Do I need a visa for United States?
The United States sets its own entry requirements. There is no shared North American permission, so a Canadian or Mexican visa does not cover entry to the US.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
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What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of United States can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Passport validity required: 6 months longer than the duration of stay. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Check the rule for your own passport
What United States asks for depends on the passport you travel on, and the table above differs from row to row. Open your nationality for the stay length, the validity required and whether anything has to be applied for.
Good to know about United States
Approval to travel is not the same as admission. Even with everything in order, the decision is made by the officer at the port of entry.
Common questions
Entry to United States, answered from the same rules the table shows.
Yes, on every one of the 20 most-checked passports listed above. The table gives the exact document each nationality needs and when it has to be obtained.
6 months longer than the duration of stay. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Not for any of the 20 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still be offered one, so check the rule for the passport you hold.
Not for any of the 20 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still have one available.
No separate arrival registration is listed for United States. Your airline may still ask for advance passenger information, which is not the same thing and is handled at check-in.
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