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Visa-Free Countries for Eritrea Passport Holders (2026)

Eritrea passport holders can visit 49 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 20 visa-free, 6 with an electronic travel authorization and 23 with a visa on arrival. 59 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 135 require a visa before travel. That puts the Eritrea passport at #103 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 20
  • ETA 6
  • On arrival 23
  • E-visa 59
  • Visa 135
  • Special 3
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Visa-free access

49

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#103 of 208

E-visa online

59

Visa required

135

Visa-free for Eritrea passport holders

20 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Benin90 daysCook Islands31 daysDominica21 daysGambia90 daysHaiti90 daysMicronesia30 daysNiue30 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysPalestinePhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSingapore30 daysSvalbardFree movementTransnistria45 daysUganda90 daysVatican City90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Eritrea passport holders

6 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysJeju Island30 daysKenya90 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 days

Visa on arrival for Eritrea passport holders

23 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBolivia30 daysBurkina Faso30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysGhana30 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysLaos30 daysMacau30 daysMadagascar90 daysMaldives30 daysMauritius60 daysNamibia90 daysNepal90 daysNigeria90 daysPalau30 daysSenegal30 daysSomaliland30 daysSyriaTimor-Leste30 daysTuvalu30 daysZambia90 days

E-visa for Eritrea passport holders

59 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Albania90 daysAngolaAnguilla90 daysAntigua and BarbudaAscension Island90 daysAustraliaBahamas90 daysBhutan90 daysBotswana90 daysCameroon180 daysChadColombia180 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEcuadorEquatorial Guinea90 daysEthiopia30 daysFiji120 daysGabon180 daysGeorgia30 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaHong KongIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysJordan90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMalawi90 daysMalaysia30 daysMauritania2 yearsMoldova90 daysMongolia30 daysMontserrat180 daysMozambique90 daysMyanmar28 daysNew ZealandPakistan30 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysQatar90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSerbia90 daysSierra Leone30 daysSomaliaSouth SudanSuriname90 daysThailand60 daysTogo90 daysTrinidad and TobagoUnited Arab EmiratesVanuatu120 daysVietnam90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Visa required for Eritrea passport holders

135 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AbkhaziaAfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustriaAzerbaijanBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBermudaBonaireBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChileChinaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGermanyGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKiribatiKosovoKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMayotteMexicoMonacoMontenegroMoroccoNauruNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNicaraguaNigerNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPanamaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRepublic of the CongoRéunionRomaniaRussiaSabaSaint BarthélemySaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaudi ArabiaSint EustatiusSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth OssetiaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaTokelauTongaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Virgin IslandsUzbekistanVenezuelaWallis and FutunaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

3 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

British Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenWestern Sahara

Home: Eritrea. Eritrea passport holders don't need anything beyond their passport or ID to enter Eritrea.

Eritrea passport: common questions

How many countries can Eritrea passport holders visit without a visa?

49 destinations: 20 visa-free, 6 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 23 with a visa on arrival. Another 59 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Eritrea passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. Eritrea passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Eritrea passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

Yes. Eritrea passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Eritrea passport holders need a visa for France?

Yes. Eritrea passport holders need a visa for France, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Eritrea passport holders need a visa for Italy?

Yes. Eritrea passport holders need a visa for Italy, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Eritrea passport holders need a visa for Spain?

Yes. Eritrea passport holders need a visa for Spain, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Which countries need an ETA for Eritrea passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Jeju Island, Kenya, Seychelles and Sri Lanka. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Eritrea passport holders?

135 destinations, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria and Azerbaijan. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Iran#101 · 51 destinationsSri Lanka#101 · 51 destinationsNigeria#102 · 50 destinationsLibya#104 · 48 destinationsMyanmar#104 · 48 destinationsSouth Sudan#104 · 48 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.