# 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 2025, holders of a United States passport may travel to 183 countries and territories without a travel visa, or with a visa on arrival. The United States passport ranks 9th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. It is also ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank.

## 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 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. Since 2024, the Taliban only accepts visas issued by approved diplomatic missions, though those who have already entered on a visa issued by another mission are allowed to stay. | Yes |
| Albania | Visa not required | 1 year | * One must leave for 90 days to reset the visa free period | No |
| Algeria | Visa required | | 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. | 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 one fails to do so, they 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. eVisas are available for 30 or 90 days. | No |
| Bhutan | eVisa | | “Sustainable Development Fee” of USD 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. | 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 and permanent residents are exempt from obtaining Canada ETA. | 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 | eVisa | | 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. 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. | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 Days out of any 12-month period. | No |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | 3 months | eVisa 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 | eVisa 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, one gets 90 days total for the entire area. To reset one's stay, they must leave the area. | No |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | | International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if one is 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. | 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 | eVisas are available for one to six months. eVisa 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 US$60 and the fee for the multiple entry visa is US$100. | — |
| 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, one gets 90 days total for the entire area. To reset one's stay, they 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 | 30 days | | 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, one gets 90 days total for the entire area. To reset one's stay, they 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. American citizens are also eligible for a ten-year, multiple-entry tourist visa. American citizens of Pakistani heritage are not eligible for an eVisa 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. 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. 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 Israel 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 the 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 | 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 / Free Visa on arrival | 3 months | Visa on arrival is free for US citizens | 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 handheld radios prohibited from boarding flights in Lebanon to protect aviation safety. | No |
| Lesotho | Visa not required | 14 days | Extendable up to 180 days. | No |
| Liberia | eVisa | 90 days | The Liberia Visa on Arrival (VoA) allows travelers to obtain a Visa upon arrival in Liberia by plane. Travelers must pre-apply for the visa online. International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required only for travellers from high risk countries. | No |
| 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 | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days | | No |
| Malawi | Visa not required | 30 days | | No |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 3 months | * 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 the 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 US$185. | — |
| 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 | eVisa | 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 one entered using paper FMM (All land POEs) A person is in Mexico illegally if they 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 eVisa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MZN. | No |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days | eVisa 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. eVisa 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, fines of NZD400 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, a person gets 90 days total for the entire area. To reset their stay, they 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 eVisas are free for US citizens under new visa fee exemption scheme. | 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. | Yes |
| 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 | 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 | Entry permit on arrival | 90 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 | 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 | eVisa | 30 days | All visitors must have an approved Electronic Visa (eTAS) before the start of their journey | 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 enter without visas upon payment of a entry fee. Registration required within 15 days. Persons with passports bearing Israeli visas or entry/exit stamps are denied entry. 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 | Persons importing pork to Taiwan can be fined up to 1 million NT if caught. | Yes |
| Tajikistan | Visa not required / eVisa | 30 days / 60 days | eVisa also available. eVisa holders can enter through all border points. Visa waiver stay is 30 days eVisa gives a stay of 60 | No |
| Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | No |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 60 days | Visa waiver program rules: One can enter for 60 days per visa exempt stay. One can enter an unlimited number of times via air. Maximum of two entries if entering by sea or land. Else, one 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 eVisa. 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 following closure of air borders on February 24, 2022 due to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. | 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 is required to travel to the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland. | Yes |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 90 days | | No |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required (conditional) / eVisa | 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 exist in the Vatican, there is no limit to how many times a person may enter the country in a year. | No |
| Venezuela | Visa required | | | — |
| Vietnam | eVisa | | eVisa is valid up to the exit date stated on application with a maximum length of 90 days, single and multiple entry options. 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. 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 | 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

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
### 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.

## 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 |
* ↑ The general licenses are: Family visits Official business of the U.S. government, foreign governments, and certain intergovernmental organizations Journalistic activity Professional research and professional meetings Educational activities Religious activities Public performances, clinics, workshops, athletic and other competitions, and exhibitions Support for the Cuban people Humanitarian projects Activities of private foundations or research or educational institutes Exportation, importation, or transmission of information or informational materials Certain export transactions that may be considered for authorization under existing Department of Commerce regulations and guidelines with respect to Cuba or engaged in by U.S.-owned or -controlled foreign firms To use a general license, travelers are required only to attest to one on a form provided by the airline, and only when traveling on a flight directly from the U.S. They are expected to maintain a full-time schedule consistent with the terms of the general license, and to only make transactions related to this purpose. Airlines and travelers are required to maintain records of all Cuba-related transactions for at least five years.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Data for 2016
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Data for 2017
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Data for 2014
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Counting only guests in tourist accommodation establishments.
* 1 2 3 Data for 2013
* 1 2 3 4 Data for arrivals by air only.
* 1 2 Data for 2012
* ↑ Excluding one-day visits
* 1 2 3 4 5 Data for 2010
* ↑ Data for 2007
* ↑ Data for 2009
* ↑ Data for 2005
* 1 2 Data for 2019
* ↑ Data for arrivals by air only.
* ↑ Data for 2015