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Visa-Free Countries for US Passport Holders (2026)

US passport holders can visit 191 of 242 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 146 visa-free, 13 with an electronic travel authorization and 32 with a visa on arrival. 27 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 19 require a visa before travel. That puts the United States passport at #11 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 146
  • ETA 13
  • On arrival 32
  • E-visa 27
  • Visa 19
  • Special 5
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Visa-free access

191

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#11 of 208

E-visa online

27

Visa required

19

Visa-free for US passport holders

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

Albania1 yearAndorra90 daysAngola30 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda180 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia180 daysAruba90 daysAustria90 daysBahamas240 daysBarbados180 daysBelgium90 daysBelize180 daysBermuda180 daysBonaire90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysCanada180 daysCayman Islands180 daysChile90 daysColombia90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica180 daysCroatia90 daysCura莽ao90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominica180 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador180 daysEstonia90 daysEswatini30 daysFalkland Islands30 daysFaroe Islands90 daysFiji120 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysFrench Guiana90 daysFrench Polynesia90 daysGeorgia360 daysGermany90 daysGibraltar180 daysGreece90 daysGreenland90 daysGrenada90 daysGuadeloupe90 daysGuatemala90 daysGuyana90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIreland90 daysItaly90 daysJamaica180 daysJapan90 daysJeju Island90 daysKazakhstan30 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLatvia90 daysLesotho14 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMacau30 daysMalawi90 daysMalta90 daysMarshall IslandsFree movementMartinique90 daysMauritius180 daysMayotte90 daysMexico180 daysMicronesiaFree movementMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMongolia90 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat180 daysMorocco90 daysMozambique30 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Caledonia90 daysNicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysNorway90 daysOman14 daysPalauFree movementPalestinePanama180 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysQatar90 daysR茅union90 daysRomania90 daysSaba90 daysSaint Barth茅lemy90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Lucia42 daysSaint Martin90 daysSaint Pierre and Miquelon90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines180 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSao Tome and Principe15 daysSenegal90 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore90 daysSint Eustatius90 daysSint Maarten90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSuriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTaiwan90 daysTajikistan30 daysTransnistria45 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTunisia90 daysTurkey90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUruguay90 daysUzbekistan30 daysVatican City90 daysWallis and Futuna90 daysZambia90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for US passport holders

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

Australia90 daysCambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysIsrael90 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia90 daysNew Zealand90 daysPakistan30 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis180 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 daysThailand30 daysUnited Kingdom180 days

Visa on arrival for US passport holders

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

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBolivia30 daysBurkina Faso30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEgypt30 daysEthiopia90 daysGambia30 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysIndonesia30 daysJordan90 daysKurdistan Region of Iraq30 daysKuwait90 daysLaos30 daysLebanon30 daysMadagascar90 daysMaldives30 daysNamibia90 daysNepal90 daysRwanda30 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSierra Leone30 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSomaliland30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTonga31 daysTuvalu30 daysVanuatu120 daysZimbabwe30 days

E-visa for US passport holders

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

Ascension Island90 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysBrazil90 daysCameroon180 daysChadCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysGabon180 daysGuinea5 yearsIndia180 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMyanmar28 daysNigeria90 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysSomaliaSouth SudanTogo90 daysUganda90 daysVietnam90 days

Visa required for US passport holders

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

AfghanistanAlgeriaBelarusCentral African RepublicChinaEritreaGhanaIranMaliNauruNigerRepublic of the CongoRussiaSouth OssetiaSudanTokelauTurkmenistanVenezuelaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

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

AbkhaziaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenNorth KoreaWestern Sahara

Home: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, United States, US Virgin Islands. US passport holders don't need anything beyond their passport or ID to enter American Samoa.

United States passport: common questions

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

191 destinations: 146 visa-free, 13 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 32 with a visa on arrival. Another 27 let you apply for an e-visa online.

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

No visa, but US passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (UK ETA, GBP 20 (from 2026-04-08)) before they travel to the United Kingdom, for stays of up to 180 days.

Do US passport holders need a visa for France?

No. US passport holders can visit France visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do US passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No. US passport holders can visit Italy visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do US passport holders need a visa for Spain?

No. US passport holders can visit Spain visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do US passport holders need a visa for Japan?

No. US passport holders can visit Japan visa-free for up to 90 days.

Which countries need an ETA for US passport holders?

Australia, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Israel, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Thailand and 1 more. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for US passport holders?

19 destinations, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Central African Republic, China, Eritrea, Ghana, Iran, Mali and Nauru. 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.

Liechtenstein#10 路 193 destinationsMalaysia#10 路 193 destinationsUnited Arab Emirates#11 路 191 destinationsCyprus#12 路 189 destinationsFrance#12 路 189 destinationsBulgaria#13 路 188 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.