Visa guide for American passport holders

Popular destinations from United States

• United KingdomETA required
• CanadaVisa-free · 180 days
• AustraliaETA required
• GermanyVisa-free · 90 days
• FranceVisa-free · 90 days
• ItalyVisa-free · 90 days
• SpainVisa-free · 90 days
• NetherlandsVisa-free · 90 days
• SwitzerlandVisa-free · 90 days
• United Arab EmiratesVisa-free · 30 days
• Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival
• QatarVisa-free · 90 days
• TürkiyeVisa-free
• JapanVisa-free · 90 days
• South KoreaVisa-free · 90 days
• SingaporeVisa-free
• ThailandVisa-free · 60 days
• MalaysiaVisa-free
• Chinae-Visa
• Indiae-Visa
• New ZealandETA required
• IrelandVisa-free · 90 days
• PortugalVisa-free · 90 days
• GreeceVisa-free · 90 days
• EgyptVisa on arrival
• South AfricaVisa-free · 90 days
• IndonesiaVisa on arrival
• Vietname-Visa
• MexicoVisa-free · 180 days

Easiest places to visit

• Albania Visa-free · 360 days
• Andorra Visa-free · 90 days
• Angola Visa-free · 30 days
• Antigua and Barbuda Visa-free · 180 days
• Argentina Visa-free · 90 days
• Armenia Visa-free · 180 days
• Australia ETA required
• Austria Visa-free · 90 days
• Azerbaijan e-Visa
• Bahamas Visa-free · 240 days
• Bahrain Visa on arrival
• Bangladesh Visa on arrival
• Barbados Visa-free · 180 days
• Belgium Visa-free · 90 days
• Belize Visa-free · 180 days
• Benin e-Visa
• Bhutan e-Visa
• Bolivia Visa on arrival
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa-free · 90 days
• Botswana Visa-free · 90 days
• Brazil Visa-free · 90 days
• Brunei Visa-free · 90 days
• Bulgaria Visa-free · 90 days
• Burkina Faso Visa on arrival
• Burundi Visa on arrival
• Cambodia Visa on arrival
• Cameroon e-Visa
• Canada Visa-free · 180 days
• Cape Verde Visa-free · 30 days
• Chile Visa-free · 90 days
• China e-Visa
• Colombia Visa-free
• Comoros Visa on arrival
• Costa Rica Visa-free · 180 days
• Croatia Visa-free · 90 days
• Cuba e-Visa
• Cyprus Visa-free · 90 days
• Czechia Visa-free · 90 days
• Denmark Visa-free · 90 days
• Djibouti Visa on arrival
• Dominica Visa-free · 180 days
• Dominican Republic Visa-free
• DR Congo e-Visa
• Ecuador Visa-free · 90 days
• Egypt Visa on arrival
• El Salvador Visa-free · 180 days
• Equatorial Guinea e-Visa
• Estonia Visa-free · 90 days
• Eswatini Visa-free · 30 days
• Ethiopia Visa on arrival
• Fiji Visa-free · 120 days
• Finland Visa-free · 90 days
• France Visa-free · 90 days
• Gabon e-Visa
• Gambia Visa on arrival
• Georgia Visa-free · 360 days
• Germany Visa-free · 90 days
• Ghana Visa on arrival
• Greece Visa-free · 90 days
• Grenada Visa-free · 90 days
• Guatemala Visa-free · 90 days
• Guinea e-Visa
• Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival
• Guyana Visa-free · 90 days
• Haiti Visa-free · 90 days
• Honduras Visa-free · 90 days
• Hong Kong Visa-free · 90 days
• Hungary Visa-free · 90 days
• Iceland Visa-free · 90 days
• India e-Visa
• Indonesia Visa on arrival
• Iraq Visa on arrival
• Ireland Visa-free · 90 days
• Israel Visa-free · 90 days
• Italy Visa-free · 90 days
• Ivory Coast ETA required
• Jamaica Visa-free · 180 days
• Japan Visa-free · 90 days
• Jordan Visa on arrival
• Kazakhstan Visa-free · 30 days
• Kenya ETA required
• Kiribati Visa-free · 90 days
• Kosovo Visa-free · 90 days
• Kuwait Visa on arrival
• Kyrgyzstan Visa-free · 60 days
• Laos Visa on arrival
• Latvia Visa-free · 90 days
• Lebanon Visa on arrival
• Lesotho Visa-free
• Libya e-Visa
• Liechtenstein Visa-free · 90 days
• Lithuania Visa-free · 90 days
• Luxembourg Visa-free · 90 days
• Macau Visa-free · 30 days
• Madagascar Visa on arrival
• Malawi Visa-free · 30 days
• Malaysia Visa-free
• Maldives Visa on arrival
• Malta Visa-free · 90 days
• Marshall Islands Visa-free
• Mauritania Visa on arrival
• Mauritius Visa-free · 90 days
• Mexico Visa-free · 180 days
• Micronesia Visa-free · 30 days
• Moldova Visa-free · 90 days
• Monaco Visa-free · 90 days
• Mongolia Visa-free · 90 days
• Montenegro Visa-free · 90 days
• Morocco Visa-free · 90 days
• Mozambique Visa-free · 30 days
• Myanmar e-Visa
• Namibia Visa-free · 90 days
• Nepal Visa on arrival
• Netherlands Visa-free · 90 days
• New Zealand ETA required
• Nicaragua Visa-free · 90 days
• Nigeria e-Visa
• North Macedonia Visa-free · 90 days
• Norway Visa-free · 90 days
• Oman Visa on arrival
• Pakistan ETA required
• Palau Visa-free · 360 days
• Palestine Visa-free
• Panama Visa-free · 180 days
• Papua New Guinea ETA required
• Paraguay Visa-free · 90 days
• Peru Visa-free · 180 days
• Philippines Visa-free · 30 days
• Poland Visa-free · 90 days
• Portugal Visa-free · 90 days
• Qatar Visa-free · 90 days
• Romania Visa-free · 90 days
• Rwanda Visa on arrival
• Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa-free · 180 days
• Saint Lucia Visa-free · 42 days
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa-free · 180 days
• Samoa Visa on arrival
• San Marino Visa-free · 90 days
• São Tomé and Príncipe Visa-free · 15 days
• Saudi Arabia Visa on arrival
• Senegal Visa-free · 90 days
• Serbia Visa-free · 90 days
• Seychelles Visa-free · 90 days
• Sierra Leone Visa on arrival
• Singapore Visa-free
• Slovakia Visa-free · 90 days
• Slovenia Visa-free · 90 days
• Solomon Islands Visa on arrival
• Somalia Visa on arrival
• South Africa Visa-free · 90 days
• South Korea Visa-free · 90 days
• South Sudan e-Visa
• Spain Visa-free · 90 days
• Sri Lanka Visa on arrival
• Sweden Visa-free · 90 days
• Switzerland Visa-free · 90 days
• Syria e-Visa
• Taiwan Visa-free · 90 days
• Tajikistan Visa-free · 30 days
• Tanzania Visa on arrival
• Thailand Visa-free · 60 days
• Timor-Leste Visa on arrival
• Togo e-Visa
• Tonga Visa on arrival
• Trinidad and Tobago Visa-free · 90 days
• Tunisia Visa-free · 120 days
• Türkiye Visa-free
• Tuvalu Visa on arrival
• Uganda e-Visa
• Ukraine Visa-free · 90 days
• United Arab Emirates Visa-free · 30 days
• United Kingdom ETA required
• Uruguay Visa-free · 90 days
• Uzbekistan e-Visa
• Vanuatu Visa-free · 120 days
• Vatican City Visa-free · 90 days
• Vietnam e-Visa
• Zambia Visa-free · 90 days
• Zimbabwe Visa on arrival

Where to apply in the United States

Embassies and high commissions of popular destinations located in the United States.

Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C.3100 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008Official website ↗

Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C.501 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001Tel: +1-202-682-1740Official website ↗

Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C.1601 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20036Official website ↗

Embassy of Germany, WashingtonTel: +1-202-298-4000Official website ↗

Embassy of France, Washington, D.C.4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, D.C. 20007Tel: +1-202-944-6000Official website ↗

Embassy of Italy, Washington, D.C.3000 Whitehaven Street, N.W.Official website ↗

Embassy of Spain, Washington, D.C.Official website ↗

Embassy of the Netherlands, Washington, D.C.4200 Linnean Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20008

Embassy of Switzerland, Washington, D.C.Official website ↗

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Washington3522 International Court, NW Suite # 400 Washington, DC 20008Tel: +1-202-243-2400Official website ↗

Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C.Official website ↗

Embassy of Qatar, Washington, D.C.2555 M StreetOfficial website ↗

Embassy data from Wikidata (CC0). Many countries use visa application centres — check the embassy website for where to submit.