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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Country | Visa Requirements | Travel Advisory Level |
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Afghanistan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Albania | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Algeria | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
American Samoa | ETA | |
Andorra | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Angola | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Anguilla | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Antigua and Barbuda | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Argentina | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Armenia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Aruba | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Australia | ETA | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Austria | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Azerbaijan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Bahamas | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Bahrain | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Bangladesh | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Barbados | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Belarus | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Belgium | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Belize | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Benin | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Bermuda | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Bhutan | Required | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
Bolivia | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Botswana | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Brazil | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
British Virgin Islands | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Brunei | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Bulgaria | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Burkina Faso | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Burundi | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Cambodia | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Cameroon | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Canada | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Cayman Islands | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Central African Republic | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Chad | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Chile | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
China | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Colombia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Cook Islands | Not Required | |
Costa Rica | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Croatia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Cuba | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Curacao | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Cyprus | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Czech Republic | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Denmark | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Djibouti | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Dominica | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Dominican Republic | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
DR Congo | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Ecuador | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Egypt | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
El Salvador | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Equatorial Guinea | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Eritrea | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Estonia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Eswatini | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Ethiopia | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Falkland Islands | Not Required | |
Faroe Islands | Not Required | |
Fiji | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Finland | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
France | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
French Guiana | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
French Polynesia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Gabon | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Gambia | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Georgia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Germany | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Ghana | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Gibraltar | Not Required | |
Greece | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Greenland | Not Required | |
Grenada | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Guam | Not Required | |
Guatemala | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Guinea | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Guinea Bissau | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Guyana | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Haiti | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Honduras | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Hong Kong | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Hungary | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Iceland | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
India | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Indonesia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Iran | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Iraq | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Ireland | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Israel | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Italy | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Ivory Coast | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Jamaica | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Japan | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Jordan | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Kazakhstan | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Kenya | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Kiribati | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Kuwait | On Arrival | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
Kyrgyzstan | Not Required | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
Laos | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Latvia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Lebanon | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Lesotho | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Liberia | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Libya | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Liechtenstein | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Lithuania | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Luxembourg | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Madagascar | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Malawi | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Malaysia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Maldives | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Mali | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Malta | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Marshall Islands | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Mauritania | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Mauritius | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Mayotte | Not Required | |
Mexico | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Micronesia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Moldova | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Monaco | Not Required | |
Mongolia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Montenegro | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Montserrat | Not Required | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
Morocco | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Mozambique | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Myanmar | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Namibia | Not Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Nauru | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Nepal | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Netherlands | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
New Caledonia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
New Zealand | ETA | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Nicaragua | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Niger | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Nigeria | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Niue | Not Required | |
North Korea | Forbidden | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
North Macedonia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Northern Mariana Islands | Not Required | |
Norway | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Oman | Not Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Pakistan | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Palestine | Not Required | |
Panama | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Papua New Guinea | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Paraguay | On Arrival | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
Peru | Not Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Philippines | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Poland | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Portugal | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Puerto Rico | Not Required | |
Qatar | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Republic of the Congo | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Reunion | Not Required | |
Romania | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Rwanda | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Saint Lucia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Not Required | |
Samoa | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
San Marino | Not Required | |
Sao Tome and Principe | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Saudi Arabia | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Senegal | Not Required | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
Serbia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Seychelles | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Sierra Leone | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Singapore | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Slovakia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Slovenia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Solomon Islands | On Arrival | |
Somalia | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
South Africa | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
South Korea | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
South Sudan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Spain | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Sri Lanka | ETA | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Sudan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Suriname | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Sweden | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Switzerland | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Syria | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Taiwan | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Tajikistan | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Tanzania | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Thailand | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Timor Leste | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Togo | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
Tonga | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Trinidad and Tobago | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Tunisia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Turkey | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Turkmenistan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Tuvalu | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Uganda | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Ukraine | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
United Arab Emirates | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
United Kingdom | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Uruguay | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Uzbekistan | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Vanuatu | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Vatican City | Not Required | |
Venezuela | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Vietnam | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
Yemen | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel |
Zambia | On Arrival | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
Zimbabwe | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
A US Citizen can visit a total of 185 countries without a visa, as of October 1, 2021.