Updated 2026-07-03
United States passport
The United States passport ranks #11 globally — upper half of the table, with 112 visa-free destinations. Adding 32 visa-on-arrival and 36 eVisa/eTA destinations, holders can travel with relative ease to 180 of 198 destinations. Current travel freedom score: 153.
Within North America, 112 visa-free destinations means a clear advantage for international travel — most trips need no advance visa paperwork. The remaining 18 destinations require a traditional visa — check the map and list below before booking.
Real passport cover sources: Siirski (Public domain) .
- Travel freedom score
- 153
- Visa-free
- 112
- Visa on arrival
- 32
- eVisa / eTA
- 36
- Visa required
- 18
- Global rank
- #11 / 199
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Where can United States passport holders travel easily?
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Destination list
- Afghanistan
- Albania · 360 days
- Algeria
- Andorra · 90 days
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua and Barbuda · 180 days
- Argentina · 90 days
- Armenia · 180 days
- Australia · 90 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Azerbaijan · 30 days
- Bahamas · 240 days
- Bahrain · 30 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Barbados · 180 days
- Belarus
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize · 180 days
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi · 30 days
- Cabo Verde · 30 days
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cameroon
- Canada · 180 days
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile · 90 days
- China
- Colombia · 90 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Costa Rica · 180 days
- Côte d'Ivoire · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cuba · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Djibouti · 90 days
- Dominica · 180 days
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- DR Congo · 7 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- El Salvador · 180 days
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Fiji · 120 days
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Gabon · 90 days
- Gambia
- Georgia · 360 days
- Germany · 90 days
- Ghana
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada · 90 days
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guinea · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Guyana · 90 days
- Haiti · 90 days
- Honduras · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- India · 30 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland · 90 days
- Israel · 90 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica · 180 days
- Japan · 90 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kenya · 90 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Kuwait · 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan · 60 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Lebanon · 30 days
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Malawi · 30 days
- Malaysia · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mali
- Malta · 90 days
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco · 90 days
- Mongolia · 90 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Morocco · 90 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Myanmar
- Namibia · 90 days
- Nauru
- Nepal · 150 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- New Zealand · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- Niger
- Nigeria · 90 days
- North Korea
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Oman · 30 days
- Pakistan · 30 days
- Palau · 360 days
- Palestine, State of
- Panama · 180 days
- Papua New Guinea · 60 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 180 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Qatar · 30 days
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania · 90 days
- Russia
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis · 180 days
- Saint Lucia · 42 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 180 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- San Marino · 90 days
- Sao Tome and Principe · 15 days
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Serbia · 90 days
- Seychelles · 90 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Solomon Islands · 45 days
- Somalia
- South Africa · 90 days
- South Korea · 90 days
- South Sudan · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- Sudan
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Syria
- Taiwan · 90 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Tanzania
- Thailand · 60 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Togo · 15 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Trinidad and Tobago · 90 days
- Tunisia · 90 days
- Türkiye · 90 days
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu · 30 days
- Uganda
- Ukraine · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- United Kingdom · 180 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Vatican City · 90 days
- Venezuela
- Vietnam · 90 days
- Yemen
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe · 90 days
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FAQ
United States passport FAQ
How powerful is the United States passport in 2026?
The United States passport ranks #11 globally with a travel freedom score of 153 — 112 visa-free, 32 visa-on-arrival and 36 eVisa/eTA destinations.
How many countries can United States passport holders visit visa-free?
112 destinations are fully visa-free. Including visa-on-arrival and eVisa/eTA, easy-access destinations total 180 of 198.
What photo do I need for a United States passport or visa?
ICAO-compliant: plain white background, neutral expression, no AI retouching. Gao Nau Profile studios in Hanoi and HCMC shoot compliant passport/visa photos for every country standard.
How often is this United States passport data updated?
Weekly, from an MIT-licensed open dataset. The last-updated date is shown on this page.
Source: open data (MIT), compiled by Gao Nau · Updated 2026-07-03