14 days, extendable up to 180 days[251] | |
Liberia | Visa required[252] | ||
Libya | Visa required[254] |
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Liechtenstein | Visa not required[256] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[257] | |
Lithuania | Visa not required[258][259] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area |
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Luxembourg | Visa not required[261][262] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[263] | |
Macedonia | Visa not required[264] | 90 days |
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Madagascar | Visa on arrival[266] | 30 days |
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Malawi | Visa on arrival[268] |
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Malaysia | Visa not required[270] | 3 months |
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Maldives | Visa on arrival[272] | 30 days, extendable up to 90 days |
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Mali | Visa required[274][275] |
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Malta | Visa not required[277][278] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[279] | |
Marshall Islands | Visa not required[280] | unlimited |
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Mauritania | Visa on arrival[282] |
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Mauritius | Visa not required[284] | 90 days[285] | |
Mexico | Visa not required[286][287] | 180 days | |
Micronesia | Visa not required[290] | unlimited[291] | |
Moldova | Visa not required[294] | 90 days within any 6-month period |
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Monaco | Visa not required[296] | 90 days within any 180 day period[297][298] | |
Mongolia | Visa not required[299] | 90 days |
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Montenegro | Visa not required[301] | 90 days |
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Morocco | Visa not required[303] | 3 months[304] | |
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[305] | 30 days[306] | |
Myanmar | eVisa[307] | 28 days. |
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Namibia | Visa not required[309] | 3 months[310] | |
Nauru | Visa required[311] |
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Nepal | Visa on arrival[313] | 90 days |
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Netherlands | Visa not required[315][316] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (European Netherlands)[317] | |
New Zealand | Visa not required[318] | 90 days[319] |
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Nicaragua | Visa not required[320] | 90 days |
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Niger | Visa required[322][323] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required[325][326] |
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Norway | Visa not required[327][328] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[329] | |
Oman | eVisa / Visa on arrival[330] | 30 days, extendable for 30 days[331] |
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Pakistan | Visa required[332][333] | ||
Palau | Visa not required[336] | 1 year[337] |
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Panama | Visa not required[338] | 180 days |
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Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival[340] | 60 days, extendable for 30 days[341] |
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Paraguay | Visa on arrival[342] | 90 days |
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Peru | Visa not required[344] | up to 183 days; determined on arrival[345] | |
Philippines | Visa not required[346][347] | 30 days |
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Poland | Visa not required[348] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area |
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Portugal | Visa not required[350][351][352] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[353] | |
Qatar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[354] | 30 days |
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Romania | Visa not required[356][357] | 90 days within any 180 day period[358] | |
Russia | Visa required[359] | ||
Rwanda | Visa on arrival[363][364] | 30 days |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[366][367] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa not required[368][369] | 6 weeks | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[370] | 1 month[371] | |
Samoa | Entry Permit on arrival[372] | 60 days |
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San Marino | Visa not required[374][375] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required[376] | 15 days | |
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[378][379] | ||
Senegal | Visa not required[382] | 90 days | |
Serbia | Visa not required[384] | 90 days within any 180 day period[385] | |
Seychelles | Visitor's Permit on arrival[386] | 3 months, extendable up to a year[387] |
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Sierra Leone | Visa required[388] | ||
Singapore | Visa not required[390] | 90 days[391] | |
Slovakia | Visa not required[395][396] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area |
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Slovenia | Visa not required[398][399] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area |
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Solomon Islands | Visitor's permit on arrival[401] | 3 months within 12 months[402] |
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Somalia | Visa required[403] |
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South Africa | Visa not required[404] | 90 days |
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South Sudan | Visa required[406][407] |
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Spain | Visa not required[409][410] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[411] | |
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival[412] | 30 days[413] | |
Sudan | Visa required[414][415] |
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Suriname | Tourist Card on arrival[417] | 90 days |
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Swaziland | Visa not required[419] | 30 days, extendable up to 60 days[420] | |
Sweden | Visa not required[421][422] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[423] | |
Switzerland | Visa not required[424][425] | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area[426] | |
Syria | Visa required[427][428] |
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Tajikistan | Visa on arrival[430][431] | 45 days |
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Tanzania | Visa on arrival[433][434] | 3 months |
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Thailand | Visa not required[436] | 30 days (maximum two visits annually if not arriving by air) | |
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[437] | 30 days for arrivals by air only[438] | |
Togo | Visa on arrival[439] | 7 days[440] | |
Tonga | Visa on arrival[441] | 31 days[442] |
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Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required[443] | 90 days[444] | |
Tunisia | Visa not required[445] | 90 days[446] |
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Turkey | eVisa / Visa on arrival[448] | 3 months[449] | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[450] |
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Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[453] | 1 month, extendable up to 3 months[454] |
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Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[455] | Determined at the port of entry. |
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Ukraine | Visa not required[458] | 90 days within any 180 day period[459] | |
United Arab Emirates | Visa on arrival[460] | 30 days |
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United Kingdom | Visa not required[462][463] | 6 months[464] | |
Uruguay | Visa not required[465] | 3 months[466] | |
Uzbekistan | Visa required[467] |
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Vanuatu | Visa not required[469] | 30 days, extendable up to 120 days[470] | |
Vatican City | Visa not required[471] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required[472] |
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Vietnam | eVisa[472] | 30 days | |
Yemen | Visa required[477][478] |
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Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[480] | 90 days (exact period determined on arrival, later extendable free of charge) |
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Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival[483] | 3 months |
Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories[edit]
Visa requirements for United States citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries not mentioned in the list above, and restricted zones:
Africa | |||
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Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Eritrea outside Asmara | Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[486] | |
Ascension Island | Entry Permit required | Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).[487] | |
Saint Helena | Visitor's Pass required | Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[488] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[489] | |
Mayotte | Visa Not Required[490] | 90 days | |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Visa required | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days | 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[491][492] |
Reunion | Visa Not Required[493] | 90 days | |
Sudan outside Khartoum | Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. | |
Sudan Darfur | Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required.[408] | |
Asia | |||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required.[494] | |
Hainan | Visa required | Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (2 or more people)[495][496] | |
Hong Kong | Visa not required | 3 months[497] | |
India PAP/RAP | PAP/RAP required | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[498][499][500][501][502][503] | |
Iraqi Kurdistan | Visa on arrival | Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.[208] | |
Baikonur & Priozersk | Special permission required | Special permission required for the city of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Priozersk near Almaty.[504] | |
Kish Island | Visa not required | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[207] | |
Macau | Visa not required | 30 days[505] | |
Sabah and Sarawak | Visa not required | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[506] | |
Maldives outside Malé | Permission required | Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of the Maldives.[507] | |
Mecca and Medina | Special access required | Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry. | |
North Sentinel Island | Restricted zone | ||
North Korea outside Pyongyang | Admission refused/travel banned[235][236](Starting from September 2017)[237] | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) | |
Palestine | Visa not required | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[508] | |
Taiwan | Visa not required | 90 days[509] | |
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[510][511][512] | |
Tibet Autonomous Region | TTP required | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[513][514][515] | |
Closed cities of Turkmenistan | Special permit required | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[516] | |
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone | ||
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone | ||
Phú Qu?c | Visa not required | 30 days[475] | |
Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden | Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[479] | |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | |||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months[517] | |
Aruba | Visa not required | 90 days within any year period[518][519] | * 90 days in Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten combined |
Bermuda | Visa not required | Up to 6 months, decided on arrival.[520] | |
(Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) | Visa not required | 90 days within any year period[521][522] | * 90 days in Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten combined |
British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 30 days, extensions possible[523] | |
Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 6 months[524] | |
San Andrés and Leticia | Tourist Card on arrival | Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[525] | |
Curacao | Visa not required | 90 days within any year period[526] | * 90 days in Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten combined |
French West Indies | Visa not required | 3 months (French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy)[527] | |
Greenland | Visa not required[528] | ||
Margarita Island | Visa required[529] | All visitors are fingerprinted.[530] | |
Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months | |
Puerto Rico | Visa not required | Unlimited | |
Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 90 days in 1 year[533][534] | * 90 days in Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten combined |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days[535] | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa not required | Unlimited |
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Europe | |||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Abkhazia | Visa required[537] | ||
Mount Athos | Special permit required | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[538][539] | |
ATO zone | Special permission required[540] | ||
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park | Visa not required | 3 days[541] | Visitors must first obtain an electronic pass.[542] |
Crimea | Visa required | Visa issued by Russia is required.[543] | |
Donetsk People's Republic | Restricted area | Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[544][545] | |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months[546][547] | |
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required[548] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. | |
Faroe Islands | Visa not required[528] | ||
Gibraltar | Visa not required[549] | ||
Guernsey | Visa not required[550] | ||
Isle of Man | Visa not required[551] | ||
Jan Mayen | Permit required[549] | 24 hours | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[552] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[553] |
Jersey | Visa not required[554] | ||
Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days[555] | |
Lugansk People's Republic | Restricted area | Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[544][545] | |
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Visa required[556][557] | Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[558] | |
Closed cities of Russia | Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[361] | |
Principality of Sealand | Visa required | ||
South Ossetia | Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[559][560] | |
Svalbard | Visa not required[561] | Unlimited (Svalbard Treaty) | |
Transnistria | Visa not required | 24 hours | Registration required after 24h.[562][563] |
Oceania | |||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
American Samoa | Visa not required | Unlimited |
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required.[565] | |
Clipperton Island | Special permit required | Special permit required.[566] | |
Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days[567] | |
Lau Province | Special permission required | Special permission required.[159] | |
French Polynesia | Visa not required | 90 days within any 180 day period[568] | |
Guam | Visa not required | Unlimited | U.S. citizens and American Samoan citizens may live and work freely in Guam. Proof of citizenship is required for entry.[569][570] |
Niue | Visa on arrival | 30 days[571] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa not required | Unlimited | U.S. citizens and American Samoan citizens may live and work freely in the Northern Mariana Islands. Proof of citizenship is required for entry.[572] |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[573][574][575] | |
Tokelau | Entry permit required[576] | ||
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[577][578][579][580][581][582][583] | |
South America | |||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Galápagos | Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[584] | |
French Guiana | Visa not required | 3 months[585] | |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | |||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Falkland Islands | Visa not required | Visa is not required.[586] | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[587][588] | |
Antarctica | Special permits required | Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[589][590][591][592][593][594][595][596][597][598][599][600] |
Non-visa restrictions[edit]
Passport validity length[edit]
Many countries require passports to be valid for at least 6 months upon arrival.[601]
Countries requiring passports to be valid at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah), Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe.[602]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include European Union countries (except Denmark, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and except for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens), Albania, Belarus, Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Nauru, Panama, Saint Barthélemy, San Marino, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Macao, New Zealand and South Africa.[603]
Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
Blank passport pages[edit]
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages in traveler's passport, generally one or two pages.[604]
Vaccination[edit]
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination.
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.[605]
Israeli stamps[edit]
Iran,[606] Kuwait,[607] Lebanon,[608] Libya,[609] Saudi Arabia,[610] Sudan,[611] Syria[612] and Yemen[613] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel. Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport, giving passengers a card instead: "Since January 2013 a pilot scheme has been introduced whereby visitors are given an entry card instead of an entry stamp on arrival. You should keep this card with your passport until you leave. This is evidence of your legal entry into Israel and may be required, particularly at any crossing points into the Occupied Palestinian Territories." [614] Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017[update]) stamped at Erez when travelling into and out of Gaza. Also, passports are still stamped (as of 22 June 2017[update]) at the Jordan Valley/Sheikh Hussein and Yitzhak Rabin/Arava land borders with Jordan.
Armenian ethnicity[edit]
Due to a state of war existing between the Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the government of Azerbaijan not only bans entry of citizens from Armenia, but also all citizens and nationals of any other country who are of Armenian descent, to the Republic of Azerbaijan[615][616] (although there have been exceptions, notably for Armenia's participation at the 2015 European Games held in Azerbaijan).
Azerbaijan also strictly bans any visit by foreign citizens to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh[617] (the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh), its surrounding territories and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxar? ?skipara, Barxudarl? and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under control of Armenia, without the prior consent of the government of Azerbaijan. Foreign citizens who enter these occupied territories, will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan and will be included in their "list of personae non gratae".[618]
Upon request, the Republic of Artsakh authorities may attach their visa and/or stamps to a separate piece of paper in order to avoid detection of travel to their country.
Persona non grata[edit]
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning their entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity. Attempts to enter the Gaza strip by sea may attract a 10-year ban on entering Israel.[619]
Passport card[edit]
The United States Passport Card can be used as an alternative to the booklet passport when travelling to and from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and many Caribbean islands at sea ports-of-entry or land border crossings.[620]
APEC Travel Business Card[edit]
The APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) is meant to facilitate travel for U.S. citizens engaged in verified business in the APEC region.[621]
The U.S. ABTC will enable access to a dedicated fast-track lane for expedited immigration processing at participating foreign some APEC member airports.[622] U.S. APEC Business Travel Card holders may also use the Global Entry kiosks at participating airports upon their U.S. return.[623] But the U.S. APEC Business Travel Card can’t be used in lieu of a visa to enter an APEC member country. Other countries’ APEC cards can be used in lieu of visas. But the U.S. has decided not to participate in the visa reciprocity part of the program because the government is unwilling to waive visa interviews.[624] Legislation authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to issue U.S. APEC Business Travel Cards only through Sept. 30, 2018, unless the law is amended to extend that date.
Consular protection of US citizens abroad[edit]
The United States has the most diplomatic missions out of any country in the world.
See also List of diplomatic missions of the United States.
The Department of State regularly publishes travel warnings or travel alerts.