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Basic Visa Requirements for U.S. Passport Holders Traveling Abroad

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Important: All visas require a valid U.S. passport. Tourist visas require an itinerary. Business visas require a letter written on company letterhead, signed by an officer, including name and address of contact in the country to be visited, purpose of visit, financial guarantee, and mention of round trip tickets.

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Country 

Afganistan

Forms/Photos

1 & 1  

Additional Requirements

 

Algeria

2 & 2

(B) ORIGINAL invitation, 2 bus. letters (T) Hotel Confirmation.

Angola

2 & 2

(B) invitation. (T) Bank statement.

Armenia 1 & 1 Invitation for stays over 21 days.
Australia 0 & 0 ETA visa issued by travel agents.

Azerbaijan

1 & 2

(B) Invitation. (T) Hotel voucher.

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Bahrain 1 & 1 (T) Letter from traveler detailing trip.
Bangladesh 2 & 2
Belarus 1 & 1 (T) Hotel confirmation. (B) Invitation.
Benin 2 & 2 Yellow fever.
Bhutan 2 & 2 (B) Invitation. (T) Must be with group.
Bolivia 1 & 1
Brazil 1 & 1 Signed passport. (B) Very specific letter. Call for details. Copy of ID verifying address.
Burk. Faso 2 & 2 Yellow fever.

Burundi

3 & 3

Ticket copy. Yellow fever.

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Cambodia 1 & 1  
Cameroon 2 & 2 Ticket copy. Yellow fever.
Cape Verde 1 & 1 MO.
C.A.R. 3 & 3 Yellow fever.
Chad 3 & 3 Yellow fever.
China 1 & 1 (B) Invitation or company letter   (T,B) copy of passport info page.
Columbia 2 & 0 (T) Not required. (B) Call office.
Congo 2 & 2 Yellow fever. Letter from traveler stating purpose of trip.
Cote D'Ivoire 2 & 2 Hotel Confirmation. Yellow Fever.
D.R.C. 2 & 2

(Zaire) Yellow fever. 

Djibouti 2 & 2 Ticket copy. Yellow fever.

Dominican Republic

1 & 3

(T) Not required, but tourist card available with letter.

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Egypt 1 & 2 MO.
El Salvador 1 & 2  
Eq. Guinea 1 & 1 Detailed travel letter. Proof of funds.
Eritrea 1 & 2 (B) Invitation.

Ethiopia

1 & 1

 

Gabon 2 & 2 Yellow fever. MO.
Gambia 1 & 1 Yellow fever. MO.
Ghana  2 & 2
Guinea 3 & 3 Yellow fever.

Guinea Bissau

2 & 2

Yellow fever. Ticket copy. Financial guarantee.

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India 1 & 1 Passport must be signed.
Indonesia

2 & 2

Jamaica 1 & 1 (T) Not required.

Jordan

1 & 1

 

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Kazakhstan 1 & 2 Invitation from Kazakhstan.  Adoptions need Foreign Ministry approval. 
Kenya 1 & 2  
Korea (S) 1 & 1 No visa (T) or (B) for 3 months
Kuwait 2 & 2 U.S. Citizens are issued a one month visa upon arrival. Call for info. on longer stays.
Kyrgyz 1 & 2 (T) Hotel voucher. (B) Invitation.
Laos 3 & 3 (T) Confirmation of group tour from Laos. (B) Invitation. Ticket copy. Proof of funds.
Lebanon 1 & 2 MO.
Lesotho 1 & 1 Ticket copy.

Liberia

 Libya               

2 & 2

1 & 1

 

Yellow fever. Doctor's letter. Ticket copy. Bank statement.

Foreign Ministry approval letter. 

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Malagasy 2 & 2 Yellow fever.
Mali 2 & 2 Yellow fever. One month stay (may be extended).
Mauritania 2 & 2 Ticket copy.
Moldova 1 & 1  (B) Invitation
Mongolia 2 & 2 (T) Hotel confirmation. (B) Invitation.
Mozambique 1 & 1 Yellow fever. Letter giving detailed itinerary.
Myanmar 1 & 2         

Work History Form (T) (B)

Nepal 1 & 1  
Niger 2 & 2 Yellow fever. Bank statement.

Nigeria

1 & 1

Hotel confirmation (T). Invitation for (B) or personal visit.

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Oman 1 & 0 Original typed application. MO.
Pakistan 1 & 2  

P.N.G.

Paraguay

2 & 2

2 & 2

Ticket copy.

Bank Statement(T) 2 Co. letters (B)

Peru 1 & 2 Ticket copy. (T) Not required.

Philippines

1 & 1

(T) Not required up to 21 days. Forms must be notarized.

Qatar 2 & 2  

Russia

1 & 1

(T) Official hotel confirmation and voucher from Russia. (B) Invitation. 

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SaoTome 2 & 2 Yellow fever. Letter from traveler stating purpose.
Saudi Arabia 1 & 1 Copy of invitation letter from sponsor. Clear copy of application form. Enjaz receipt.
Sierra Leone 1 & 1 Yellow fever.
Sri Lanka 1 & 2 (B) Invitation. Ticket copy. Bank statement. Signed PP. (T) Not required.
Sudan 1 & 1 Invitation. Ticket copy. Proof of funds. Approval takes three weeks.
Suriname 2 & 2 Invitation. Ticket copy. May take several weeks.

Syria

2 & 2

 

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Taiwan 2 & 2 Visa not required for 14 days or less.
Tajikistan 1 & 3 (B) Foreign Ministry approval. (T) Confirmed hotel voucher.
Tanzania 1 & 2 Must use new form.
Thailand 1 & 2 (T) Not required up to 30 days. MO.
Togo 2 & 2 Yellow fever.
Trinidad & Tobago 0 & 0 (T) Not required.
Turkey 1 & 1                

Turkmenistan

1 & 1

(T) Hotel voucher. (B) Invitation.

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Uganda

2 & 2 Yellow Fever.
U.A.E. 1 & 1 Visa obtained upon arrival.
Uzbekistan 1 & 1 (B) Invitation. (T) Confirmed hotel voucher.
Venezuela 1 & 1 Ticket copy. (T) Visa not required.
Vietnam 1 & 1 (B) Needs approval from Foreign Ministry in Hanoi.
Yemen 1 & 2 Invitation for visiting relatives.
Yugoslavia 1 & 0 This includes Serbia and Montenegro.
Zambia 2 & 2 Yellow fever upon arrival. MO. Signed photographs.

Zimbabwe

 

2 & 2

 

 

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Key: (T) = Tourist, (B) = Business, PP = Passport, MO = Embassy fee must be paid by Money Order.

These countries require visas, but they are not obtainable in the U.S. : N. Korea, Somalia.

Countries not listed do not currently require visas of U.S. citizens.

This material is to be used only as a guide by our customers and cannot be guaranteed 100% accurate.

ALL INFORMATION CHANGES FREQUENTLY

Last updated: May 18, 2012


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