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Not Required - ETA

Not Required - VOA

Required

Required - E-Visa

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US Passport Visa-Free Countries 2024

A United States passport is a powerful document to have, ranking 7th in terms of travel freedom according to the 2021 Henley Passport Index. The Henley Passport Index is a global ranking of countries' passports according to the travel freedom they afford their holders. The U.S. passport is tied for 7th place with passports from several other countries: Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Where can U.S. passport holders travel visa-free?

As of October 1, 2021, US citizens can travel visa-free to 185 countries and territories (though a few require a visa on arrival). Note, however, that some of these countries do implement stiffer requirements after one has stayed a certain length of time—typically 30, 60, 90, or 180 days.

Perhaps most importantly considering Europe's popularity as a vacation destination, US citizens do not need a tourist visa to enter any of the 27 countries of the European Union—or the United Kingdom, which recently left the EU.

Countries that still require a visa ... and possibly something more

In countries where visas are required, travelers must typically pay registration fees, departure taxes, and travel fees. For example, if a U.S. citizen wants to travel to Russia, a visa is required, can take up to three weeks to process, and costs $139.

Many countries require potential visitors to be fingerprinted and photographed. Additionally, countries including Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Niger, require an International Certificate of Vaccination. This practice has become particularly prevalent since the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in early 2020.

Finally, some countries screen potential visitors based upon their previous destinations. In Libya, Sudan, and Syria, anyone with Israeli entry or exit stamps on their passport may be denied entry into the country.

China also requires a travel visa for US citizens. The application must include travel dates, itinerary, and proof of onward travel out of China. The application must also be typed and have no handwritten corrections. Additionally, every visitor to China between the ages of 14 and 70 is fingerprinted upon arrival and departure.

Which country is off-limits to U.S. citizens?

US citizens are not permitted to travel to North Korea, with or without a visa. The travel ban took effect in 2017 after a United States student died after being released from a North Korean prison. Failure to adhere to the rules can result in criminal penalties and having one's passport revoked. To travel to North Korea, US passport holders need to obtain a special passport validation from the United States government.

Always double-check before departure

Before traveling, it is necessary to check the visa requirements of one's destination. It's also important to check any travel advisories a country might have, which are issued by the U.S. Department of State for unsafe countries.

Notes:
- ETA and VOA indicate countries where an Electronic Travel Authority document or a Visa On Arrival may be obtained upon arrival in the country.
- E-VISA indicates a country that requires a government-issued electronic visa for entry.
- Visa requirements and travel advisories may change at any time. Prospective travelers are advised to always confirm requirements with official sources at their intended destinations.

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Country
Visa Requirements
Travel Advisory Level
Data Year
IndiaRequired - E-VisaLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution06-23-2023
VietnamRequired - E-VisaLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
UgandaRequired - E-VisaLevel 3: Reconsider Travel12-28-2023
UzbekistanRequired - E-VisaLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions06-23-2023
GuineaRequired - E-VisaLevel 3: Reconsider Travel12-26-2023
BeninRequired - E-VisaLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
Papua New GuineaRequired - E-VisaLevel 3: Reconsider Travel01-17-2024
AzerbaijanRequired - E-VisaLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution11-02-2023
ChinaRequiredOther06-30-2023
NigeriaRequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel09-20-2023
RussiaRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel09-05-2023
DR CongoRequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-31-2023
IranRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel01-11-2024
SudanRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel04-22-2023
AlgeriaRequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-13-2023
AfghanistanRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel12-18-2023
YemenRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel12-19-2023
GhanaRequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution11-20-2023
Ivory CoastRequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution08-03-2023
VenezuelaRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel07-17-2023
CameroonRequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
NigerRequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel01-08-2024
North KoreaRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel07-24-2023
SyriaRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel07-13-2023
MaliRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel07-31-2023
ChadRequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-31-2023
South SudanRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel07-31-2023
CubaRequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution01-05-2024
BelarusRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel07-26-2023
LibyaRequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel07-13-2023
TurkmenistanRequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions01-22-2024
Republic of the CongoRequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
LiberiaRequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
EritreaRequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
Equatorial GuineaRequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
BhutanRequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions06-23-2023
GibraltarRequired
NauruRequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
IndonesiaNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-24-2023
BangladeshNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution10-12-2023
EthiopiaNot Required - VOALevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-31-2023
EgyptNot Required - VOALevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-13-2023
TanzaniaNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
MyanmarNot Required - VOALevel 4: Do Not Travel01-22-2024
Saudi ArabiaNot Required - VOALevel 3: Reconsider Travel01-24-2024
NepalNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution12-18-2023
Burkina FasoNot Required - VOALevel 4: Do Not Travel07-31-2023
MalawiNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution10-10-2023
SomaliaNot Required - VOALevel 4: Do Not Travel07-31-2023
CambodiaNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
ZimbabweNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution06-27-2023
RwandaNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
BurundiNot Required - VOALevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-31-2023
BoliviaNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution06-06-2023
JordanNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-13-2023
TajikistanNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution11-27-2023
United Arab EmiratesNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-13-2023
TogoNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
Sierra LeoneNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
LaosNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-24-2023
ParaguayNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
LebanonNot Required - VOALevel 3: Reconsider Travel01-29-2024
MauritaniaNot Required - VOALevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-31-2023
KuwaitNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-13-2023
GambiaNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
QatarNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-13-2023
Guinea BissauNot Required - VOALevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-31-2023
BahrainNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-13-2023
Timor LesteNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-24-2023
DjiboutiNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
ComorosNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
Cape VerdeNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
MaldivesNot Required - VOALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution06-23-2023
SamoaNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
TongaNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
SeychellesNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
TuvaluNot Required - VOALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions08-09-2023
PakistanNot Required - ETALevel 3: Reconsider Travel06-23-2023
KenyaNot Required - ETALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
AustraliaNot Required - ETALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions09-08-2023
Sri LankaNot Required - ETALevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution09-05-2023
New ZealandNot Required - ETALevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions09-08-2023
BrazilNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution10-19-2023
MexicoNot RequiredOther08-22-2023
JapanNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions01-08-2024
PhilippinesNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-24-2023
TurkeyNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
GermanyNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
ThailandNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
United KingdomNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
FranceNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
South AfricaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution02-05-2024
ItalyNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
ColombiaNot RequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel01-02-2024
South KoreaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
SpainNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
IraqNot RequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel10-22-2023
ArgentinaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions08-18-2023
PolandNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
CanadaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
MoroccoNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-13-2023
UkraineNot RequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel05-22-2023
AngolaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-24-2023
MozambiqueNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
PeruNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution11-15-2023
MalaysiaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
MadagascarNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-31-2023
TaiwanNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-11-2023
ZambiaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
KazakhstanNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions06-30-2023
ChileNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-17-2023
RomaniaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
EcuadorNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution02-02-2024
GuatemalaNot RequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-17-2023
SenegalNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
NetherlandsNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
TunisiaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-13-2023
HaitiNot RequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel07-27-2023
BelgiumNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
Dominican RepublicNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution06-06-2023
HondurasNot RequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-17-2023
SwedenNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
Czech RepublicNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
GreeceNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
PortugalNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
HungaryNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
IsraelNot RequiredOther01-03-2024
AustriaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
SwitzerlandNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
Hong KongNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution06-30-2023
NicaraguaNot RequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel01-11-2024
SerbiaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
KyrgyzstanNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions06-23-2023
BulgariaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
El SalvadorNot RequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-17-2023
SingaporeNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
DenmarkNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution06-07-2023
Central African RepublicNot RequiredLevel 4: Do Not Travel07-31-2023
SlovakiaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
FinlandNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
NorwayNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
PalestineNot Required
Costa RicaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-17-2023
IrelandNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
OmanNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-13-2023
PanamaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-17-2023
CroatiaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
GeorgiaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
MongoliaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
UruguayNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-17-2023
MoldovaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
Puerto RicoNot Required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
AlbaniaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-26-2023
JamaicaNot RequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel01-23-2024
ArmeniaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-17-2023
BotswanaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution02-26-2024
LithuaniaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
NamibiaNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution11-27-2023
GabonNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution09-28-2023
LesothoNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
SloveniaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
North MacedoniaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
LatviaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
Trinidad and TobagoNot RequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-17-2023
EstoniaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
MauritiusNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
CyprusNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
EswatiniNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution05-31-2023
ReunionNot Required
FijiNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions08-09-2023
GuyanaNot RequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel07-17-2023
MacauNot RequiredLevel 3: Reconsider Travel06-30-2023
LuxembourgNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
SurinameNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
MontenegroNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
MaltaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
BruneiNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions12-19-2023
BelizeNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution11-13-2023
BahamasNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution01-26-2024
IcelandNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
MayotteNot Required
VanuatuNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
French GuianaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
French PolynesiaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
New CaledoniaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
BarbadosNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
Sao Tome and PrincipeNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-31-2023
CuracaoNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
Saint LuciaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
GuamNot Required
KiribatiNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions08-09-2023
GrenadaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
MicronesiaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
ArubaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
United States Virgin IslandsNot Required
Antigua and BarbudaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
AndorraNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
DominicaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
Cayman IslandsNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
BermudaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
GreenlandNot Required
Northern Mariana IslandsNot Required
Saint Kitts and NevisNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
Turks and Caicos IslandsNot RequiredLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution07-17-2023
Sint MaartenNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
Marshall IslandsNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions05-23-2023
LiechtensteinNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-26-2023
MonacoNot Required
British Virgin IslandsNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
PalauNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-24-2023
Cook IslandsNot Required
AnguillaNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
MontserratNot RequiredLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions07-17-2023
Falkland IslandsNot Required
NiueNot Required
Vatican CityNot Required
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How many countries a US citizen can visit without visa?

A US Citizen can visit a total of 185 countries without a visa, as of October 1, 2021.

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