Do you need a visa?
Pick your passport and where you are going. Every answer gets its own page.
Pick your passport and where you are going.
Every destination
The 211 countries we hold entry rules for. Each page lists the rule for the most-checked passports.
How visa requirements work
Whether you need a visa depends on two things: the passport you hold and the country you are entering. The same trip can be visa-free for one traveller and mean weeks of paperwork for another, which is why a single country’s “visa requirements” page is never the whole answer.
Broadly there are five outcomes. Visa-free means you are admitted on arrival for a set number of days. A travel authorisation such as ESTA or ETIAS is not a visa, but you must be approved online before you board. An e-visa is a real visa applied for entirely online. A visa on arrival is issued at the border, usually for a fee. And a consular visa means applying in advance, often with biometrics and an appointment.
Two things catch people out even when no visa is needed. Most countries require your passport to stay valid for months beyond your arrival date, six being the common figure. A growing number also require a separate arrival registration or digital entry card that has nothing to do with a visa. Both are shown on every page here.