Visa requirements for United States citizens

Visa requirements for United States citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states that are imposed on citizens of the United States.

As of 2024, holders of a United States passport may travel to 186 countries and territories without a travel visa, or with a visa on arrival. The United States passport ranks 8th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. It is also ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for United States citizens holding ordinary passports

  United States and its territories

  Freedom of movement

  Visa not required / ETA

  Visa on arrival

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  Visa available both on arrival or online

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  Travel restricted (either by local law or US regulations)

Visa requirements

General visa requirements of sovereign countries towards United States citizens:

Country / Region	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)	Reciprocity
Afghanistan	Visa required		Visitors born in Afghanistan do not require a visa. All visitors are fingerprinted, and are required to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon arrival. The U.S. government forced all Afghan diplomatic missions in the U.S. to close in March 2022. Applicants must now obtain a visa from a mission in another country. The Taliban accepts visas issued by diplomatic missions not under its control, except the embassies in Austria and the United Kingdom.	Yes
Albania	Visa not required	1 year		No
Algeria	Visa required/Conditional Visa Exemption		Application for a tourist visa to Algeria must be accompanied by a certificate of accommodation. Persons may be denied entry if entering with a passport containing visas or stamps issued by Israel. Visa can be obtained on arrival for certain cities in the southern region of the country if travel is booked through a local travel agency. Visa exemption for stays of up to 30 days for those arriving by sea on government sponsored tours.	Yes
Andorra	Visa not required	3 months		Yes
Angola	Visa not required	30 days	30 days per stay, max 90 days in a year. Proof of onwards tickets and hotel reservations required. Yellow Fever Vaccine no longer required of US citizens.	No
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	6 months	Stringent application of rules regarding proof of sufficient funds, return ticket and accommodation.	No
Argentina	Visa not required	90 days	Extendable up to 180 days. Visitors are fingerprinted (Right thumb fingerprint) and photographed upon entry.	No
Armenia	Visa not required	180 days		No
Australia	Electronic Travel Authority	90 days	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted. May enter using SmartGate.	Yes
Austria	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. Residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel) for stays of longer than 90 days obtainable after arrival under certain conditions.	Yes
Azerbaijan	eVisa / Visa on arrival (conditional)	30 days	Travelers departing from New York can obtain a visa at the airport upon arrival in Baku, however no airline currently operates this route. Visa can be obtained on arrival in certain emergency situations. If staying in Azerbaijan for more than ten days, visitors must register at the State Migration Service within three days of arrival. Applicants of Armenian ancestry or with Armenian visas in their passport may be denied a visa. Travellers with a visa or evidence of travel to the now-defunct Republic of Artsakh (stamps) are permanently denied entry.	No
Bahamas	Visa not required	8 months	Passport Card or Enhanced Drivers License valid for Sea Travel.	No
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival	14 days		No
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days	Visa on arrival is available at Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet international airports, pre arrival visa required if arriving by sea or by land border crossing. No visa required for Bangladeshi Americans and their spouse and children with a copy of a former Bangladeshi passport, a Dual Nationality Certificate, NVR, a Bangladeshi NID, or a digital birth registration certificate.	No
Barbados	Visa not required	6 months		No
Belarus	Visa required			Yes
Belgium	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area Residence permit (Titre de séjour/Verblijfstitel/Aufenthaltstitel) obtainable after arrival for stays longer than 90 days under certain conditions.	Yes
Belize	Visa not required	180 days	Mandatory Car Disinfection at border. If you fail to do so, you will be sent back to go through this procedure. A fee does apply.	No
Benin	eVisa	30 days	International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required. e-Visas are available for 30 or 90 days.	No
Bhutan	eVisa		“Sustainable Development Fee” of US$100 per day for almost all visitors to Bhutan. Tour guide required for all travelers except in city of Thimpu and Paro. Even in these cities, tourists are not permitted to enter any tourist attraction without a guide. They are only allowed to walk and shop around these cities without a guide.	Yes/No
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival	30 days	No Fee if visa obtained prior to arrival (consular visa). 160 dollar fee payable by US dollars that must be clean, and not wrinkled or torn or local currency if obtaining at border	No
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period. Registration with the local police within 24 hours of arrival is mandatory.	No
Botswana	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 1-year period.	No
Brazil	Visa not required / eVisa	90 days	Brazilian authorities have announced that United States citizens will require a visa beginning April 10, 2025. United States citizens will be able to obtain visas online.	No
Brunei	Visa not required	90 days		Yes
Bulgaria	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.	No
Burkina Faso	eVisa / Visa on arrival	1 month	International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	No
Burundi	Online Visa / Visa on arrival	1 month	Visa on arrival obtainable at Bujumbura International Airport, and all land borders.	No
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	Visa is also obtainable online. All visitors are fingerprinted upon arrival and departure.	No
Cameroon	eVisa		International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis and current immunization records required.	—
Canada	Visa not required	6 months	Anyone with a criminal record (including misdemeanors or alcohol-related driving offenses in the US) may not be able to enter Canada without first obtaining an approval for rehabilitation or a Temporary Resident Permit (TRP). Passport Card, NEXUS card, or Enhanced Drivers License valid for Land and Sea Travel. US citizens exempt from obtaining Canada ETA and are in fact barred from doing so. Green Card Holders exempt as well.	Yes
Cape Verde	EASE	30 days	Must register online at least five days prior to arrival.	No
Central African Republic	Visa required		International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	—
Chad	Visa required		Passengers with an entry authorisation issued by the authorities of Chad can obtain a visa on arrival. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required only if arriving from a high risk country as defined by the WHO. Registration within 72 hours is mandatory prior to arrival. Registration is good for the life of the passport.	—
Chile	Visa not required	90 days	No reciprocity fees required.	Yes
China	Visa required		Registration mandatory within 24 hours of arrival, registration is done during hotel check by hotel staff in if staying at an approved hotel or hostel. All visitors between the ages of 14 and 70 are fingerprinted upon arrival and departure. 24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports. 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin airports, or Beihai port. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an airports, or Dalian, Guangzhou, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen and Zhoushan ports. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. Visas for U.S. citizens are valid for up to 10 years. US citizens arriving via cruise ports as part of tour groups are visa exempt for stays of up to 15 days.	—
Colombia	Visa not required	90 days	Extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period Colombian-born U.S. citizens and U.S. citizens traveling with children may face special exit requirements.	No
Comoros	Visa on arrival	45 days		No
Republic of the Congo	Visa required		International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required. A letter of invitation or written proof of a hotel reservation is required.	—
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa	7 days	International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required. Registration required. Visas must be issued at the DR Congo embassy in Washington, D.C.	—
Costa Rica	Visa not required	90 days	90 Days out of any 12-month period.	No
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	No
Croatia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.	Yes
Cuba	eVisa	90 days	Tourist travel is prohibited under U.S. law for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and others subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, all persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction are not permitted to travel to Cuba unless licensed to engage in travel-related transactions. In addition to specific licenses granted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), there are 12 "general licenses" that people can choose to travel on without being required to notify OFAC, and the broad and self-reported nature of these licenses means travel is in practice subject to few restrictions. Cuba requires travelers to purchase a tourist card prior to arrival, which can be obtained from the airline or a Cuban diplomatic mission. Tourist cards are valid for one entry and a 30-day stay, which can be extended once by 90 days at a hotel or immigration office in Cuba. Cuba requires travelers to have health insurance valid in Cuba, which can be purchased from the airline.	No
Cyprus	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.	No
Czech Republic	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.	Yes
Denmark	Visa not required	90 days	U.S. citizens can enter Denmark for up to 90 days out of any 180 day period, regardless of time spent in other Schengen countries prior to entry into Denmark.	Yes
Djibouti	eVisa	90 days	Evisas valid at any Port of Entry	No
Dominica	Visa not required	6 months		No
Dominican Republic	Visa not required	30 days	Extendable up to 90 days. Passport Card or Enhanced Drivers License valid for sea travel.	No
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days	Extendable for another 90 days, per year	No
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	e-Visa issued for 30 days. Visa-free travel for tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheikh, St. Catherine, or Taba airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts up to 15 days.	No
El Salvador	Visa not required	180 days	Part of the Central America-4 Free Mobility Agreement. One ninety-day extension may be granted if applied five days before the first expires. In the CA4 area, you get 90 days total for the entire area. To reset your stay, you must leave the area.	No
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa		International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if you are traveling from a country with risk of yellow fever.	No
Eritrea	Visa required		Permit required to leave capital.	—
Estonia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area	Yes
Eswatini	Visa not required	30 days	Extendable up to 60 days	No
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days. Visitors are fingerprinted.	No
Fiji	Visa not required	4 months		No
Finland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area	Yes
France	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France) A bilateral agreement pre-dating the Schengen area may allow 90 days of stay in France regardless of days spent in other Schengen countries.	Yes
Gabon	eVisa	90 days	e-Visas are available for one to six months. e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required. Embassy visas are valid for 5 years and multiple entries for US citizens	No
Gambia	Visa on arrival	30 days	International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required only for travellers arriving high risk countries and having transited for more than 12 hours	—
Georgia	Visa not required	1 year		No
Germany	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area Residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel) for stays of longer than 90 days obtainable after arrival under certain conditions. Germany requires that all passports be signed.	Yes
Ghana	Visa required		Pre approved visa can be obtained on arrival. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required. Visas for US citizens are either single entry or multiple entry and valid for 5 years. The fee for single entry 3 month validity is 60 dollars and the fee for the multiple entry visa is 100 dollars.	—
Greece	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area	Yes
Grenada	Visa not required	3 months		No
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days	Part of the Central America-4 Free Mobility Agreement. In the CA4 area, you get 90 days total for the entire area. To reset your stay, you must leave the area.	No
Guinea	eVisa	90 days	International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	No
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	90 days		No
Guyana	Visa not required			No
Haiti	Visa not required	3 months	Travel currently almost impossible due to gang violence. Only open borders are the sea borders. Air borders are currently not open, nor is the border with the Dominican Republic. Foreign visitors are required to pay a US$10 Tourist visa fee.	No
Honduras	Visa not required	3 months	Part of the Central America-4 Free Mobility Agreement. In the CA4 area, you get 90 days total for the entire area. To reset your stay, you must leave the area.	No
Hungary	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area	Yes
Iceland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area	Yes
India	eVisa	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. Visitors are fingerprinted. American citizens are eligible for a ten-year, multiple-entry tourist visa (not an e-visa). American citizens of Pakistani heritage are not eligible for an e-Visa nor are they eligible for a ten-year, multiple-entry tourist visa, and must apply for a regular visa.	No
Indonesia	e-VOA / Visa on arrival	30 days	Indonesian authorities have announced that citizens of the United States may be granted visa-free entry within the upcoming month	No
Iran	Visa required		Iranian visas must be obtained from the Iranian Interests section of the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C. or an Iranian embassy in a third country. U.S. visitors are fingerprinted and photographed upon entry. Independent travelers must be accompanied by an authorized guide at all times. Admission refused if passport contains stamps or visas issued by Israel.	—
Iraq	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	Visa on arrival at any port of entry.	No
Ireland	Visa not required	3 months	Residence permit for stays of longer than 90 days obtainable after arrival under certain conditions.	Yes
Israel	Electronic Travel Authorization	90 days	Dual nationals of Israel and the United States who don't have an Israeli passport, including infants, may be required to obtain an Israeli passport in order to leave Israel. Entry prohibited for any person "who knowingly issues a public call for boycotting Israel". Starting January 1, 2025, an ETA just like a US ESTA or a Canada ETA will be required for travel to Israel. Applications opened on June 1 as a trial but are not required for US and German passport holders until January 1, 2025. On July 1, 2024, the application has been opened to all visa exempt country passport holders.	Yes
Italy	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area A bilateral agreement pre-dating the Schengen area may allow 90 days of stay in Italy regardless of days spent in other Schengen countries.	Yes
Jamaica	Visa not required	6 months	Departure tax collected by airline for all arrivals by air.	No
Japan	Visa not required	90 days	Persons who have been sentenced to 1 year or more of jail are NOT eligible for visa free travel to Japan and have to obtain a visa, United States citizens are also eligible for a Japanese eVisa.	Yes
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival		Visa can be obtained upon arrival. Not available at King Hussein/Allenby Bridge Crossing via any border with isreal may cause issues when entering some countries. Visa fee can be waived with Jordan Pass and three night hotel stay	No
Kazakhstan	Visa not required	30 days	Visa free was granted in 2014 under the Unilateral visa waiver for countries with high investment in Kazakhstan Economy	No
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.	No
Kiribati	Visa not required	90 days	May not exceed 90 days within any 12-month period.	No
North Korea	Travel restricted by U.S. government		U.S. passports holders must obtain a special passport validation from the U.S. federal government before travel. Such validations are only ever issued if travel is in the interests of US national security. United States citizens require a visa when traveling to North Korea, as there is no North Korean diplomatic mission in the United States, US citizens must obtain a visa from a diplomatic mission in a third country. U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, authorized a ban on American travel to North Korea that went into effect in August 2017, following the death of Otto Warmbier, a US student who was detained in North Korea and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster.	—
South Korea	Visa not required	90 days	All visitors are fingerprinted. From September 2021, travelers require the Korean Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA). The validity period is 3 years from the date of approval. The government of the Republic of Korea announced that from April 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025, a K-ETA is not required for 27 countries citizens visiting Korea for 90 days or less for business or tourism.	Yes
Kosovo	Visa not required	90 days		No
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months		No
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required	60 days		No
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	17 of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and in Boten (road and railroad). Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 6 border crossings. Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.	No
Latvia	Visa not required	180 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. A bilateral agreement pre-dating the Schengen area allows an additional 90 days of stay in Latvia (to a total of 180) regardless of days spent in other Schengen countries.	Yes
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival	30 days	Extendable for 2 additional months. Visa waiver granted if there is no Israeli visa or seal and traveler has a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. Pagers and Walkie Talkies prohibted from boarding flights in Lebanon to protect aviation safety	No
Lesotho	Visa not required	14 days	Extendable up to 180 days.	No
Liberia	Visa required		International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required only for travellers from high risk countries. Pre-approved visa letter valid for 14 days from date of issuance is mandatory.	—
Libya	eVisa	30 Days		No
Liechtenstein	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area	Yes
Lithuania	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. Mandatory medical insurance.	Yes
Luxembourg	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area	Yes
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	60 days		No
Malawi	Visa not required	30 days		No
Malaysia	Visa not required	3 months	All visitors are fingerprinted on arrival and departure. Immigration offenses, such as visa overstaying, are punishable by caning.	No
Maldives	Free visa on arrival	30 days	Extendable up to 90 days. Permission from Maldivian government required to travel to non resort islands.	No
Mali	Visa required		International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required. Visas for US citizens are valid for 5 years and are 185 dollars.	—
Malta	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area	Yes
Marshall Islands	Visa not required	Unlimited	The United States has a Compact of Free Association relationship with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau.	Yes
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	30 Days	International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required only for travellers arriving from high risk countries	No
Mauritius	Visa not required	90 days		No
Mexico	Visa not required	180 days	Visitors must obtain a Multiple Immigration Form. There is no charge for a tourist FMM for stays of less than 7 days when entering by land. For visitors staying more than 7 days and entering by land, it will cost 687 Mexican Pesos or around US$40. The FMM is required for all visitors entering via air, regardless of length of stay, and the cost is included in the traveler's airfare and remitted by the airline. Passport Card or Enhanced Drivers License is valid for Land and Sea Travel. Exit stamp required if you entered using paper FMM (All Land POEs) You are in Mexico illegally if you did not get a FMM at the border (even if using the 7 day FMM fee exemption via land) or eFMM Mandatory Car Disinfection at Mexico's Southern Borders (Guatemala and Belize)	No
Micronesia	Visa not required	365 days	The United States has a Compact of Free Association relationship with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau.	Yes
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period. Registration upon arrival is mandatory.	No
Monaco	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.	Yes
Mongolia	Visa not required	90 days	Registration required after 30 days.	No
Montenegro	Visa not required	90 days	Registration with the local police within 24 hours of arrival is mandatory.	No
Morocco	Visa not required	3 months		No
Mozambique	Visa not required	30 days	Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT.	No
Myanmar	eVisa	28 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings at Tachileik, Myawaddy, Kawthaung, Rih Khaw Dar or Tamu. e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes.	No
Namibia	Visa not required	3 months	Beginning April 1st 2025 US citizens will have to obtain a visa for Namibia, US citizens will be issued with visas on arrival upon payment of a designated fee.	No
Nauru	Visa required	30 days	Visas are issued with validity of 30 days. Visa can be obtained in the Nauruan Press Office at the United Nations.	—
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival	90 days	Obtainable at Tribhuvan International Airport and certain land borders. Total aggregate stay of no more than 150 days in any given calendar year. US Citizens are eligible for five-year multiple entry visas.	No
Netherlands	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area (European Netherlands). Residence permit (Verblijfstitel) for stays of longer than 90 days obtainable after arrival under certain conditions.	Yes
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority	3 months	May enter using eGate. International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. IVL not required for American Samoan citizens. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement. Strict enforcement of food import laws, on the spot fines of NZ400 for not declaring food.	Yes
Nicaragua	Visa not required	90 days	Tourist card must be purchased upon arrival. Part of the Central America-4 Free Mobility Agreement. In the CA4 area, you get 90 days total for the entire area. To reset your stay, you must leave the area.	No
Niger	Visa required		International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	—
Nigeria	eVisa	90 days	Business eVisas-on-arrival available for "Frequently Traveled Business Persons of International Reputes" or "Executives of Multi-national Companies", as well as for government officials International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission.	—
North Macedonia	Visa not required	90 days	Registration with the local police within 24 hours of arrival is mandatory.	No
Norway	Visa not required	90 days	3 months within a 6-month period, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries, but including time spent in other Nordic countries.	Yes
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa	14 days / 30 days	Visa exemption valid for 10 days, evisa for 30 days Holders of a visa or entrance stamp of the Emirate of Dubai that is valid for at least 21 days are visa exempt. Holders of a visa for Qatar that is valid for travel to Oman and valid for at least one month are visa exempt when arriving directly from Qatar.	No
Pakistan	Free eVisa	90 days	Pakistan e-visas are free for US citizens under new visa fee exemption scheme. You must stil obtain a e-visa though.	No
Palau	Visa not required	1 year	The United States has a Compact of Free Association relationship with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau.	Yes
Panama	Visa not required	180 days	Denial of entry or transit to any person who has a criminal conviction.	No
Papua New Guinea	eVisa	60 days	Extendable for 30 days	No
Paraguay	Visa not required	90 days		No
Peru	Visa not required	90 days	Determined on arrival.	No
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days	Naturalized US citizens of former Philippine nationality (balikbayan) allowed to stay for one year.	No
Poland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. Dual nationals must use their Polish passport. A bilateral agreement pre-dating the Schengen area allows a stay in Poland regardless of days spent in other Schengen countries.	Yes
Portugal	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.	Yes
Qatar	Visa not required	90 days	Effective October 1, 2024, eligible US citizens will be granted 90- days visa free travel to the State Of Qatar Visa issued upon arrival for no cost. There is about a $21 entry fee. Valid for a stay of 90 days. Persons with unpaid fines are prohibited from departing Qatar.	No
Romania	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.	No
Russia	Visa required		72-hour visa-free transit for international cruise ship/ferry passengers only if travelling with an organized tour and accompanied at all times by a tour operator. Registration required after 7 business days. American citizens may receive multiple-entry visas valid for three years. Residents of Alaska who are members of the indigenous population do not require a visa to visit Chukotka Autonomous Okrug if they have relatives (blood relatives, members of the same tribe, native people who have similar language and cultural heritage) in Chukotka. Individuals must be invited by a relative in Chukotka and must leave Chukotka within 90 days. Entry points are in Anadyr, Provideniya, Lavrentiya and Uelen.	—
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	Visitors are fingerprinted. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required only if arriving from high risk countries as defined by WHO.	No
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	3 months		No
Saint Lucia	Visa not required	6 weeks		No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	6 months		No
Samoa	Visa not required	60 days		No
San Marino	Visa not required			Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required	15 days	International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	No
Saudi Arabia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days	Access to Mecca is restricted to Muslims and non Muslims are prohibited entry to Mecca. Import of alcohol strictly prohibited.	No
Senegal	Visa not required	90 days	International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	No
Serbia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.	No
Seychelles	Electronic Border System	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.	No
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months / 30 days	International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	No
Singapore	Visa not required	90 days	All visitors are fingerprinted upon arrival and departure US citizens can use Automated Border Control	Yes
Slovakia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. Medical insurance required. Sufficient funds of US$50 per person per day required. Registration within 3 working days required.	Yes
Slovenia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. Registration with the local police required within 72 hours of arrival.	Yes
Solomon Islands	Free Visitor's permit on arrival	3 months	3 months within 12 months Visitors visa issued upon arrival for free.	No
Somalia	Visa on arrival	30 days		No
South Africa	Visa not required	90 days	Holders of passports without 2 blank pages may be refused entry.	No
South Sudan	eVisa		Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	No
Spain	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.	Yes
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival	30 days		No
Sudan	Visa required		If arriving from a country of high yellow fever risk and stayed for more than 12 hours, then Yellow Fever vaccine required. Exit visa required. Registration within 3 days mandatory.	—
Suriname	Visa not required	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.	No
Sweden	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.	Yes
Switzerland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.	Yes
Syria	Visa required / conditional eVisa		According to the Syrian government, US citizens can get evisa assuming they have a local sponsor. The fee is currently 185 dollars. Registration required within 15 days. Persons with passports bearing Israeli visas or entry/exit stamps are not allowed to enter. Visa not required for foreign citizens with proof of Syrian origin, such as an identification card or passport. Dual-citizen males ages 17–42 need military service book. If not forgiven by the military, dual-citizens may apply for a visit visa once a year through the embassy.	—
Taiwan	Visa not required	90 days	Visitors fingerprinted upon arrival. Persons importing pork to Taiwan shall be fined up to 1 million NT if caught. If you have symptoms of Ebola, you are required to report to the Airport Quarantine officer as directed by inflight videos.	Yes
Tajikistan	Visa not required / eVisa	30 days / 60 days	e-Visa also available. e-Visa holders can enter through all border points. Visa waiver stay is 30 days E-Visa gives a stay of 60	No
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days		No
Thailand	Visa not required	60 days	Visa waiver program rules: You can enter for 60 days per visa exempt stay. You can enter an unlimited number of times via air. Maximum of two entries if entering by sea or land. Else, you need hard visa. Overstayers will be banned and fined upon departure depending on length of overstay.	No
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	30 days	For arrivals by air only	No
Togo	eVisa	15 days		No
Tonga	Free visa on arrival	31 days	Visas issued upon arrival at no charge to the passenger. Valid for 31 days.	No
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required	90 days		No
Tunisia	Visa not required	90 days		No
Turkey	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period. Tourism Purpose only.	No
Turkmenistan	Visa required		10-day visa on arrival if holding letter of invitation issued by a company registered in Turkmenistan with a prior approval from the Foreign Ministry.	—
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	1 month	Extendable up to 3 months.	No
Uganda	eVisa	3 months	Must apply online at least 2 business days prior to travel. Airlines may deny passengers permission to board flights to Uganda without proof that they had successfully applied for an e-Visa. Ugandan immigration authorities may require additional documentation, including proof of a return plane ticket and detailed tour itinerary in Uganda. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.	No
Ukraine	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period Entry via Russian occupied territories are considered illegal and will result in legal consequences Entry only possible via land or sea at this time due to war.	No
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required	30 days	Extension possible with a fee. Iris scan taken on arrival. U.S. passport holders can sign up for E-Gate access on arrival/departure at Dubai International Airport.	No
United Kingdom	Electronic Travel Authorisation	6 months	Up to 90 days if arriving from Ireland (Common Travel Area) An ETA, just like a US ESTA or a Canada ETA, will be required to travel to the United Kingdom from Jan 8, 2025.	Yes
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days		No
Uzbekistan	eVisa / Conditional Visa Waiver	30 days	5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country. Registration within 3 days is mandatory. U.S. citizens under the age of 16 or over the age of 55 traveling to Uzbekistan for tourism purposes are eligible for visa-free entry for a period of up to 90 days and 30 days, respectively.	No
Vanuatu	Visa not required	30 days	Extendable up to 120 days.	No
Vatican City	Visa not required	N/A	Open borders but de facto follows Italian visa policy. No foreign accommodations, residency restricted to Vatican citizens only. Even though no hotels exsist in the Vatican, there is no limit to how many times you may enter the country in a year.	No
Venezuela	Visa required			—
Vietnam	eVisa		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Phú Quốc visa exemption for up to 30 days.	No
Yemen	Visa required		Registration mandatory. Exit visa required for stays over 30 days.	—
Zambia	Visa not required	30 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe. All visitors are fingerprinted. Two blank pages required. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required only travellers arriving from certain places as defined by Govertment. Please check the WHO 2020 Yellow Fever vaccination requirements document for exact list.	No
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia. Tourism purposes only.	No

Territories or administrative subdivisions with different visa policies

Visa requirements for United States citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries not mentioned in the list above, recognized administrative subdivisions that operate on different visa policies and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Africa
Eritrea outside Asmara	Travel permit required		Travel Permit for Foreigners is required to travel outside of the capital.
Ascension Island	eVisa	3 months	3 months within any one-year period.
Saint Helena	Visa Free with Payment
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
Mayotte	Visa not required	90 days
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	Undefined		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara, same entry requirements with Morocco, controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days	Obtainable on arrival or at the Somaliland Mission in Alexandria, VA.
Réunion	Visa not required	90 days
Sudan outside Khartoum	Travel permit required		All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur	Travel permit required		Separate travel permit is required.
Asia
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required		Special permit required.
Hainan	Visa not required	30 days
Hong Kong	Visa not required	90 days	Visa required for holders of US diplomatic passports
Protected and restricted areas of India	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.
Iraqi Kurdistan	eVisa	30 days
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.
Kish Island	Visa not required		Tourists for Kish Island do not require a visa.
Macau	Visa not required	30 days	Visa required for holders of US diplomatic passports
Sabah and Sarawak	Visa not required		These states have their own immigration authorities and a passport is required to travel to them, but the same visa applies.
Maldives outside Malé	Permission required		Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of the Maldives.
Palestine	Visa not required		Travel to Gaza Strip may be restricted .
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OIVR permit required		OIVR permit required. Special permit required for Lake Sarez.
Tibet Autonomous Region	TTP required		Tibet Travel Permit required in addition to Chinese visa.
Mecca and Medina	Special access required		Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
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.
Phú Quốc	Visa not required	30 days
Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden	Special permission required		Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla	Visa not required	3 months
Aruba	Visa not required	30 days
Bermuda	Visa not required	6 months
Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba)	Visa not required	180 days
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required	30 days
Cayman Islands	Visa not required	6 months
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.
Curaçao	Visa not required	6 months	Maximum consecutive period of six months each calendar year.
French West Indies (Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy)	Visa not required	3 months
Greenland	Visa not required
Montserrat	Visa not required	6 months
Puerto Rico	Freedom of movement	Unlimited	U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals may live and work freely in Puerto Rico. Passport/EDL is not required for entry of U.S. Citizens.
Sint Maarten	Visa not required	6 months	Maximum stay allowed is 6 months uninterrupted with the possibility to extend
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa not required	90 days
U.S. Virgin Islands	Freedom of movement	Unlimited	U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals may live and work freely in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Passport / EDL is not required for entry of U.S. Citizens.
Europe
Abkhazia	Visa required
Åland Islands	Visa not required	3 months
Brest and Grodno	Visa not required	10 days
Crimea	Visa required		Visa issued by Russia is required.
Novorossiya	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.
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months	Under certain conditions, may be only thirty or sixty days
Faroe Islands	Visa not required
Gibraltar	Visa not required
Guernsey	Visa not required
Isle of Man	Visa not required
Jan Mayen	Permit required	24 hours	Permit issued by the local police required for stays less than 24 hours Permit issued by the Norwegian police required for stays of more than 24 hours.
Jersey	Visa not required
Closed cities of Russia	Special authorization required		Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.
South Ossetia	De facto visa required		South Ossetia has no visa regime, however entry and exit can only be done by land border crossing with Russia, a multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter.
Svalbard	Visa not required	Unlimited	Anyone of any nationality may live and work freely in Svalbard per the Svalbard Treaty.
Transnistria	Visa not required	24 hours	Registration required after 24h.
Oceania
American Samoa	Freedom of movement	Unlimited	Passport is required for entry because American Samoans, by law, are not US citizens; rather they are US nationals. U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals may live and work freely in American Samoa.
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required		Special authorisation required.
Clipperton Island	Special permit required		Special permit required.
Cook Islands	Visa not required	31 days
Lau Province	Special permission required		Special permission required.
French Polynesia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.
Guam	Freedom of movement	Unlimited	U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals citizens may live and work freely in Guam. Passport/EDL is required for entry. Under certain circumstances, a government issued photo ID and proof of citizenship may be used in lieu a passport on a case-by-case basis.
Niue	Visa not required	30 days
New Caledonia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period
Northern Mariana Islands	Freedom of movement	Unlimited	U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals citizens may live and work freely in the Northern Mariana Islands. Passport / EDL is not required for entry of U.S. Citizens.
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days
Tokelau	Entry permit required
South America
Misiones Isla Apipé and Isla del medio	Visa not required	90 days	By being Argentine territories, the same visa policy applies.
Galápagos	Pre-registration required		Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
French Guiana	Visa not required	3 months	International Certificate of Vaccination required.
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands	Visa not required	1 month	A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival.
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).
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.

Pre-approved visas pick-up

Pre-approved visas can be picked up on arrival in the following countries instead of an embassy or consulate.

Pre-approved visas pick-up on arrival	Conditions
Bhutan	For a maximum stay of 15 days if the application was submitted at least 2+1⁄2 months before arrival and if the clearance was obtained.
Cameroon	Must hold approval from the General Delegate of Security.
Eritrea	Must have a sponsor who must submit an application at least 48 hours before arrival.
Liberia	Available only if arriving from a country without a diplomatic mission of Liberia and if a sponsor obtained an approval.
Nigeria	Holders of a visa application who have a Nigerian company taking responsibility for them.
Sudan	Holders of an entry permit issued by the Ministry of Interior.
Turkmenistan	Holders of an invitation letter from the local company that was approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Passport card

The United States passport card can be used as an alternative to the passport booklet only when travelling to and from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Turks and Caico at maritime ports-of-entry or land border crossings. The card is not valid for international air travel whatsoever; if traveling by air, the passport book is required.

APEC Travel Business Card

The APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) is meant to facilitate travel for U.S. citizens engaged in verified business in the APEC region.

The U.S. ABTC should enable access to a dedicated fast-track lane for expedited immigration processing at some participating foreign APEC member airports.

U.S. APEC Business Travel Card holders may also use the Global Entry kiosks at participating airports upon their U.S. return.

As the U.S. is a transitional member of the ABTC scheme, however, the U.S. APEC Business Travel Card cannot be used in lieu of a visa to enter an APEC member country. The program was initially set to expire on September 30, 2018, but the November 2017 signing of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017 (S. 504) ensured it would permanently remain.

Consular protection of U.S. citizens abroad

American diplomatic missions, including embassies (blue), interests sections, and other representations (light blue)

The United States has the second most diplomatic missions of any country in the world. See also List of diplomatic missions of the United States and List of diplomatic missions in the United States.

The 'Department of State' regularly publishes 'travel warnings' or travel alerts.

Non-visa restrictions

A United States passport with a biometric chip

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Main articles: Vaccination requirements for international travel, International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, and Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).

Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. 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.

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen 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 (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

See also: Countries applying biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa. The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders. In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.

Foreign travel statistics

These are the numbers of visits by U.S. nationals to various countries in 2015 (unless otherwise noted):

Destination	Number of visitors
American Samoa	17,560
Angola	17,259
Anguilla	44,983
Antarctica	14,893
Antigua and Barbuda	96,347
Aruba	576,793
Australia	781,000
Austria	702,900
Azerbaijan	15,178
Bahamas	1,159,259
Barbados	168,945
Belgium	299,907
Belize	254,544
Bermuda	551,976
Bhutan	9,220
Bolivia	58,403
Bosnia and Herzegovina	25,926
Botswana	49,451
Brazil	475,232
British Virgin Islands	442,434
Bulgaria	90,963
Burkina Faso	5,611
Cambodia	238,658
Cameroon	13,280
Canada	24,335,415
Cape Verde	4,282
Caribbean Netherlands: Bonaire Saba Sint Eustatius	5,900 2,000 2,700 1,200
Cayman Islands	340,955
Chile	211,718
China	2,312,900
Colombia	529,013
Congo	5,352
Cook Islands	8,372
Costa Rica	1,199,241
Croatia	451,947
Cuba	91,254
Curacao	59,714
Cyprus	25,388
Czech Republic	539,023
Dominica	17,773
Dominican Republic	2,073,963
Ecuador	259,406
El Salvador	447,628
Estonia	38,381
Eswatini	18,014
Fiji	81,198
Finland	124,997
France	3,622,362
French Polynesia	51,095
Gambia	4,058
Georgia	42,645
Germany	2,558,495
Greece	750,250
Greenland	2,767
Grenada	67,250
Guam	77,058
Guatemala	447,140
Guyana	82,966
Haiti	266,793
Hong Kong	1,215,629
Hungary	275,314
Iceland	576,403
Indonesia	316,782
India	1,376,919
Ireland	1,294,000
Israel	778,600
Italy	3,567,000
Jamaica	1,509,963
Japan	1,375,000
Jordan	166,441
Kazakhstan	29,632
Kiribati	1,319
Kyrgyzstan	14,200
Laos	38,765
Latvia	44,760
Lebanon	154,095
Lesotho	10,026
Lithuania	35,300
Luxembourg	32,144
Macau	186,378
Madagascar	4,165
Malaysia	198,203
Maldives	39,180
Malta	35,758
Malawi	36,386
Mali	4,479
Martinique	6,463
Marshall Islands	1,546
Mauritius	9,655
Mexico	10,340,463
Micronesia	6,906
Moldova	21,878
Mongolia	16,684
Montenegro	18,874
Montserrat	1,665
Myanmar	76,502
Namibia	26,339
Nepal	42,687
Netherlands	1,450,000
New Caledonia	639
New Zealand	330,128
Niue	239
Nicaragua	288,538
North Macedonia	11,495
Northern Mariana Islands	8,528
Oman	58,598
Pakistan	73,129
Palau	7,546
Panama	338,590
Papua New Guinea	12,181
Paraguay	19,479
Peru	598,685
Philippines	957,813
Poland	474,100
Qatar	101,144
Romania	175,667
Russia	293,011
São Tomé and Príncipe	154
Saint Lucia	152,738
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	22,324
Samoa	10,177
Serbia	34,169
Seychelles	6,038
Singapore	565,250
Sint Maarten	236,379
Slovakia	45,670
Slovenia	95,863
Solomon Islands	1,623
South Africa	297,226
South Korea	868,881
Spain	2,650,068
Sri Lanka	57,479
Suriname	6,827
Taiwan	577,628
Tajikistan	6,300
Tanzania	86,860
Thailand	1,056,124
Timor-Leste	2,557
Tonga	8,761
Trinidad and Tobago	161,539
Tunisia	13,896
Turkey	329,257
Turkmenistan	660
Turks and Caicos	315,247
Tuvalu	138
Uganda	57,959
Ukraine	153,778
United Arab Emirates	633,000
United Kingdom	3,308,000
Uzbekistan	17,160
Vanuatu	3,016
Venezuela	70,457
Vietnam	614,117
Zambia	38,496
Zimbabwe	66,577

See also

• Visa policy of the United States
• United States passport
• Bureau of Consular Affairs
• United States Passport Card
• List of nationalities forbidden at border

External links

• Official U.S. Government database, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State