A Brazilian Passport (this cover is applied since April 11TH 2019).^[1]

Visa requirements for Brazilian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Brazil. As of 22 July 2022, Brazilian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 170 countries and territories, ranking the Brazilian Passport 19th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passport of Argentina), according to the Henley Passport Index.^[2]

Visa requirements map[edit]

Visa requirements for Brazilian citizens

  Brazil

  Passport not required. Travel with a Brazilian identity card

  Visa free

  Visa issued upon arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa required

Visa requirements[edit]

A Brazilian Identity Card issued by Identification Institutes from Federative Units with less than ten years from date of issue and as long as it corresponds to the bearer’s biometric status is considered valid as a travel document for almost all South American countries.

The Mercosur member states of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, together with most other South American countries (as shown below) do not even require a Brazilian passport; a national or state-issued Brazilian identity card is enough for entry into all Mercosur member and associate states (with the exception of Guyana and Suriname).

Nevertheless, the identity card must be in good condition, must not have expired, and the holder must be clearly recognizable in the photograph.

Brazilians within Mercosur have unlimited access to any of the full members (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) and associated members (Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador) with the right to residence and work, with no requirement other than nationality. Citizens of these nine countries (including Brazil) may apply for the grant of “temporary residence” for up to two years in another country of the bloc.^[3] Then, they may apply for “permanent residence” just before the term of their “temporary residence” expires.^[4][5]

Brazilians may request lawful permanent resident status in Argentina and Uruguay at any time. No prior temporary resident status needed.^[6][7]

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)	Reciprocity
Afghanistan	Visa required[8]			√
Albania	Visa not required[9]	90 days		√
Algeria	Visa required[10]			√
Andorra	Visa not required[11]			√
Angola	eVisa[12][13]	30 days	30 days extendable once.[14] Visitors who have been granted an online pre-visa or have requested a pre-visa from an Angolan consulate abroad are issued a visa upon arrival at the country’s border crossings.[14] Maximum total stay of 90 days within a one-year period.[15] Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.[16] International Certificate of Vaccination required.[14]	X
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[17]	6 months[18]		√
Argentina	Freedom of Movement[6][19]		Entry is allowed with a valid ID card that is less than 10 years old. Brazilians can live and work legally in Argentina under the Mercosur (and Associated Countries) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check. Brazilians may request lawful permanent resident status in Argentina at any time.[6]	√
Armenia	Visa not required[20]	180 days		√
Australia	Visa required[21]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[22]	X
Austria	Visa not required[23]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Azerbaijan	eVisa[25]	30 days[26]		X
Bahamas	Visa not required[27]	3 months		√
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[28]	14 days	Visa is also obtainable online.[29]	X
Bangladesh	Visa required[30]			√
Barbados	Visa not required[31]	6 months		√
Belarus	Visa not required[32]	90 days	90 days within any year period	√
Belgium	Visa not required[33]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Belize	Visa not required[34]	90 days		√
Benin	eVisa / Visa on arrival[35][36]	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.	X
Bhutan	Visa required[37]			√
Bolivia	Freedom of Movement[38]		Entry is allowed with a valid ID card that is less than 10 years old. Brazilians can live and work legally in Bolivia under the Mercosur (and Associated Countries) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.	√
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[39]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period	√
Botswana	Visa not required[40]	90 days		X
Brunei	Visa required[41]			√
Bulgaria	Visa not required[42]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period	√
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival[43]	1 month		X
Burundi	Visa on arrival[44]	1 month		X
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[45]	30 days	Visa is also obtainable online.[46]	X
Cameroon	Visa required[47]			√
Canada	Visa required[48]		Brazilian citizens who have held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who hold a valid United States non-immigrant visa can enter Canada solely with an eTA when arriving by air.[49][50]	X
Cape Verde	Visa not required[51]	30 days	Must register online at least five days prior to arrival.[52]	X
Central African Republic	Visa required[53]			√
Chad	Visa required[54]			√
Chile	Freedom of Movement[55]		Entry is allowed with a valid ID card that is less than 10 years old. Brazilians can live and work legally in Chile under the Mercosur (and Associated Countries) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.	√
China	Visa required[56]		24-hour visa-free transit through China (unless arriving in Fuzhou, Huangshan, Mudanjiang, Shenzhen or Yanji). 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi’an.[57] Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. All TWOV programs are currently suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.[58]	√
Colombia	Freedom of Movement[59]		Entry is allowed with a valid ID card that is less than 10 years old. Brazilians can live and work legally in Colombia under the Mercosur (and Associated Countries) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.	√
Comoros	Visa on arrival[60]	45 days		X
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[61]			√
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[62]			√
Costa Rica	Visa not required[63]	90 days		√
Côte d’Ivoire	eVisa[64]	3 months	eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.	X
Croatia	Visa not required[65]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period	√
Cuba	Tourist Card required[66]			√
Cyprus	Visa not required[67]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period	√
Czech Republic	Visa not required[68]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Denmark	Visa not required[69]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Djibouti	eVisa[70]	31 days		X
Dominica	Visa not required[71]	3 months		√
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[72]	90 days		√
Ecuador	Freedom of Movement[73]		Entry is allowed with a valid ID card that is less than 10 years old. Brazilians can live and work legally in Ecuador under the Mercosur (and Associated Countries) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.	√
Egypt	Visa on arrival[74]	30 days		X
El Salvador	Visa not required[75]	3 months		√
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[76]			√
Eritrea	Visa required[77]			√
Estonia	Visa not required[78]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Eswatini	Visa not required[79]	30 days		X
Ethiopia	eVisa[80]	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[81] eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. eVisas are available for 30 or 90 days.[82]	X
Fiji	Visa not required[83]	4 months		√
Finland	Visa not required[84]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
France	Visa not required[85]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24] Visa usually required for French Guiana, but some exemptions apply (see French Guiana entry below)[86]	√
Gabon	eVisa[87]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.[88]	X
Gambia	Visa required[89][90]		An entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.[91]	X
Georgia	Visa not required[92]	1 year		√
Germany	Visa not required[93]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Ghana	Visa required[94]			√
Greece	Visa not required[95]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Grenada	Visa not required[96]	3 months	Beginning on December 1, 2020, all travellers to Grenada will be required to complete an online application in order to receive a Pure Safe Travel Authorization Certificate to enter Grenada.[97]	√
Guatemala	Visa not required[98]	90 days		√
Guinea	eVisa[99]	90 days		X
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival[100]	90 days		X
Guyana	Visa not required[101]	3 months	Brief visits just to the border town of Lethem are possible with a valid Brazilian ID card[102]	√
Haiti	Visa not required[103]	3 months		X
Honduras	Visa not required[104]	3 months		√
Hungary	Visa not required[105]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Iceland	Visa not required[106]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
India	eVisa[107]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][108] An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.[citation needed]	X
Indonesia	Visa on arrival[109]	30 days[110]		√
Iran	eVisa	30 days[111]		X
Iraq	Visa required[112]			√
Ireland	Visa not required[113]	90 days		√
Israel	Visa not required[114]	3 months		√
Italy	Visa not required[115]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Jamaica	Visa not required[116]	6 months	90 days (business), 6 months (tourist)	√
Japan	Visa required[117]			X
Jordan	Visa on arrival[118]		Conditions apply[119]	X
Kazakhstan	Visa not required[120][121]	30 days	30 days within any year period	√
Kenya	e-Visa[122]	3 months		X
Kiribati	Visa required[123]			√
North Korea	Visa required[124]			√
South Korea	Electronic Travel Authorization[125]	90 days	Korea K-ETA required since September 2021 with a fee of 10,000 KRW per person.[126]	√
Kuwait	Visa required[127]			√
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[128]	60 days		X
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[129]	30 days	Visa on arrival is available at Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges,[Note 3] 13 border crossings,[Note 4] and Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane.[130] Visa on arrival facilities will be gradually phased out starting in January 2020.[131] eVisa may be used to enter Laos through Wattay International Airport and the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge.[citation needed] The Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou border crossings are open only to visa holders.[citation needed] Visa on arrival is extendable up to 60 days.[citation needed]	X
Latvia	Visa not required[132]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival[133][134]	1 month	Brazilian immigrants, or Brazilian businessmen are granted a multiple entry visa on arrival valid for 90 days for tourism purposes only and is renewable once following the approval of the General Directorate of General Security. This visa however shall not exceed 90 days.[135]	X
Lesotho	eVisa[136][137]			X
Liberia	Visa required[138]			√
Libya	Visa required[139]			√
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[140]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Lithuania	Visa not required[141]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Luxembourg	Visa not required[142]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[143]	90 days		X
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[144]	30 days	Can extend for a total of 90 days.	X
Malaysia	Visa not required[145]	3 months		√
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[146]	30 days		X
Mali	Visa required[147]			√
Malta	Visa not required[148]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[149]	90 days		X
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[150]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.	X
Mauritius	Visa not required[151]	90 days		X
Mexico	Visa required[152]		Visa not required for holders of valid visa or permanent residence issued by the U.S., Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Colombia, Peru, Chile, or Schengen area.[153]	X
Micronesia	Visa not required[154]	30 days		X
Moldova	Visa not required[155]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period	X
Monaco	Visa not required[156]			√
Mongolia	Visa not required[157]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period	√
Montenegro	Visa not required[158]	90 days		√
Morocco	Visa not required[159]	3 months		√
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[160]	30 days[161]		X
Myanmar	eVisa[162]	28 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism or business purposes.	X
Namibia	Visa not required[163]	3 months		√
Nauru	Visa required[164]			√
Nepal	Visa on arrival[165]	90 days		X
Netherlands	Visa not required[166]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority[167]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[168] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[169] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[168]	X
Nicaragua	Visa not required[170]	90 days		√
Niger	Visa required[171]			√
Nigeria	Visa required[172]			√
North Macedonia	Visa not required[173]	90 days		√
Norway	Visa not required[174]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa[175]	14 days / 30 days		X
Pakistan	Online Visa[176]		Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.[177] Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.[178] Online Visa eligible.[179]	X
Palau	Visa on arrival[180]	30 days		X
Panama	Visa not required[181]	180 days		√
Papua New Guinea	eVisa / visa on arrival[182]	60 days	Visa on Arrival is currently suspended.[183] Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).[citation needed]	X
Paraguay	Freedom of Movement[184]		Entry is allowed with a valid ID card that is less than 10 years old. Brazilians can live and work legally in Paraguay under the Mercosur (and Associated Countries) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.	√
Peru	Freedom of Movement[185]		Entry is allowed with a valid ID card that is less than 10 years old. Brazilians can live and work legally in Peru under the Mercosur (and Associated Countries) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.	√
Philippines	Visa not required[186]	59 days		√
Poland	Visa not required[187]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Portugal	Visa not required[188]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Qatar	Visa not required[189]	90 days		√
Romania	Visa not required[190]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period	√
Russia	Visa not required[191]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period	√
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[192]	30 days		X
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[193]	3 months		√
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[194]	6 weeks		X
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[195]	90 days[196]		√
Samoa	Free entry permit on arrival[197]	60 days		X
San Marino	Visa not required[198]			√
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required[199]	15 days		X
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[199]			√
Senegal	Visa not required[200]	90 days		X
Serbia	Visa not required[201]	90 days		√
Seychelles	Visa not required[202]	90 days	90 days per 180-day period	√
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival[203]			X
Singapore	Visa not required[204]	30 days		√
Slovakia	Visa not required[205]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Slovenia	Visa not required[206]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Solomon Islands	Visitor’s permit on arrival[207]	3 months		X
Somalia	Visa on arrival[208]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.	X
South Africa	Visa not required[209]	90 days		√
South Sudan	Electronic Visa[210]		Obtainable online[211] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[211]	X
Spain	Visa not required[212]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival[213]	30 days[214]	Electronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival.[215] 30 days extendable to 6 months.[214]	X
Sudan	Visa required[216]			√
Suriname	Visa not required[217]	90 days		√
Sweden	Visa not required[218]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Switzerland	Visa not required[219]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[24]	√
Syria	Visa required[220]			√
Tajikistan	eVisa[221]	45 days	E-visa holders can enter through all border points.[222]	X
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[223][224]	3 months		X
Thailand	Visa not required[225]	3 months		√
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[226]	30 days		X
Togo	Visa on arrival[227]	7 days		X
Tonga	Visa on arrival[228]	31 days		X
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[229]	90 days		√
Tunisia	Visa not required[230]	3 months		√
Turkey	Visa not required[231]	90 days		√
Turkmenistan	Visa required[232]			√
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[233]	1 month		X
Uganda	eVisa[234]	3 months	Determined at the port of entry. May apply online.[235]	X
Ukraine	Visa not required[236]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period	√
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[237]	90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.[238]	√
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa not required[239]	6 months		√
United States	Visa required[240]		Tourist visas are issued with validity of up to 10 years.	X
Uruguay	Freedom of Movement[7][241]		Entry is allowed with a valid ID card that is less than 10 years old. Brazilians can live and work legally in Uruguay under the Mercosur (and Associated Countries) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check. Brazilians may request lawful permanent resident status in Uruguay at any time.[7]	√
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[242]	30 days		X
Vanuatu	Visa not required[243]	30 days		X
Vatican City	Visa not required[244]			√
Venezuela	Visa not required[245]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid ID card that is less than 10 years old.	√
Vietnam	eVisa[246]	30 days		X
Yemen	Visa required[247]			√
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[248]	90 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.	X
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival[249]	3 months	For tourism purposes only also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.	X

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories[edit]

Unrecognised or partially recognised countries[edit]

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[250]
Artsakh	Visa on arrival[251]	Travelers with Artsakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Artsakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[252]
Kosovo	Visa not required[253]	90 days
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[254]	3 months
Novorossiya	Restricted area	Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[255]
Palestine	Visa not required[256]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[257]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[258][259]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[260][261]	3-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
Taiwan	Visa required[262][263]
Transnistria	Visa not required[264]	Registration required after 24h.[265][266]

Dependent and autonomous territories[edit]

Territory		Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong		Visa not required[267]	90 days
Macau		Visa not required[268]	90 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands		Visa not required
Greenland		Visa not required
France
Clipperton Island		Special permit required[269]
French Guiana		Visa required[270]	Brazilian citizens may enter French Guiana without a visa in the following cases: up to 15 days for trips organized by an approved travel agency in French Guiana;[86] up to 3 days when in transit to France (including other French territories) or to Brazil;[86] local residents of Oiapoque who are holders of a special card authorising cross-border travel (in which case they can visit only the town of Saint-Georges-de-l’Oyapock for up to 72 hours); members of emergency services.
French Polynesia		Visa not required[271]
Guadeloupe		Visa not required
Martinique		Visa not required
Saint Barthélemy		Visa not required
Saint Martin		Visa not required
Mayotte		Visa not required[272]
New Caledonia		Visa not required[273][274]
Réunion		Visa not required[275]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon		Visa not required[276]
Wallis and Futuna		Visa not required[277]
Netherlands
Aruba		Visa not required[278]	30 days, extendable to 180 days[278][279]
Bonaire		Visa not required[280]	3 months[281]
Sint Eustatius		Visa not required	3 months
Saba		Visa not required	3 months
Curaçao		Visa not required[282]
Sint Maarten		Visa not required[283][284]
New Zealand
Cook Islands		Visa not required[285]	31 days[286]
Niue		Visa not required[287]	30 days[288]
Tokelau		Permit required[289]
Norway
Jan Mayen		Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[290] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[291]
Svalbard		Visa not required	Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty.[292]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia		Visa not required[293]
Anguilla		Visa not required[294][295]	3 months
Bermuda		Visa not required[296]	Up to 6 months, decided on arrival.
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required[297]
British Virgin Islands		Visa not required[298]	30 days, extensions possible
Cayman Islands		Visa not required[299]	6 months
Falkland Islands		Visa not required[300][301]
Gibraltar		Visa not required[302]
Montserrat		Visa not required[303]	6 months
Pitcairn Islands		Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[304][305][306]
Saint Helena		Visitor’s Pass on arrival	Visitor’s Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[307]
Ascension Island		eVisa[308][309]	3 months within any year period
Tristan da Cunha		Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[310]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[311][312]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Visa not required[313]	90 days[314]
United States
American Samoa		Entry permit required[315]
Guam		Visa required[316]
Northern Mariana Islands		Visa required[317]
Puerto Rico		Visa required[318]
U.S. Virgin Islands		Visa required[319]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica,  Australian Antarctic Territory,  Chilean Antarctic Territory,  Heard Island and McDonald Islands,  Peter I Island,  Queen Maud Land,  Ross Dependency.[320][321][322][323][324][325][326][327][328][329][330][331]

Other territories[edit]

•  Australia. Ashmore and Cartier Islands – Special authorisation required.^[332]
•  Crimea. Visa not required. Territory accessed under Russian visa policy.^[333]
•  China. Hainan – 30 days. Visa-free for Brazilian nationals.^[334]
•  China. Tibet Autonomous Region – Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). = How to get Tibet Travel Permit, Successful Application Tips}}</ref>^[335]
•  Colombia. San Andrés and Leticia – Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
•  Ecuador.  Galápagos – Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.^[336]
•  Eritrea outside Asmara – To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).^[337]
•  Fiji. Lau Province – Special permission required.^[338]
•  Greece  Mount Athos – Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors’ quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.^[339][340]
•  India. Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.^{[341][342][343][344][345][346]}
•  Iraqi Kurdistan. Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
•  Iran. Kish Island – Visa not required.^[347]
•  Kazakhstan. Closed cities – Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.^[348]
•  North Korea outside Pyongyang – Special permit required. People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving).
•  Malaysia.  Sabah and  Sarawak – Visa not required. These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.^[349]
•  Maldives outside Malé – Permission required. Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.^[350]
•  Russia. Special authorization required for several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.^[351]
•  Saudi Arabia Mecca and Medina – Special access required. Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
•  Sudan. Darfur – Separate travel permit is required.^[352]
•  Sudan outside Khartoum – All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
•  Tajikistan. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province – OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.^[353][354]
•  Turkmenistan. Closed cities – A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.^[355]
•  United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands – Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.^{[356][357][358][359][360][361][362]}
•  Venezuela. Margarita Island – Visa not required. All visitors are fingerprinted.^[363]
•  Vietnam. Phú Quốc – Visa not required for 30 days.^[364]
•  Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden – Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.^[365]
•  UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus – Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.^[366]
•  Korean Demilitarized Zone – Restricted area.
•  UNDOF Zone and Ghajar – Restricted area.

Visas for Cambodia, Myanmar, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sri Lanka and Turkey are obtainable online.^{[367][368][369][370][371][372][373][374]}

Non-visa restrictions[edit]

Blank passport pages[edit]

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.^[375] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination[edit]

An International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis is required to prove that someone has been vaccinated against yellow fever

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year^[376] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.^[377]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[378][379]

An increasing number of countries have been imposing additional COVID-19 related health restrictions such as quarantine measures and testing requirements. Many countries increasingly consider the vaccination status of travellers with regard to quarantine requirements or when deciding to allow them entry at all.^[380]

Passport validity length[edit]

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a passport valid on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other’s citizens^[381][382] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).^[383]

Some countries, such as Japan,^[384] Ireland and the United Kingdom,^[385] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,^[386] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,^[387] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru.^[388] Philippines,^[389] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.^[390]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except the Republic of Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer’s intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, Honduras, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives^[391] and South Africa.

Criminal record[edit]

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,^[392] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata[edit]

Entry Permit to Nagorno-Karabakh issued in Yerevan as a stand-alone document rather than a visa affixed in a passport

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.^[393]

For example, Azerbaijan bans visits by foreign citizens that have previously entered Azerbaijan through non-Azerbaijani controlled borders. This includes the illegal entry into the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh^[394] (the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh), its surrounding Armenian-occupied territories, and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı, and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under the control of Armenia. Foreign citizens who enter these territories will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan^[395] and will be included in their “list of personae non gratae“.^[396] As of 2 September 2019, the list mentioned 852 people.

Israeli stamps[edit]

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait,^[397] Lebanon,^[398] Libya,^[399] Syria,^[400] and Yemen^[401] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals’ passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.^{[citation needed]}

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics[edit]

A fingerprint scanner at Dulles International Airport collects biometric data on visitors, which can be used for confirming identities.

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to quickly change planes rather than go landside.^[402]

Fingerprinting countries include Afghanistan,^[403][404] Argentina,^[405] Brunei, Cambodia,^[406] China,^[407] Ethiopia,^[408] Ghana, Guinea,^[409] India, Japan,^[410][411] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),^[412] Malaysia upon entry and departure,^[413] Mongolia, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia,^[414] Singapore, South Korea,^[415] Taiwan, Thailand,^[416] Uganda,^[417] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation),^{[418][419][420]} intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.^[421]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports^[422] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.^[423][424] The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders.^[425] In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.^[426][427]