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The dataset generation failed because of a cast error
Error code: DatasetGenerationCastError
Exception: DatasetGenerationCastError
Message: An error occurred while generating the dataset
All the data files must have the same columns, but at some point there are 4 new columns ({'name_en', 'is_destination', 'issues_passport', 'code'}) and 10 missing columns ({'source', 'topic_en', 'verified', 'destination', 'passport', 'was', 'date', 'now', 'status', 'note_en'}).
This happened while the csv dataset builder was generating data using
hf://datasets/Massqi/visa-requirements/countries.csv (at revision bb1253fef3e258f6df3910ab23c7c9388b9d98ce), ['hf://datasets/Massqi/visa-requirements@bb1253fef3e258f6df3910ab23c7c9388b9d98ce/changes.csv', 'hf://datasets/Massqi/visa-requirements@bb1253fef3e258f6df3910ab23c7c9388b9d98ce/countries.csv', 'hf://datasets/Massqi/visa-requirements@bb1253fef3e258f6df3910ab23c7c9388b9d98ce/visa-requirements.csv']
Please either edit the data files to have matching columns, or separate them into different configurations (see docs at https://hf.co/docs/hub/datasets-manual-configuration#multiple-configurations)
Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1837, in _prepare_split_single
writer.write_table(table)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/arrow_writer.py", line 765, in write_table
self._write_table(pa_table, writer_batch_size=writer_batch_size)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/arrow_writer.py", line 773, in _write_table
pa_table = table_cast(pa_table, self._schema)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2369, in table_cast
return cast_table_to_schema(table, schema)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2297, in cast_table_to_schema
raise CastError(
...<3 lines>...
)
datasets.table.CastError: Couldn't cast
code: string
name_en: string
issues_passport: bool
is_destination: bool
-- schema metadata --
pandas: '{"index_columns": [{"kind": "range", "name": null, "start": 0, "' + 749
to
{'date': Value('string'), 'verified': Value('string'), 'status': Value('string'), 'passport': Value('string'), 'destination': Value('string'), 'was': Value('string'), 'now': Value('string'), 'source': Value('string'), 'topic_en': Value('string'), 'note_en': Value('string')}
because column names don't match
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1369, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
parquet_operations, partial, estimated_dataset_info = stream_convert_to_parquet(
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
builder, max_dataset_size_bytes=max_dataset_size_bytes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
)
^
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 948, in stream_convert_to_parquet
builder._prepare_split(split_generator=splits_generators[split], file_format="parquet")
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1683, in _prepare_split
for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
gen_kwargs=gen_kwargs, job_id=job_id, **_prepare_split_args
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
):
^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1839, in _prepare_split_single
raise DatasetGenerationCastError.from_cast_error(
...<4 lines>...
)
datasets.exceptions.DatasetGenerationCastError: An error occurred while generating the dataset
All the data files must have the same columns, but at some point there are 4 new columns ({'name_en', 'is_destination', 'issues_passport', 'code'}) and 10 missing columns ({'source', 'topic_en', 'verified', 'destination', 'passport', 'was', 'date', 'now', 'status', 'note_en'}).
This happened while the csv dataset builder was generating data using
hf://datasets/Massqi/visa-requirements/countries.csv (at revision bb1253fef3e258f6df3910ab23c7c9388b9d98ce), ['hf://datasets/Massqi/visa-requirements@bb1253fef3e258f6df3910ab23c7c9388b9d98ce/changes.csv', 'hf://datasets/Massqi/visa-requirements@bb1253fef3e258f6df3910ab23c7c9388b9d98ce/countries.csv', 'hf://datasets/Massqi/visa-requirements@bb1253fef3e258f6df3910ab23c7c9388b9d98ce/visa-requirements.csv']
Please either edit the data files to have matching columns, or separate them into different configurations (see docs at https://hf.co/docs/hub/datasets-manual-configuration#multiple-configurations)Need help to make the dataset viewer work? Make sure to review how to configure the dataset viewer, and open a discussion for direct support.
date string | verified string | status string | passport string | destination string | was string | now string | source string | topic_en string | note_en string |
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2026-11-01 | 2026-08-08 | pending | RU | ME | 30 | R | https://www.gov.me/en/article/montenegro-fully-aligns-its-visa-policy-with-the-european-union-citizens-of-numerous-countries-can-now-apply-for-a-montenegrin-visa | null | Adopted, and now dated. On 23 July 2026 the Government of Montenegro adopted the Decree Amending the Decree on the Visa Regime; it was published on 27 July. From 1 November 2026 Russian citizens need a visa for Montenegro — this is Montenegro aligning its visa policy with the EU ahead of accession, and it also covers C... |
2026-11-01 | 2026-08-08 | pending | BY | ME | 30 | R | https://www.gov.me/en/article/montenegro-fully-aligns-its-visa-policy-with-the-european-union-citizens-of-numerous-countries-can-now-apply-for-a-montenegrin-visa | null | Adopted, and now dated. On 23 July 2026 the Government of Montenegro adopted the Decree Amending the Decree on the Visa Regime; it was published on 27 July. From 1 November 2026 Belarusian citizens need a visa for Montenegro — this is Montenegro aligning its visa policy with the EU ahead of accession, and it also cover... |
2026-11-01 | 2026-08-08 | pending | TR | ME | 30 | R | https://www.gov.me/en/article/montenegro-fully-aligns-its-visa-policy-with-the-european-union-citizens-of-numerous-countries-can-now-apply-for-a-montenegrin-visa | null | Adopted, and now dated. On 23 July 2026 the Government of Montenegro adopted the Decree Amending the Decree on the Visa Regime; it was published on 27 July. From 1 November 2026 Turkish citizens need a visa for Montenegro — this is Montenegro aligning its visa policy with the EU ahead of accession, and it also covers C... |
2026-11-01 | 2026-08-08 | pending | SA | ME | 30 | R | https://www.gov.me/en/article/montenegro-fully-aligns-its-visa-policy-with-the-european-union-citizens-of-numerous-countries-can-now-apply-for-a-montenegrin-visa | null | Adopted, and now dated. On 23 July 2026 the Government of Montenegro adopted the Decree Amending the Decree on the Visa Regime; it was published on 27 July. From 1 November 2026 Saudi citizens need a visa for Montenegro — this is Montenegro aligning its visa policy with the EU ahead of accession, and it also covers Chi... |
2026-10-01 | 2026-08-03 | pending | null | null | null | null | https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en | European Union — ETIAS starts in Q4 2026 | Visa-exempt travellers to 30 European countries — the 29 Schengen states plus Cyprus — will need an approved ETIAS before departure. Target launch is Q4 2026, followed by roughly six months of transition. It will cost €20 and stay valid 3 years, or until the passport expires. NOT in force yet: no applications are being... |
2026-08-08 | 2026-08-08 | applied | SA | ME | 90 | 30 | https://www.gov.me/en/diplomatic-missions/embassies-and-consulates-of-montenegro/saudi-arabia | Montenegro — 30 days for Saudi citizens, not 90 | Found while re-reading Montenegro's country pages for the November decree. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states it in one line: Saudi citizens may "enter, transit through, and stay in Montenegro for up to 30 days without a visa". We were serving 90. Overstaying a waiver is not a paperwork slip — it is a fine and an e... |
2026-08-01 | null | pending | KH | TW | T | R | https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-220-8253-ff790-2.html | null | From 1 August 2026 Taiwan removes Cambodia from the conditional visa-free TAC scheme (Travel Authorization Certificate) and from the simplified group-tour project. Until 31 July the TAC route still works — and that is what we serve. From 1 August an ordinary Cambodian passport needs a visa. |
2026-07-28 | 2026-07-28 | applied | SO | KE | 60 | T | https://www.etakenya.go.ke/how-to-apply | Kenya — Somali passports need an eTA; our data said 60 days visa-free | Our snapshot listed Somalia among the countries exempt from Kenya's eTA, at 60 days, and left the Solomon Islands off the list. The exemption list in the 2025 Amendment Rules holds exactly 77 countries; ours also held exactly 77 — the same count with two entries transposed, which is why the error survived review. Kenya... |
2026-07-28 | 2026-07-28 | applied | SB | KE | T | 90 | https://www.etakenya.go.ke/how-to-apply | Kenya — the Solomon Islands are eTA-exempt for 90 days | The Solomon Islands are on Kenya's 90-day eTA exemption list in the 2025 Amendment Rules, but our snapshot had left them out and put Somalia in their place. Corrected on 28 July 2026 together with the Somalia entry — the two were a single transposition. |
2026-07-20 | null | applied | CN | RU | null | null | http://en.kremlin.ru/acts/news/80315 | Russia — visa-free entry for Chinese citizens extended to 31 Dec 2027 | On 20 July 2026 President Putin signed an Executive Order extending the temporary visa-free entry for Chinese ordinary-passport holders (introduced by Order No. 872 of 1 December 2025, which was due to expire on 14 September 2026) through to 31 December 2027 inclusive. Up to 30 days per entry for tourism or business, o... |
2026-07-19 | null | applied | IN | MY | 90 | 30 | https://www.imi.gov.my/index.php/en/main-services/visa/visa-requirement-by-country/ | India to Malaysia: 30 days, not 90 | Base-snapshot error, not staleness: Indian passport holders get 30 days visa-free in Malaysia (waiver runs to 2026-12-31, not valid for work or study). We had 90. |
2026-07-17 | null | applied | null | TW | null | null | https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-220-8253-ff790-2.html | null | Taiwan extended its trial visa-free entry for ordinary passport holders of Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines by one year: from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, still 14 days per visit. MOFA announced it on 17 July 2026. Nothing changes at the border — the waiver simply keeps running. |
2026-07-16 | null | applied | AL | AE | 180 | R | https://www.gdrfad.gov.ae/en/node/2086 | null | Albania is not on the UAE visa-on-arrival list (GDRFA Dubai), so an ordinary Albanian passport needs a UAE visa arranged in advance. Our snapshot wrongly showed 180 days visa-free - a value no UAE source supports. Two independent audits confirmed the omission. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | RU | QA | null | null | https://visitqatar.com/intl-en/plan-your-trip/visas | Qatar — 'visa on arrival' for Russians was renamed 'visa-free entry' | Qatar's own visa checker now answers 'Enter visa-free' for Russian passports, and states plainly that visa-free entry is simply the new name for the old visa on arrival — nothing else changed. You still need a passport valid at least three months and a confirmed hotel booking on arrival. We were showing the old name, w... |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | RU | MU | 90 | 60 | https://mauritius.mid.ru/en/consular-services/visa/ | Correction — Mauritius is 60 days visa-free for Russians, not 90 | Our data said 90 days. The Russia-Mauritius agreement says 60 days in any 180. We had an aggregator's number; the treaty is the treaty. Fixed. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | RU | CR | 30 | 90 | https://mauritius.mid.ru/ | Correction — Costa Rica is 90 days visa-free for Russians, not 30 | The Russia-Costa Rica mutual visa waiver (in force since 25 May 2019) grants 90 days. Our snapshot carried Costa Rica's internal 30-day group default, which the treaty overrides. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | RU | ET | null | null | https://www.evisa.gov.et/ | Ethiopia - e-visa online (visa on arrival may also be available) | Russia can apply for an Ethiopian e-visa online at evisa.gov.et before travel. A visa on arrival also appears to remain available (Russia is on Ethiopia’s VOA list), so this pair is less than fully certain - we serve e-visa as the reliable pre-arranged route. Confirm on the official portal before you fly. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | BY | OM | 14 | 30 | https://www.fm.gov.om/en/39389/ | null | A new Belarus-Oman visa-waiver (Royal Decree 98/2025, in force 17 March 2026) gives Belarusian passport holders 30 days visa-free, up to 90 per year. Our data said 14. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | BY | DJ | A | E | https://www.evisa.gouv.dj/ | null | Djibouti issues e-visas online only; there is no visa-on-arrival counter. Belarusian passport holders must apply at evisa.gouv.dj before flying. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | BY | GD | F | A | https://gndembassyprc.mofa.gov.gd/who-needs-a-visa/ | null | Grenada does not waive visas for Belarus; Belarusians are a 'Port of Entry' nationality - the permit is issued at the border, not granted in advance. We showed unlimited visa-free. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | BY | JM | A | R | https://www.pica.gov.jm/immigration/entry-visa-requirements | null | Jamaica has no visa on arrival for Belarus. Visa-free entry is granted only to holders of a valid US/Canada/UK/Schengen visa; otherwise a visa must be obtained in advance. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | BY | CV | A | R | https://ease.gov.cv/ | null | Cape Verde abolished visa on arrival for most nationalities on 1 January 2026; a visa must be arranged before travel, plus the mandatory EASE pre-registration and TSA fee. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | KZ | CV | A | R | https://ease.gov.cv/ | null | Cape Verde abolished visa on arrival on 1 January 2026. Kazakhstani passport holders now need a visa arranged before travel, plus EASE pre-registration and the TSA fee. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | KZ | DJ | A | E | https://www.evisa.gouv.dj/ | null | Djibouti issues e-visas online only. Kazakhstani passport holders must apply at evisa.gouv.dj before departure - there is no visa on arrival. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | KZ | JM | A | R | https://www.pica.gov.jm/immigration/entry-visa-requirements | null | Jamaica has no visa on arrival for Kazakhstan. Visa-free entry only with a valid US/Canada/UK/Schengen visa; otherwise a visa must be obtained in advance. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | TR | DJ | A | E | https://www.evisa.gouv.dj/ | null | Djibouti issues e-visas online only; no visa on arrival. Turkish passport holders apply at evisa.gouv.dj before travel. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | TR | CV | A | R | https://ease.gov.cv/ | null | Cape Verde abolished visa on arrival on 1 January 2026. Turkish passport holders now arrange a visa before travel, plus EASE pre-registration and the TSA fee. |
2026-07-15 | null | applied | CN | AE | 90 | 30 | https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/missions/shanghai/services/visas | null | The China-UAE mutual visa exemption grants Chinese ordinary passports 30 days visa-free, not 90. In force since 1 November 2016; confirmed by China's MFA and the UAE consulate. This was the only real value error found in the UAE passport-wide audit - Turkey and Thailand ordinary passports genuinely need a pre-arranged ... |
2026-07-14 | null | applied | null | LK | null | null | https://www.immigration.gov.lk/pages_e.php?id=14 | Correction — Sri Lanka has no visa on arrival, and we said it did | We were wrong, and the way we were wrong is the way that gets someone stopped at check-in. Our data said 'visa on arrival' for almost every nationality. Sri Lanka does not have one. The Department of Immigration and Emigration requires every foreign national to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization BEFORE arriving.... |
2026-07-09 | null | applied | KZ | ID | A | 30 | https://jdih.kemenimipas.go.id/jdih/regulations/view/permenimipas-no-10-tahun-2026-tentang-penambahan-daftar-negara-pemerintah-wilayah-administratif-khusus-suatu-negara-dan-entitas-tertentu-yang-diberikan-bebas-visa-kunjungan | null | Indonesia added Kazakhstan to its visa-free entry list (Ministerial Regulation No. 10/2026, in force 9 July 2026): 30 days, not extendable. Türkiye, Brazil, Peru, Macau and Belarus were added by the same regulation. |
2026-07-09 | null | applied | BY | ID | A | 30 | https://jdih.kemenimipas.go.id/jdih/regulations/view/permenimipas-no-10-tahun-2026-tentang-penambahan-daftar-negara-pemerintah-wilayah-administratif-khusus-suatu-negara-dan-entitas-tertentu-yang-diberikan-bebas-visa-kunjungan | null | Indonesia added Belarus to its visa-free entry list (Ministerial Regulation No. 10/2026, in force 9 July 2026): 30 days, not extendable. Previously a visa on arrival was required. |
2026-07-07 | null | applied | RU | TW | R | E | https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-181-8051-69fbd-2.html | Taiwan opened an e-visa to Russian passports | From 7 July 2026 Russian ordinary passport holders can apply for a Taiwan e-visa online — single entry, 30 days — instead of going to a consulate. A one-year pilot, running to 6 July 2027. Apply at the Bureau of Consular Affairs before you fly. |
2026-07-01 | null | applied | JP | AZ | A | 30 | https://migration.gov.az/en | null | Azerbaijan waived visas for ordinary Japanese passports travelling for tourism, from 2026-07-01 to 2027-07-01: up to three entries, 30 days each. Any other purpose or a longer stay still needs a visa. A temporary, one-year measure. |
2026-07-01 | null | applied | KR | AZ | A | 30 | https://migration.gov.az/en | null | Azerbaijan waived visas for ordinary South Korean passports travelling for tourism, from 2026-07-01 to 2027-07-01: up to three entries, 30 days each. Any other purpose or a longer stay still needs a visa. A temporary, one-year measure. |
2026-07-01 | null | applied | null | SA | null | null | https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/saudi-arabia/entry-requirements | Saudi Arabia — an ETA for UK citizens, but nothing got harder | Saudi Arabia launched an Electronic Travel Authorisation for British passport holders. It is an ADDITIONAL online route, not a new barrier: the FCDO still says a British passport holder can obtain an e-visa or an electronic visa waiver on arrival at any Saudi international airport. We deliberately did NOT change our ve... |
2026-07-01 | null | applied | null | AM | null | null | https://www.mfa.am/en/visa/ | Armenia — visa-free for residents of the US, EU and the Gulf, for one year | From 1 July 2026 to 1 July 2027, citizens of 111 countries who hold a residence permit from the US, the EU/Schengen area, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Oman (valid at least 6 more months) may enter Armenia without a visa for up to 180 days a year. This can override the normal rule for your passport —... |
2026-06-25 | null | applied | null | AE | null | null | https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/mediahub/news/2026/6/25/uae-grants-visa-on-arrival | UAE — visa on arrival for six more nationalities, if you hold the right residence permit | From 25 June 2026 the UAE grants a visa on arrival (14 days, AED 100, or 60 days, AED 250) to citizens of the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Kenya and South Africa — but ONLY if they hold a valid residence permit from the US, an EU country, the UK, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand or Canada. ... |
2026-06-25 | null | applied | null | AE | null | null | https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/25/uae-extends-visa-on-arrival-programme-to-citizens-of-six-countries/ | UAE — new conditional visa on arrival for six nationalities | From 25 June 2026 the UAE (ICP) offers a visa on arrival to ordinary-passport holders of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Kenya and South Africa — but ONLY if they also hold a valid residence permit or visa from the US, an EU state, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea or Singapore. ... |
2026-05-25 | null | applied | null | LK | null | null | https://www.eta.gov.lk/ | Sri Lanka — the tourist ETA is now free for 40 nationalities | Sri Lanka made its 30-day tourist ETA free for citizens of 40 countries, among them Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Nepal and New Zealand. The authorisation is still required — only the fee is gone. |
2026-05-11 | null | applied | RU | SA | E | 90 | https://www.mid.ru/ | null | The Russia–Saudi Arabia mutual visa-waiver agreement (signed in Riyadh on 2025-12-01) entered into force. Up to 90 days per calendar year — continuous or cumulative — for tourism, business and private visits. NOT valid for work, study, residence, or Hajj/Umrah during the pilgrimage season. |
2026-05-11 | null | applied | SA | RU | E | 90 | https://www.mid.ru/ | null | The same agreement, in the other direction: Saudi citizens may enter Russia visa-free for up to 90 days per calendar year, on the same conditions. |
2026-05-01 | null | pending | null | TH | 60 | 30 | https://www.tatnews.org/2026/07/thai-cabinet-approves-updated-visa-measures-pending-royal-gazette-publication/ | null | Thailand's Cabinet approved cutting the visa-free stay from 60 to 30 days. Updated details were approved on 16 July 2026: 65 countries and territories covered — 59 get a 30-day exemption (India moves up from visa on arrival), Mauritius and Seychelles get 15 days, and visa on arrival survives for only three (Azerbaijan,... |
2026-04-10 | null | applied | null | null | null | null | https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/entryexit-system-ees-fully-operational-2026-04-10_en | Schengen — the EES is live: fingerprints and a photo at the border, no more stamps | The EU Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. It does not change who needs a visa — but every non-EU traveller now has fingerprints and a facial image registered at the border on first entry, and passports are no longer stamped. Expect longer queues on your first crossing. Ireland does not ta... |
2026-04-01 | 2026-08-08 | applied | null | TH | null | null | https://tdac.immigration.go.th/ | Thailand — the paper arrival card is gone (TDAC) | Every foreign visitor must now file the Thailand Digital Arrival Card online within 72 hours of arrival — by air, land or sea. Airlines check it at boarding and immigration asks for the QR code. It is free on the official site; third-party sites charge for the very same form. |
2026-04-01 | 2026-08-08 | applied | null | IN | null | null | https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/earrival/ | India — paper arrival forms are gone (e-Arrival Card) | Every foreign passport holder must file the e-Arrival Card online in the 72 hours before arrival — before you fly, not after you land. Paper disembarkation forms were phased out entirely in April 2026. Free on the official portal. |
2026-02-25 | 2026-08-08 | applied | null | GB | null | null | https://www.gov.uk/eta | United Kingdom — the ETA is now strictly enforced | The UK Electronic Travel Authorisation is now enforced at boarding for visa-exempt nationalities, including the EU, US, Canada and Australia. Apply before you fly — the airline will not let you board without it. The fee rose from £16 to £20 on 2026-04-08. Valid 2 years. |
2026-02-24 | 2026-08-08 | applied | UA | GE | 365 | 730 | https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2867361 | Georgia doubles visa-free stay for Ukrainians to 2 years | Georgia extended the visa-free stay for Ukrainian citizens from one year to two by government decree on 2026-02-24 — a week after our base snapshot was taken, so it never landed. Amendment to Government Resolution No. 255. Re-checked 2026-08-08 against the legislative register: Resolution No. 255 carries an amendment d... |
2026-02-17 | 2026-08-08 | applied | GB | CN | R | 30 | https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/202602/t20260215_11860467.html | null | China opened 30-day visa-free entry to British passport holders. In force through 2026-12-31. |
2026-02-17 | 2026-08-08 | applied | CA | CN | R | 30 | https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/202602/t20260215_11860467.html | null | China opened 30-day visa-free entry to Canadian passport holders. In force through 2026-12-31. |
2026-02-11 | 2026-08-08 | applied | null | MZ | null | null | https://evisa.gov.mz/ | Mozambique — visa-free, but only with an online travel authorisation | Mozambique still admits many nationalities visa-free for 30 days, but since a new platform launched on 11 February 2026 everyone must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation online before flying. Airlines will not board you without it. 'Visa-free' no longer means 'just show up'. |
2026-01-03 | 2026-07-28 | applied | RU | MW | 90 | E | https://evisa.gov.mw/ | null | Malawi ended its unilateral visa-free access on 3 January 2026, moving to a reciprocity-based policy; Russia was among the countries whose waiver was withdrawn. Russians now need a visa - an e-visa online at evisa.gov.mw, or a visa on arrival. Our data said 90 days visa-free, which would strand a traveller expecting fr... |
2026-01-03 | 2026-07-28 | applied | null | MW | null | null | https://www.evisa.gov.mw/ | Malawi reinstated visas for ~20 nationalities | Malawi's Second Schedule was substituted with effect from 2 January 2026 (Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 2026, GN No. 1). It is exhaustive by exclusion: visas are required by nationals of all countries except those it names. That is 22 named countries plus SADC and COMESA members whose reciprocity is satisfied — a... |
2026-01-02 | 2026-07-28 | applied | CN | TR | E | 90 | https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa | Turkiye dropped visas for Chinese citizens — 90 days | Ordinary Chinese passports enter Turkiye visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180. In force since 2 January 2026. Worth knowing where this one came from: it happened six weeks BEFORE the snapshot our matrix was built from, and our matrix still said e-visa. A dataset being 'only five months old' does not make it right. |
2026-01-02 | 2026-07-28 | applied | null | MW | null | null | https://evisa.gov.mw/ | Malawi — the Second Schedule was replaced; exemptions now run by exhaustive list | Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Government Notice No. 1, Malawi Gazette Supplement of 2 January 2026) substituted the Second Schedule to regulation 3. The new Schedule is exhaustive by exclusion — visas are required by nationals of all countries except those it names — and it names 22, joined by SADC and COME... |
2026-01-01 | 2026-07-28 | applied | null | PH | null | null | https://etravel.gov.ph/ | Philippines — eTravel registration is mandatory | All arriving passengers must complete the free eTravel registration online. The window opens 72 hours prior to arrival in the Philippines; passengers leaving the country register in the same 72-hour window before departure. The QR code is shown at check-in and at the border. Only etravel.gov.ph is official — lookalike ... |
2026-01-01 | 2026-07-28 | applied | null | GE | null | null | https://geoconsul.gov.ge/en/entering-georgia | null | Since 1 January 2026 foreign visitors entering Georgia must carry health and accident insurance covering the whole stay (minimum 30,000 GEL, ~US$11,000), in Georgian or English, on paper or electronic. Holders of a Georgian residence permit, holders of diplomatic and service passports, and drivers working international... |
2026-01-01 | 2026-08-03 | applied | null | CV | A | R | https://www.ease.gov.cv/ | Cape Verde — visa on arrival abolished for 96 nationalities | Decree No. 244/GMAI/2025 (Boletim Oficial No. 223, 24 November 2025) took effect on 1 January 2026 and ended visa on arrival for nationals of 96 countries. Until then they could pre-register on the EASE portal, pay the tourist-visa fee online and collect the visa at the airport; now the visa must come from a Cape Verde... |
2025-11-22 | 2026-08-03 | applied | IN | IR | A | R | https://evisatraveller.mfa.ir/ | Iran — visa waiver for Indian ordinary passports suspended | Iran suspended the visa waiver for ordinary Indian passport holders with effect from 22 November 2025, announced by India's Ministry of External Affairs on 17 November 2025. The stated reason was a run of cases in which Indians were lured to Iran with false job offers or promises of onward transit — precisely because n... |
2025-08-15 | 2026-07-28 | applied | null | VN | null | null | https://baochinhphu.vn/tu-15-8-2025-mien-thi-thuc-cho-cong-dan-12-nuoc-vao-viet-nam-du-lich-102250811085114891.htm | Vietnam — 45-day visa-free entry now covers 24 countries | Vietnam grants 45 days visa-free to two groups. Group 1 (any purpose, Resolution 44/NQ-CP, to 14 Aug 2028): Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland. Group 2 (tourism only, Resolution 229/NQ-CP, from 15 Aug 2025 to 14 Aug 2028): Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia,... |
2025-01-01 | 2026-07-28 | applied | null | IL | null | null | https://israel-entry.piba.gov.il/ | Israel — ETA-IL required from visa-exempt travellers | Travellers from roughly 96 visa-exempt countries must hold an approved ETA-IL before boarding. Apply on the Population and Immigration Authority portal. |
2024-01-02 | 2026-07-28 | applied | null | KE | null | null | https://www.etakenya.go.ke/ | Kenya — the visa-free regime became an eTA | Kenya abolished visas but now requires an Electronic Travel Authorisation, applied for in advance on the official government portal. The requirement is not universal: the 2025 Amendment Rules exempt 77 countries outright, and East African Community citizens travel under their own regime. Somalia and Libya are excluded ... |
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Visa Requirements Dataset
Short-stay tourist entry requirements for every pair of countries in the world: 38,612 passport-destination pairs, 197 passports, 197 destinations.
Columns
| column | meaning |
|---|---|
| passport | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 of the traveller's passport |
| destination | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 of the destination |
| requirement | visa_free / eta / evisa / visa_on_arrival / visa_required / no_admission |
| max_stay_days | days permitted on one entry, where a number is published |
| verified | the date a human last re-read the source |
| source | the government page the value was read from |
An electronic travel authorisation is kept separate from visa-free travel because it stops the traveller at check-in exactly as a visa does.
What makes this different
Visa tables circulate as copies of copies: a Wikipedia article scraped into a repo, that repo scraped into an API, the API sold as a product, and nobody in the chain holds a link back to a government page. Errors survive for years because there is no place to report them and no record of who last looked.
Here every value that departs from the base snapshot names the government page it came from and the date a human read it. Corrections are logged in changes.csv rather than silently applied.
176 of the 38,612 rows carry a primary government source. That number is small on purpose: it is the number that can be defended, and inflating it would destroy the only asset the dataset has.
Scope
Ordinary passports, tourism, single entry. Not diplomatic or service passports, not airside transit, not residence permits, not work or study.
Files
visa-requirements.csv and visa-requirements.json — the full matrix. changes.csv — every correction, with its source and date. countries.csv — ISO codes and names. datapackage.json — Frictionless tabular data package.
Links
Source repository: https://github.com/maxix7/visa-requirements-dataset
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21828100
Built for and used by https://visachecker.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0
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