Visa-free countries for US passport holders
There are a group of countries that are friendly to the United States of America, so a person with an American passport can enter them without the need for a visa. This means that he can travel to and visit it easily. But do not forget that the passport must be valid, which means it still has time to use it.
Some other countries allow US passport holders to enter with a visa on arrival or by applying for an Electronic Travel Authorization. This means that they need to obtain special permission before traveling, but it is not very complicated.
If you want to learn more about this topic, in this article you will find a list of countries that Americans are required to obtain a visa before traveling to. This information will contribute to your greater understanding of how to travel between countries.
The power of the American passport and its features
Recently, the number of US citizens who want to travel abroad to other countries has increased. Because of this growing interest, people are more interested in obtaining an American passport. The American passport is very strong and famous all over the world. In 2018, holders of this passport were able to enter 186 countries without the need to obtain a visa.
The American passport is considered one of the most powerful types of passports in the world. It ranks sixth with passports from New Zealand, Belgium and Switzerland.
If you are considering traveling to another country using your US passport, you should check the entry requirements for that country. I will show you which countries US passport holders can enter without a visa, as well as which countries require a visa on arrival. You will also find a list of countries that require a visa for US passport holders.
Countries that the US passport holder can enter without a visa
The following is a list that includes 142 countries, which are the countries that the US passport holder can enter without a visa:
Albania Germany Namibia American Samoa Gibraltar Netherlands Andorra Greece New Zealand Anguilla Greenland Nicaragua Antigua and Barbuda Northern Mariana Islands Argentina Guam Norway Armenia Guatemala Palau Aruba Guernsey Palestine Austria Guyana Panama Bahamas Haiti Peru Barbados Honduras Phu Quoc Belarus Hong Kong Pitcairn Islands Belgium Hungary Poland Belize Iceland Portugal Bermuda Indonesia Puerto Rico
Bonaire Ireland Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina Isle of Man Sabah and Sarawak Botswana Saint Kitts and Nevis British Virgin Islands Italy Saint Lucia
Brunei Jamaica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bulgaria Japan San Marino Canada Kazakhstan Sao Tome and Principe Cayman Islands Kiribati Senegal Central African Republic Kish Island Serbia Chile South Korea Singapore Colombia Kosovo Sint Maarten Cook Islands Kyrgyzstan Slovakia Costa Rica Latvia Slovenia Croatia Lesotho South Africa Curacao Liechtenstein South Ossetia Cyprus Lithuania Spain Czech Republic Luxembourg Svalbard Denmark Macau Swaziland Dominica North Macedonia Sweden Dominican Republic Malaysia Switzerland Ecuador Malta Taiwan El Salvador Marshall Islands Transnistria Equatorial Guinea Mayotte Trinidad and Tobago Estonia Mauritius Tunisia Falkland Islands Mexico Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Faroe Islands, Micronesia, Turks and Caicos Islands Fiji Moldova Ukraine Finland Monaco United Kingdom France Mongolia Uruguay French Guiana Montenegro American Virgin Islands French Polynesia Montserrat Vanuatu French West Indies Vatican City Morocco Georgia.
The validity of the US passport
It is true that the aforementioned list includes a group of countries that a US passport holder can enter without a visa. But at the same time, it also requires the American to have a valid passport for a specific period that varies from one country to another. Just as the following countries require US passport holders to be valid for 6 months from the date of arrival in their territory:
Afghanistan Indonesia Samoa Algeria Iran Saudi Arabia Anguilla Iraq Singapore Bahrain Solomon Islands Bhutan Jordan Somalia Botswana Kenya Somalia British Virgin Islands Kiribati Sri Lanka Brunei Laos Sudan Cambodia Madagascar Suriname Cameroon Malaysia Taiwan Cayman Islands Marshall Islands Tanzania Central African Republic Micronesia Thailand Chad Myanmar Timor Leste Comoros Namibia Tokelau Ivory Coast Nicaragua Tonga Curacao Nigeria Tuvalu Ecuador Oman Uganda Egypt Palau United Arab Emirates El Salvador Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Equatorial Guinea Philippines Venezuela Fiji Qatar Vietnam Gabon Rwanda Yemen Guinea Bissau Saint Lucia Zimbabwe Guyana
As for the countries that require the American citizen to hold a passport valid for 4 months to enter, they are Micronesia and Zambia only.
The countries that the American passport holder enters without a visa, but with a passport only, require that its validity be for a period of 3 months from the date of arrival:
European Union countries except Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Albania Belarus Georgia Honduras Iceland Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Liechtenstein Moldova Monaco Nauru Panama Saint Bathelemy San Marino Switzerland United Arab Emirates
Bermuda is the country that requires 45 days of validity once entered. Eritrea, Hong Kong, Macau, New Zealand and South Africa also require a passport validity of one month. Other countries do not have any restrictions on validity.
Countries that a US passport holder can enter without a visa, but will need other documents. These documents may be either:
1. Electronic visa (evisa).
2. Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETAs).
3. Travel authorizations from the United States of America or the governments of other countries.
Some countries require US passport holders to obtain a visa upon arrival. This visa is provided once the person enters the border point in the country. At this point, the authorities will place an entry permit on the US passport for a specified period of time.
Now let’s look at the list of countries that a US passport holder is allowed to enter using an e-Visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization:
Angola Guinea-Bissau Samoa Antarctica India San Andres and Leticia. Ascension Island Kurdistan Iraq Seychelles Australia Solomon Islands Jan Mayen Azerbaijan Jordan Somaliland Bahrain Kenya Somalia Baikonur and Prezoresk Kuwait South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Bangladesh Laos Sri Lanka Benin Lebanon Sudan Darfur Brest and Grodno Madagascar Suriname British Indian Ocean Territory Malawi Tajikistan Bolivia Maldives Tanzania Brazil Mauritania Mauritania Tibet Region Autonomous Region Burkina Faso Mount Athos East Timor Cambodia Mozambique Togo Cape Verde Myanmar Tonga
Comoros Nepal Tristan de Cunha Ivory Coast Niue Turkey Djibouti Oman Tuvalu Egypt Papua New Guinea Uganda Eritrea Paraguay Zimbabwe Ethiopia Qatar United Arab Emirates Gabon Rwanda Vietnam Galapagos Saint Helena Zambia
Entering Europe with an American passport
Before, US passport holders could enter most European countries without the need for a visa. But starting in January 2021, most European Union countries have decided that US passport holders will have access to a new system called ETIAS.
This system is similar to the US travel system, and is intended to facilitate travel to Europe. Similarly, people who live in the United States and do not hold citizenship of a country that has a visa facilitation agreement with the European Union will have to apply for a Schengen visa while in the United States.
In addition, US citizens will need to pay a sum of money (€30,000) as insurance before they go to any country in the Schengen area.
Entering the UK with an American passport
In the past, US passport holders could enter the UK without a visa. Sometimes, however, people with a green card may be required to apply for a visa if they are in the United States. This depends on the country they are citizens of.
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2023-08-19 20:00:19
