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United States: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: United States. 179 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 11 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 138Visa-free
  • 12ETA
  • 29On arrival
  • 30eVisa
  • 17Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
United States
Rank11
No prior visa179
CodeUSA

Passport strength

A strong passport 11

Rank 11 of 199. 179 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 18.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited KingdomETA180 daysCanadaVisa-free180 daysAustraliaETANew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaVisa-free90 daysSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 47

A prior visa is needed for 47 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

ChinaVisa requiredIndiaeVisaBrazileVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisa
Taxes0/100citizenship-based tax: the US taxes citizens wherever they live
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a United States passport gives

78of 100
rank 24 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility92179 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law70score 0.64 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life94HDI 0.938
  • Health and longevity7879.3 years life expectancy
  • Education92education index 0.91
  • Taxes0citizenship-based tax: the US taxes citizens wherever they live
  • US access100home country
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 138

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 365 daysAndorraEurope · 90 daysAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 240 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericas · 180 daysBermudaAmericas · 180 daysBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 180 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 180 daysCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 180 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericas · 90 daysFrench PolynesiaOceania · 90 daysFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEuropeGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysGuyanaAmericas · 30 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysIrelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEurope · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 180 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLatviaEurope · 180 daysLesothoAfrica · 14 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMarshall IslandsOceaniaMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceaniaMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEurope · 90 daysMongoliaAsia · 90 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEurope · 90 daysOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPalauOceania · 365 daysPanamaAmericas · 180 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysPuerto RicoCaribbeanQatarMiddle East · 90 daysRéunionAfrica · 90 daysRomaniaEurope · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 90 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 180 daysSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfricaSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 180 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 30 daysVatican CityEuropeZambiaAfrica · 30 days

ETA 12

Authorisation online before travel

Popular:United KingdomIsraelSri LankaAustraliaKenya
American SamoaOceania · 90 daysAustraliaOceaniaCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 days

On arrival 29

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGambiaAfrica · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTongaOceania · 31 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 30

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCubaBrazil
AfghanistanAsiaAzerbaijanEuropeBelarusEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBrazilAmericasCameroonAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsia

Visa required 17

Through a consulate

Popular:China
AlgeriaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaChinaAsiaEritreaAfricaIranMiddle EastLiberiaAfricaMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaRussiaEuropeSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 10Slovakia181
  2. 10Slovenia181
  3. 11Liechtenstein179
  4. 11Lithuania179
  5. 11United States179
  6. 12Bulgaria177
  7. 12Iceland177
  8. 12Romania177
  9. 13Hong Kong176

Frequently asked questions

United States: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 179 of 226 countries and territories, 138 visa-free, 12 with an ETA and 29 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 11 of 199.

United States: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

United States → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Authorisation online before travel.

United States → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 12 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 12. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.