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Visas Quick Check for U.S. Citizens:

Check the table below to see if your destination country requires U.S. Citizens to obtain a visa.  Please note: A passport is now required to return to the United States from abroad.



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COUNTRY OR TERRITORY
U.S. CITIZENS TOURISM
U.S. CITIZENS BUSINESS
Afghanistan
Visa
Albania
Passport (30 days)
Algeria
Visa
Andorra
Passport (90 Days)
Angola
Visa
Anguilla
See British West Indies
Antigua and Barbuda
Passport (180 days)
Argentina
Passport (90 days)
Armenia
Visa
Aruba
Passport (90 days)
Australia
Visa (Electronic)
Austria
Passport (90 days)
Azerbaijan
**Visa. Can be obtained upon arrival.
Azores
See Portugal
Bahamas
Passport (8 months)
Passport
Bahrain
Visa. Short term visas can be obtained upon arrival.
Bangladesh
**Passport (15 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
Visa
Barbados
Passport (6 months)
Belarus
Visa
Belgium
*Passport (90 days) see note
Belize
Passport (30 days)
Benin
Visa
Bermuda
Passport (90 days)
Bhutan
Visa
Bolivia
Visa
Bosnia Herzegovina
Passport (90 days)
Botswana
Passport (90 days)
Brazil
Visa
British West Indies
Passport (90 days)
Brunei Darussalam
**Passport (90 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
Bulgaria
Passport (30 days)
Burkina Faso
Visa
Burma
Visa
Burundi
Visa
Cambodia
**Visa
Cameroon
Visa
 
TOURISM
BUSINESS
Canada
Passport (180 days). Passport (180 days) if entering from 3rd country.
Cape Verde
Visa
Cayman Islands
See British West Indies
Central African Republic
Visa
Chad
Visa
Chile
Passport (90 days)
China, People's Republic of (PRC)
Visa
China, Republic of (Taiwan)
See Taiwan
Colombia
Passport (60 days)
Visa
please contact the consulate directly to determine if a visa is required
Comoros Islands
**Passport (21 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
Congo, Republic of
Visa
Congo, Democratic Republic (Zaire)
Visa
Cook Islands
Passport (31 days)
Costa Rica
Passport (90 days)
Cote d'Ivoire
Passport (90 days)
Croatia
Passport (90 days)
Cuba
Visa + U.S. Treasury License
Curacao
See Netherlands Antilles
Cyprus
Passport (90 days)
Czech Republic
Passport (90 days)
Denmark
Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport Union)
Djibouti
**Visa
Dominica
Passport (90 days)
Dominican Republic
Passport
East Timor
See Indonesia
Easter Island
See Chile
Ecuador
Passport (90 days)
Egypt
**Visa
El Salvador
Passport (90 days)
Equatorial Guinea
Passport (90 days)
Eritrea
**Visa
Estonia
Passport (90 days)
Ethiopia
**Visa
Fiji
Passport (180 days)
Finland
Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport Union)
France
Passport (90 days)
French Guiana
Passport (90 days)
French West Indies
Passport (90 days)
Gabon
Visa
Galapagos Islands
See Ecuador
Gambia
**Visa
Georgia
Passport (90 days)
Germany
Passport (90 days)
Ghana
Visa
 
TOURISM
BUSINESS
Gibraltar
See United Kingdom
Greece
Passport (90 days)
Greenland
See Denmark
Guadeloupe
See French West Indies
Guatemala
Passport (90 days)
Guinea
Visa
Guinea-Bissau
Visa. Visa not obtainable in U.S.
Guyana
Passport (30 days)
Haiti
Passport (90 days)
Honduras
Passport (30 days)
Hong Kong
Passport (90 days)
Hungary
Passport (90 days)
Iceland
Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport Union)
India
Visa
Indonesia
**Visa
Iran
Visa
Iraq
Visa
Ireland
Passport (90 days)
Israel
Passport (90 days)
Italy
Passport (90 days)
Ivory Coast
See Cote D'Ivoire
Jamaica
Passport (180 days)
Visa
Japan
Passport (90 days)
Jordan
**Visa
Kazakhstan
**Visa
Kenya
**Visa
Kiribati
Visa
Korea, Republic of (South)
Passport (90 days)
Korea, Peoples Democratic Republic (North)
Visa + U.S. Treasury License. Visa not obtainable in U.S.
Kosovo
Passport (90 days)
Kuwait
**Visa
Kyrgyz Republic
**Visa
Laos
Visa
Latvia
Passport (90 days)
Lebanon
**Visa
Lesotho
Passport (90 days)
Liberia
Visa
COUNTRY OR TERRITORY
U.S. CITIZENS TOURISM
U.S. CITIZENS BUSINESS
Libya
Visa. Not obtainable in the U.S.
Visa
Liechtenstein
Passport (90 days)
Lithuania
Passport (90 days)
Luxembourg
Passport (90 days)
Macau
Passport (30 days)
Macedonia
Passport (90 days)
Madagascar
**Visa
Malawi
**Passport (30 days). Visa issued on arrival
Malaysia
Passport (90 days)
Maldives
**Passport (30 days). Visa issued on arrival.
Mali
Visa
Malta
Passport (90 days)
Marshall Islands
Passport (90 days)
Martinique
See French West Indies
Mauritania
Visa
Mauritius
Passport (90 days)
Mexico
Passport (180 days)
Visa for frequent visitors and those conducting technical activities
Micronesia
Proof of Citizenship (30 days)
Moldova
Passport (90 days)
Monaco
Passport (90 days)
Mongolia
Passport (90 days)
Montenegro
See Yugoslavia
Morocco
Passport (90 days)
Mozambique
**Visa
Myanmar
Visa
Namibia
**Passport (90 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
Nauru
Visa
Nepal
**Visa. Can be obtained upon arrival.
Netherlands
Passport (90 days)
Netherlands Antilles
Passport (14 days, extendable)
New Caledonia
Passport (30 days)
New Zealand
Passport (90 days)
Nicaragua
Passport (90 days) + Tourist Card
Niger
**Visa
Nigeria
Visa
Norway
Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport Union)
 
TOURISM
BUSINESS
Oman
**Visa
Pakistan
**Visa
Palau
**Passort (30 days). If over 30 days, visa issued upon arrival.
Panama
Passport (30 days) + Tourist Card but passport recommended. Visa if not arriving by commercial airline or ship.
Papua New Guinea
Visa
Paraguay
Visa
Peru
Passport (90 days)
Visa
Philippines
Passport (21 days). Visa longer than 21 days.
Poland
Passport (90 days)
Portugal
Passport (60 days)
Qatar
***Visa
Reunion
See France
Romania
Passport (30 days)
Russia
Visa
Rwanda
**Passport (90 days)
St. Kitts & Nevis
Passport (28 days)
St. Lucia
Passport (180 days)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Passport (180 days)
Samoa
Passport (30 days)
San Marino
Passport (90 days)
Sao Tome & Principe
**Visa
Saudi Arabia
Tourist travel only through approved tour groups
Visa
Senegal
Passport (90 days)
Serbia
See Yugoslavia
Seychelles
**Passport (30 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
Sierra Leone
**Visa
Singapore
Passport (90 days)
Slovakia
Passport (30 days)
Slovenia
Passport (90 days)
Somalia
Visa. Visa not obtainable in U.S.
South Africa
Passport (90 days)
Spain
Passport (90 days)
Sri Lanka
**Passport (30 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
Visa
Sudan
Visa
Suriname
Visa
Swaziland
Passport (60 days)
Sweden
Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport Union)
Switzerland
Passport (90 days)
Syria
Visa
 
TOURISM
BUSINESS
Tahiti (French Polynesia)
Passport (30 days)
Taiwan
Passport (30 days)
Tajikistan
Visa
Tanzania
**Visa
Thailand
Passport (30 days)
Visa
Togo
Visa
Tonga
Passport (30 days)
Trinidad & Tobago
Passport (90 days)
****See Below
Tunisia
Passport (120 days)
Turkey
**Visa. Can be obtained upon arrival.
Turks & Caicos
Passport (30 days)
Turkmenistan
Visa
Tuvalu
Passport
Uganda
**Visa
Ukraine
Passport (90 days)
United Arab Emirates
Visa - Single etry visa only obtainable upon arrival. Multiple entry can be obtained in the U.S.
United Kingdom
Passport (180 days)
Uruguay
Passport (90 days)
Uzbekistan
Visa
Vanuatu
Passport (30 days)
Venezuela
Passport + Tourist Card (90 days)
Visa
Vietnam
Visa
Western Sahara
See Morocco
Western Samoa
See Samoa
Yemen
**Visa
Yugoslavia
Passport (90 days)
Zambia
**Visa
Zimbabwe
**Visa

*A document known as a Limosa is required if the traveler will be in Belgium for 20 days or more.  For further information please contact our National Customer Service Center at document.write(sTollFree); (800) 577-2428 .

Passport (30 days) = No visa required, 30 day stay max.

Passport (60 days) = No visa required.  60 day stay max. 

Passport (90 days) = No visa required.  90 day stay max. 

If you plan to be in country for longer than the allotted time please call our national customer service center at 1-800-929-2428. document.write(sTollFree); (800) 577-2428

**Visa can be obtained upon arrival.  CIBT strongly recommends that you obtain a visa before arrival.  The decision to issue lies with the local immigration officials in the destination country.  Most destinations require you to pay a fee and sometimes supply other requirements upon arrival.  You are responsible for checking with the Consulate regarding the arrival requirements.  Also check with your airline to make sure that they'll carry you without a visa.  For Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Jordan and Lebanon:  Only tourism visas can be obtained upon arrival.

***A visa is available upon arrival only if the traveler is staying less than 14 days. Cost of the visa for single entry is USD 27/QR 100 per person per passport. The traveler must also take a business letter. CIBT recommends obtaining the visa prior to departure to avoid delays and complications.

****Visa required for business trips of a technical nature (training, working, etc). If going for simple business meetings, please confirm with your airline that they will carry you without a visa.

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