# Visa requirements for Mexican citizens

Visa requirements for Mexican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Mexico.
As of 2025, Mexican citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 158 countries and territories, ranking the Mexican passport 21st in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

## Visa requirements

| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Algeria | Visa required | | |
| Andorra | Visa not required | | |
| Angola | Visa not required | 30 days | Maximum 3 entries per calendar year |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Armenia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 120 days | |
| Australia and territories | Online Visa required | | May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). Fee 195 AUD. Transit visa is not required. Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. |
| Austria | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Azerbaijan | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days | |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | | Visa on arrival available to business travelers if they are holding a letter of invitation issued by an accredited organization in Bangladesh that has notified the Immigration authorities prior to arrival. |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days | Must arrive and depart via Minsk National Airport. |
| Belgium | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Belize | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Benin | eVisa | 30 days | Must have an international vaccination certificate. |
| Bhutan | eVisa | | Must pay 100 USD per person per day for Sustainable Development Fee |
| Bolivia | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period. |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Brunei | Visa required | | Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC). |
| Bulgaria | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa | 1 month | |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Fee 37 USD. |
| Cameroon | eVisa | | |
| Canada | Visa required | | Citizens of Mexico who have held a Canadian visa within the past 10 years or who currently hold a valid non-immigrant U.S. visa can apply for an eTA when arriving by air only (a Canadian visa is required if arriving to Canada via-land from the United States or on a ship). |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | | |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | |
| Chad | Visa required | | |
| Chile | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| China | Visa required | | Exempt for business stays of up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC). 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. |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period. |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | 7 days | |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | 3 months | e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. |
| Croatia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Cuba | eVisa | 90 days | 90 days purchasing Tourist Card. |
| Cyprus | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Czech Republic | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Denmark | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 31 days | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 90 days | Can be extended up to 120 days with fee |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | On-arrival visa costs 25 USD. |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 6 months | 12 USD Tourist Card must be purchased upon arrival. |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | | Must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee 75 USD |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | |
| Estonia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Eswatini | Visa required | | |
| 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. |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months | |
| Finland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| France | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Gabon | eVisa | 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
| Gambia | Visa required | | |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year | |
| Germany | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Ghana | Visa required | | |
| Greece | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Grenada | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Guyana | Visa required | | Exempt from obtaining a visa for stays of up to 90 days if they hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Hungary | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Iceland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| 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. Since 2017 the Indian government has added to the list of eVisa entry points, totaling 28 airports and 5 seaports. e-Visa allows for 2 entries during the 6-month issue period. Fee is 80 USD. |
| Indonesia | e-VOA / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Exempt for business stays of up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. |
| Iran | Visa not required | 15 days | Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp or other countries' border crossing points with Israel (see Israeli stamps). 30 days eVisa also available |
| Iraq | eVisa | | |
| Ireland | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Italy | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Jamaica | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Japan | Visa not required | 180 days | 90 days, extendable up to 180 days. |
| Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge) |
| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| 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. |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 12-month period. |
| North Korea | Visa required | | |
| South Korea | Electronic Travel Authorization | 3 months | The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval. but is exempted until 31 December 2025 |
| Kuwait | Visa required | | Eligible for an e-Visa if holding a valid residence permit of no less than 6 months in a GCC country. Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp (see Israeli stamps). |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days | 60 days within 120 days |
| 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. |
| Latvia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Lebanon | Free visa on arrival | 1 month | Extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. |
| Lesotho | eVisa | 44 days | |
| Liberia | Visa required | | |
| Libya | eVisa | | Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp or visa (see Israeli stamps). |
| Liechtenstein | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Lithuania | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Luxembourg | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | 60 days | |
| Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Can be extended up to 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 30 days | Up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. |
| Maldives | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Mali | Visa required | | |
| Malta | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | | |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 180 days | 180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar for business |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Monaco | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Mongolia | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa is available for tourism only. |
| Namibia | Visa on arrival | 3 months | Available at Hosea Kutako International Airport. |
| Nauru | Visa required | | |
| Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Netherlands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months | International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. 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), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travelers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Niger | Visa required | | |
| Nigeria | eVisa | 90 days | |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Norway | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Oman | Visa not required | 14 days | Eligible for 30 days eVisa if holding a valid Schengen visa, or a valid visa or residence permit from Australia, Canada, UK or USA. |
| Pakistan | eVisa | 90 days | Issued free of charge as of August 2024. |
| Palau | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Panama | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Papua New Guinea | Easy Visitor Permit | 60 days | Exempt for stays of up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Peru | Visa not required | 183 days | |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | Up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. |
| Poland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Portugal | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Qatar | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Romania | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Russia | eVisa | 16 days | Up to 6 months with a hotel booking confirmation ("touristic voucher"). Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of a non-virtual APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 6 weeks | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 3 month | |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| San Marino | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa | 15 days | |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | | Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp, visa or if the holder also has Israeli citizenship (see Israeli stamps). Eligible for an e-Visa, visa on arrival or transit visa if holding a valid Schengen, USA or UK visa (used at last once) or a permanent residence visa in the European Union, UK or USA. Eligible for an e-Visa or transit visa if holding a valid residence permit of no less than 3 months in a GCC country. |
| Senegal | Visa required | | |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| 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. |
| Sierra Leone | eVisa | 3 months | |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 30 days | Up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. |
| Slovakia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Slovenia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | | |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. |
| South Africa | eVisa | | Currently, South African Embassy in Mexico warns against applying for an e-Visa on their website or using any other website. |
| South Sudan | eVisa | | Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. |
| Spain | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days / 30 days | The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period). |
| Sudan | Visa required | | |
| 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. |
| Sweden | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Switzerland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Syria | eVisa | | Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp. |
| Tajikistan | Visa not required | 30 days | 60 days eVisa also available. |
| Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 60 days | Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Togo | eVisa | 15 days | |
| Tonga | Visa required | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Turkey | eVisa | 30 days | Issued free of charge. |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Uganda | eVisa | 3 months | Fee is 50 USD. |
| Ukraine | eVisa | | |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| United States | Visa required | | Visa not required for government officials not permanently assigned to the United States and their accompanying family members, holding diplomatic or official passports, for stays of up to 6 months. Visa not required for members of the Kickapoo Native American tribes of Texas and Oklahoma for stays of up 6 months, provided they hold an I-872 form or an American Indian Card. Visa not required for crew members of Mexican airlines operating in the United States. Other nationals of Mexico may travel to the United States with a Border Crossing Card, which functions as a visa and has similar requirements. |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Vatican City | Visa not required | | |
| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Vietnam | eVisa | 90 days | Exempt for business stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. 30 days visa free when visiting Phu Quoc Island |
| Yemen | Visa required | | Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp or if the holder was born in Israel (see Israeli stamps). |
| Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | 30 days | 30 days for visits on business, 3 months for tourists. |

### Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
#### Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
| Abkhazia | Visa required | |
| Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | up to 90 days |
| Palestine | Visa not required | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. |
| Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival. |
| South Ossetia | Visa not required | |
| Taiwan | Visa required | Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearance. |
| Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24 hours. |

#### Dependent and autonomous territories

| Territory | Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Macau | Macau | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Denmark ||||
| Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | Visa not required | |
| Greenland | Greenland | Visa not required | |
| France ||||
| Clipperton Island | Clipperton Island | Special permit required | |
| French Guiana | French Guiana | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| French Polynesia | French Polynesia | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| Martinique | Martinique | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| Saint Barthélemy | Saint Barthélemy | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| Saint Martin | Saint Martin | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| Mayotte | Mayotte | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| New Caledonia | New Caledonia | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| Réunion | Réunion | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| Wallis and Futuna | Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. |
| Netherlands ||||
| Aruba | Aruba | Visa not required | up to 90 days for each territory |
| Bonaire | Bonaire | Visa not required | up to 90 days for each territory |
| Sint Eustatius | Sint Eustatius | Visa not required | up to 90 days for each territory |
| Saba | Saba | Visa not required | up to 90 days for each territory |
| Curaçao | Curaçao | Visa not required | up to 90 days for each territory |
| Sint Maarten | Sint Maarten | Visa not required | up to 90 days for each territory |
| New Zealand ||||
| Cook Islands | Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days |
| Niue | Niue | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Tokelau | Tokelau | Permit required | |
| Norway ||||
| Jan Mayen | Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. |
| Svalbard | Svalbard | Visa not required | Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty but it's practically impossible to board a flight/ferry to Svalbard without entering Norway. Hence double entry Schengen visa would be required to go and come back from Svalbard to mainland Norway. |
| United Kingdom ||||
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa not required | |
| Anguilla | Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Bermuda | Bermuda | Visa not required | up to 6 months, decided on arrival |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | |
| British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | up to 6 months |
| Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Visa required | |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Visa not required | |
| Montserrat | Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Pitcairn Islands | Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore. |
| Saint Helena | Saint Helena | eVisa | |
| Ascension Island | Ascension Island | eVisa | 3 months within any year period. |
| Tristan da Cunha | 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. |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 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). |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| United States ||||
| American Samoa | American Samoa | Entry permit required | |
| Guam | Guam | Visa required | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required | |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | Visa required | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required | |
| Antarctica and adjacent islands ||||
| 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. ||||

#### Other territories

* Australia. Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Special authorisation required.
* Belarus. Brest and Grodno - Visa-free for 10 days
* China. Hainan - Visa on arrival for 15 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Visa not required for 21 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (2 or more people)
* China. Tibet Autonomous Region - Tibet Travel Permit required (10 USD).
* Colombia. San Andrés and Leticia - Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
* Ecuador. Galápagos - Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
* Eritrea outside Asmara – To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
* Fiji. Lau Province - Special permission required.
* Greece Mount Athos - 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.
* India. 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.
* Iran. Kish Island - Visa not required.
* Kazakhstan. Closed cities - Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
* North Korea outside Pyongyang - Special permit required. People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving).
* Malaysia. 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.
* Maldives outside Malé - Permission required. Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
* Russia. Several closed cities and regions in Russia - Special authorization required.
* Saudi Arabia Mecca and Medina - Special access required. Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
* Sudan. Darfur - Separate travel permit is required.
* Sudan outside Khartoum - All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
* Tajikistan. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province - OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
* Turkmenistan. Closed cities - 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.
* United States. Closed city of Mercury, Nevada, United States - Special authorization is required for entry into Mercury.
* United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands - Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
* Venezuela. Margarita Island - Visa not required. All visitors are fingerprinted.
* Vietnam. Phú Quốc - Visa not required for 30 days.
* Yemen outside Sana'a or Aden - Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden.
* UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus - Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
* Korean Demilitarized Zone - Restricted area.
* UNDOF Zone and Ghajar - Restricted area.

## APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:
| Australia$^1$  Brunei$^1$  Chile$^1$  China$^3$  Hong Kong$^3$  Indonesia$^3$  Japan$^1$  Malaysia$^1$  New Zealand$^1$ | Papua New Guinea$^3$  Peru$^1$  Philippines$^3$  Russia$^2$  Singapore$^3$  South Korea$^1$  Taiwan$^1$  Thailand$^1$  Vietnam$^3$ |
$_{1-Upto90days}$ $_{2-Upto90daysinaperiodof180days}$ $_{3-Upto60days}$
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:
* No need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by Canada and United States)
* Undertake legitimate business in participating economies
* Expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members

## Non-visa restrictions
### 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

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.

#### Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry. A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.

### 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

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

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.