Visa-Free Countries for US citizens (2026)
A US passport enters 111 countries visa-free, gets a visa on arrival in 32 more, and an eTA in 7 — 150 of 198 destinations you can reach without arranging a visa before you go. That ranks the US passport 41 of 199 worldwide. 29 need an e-visa applied for online, and 19 need a consular visa. As of 20 July 2026.
- 111
- VISA-FREE
- 7
- ETA
- 32
- VISA ON ARRIVAL
- 29
- E-VISA
- 19
- VISA REQUIRED
#41of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access — see the full ranking →
Counts are for a standard tourist passport, from our open visa-matrix dataset, which cross-checks Wikipedia against a second source and records every disagreement rather than picking one silently. This is a starting point, not legal advice — a rule can change between snapshots, so confirm the current requirement with the destination's official source before you book. Rows marked ⚑ disputed are corridors where our two sources disagree; treat those as "verify first". Day counts marked * were corrected after the snapshot: Thailand cut its visa exemption from 60 to 30 days on 15 Sep 2026 (tatnews.org, checked 2026-10-10).
Europe from late 2026: this passport is on the EU's ETIAS list. ETIAS is not in operation yet; once it starts (the EU says the last quarter of 2026) you will need the EUR 20 online authorisation before visiting the 30 ETIAS countries. See ourETIAS guide, and count Schengen days with the90/180 calculator.
Visa-free 111
Walk up to the border with just your passport. No form, no fee, no advance step.
- Albania365d
- Andorra90d
- Angola30d
- Antigua and Barbuda180d
- Argentina90d
- Armenia180d
- Austria90d
- Bahamas240d
- Barbados180d
- Belgium90d
- Belize180d
- Bolivia90d
- Bosnia and Herzegovina90d
- Botswana90d
- Brunei90d
- Bulgaria90d
- Cabo Verde30d
- Canada180d
- Chile90d
- Colombia90d
- Costa Rica90d
- Croatia90d
- Cyprus90d
- Czechia90d
- Denmark90d
- Dominica180d
- Dominican Republic30d
- Ecuador90d
- El Salvador180d
- Estonia90d
- Eswatini30d
- Fiji120d
- Finland90d
- France90d
- Georgia365d
- Germany90d
- Greece90d
- Grenada90d
- Guatemala90d
- Guyana30d
- Haiti90d
- Honduras90d
- Hong Kong90d
- Hungary90d
- Iceland90d
- Ireland90d
- Italy90d
- Jamaica180d
- Japan90d
- Kazakhstan30d
- Kiribati90d
- Kosovo90d
- Kyrgyzstan30d
- Latvia180d
- Lesotho14d
- Liechtenstein90d
- Lithuania90d
- Luxembourg90d
- Macao30d
- Macedonia90d
- Malaysia90d
- Malta90d
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius90d
- Mexico180d
- Micronesia30d
- Moldova90d
- Monaco90d
- Mongolia90d
- Montenegro90d
- Morocco90d
- Netherlands90d
- Nicaragua90d
- Norway90d
- Palau365d
- Palestine
- Panama180d
- Paraguay90d
- Peru90d
- Philippines30d
- Poland90d
- Portugal90d
- Romania90d
- Saint Lucia42d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30d
- San Marino90d
- Sao Tome and Principe15d
- Senegal90d
- Serbia90d
- Seychelles90d
- Singapore90d
- Slovakia90d
- Slovenia90d
- South Africa90d
- South Korea90d
- Spain90d
- Suriname90d
- Sweden90d
- Switzerland90d
- Taiwan90d
- Tajikistan30d
- Thailand30d*
- Trinidad and Tobago90d
- Tunisia90d
- Turkey90d
- Ukraine90d
- United Arab Emirates90d
- Uruguay90d
- Vanuatu30d
- Vatican90d
- Zambia30d
Electronic authorisation (eTA) 7
Visa-free in practice, but you must register an eTA online before you fly. Minutes, not weeks.
- Australia
- Israel90d
- Kenya90d
- Mozambique30d
- New Zealand
- Saint Kitts and Nevis90d
- United Kingdom180d
Visa on arrival 32
Nothing to arrange in advance — the visa is issued at the border, usually for a fee.
- Bahrain14d
- Bangladesh30d
- Burundi30d
- Cambodia30d
- Comoros45d
- East Timor30d
- Egypt30d
- Ethiopia90d
- Gambia30d
- Guinea-Bissau90d
- Indonesia30d
- Jordan
- Kuwait90d
- Laos30d
- Lebanon30d
- Madagascar90d
- Malawi⚑
- Maldives30d
- Namibia90d
- Nepal90d
- Oman⚑
- Qatar⚑
- Rwanda30d
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia90d
- Sierra Leone30d
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka⚑
- Tanzania90d
- Tonga31d
- Tuvalu30d
- Zimbabwe30d
E-visa (apply online first) 29
You must apply and be approved online before departure. Not a border formality.
- Azerbaijan30d
- Belarus⚑
- Benin30d
- Bhutan90d
- Brazil90d
- Burma28d
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Cuba90d
- Djibouti⚑
- DR Congo7d
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Guinea90d
- India30d
- Iraq30d
- Ivory Coast⚑
- Libya30d
- Mauritania30d
- Nigeria30d
- Pakistan90d
- Papua New Guinea⚑
- Somalia30d
- South Sudan
- Syria⚑
- Togo15d
- Uganda90d
- Uzbekistan⚑
- Vietnam⚑
Visa required 19
A consular visa is needed before travel — start early.
- Afghanistan⚑
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso⚑
- Central African Republic
- China⚑
- Congo
- Eritrea
- Ghana⚑
- Iran⚑
- Liberia
- Mali⚑
- Nauru
- Niger⚑
- North Korea
- Russia
- Sudan
- Turkmenistan
- Venezuela⚑
- Yemen
People also ask
How many countries can US citizens visit visa-free?
111 destinations, with no form and no fee — you arrive and are admitted at the border. Add the 32 that issue a visa on arrival and the 7 that need only an eTA registered online, and 150 of 198 destinations need no visa arranged before you fly. As of 20 July 2026.
How strong is the US passport?
It ranks 41 of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access, reaching 150 of 198 destinations without arranging a visa first. That figure counts visa-free and freedom-of-movement entry plus eTA and visa on arrival. As of 20 July 2026.
Which countries require a visa for US citizens?
19 destinations need a consular visa applied for before travel, and 29 more need an e-visa approved online first. Both groups are listed in full above. The dataset records the requirement itself, not the fee or the processing time — confirm those with the destination's own authority. As of 20 July 2026.
What is the difference between an eTA and an e-visa for US citizens?
An eTA is a registration; an e-visa is an application. A US passport needs an eTA for 7 destinations — minutes online, then you fly — and a full e-visa for 29, which must be approved before departure. Neither one is issued at the border, so both have to be done before you travel.
How current is this visa-free list for US citizens?
It is a dated snapshot, checked 20 July 2026, built by cross-checking two sources and recording every disagreement rather than picking one silently. 19 of this passport's 198 corridors are marked disputed. Entry rules change between snapshots, so confirm with the destination's official source before booking.