Visa requirements for Czech citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Czech Republic.
As of July 2024, Czech citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 189 countries and territories, ranking the Czech passport 7th, tied with passports from Canada, Hungary and Malta in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
Visa requirements for Czech citizens were lifted by Belarus in February 2017, [2] the Solomon Islands in October 2016, [3] Tuvalu in July 2016, [4] the Marshall Islands in June 2016, [5] Palau (December 2015), [6] Tonga (November 2015), [7] São Tomé and Príncipe (August 2015), [8] Indonesia (June 2015), [9] [10] United Arab Emirates, Timor-Leste, Samoa (May 2015), [11] [12] [13] [14] Cape Verde (1 January 2019) [15] and Uzbekistan (1 February 2019). [16]
Czech citizens were made eligible for eVisas recently by Saudi Arabia (September 2019), Suriname and Pakistan (April 2019), Tanzania and Papua New Guinea (November 2018), [17] Angola (March 2018), Djibouti (February 2018), [18] Egypt (December 2017), [19] Azerbaijan (January 2017), [20] Tajikistan (June 2016), [21] [22] India (e-Tourist visa from February 2016) [23] and Myanmar (September 2014). [24]
In 2014, Czech Republic ranked 10th on the list of countries based on the visa requirements for their citizens. This means that Czech citizens could travel to 162 countries and territories visa-free or can obtain visa on arrival. [25] In 2009 Czech citizens could travel to 131 countries without a visa, [26] to 142 in 2010, [27] 152 in 2012, [28] 167 in 2016, [29] 168 in 2017, [30] 182 in 2018, [31] 181 in 2019, [32] and 183 in 2020. [33]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required [34] | ||
Albania | Visa not required [35] | 90 days |
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Algeria | Visa required [36] | ||
Andorra | Visa not required [37] |
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Angola | Visa not required [38] | 30 days |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required [41] | 180 days | |
Argentina | Visa not required [42] | 90 days | |
Armenia | Visa not required [43] | 180 days | |
Australia and territories | eVisitor [44] | 90 days |
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Austria | Visa not required [45] |
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Azerbaijan | eVisa [46] [47] | 30 days | |
Bahamas | Visa not required [48] | 3 months | |
Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival [49] | 14 days | |
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival [50] | 30 days | |
Barbados | Visa not required [51] | 3 months | |
Belarus | Visa not required [52] | 30 days [53] |
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Belgium | Visa not required [55] |
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Belize | Visa not required [56] | ||
Benin | eVisa [57] [58] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | eVisa [59] [60] | ||
Bolivia | Visa not required [61] | 90 days |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required [62] | 90 days | |
Botswana | Visa not required [64] | 90 days |
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Brazil | Visa not required [65] | 90 days |
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Brunei | Visa not required [66] | 90 days | |
Bulgaria | Visa not required [67] |
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Burkina Faso | eVisa / Visa on arrival [68] [69] | 1 month | |
Burundi | Visa on arrival [70] | 1 month | |
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [71] [72] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | eVisa [73] [74] | ||
Canada | Visa not required [75] | 6 months | |
Cape Verde | Visa not required [78] | 30 days |
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Central African Republic | Visa required [80] | ||
Chad | Visa required [81] | ||
Chile | Visa not required [82] | 90 days | |
China | Visa required [83] |
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Colombia | Visa not required [86] | 90 days |
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Comoros | Visa on arrival [87] | 45 days | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required [88] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa [89] [90] | 7 days | |
Costa Rica | Visa not required [91] | 90 days | |
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa [92] [93] | 3 months |
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Croatia | Visa not required [94] |
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Cuba | Tourist card required [95] | 90 days |
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Cyprus | Visa not required [96] |
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Denmark | Visa not required [97] |
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Djibouti | eVisa [98] [99] | 90 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required [100] | 90 days |
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Dominican Republic | Visa not required [101] | 90 days |
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Ecuador | Visa not required [102] | 90 days | |
Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival [103] [104] | 30 days |
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El Salvador | Visa not required [105] | 3 months | |
Equatorial Guinea | eVisa [106] [107] |
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Eritrea | Visa required [108] | ||
Estonia | Visa not required [109] |
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Eswatini | Visa not required [110] | 30 days | |
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [111] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required [114] | 4 months | |
Finland | Visa not required [115] |
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France | Visa not required [116] |
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Gabon | eVisa [117] [118] | 90 days |
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Gambia | Visa not required [119] | 90 days | |
Georgia | Visa not required [120] | 1 year | |
Germany | Visa not required [122] |
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Ghana | Visa required [123] | ||
Greece | Visa not required [124] |
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Grenada | Visa not required [125] | 3 months | |
Guatemala | Visa not required [126] | 90 days | |
Guinea | eVisa [127] [128] | 90 days | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival [129] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required [130] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required [131] | 90 days | |
Honduras | Visa not required [132] | 3 months | |
Hungary | Visa not required [133] |
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Iceland | Visa not required [134] |
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India | eVisa [135] [136] | 30 days | |
Indonesia | e-VOA / Visa on arrival [137] | 30 days [138] | |
Iran | eVisa [139] [140] | 30 days |
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Iraq | eVisa / Visa on arrival [141] [142] | 60 days |
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Ireland | Visa not required [143] |
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Israel | Visa not required [144] | 3 months | |
Italy | Visa not required [145] |
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Jamaica | Visa not required [146] | 30 days | |
Japan | Visa not required [147] | 90 days | |
Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival [148] [149] | 30 days |
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Kazakhstan | Visa not required [151] | 30 days | |
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation [152] [153] | 90 days |
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Kiribati | Visa not required [154] | 90 days | |
North Korea | Visa required [155] | ||
South Korea | Electronical Travel Authorization [156] [157] | 90 days |
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Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival [159] [160] | 3 months | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required [161] | 60 days | |
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival [162] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa not required [166] |
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Lebanon | Free visa on arrival [167] | 1 month |
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Lesotho | Visa not required [168] | 14 days |
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Liberia | Visa required [170] | ||
Libya | eVisa [171] [172] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa not required [173] |
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Lithuania | Visa not required [174] |
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Luxembourg | Visa not required [175] |
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Madagascar | Visa on arrival [176] | 60 days | |
Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival [177] [178] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa not required [179] | 90 days | |
Maldives | Free visa on arrival [180] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required [181] | ||
Malta | Visa not required [182] |
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Marshall Islands | Visa not required [183] | 90 days |
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Mauritania | Visa on arrival [184] | 3 months |
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Mauritius | Visa not required [185] | 180 days |
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Mexico | Visa not required [186] | 180 days | |
Micronesia | Visa not required [187] | 90 days |
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Moldova | Visa not required [188] | 90 days |
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Monaco | Visa not required [190] |
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Mongolia | Visa not required [191] | 30 days |
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Montenegro | Visa not required [192] | 90 days | |
Morocco | Visa not required [194] | 90 days | |
Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival [195] [196] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | eVisa / Visa on arrival [197] [198] | 28 days |
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Namibia | Visa on arrival [200] | 3 months |
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Nauru | Visa required [201] | ||
Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival [202] [203] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa not required [204] |
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New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority [205] | 3 months |
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Nicaragua | Visa not required [208] | 90 days |
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Niger | Visa required [209] | ||
Nigeria | eVisa [210] [211] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa not required [212] | 90 days | |
Norway | Visa not required [214] |
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Oman | Visa not required / eVisa [215] [216] | 14 days / 30 days | |
Pakistan | eVisa [217] | 90 days |
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Palau | Visa not required [218] | 90 days |
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Panama | Visa not required [219] | 90 days | |
Papua New Guinea | Easy Visitor Permit [220] [221] | 60 days |
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Paraguay | Visa not required [222] | 90 days | |
Peru | Visa not required [223] | 90 days |
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Philippines | Visa not required [224] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa not required [225] |
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Portugal | Visa not required [226] |
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Qatar | Visa not required [227] | 90 days | |
Romania | Visa not required [228] |
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Russia | eVisa [229] [230] | 16 days | |
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival [231] [232] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required [233] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa not required [234] | 90 days |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [235] | 90 days |
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Samoa | Visa not required [236] | 90 days |
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San Marino | Visa not required [237] |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required [238] | 15 days | |
Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [239] [240] | 90 days | |
Senegal | Visa not required [241] | 90 days | |
Serbia | Visa not required [242] | 90 days | |
Seychelles | Visa not required [244] [245] | 90 days [246] |
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Sierra Leone | eVisa / Visa on arrival [247] [248] | 3 months / 30 days | |
Singapore | Visa not required [249] | 90 days | |
Slovakia | Visa not required [250] |
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Slovenia | Visa not required [251] |
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Solomon Islands | Visa not required [252] [253] | 90 days |
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Somalia | Visa on arrival [254] |
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South Africa | Visa not required [255] | 90 days | |
South Sudan | eVisa [256] [257] |
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Spain | Visa not required [258] |
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Sri Lanka | Visa not required [259] | 30 days |
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Sudan | Visa required [261] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required [262] [263] | 90 days | |
Sweden | Visa not required [266] |
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Switzerland | Visa not required [267] |
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Syria | eVisa [268] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa not required [269] | 30 days | |
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival [270] [271] | 90 days | |
Thailand | Visa not required [272] [273] | 60 days | |
Timor-Leste | Visa not required [274] | 90 days |
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Togo | eVisa [275] [276] | 15 days | |
Tonga | Visa not required [7] | 90 days |
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Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required [277] | 90 days |
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Tunisia | Visa not required [278] | 3 months | |
Turkey | Visa not required [280] | 90 days | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required [281] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa not required [282] | 90 days |
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Uganda | eVisa [283] [284] | 3 months | |
Ukraine | Visa not required [285] | 90 days |
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United Arab Emirates | Visa not required [286] | 90 days |
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United Kingdom | Visa not required [287] | 6 months | |
United States | Visa Waiver Program [288] [289] | 90 days |
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Uruguay | Visa not required [292] | 90 days | |
Uzbekistan | Visa not required [293] [294] | 30 days | |
Vanuatu | Visa not required [295] | 120 days | |
Vatican City | Visa not required [296] |
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Venezuela | Visa not required [297] | 90 days | |
Vietnam | eVisa [298] [299] | 90 days |
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Yemen | Visa required [300] | ||
Zambia | Visa not required [301] | 30 days |
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Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival [302] | 30 days |
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Visa requirements for Czech citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | |||
Abkhazia | Visa required [303] | ||
Mount Athos | Special permit required | 4 days | Special permit required (EUR 25 for Orthodox visitors, EUR 35 for non-Orthodox visitors, EUR 18 for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. [304] [305] |
Brest and Grodno | Visa not required | Visa-free for 10 days [306] | |
Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months [307] |
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UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required [308] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. | |
Faroe Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
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Gibraltar | Visa not required [309] |
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Guernsey | Visa not required [310] |
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Jersey | Visa not required [311] |
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Isle of Man | Visa not required [312] |
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Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours [313] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. [314] | |
Kosovo | Visa not required [315] | 90 days [316] |
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Russia | Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization. [317] | |
South Ossetia | Russian multiple entry visa required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [318] [319] | |
Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h. [320] [321] | |
Africa | |||
Canary Islands | Visa not required |
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Ceuta | Visa not required |
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Diego Garcia | Restricted zone | The access to Diego Garcia is restricted to those with connections to the military facility. No unauthorised vessel is permitted to approach the Diego Garcia within 3 nautical miles and vessels in transit, on innocent passage as defined under maritime law, should maintain their course away from Diego Garcia. | |
Eritrea outside Asmara | Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). [322] | |
Madeira | Visa not required |
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Mayotte | Visa not required |
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Melilla | Visa not required |
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Réunion | Visa not required |
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Ascension Island | eVisa [323] [324] |
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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. [325] | |
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. [326] | |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Visa not required | 90 days | Same visa regime as Morocco. |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. [327] [328] | |
Sudan | Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. | |
Darfur | Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required. [329] | |
Asia | |||
Hainan | Visa not required | 30 days | Individual tourists need to select a tour agency and inform them their schedule. [330] [331] |
Hong Kong | Visa not required | 90 days [332] | |
India PAP/RAP | PAP/RAP required | 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. [333] [334] [335] [336] [337] [338] | |
Iraqi Kurdistan | eVisa | 30 days [339] | |
Kazakhstan | Special permission required | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. [340] | |
Kish Island | Visa not required | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. [341] | |
Macao | Visa not required | 90 days [342] | |
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. [343] | |
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) | |
Palestine | Visa not required [344] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [345] | |
Taiwan | Visa not required | 90 days [346] | |
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OVIR permit required | OVIR permit required, can be obtained with e-visa application for an additional USD 20. Locally it may be obtained for 15+5 Tajikistani Somoni. Another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. [347] [348] [349] | |
Tibet Autonomous Region | TTP required | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). [350] [351] [352] | |
Turkmenistan | Special permit required | 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. [353] | |
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone | ||
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone | ||
Phú Quốc | Visa not required | 30 days [354] | |
Yemen | Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden. [355] | |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | |||
Azores | Visa not required |
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Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months [356] | |
Aruba | Visa not required | 30 days, extendable to 180 days [357] [358] | |
Bermuda | Visa not required | Up to 6 months, decided on arrival. [359] | |
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required | 3 months [360] [361] | |
British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 30 days, extensions possible [362] | |
Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 6 months [363] | |
Curacao | Visa not required | 3 months [364] | |
Greenland | Visa not required | 90 days | |
Guadeloupe | Visa not required |
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Martinique | Visa not required |
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Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months [365] [366] | |
Puerto Rico | Electronic System for Travel Authorization [368] | 90 days (same as for USA) |
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Saint Barthélemy | Visa not required |
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Saint Martin | Visa not required |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required |
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San Andrés and Leticia | Tourist card on arrival | Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival. [369] | |
Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 3 months [370] [371] | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days [372] | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Electronic System for Travel Authorization [373] | 90 days |
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Oceania | |||
American Samoa | Electronic authorization [374] | 30 days | |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required. [375] | |
Clipperton Island | Special permit required | Special permit required. [376] | |
Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days [377] | |
Lau Province | Special permission required | Special permission required. [378] | |
Guam | Electronic System for Travel Authorization [379] | 90 days |
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New Caledonia | Visa not required |
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Niue | Visa not required [380] | 30 days | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Electronic System for Travel Authorization [381] | 90 days |
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Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days | Landing fee USD 35or tax of USD 5 if not going ashore. [382] [383] [384] |
French Polynesia | Visa not required |
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Tokelau | Entry permit required [385] | ||
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. [386] [387] [388] [389] [390] [391] [392] | |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required |
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South America | |||
French Guiana | Visa not required |
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Galápagos | Online pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. [393] | |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | |||
Falkland Islands | Visa not required | 1 month |
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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). [395] [396] | |
Antarctica | Permit required | Special permits required for 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. [397] [398] [399] [400] [401] [402] [403] [404] [405] [406] [407] |
When in a non-EU country where there is no Czech embassy, Czech citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.
Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. [408] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
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, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year [409] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana. [410]
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. [411] [412]
Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport 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 [413] [414] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled). [415]
Some countries, such as Japan, [416] Ireland and the United Kingdom, [417] 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, [418] 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, [419] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, [420] Philippines, [421] 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. [422]
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, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except 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, 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 [423] and South Africa.
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, [424] 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.
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata , banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. 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. [425]
Kuwait, [426] Lebanon, [427] Libya, [428] Syria, [429] and Yemen [430] 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 [update] ) 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.
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 change planes rather than go landside. [431]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, [432] [433] Argentina, [434] Brunei, Cambodia, [435] China, [436] Ethiopia, [437] Ghana, Guinea, [438] India, Japan, [439] [440] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), [441] Malaysia upon entry and departure, [442] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, [443] Singapore, South Korea, [444] Taiwan, Thailand, [445] Uganda, [446] 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 its own legislation), [447] [448] [449] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa. [450]
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 [451] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa. [452] [453]
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Nationals of the following states may enter into Bosnia and Herzegovina with a passport or a valid identity card proving identity and citizenship of: - Member State of the European Union - State signatory to the Schengen Agreement - Andorra, Montenegro, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Serbia, the Holy See and Swiss Confederation
Citizens of Member States of the European Union may enter Georgia with a travel document, as well as with an identity card issued by a Member State of the European Union. The identity card shall contain the name, surname, date of birth and a photo of the person.
The citizens of Czech Republic may enter, pass through and stay in Montenegro for up to 90 days with a valid passport without a visa. Also, they may enter and stay in Montenegro for up to 30 days with a valid identity card or a document confirming their identity and nationality.
Many tourists, people on working holidays, and some students and workers coming to New Zealand must pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) of NZD $35.
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
Citizens of the EU member states and citizens of the signatories to the Schengen Agreement may enter the territory of the Republic of Macedonia with valid ID card ...
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)The number of remaining blank pages a passport should have is also an issue. Some travellers have reported arriving with one or less than one full page left and waiting for hours at immigration, until an official reluctantly grants them entry. The FCO lists no hard and fast rules because, in many cases, there aren't any.
African countries that requires (sic) Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that require vaccination for all travellers older that 9 months or 1 year: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameron, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'lvoire, DRC, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Niger, Togo.
African countries that requires Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that requires (sic) vaccination for travellers from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission or transit 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, Zimbabwe.
Passport valid for travel to the United States – Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your period of stay in the United States (unless exempt by country-specific agreements). Each individual who needs a visa must submit a separate application, including any family members listed in your passport.
Countries whose citizens are allowed to enter Turkey with their expired passports: 1. Germany – Passports expired within the last year / ID's expired within the last year, 2. Belgium - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 3. France - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 4. Spain - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 5. Switzerland - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 6. Luxemburg - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 7. Portugal - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 8. Bulgaria – Valid ordinary passport
Q: Do I need at least 6 months passport validity in order to enter Japan? A: Japan does not have any regulations relating to passport validity, so long as your passport will be valid until after you leave Japan.
You're not from an EEA country: you must have a valid passport to enter the UK. It should be valid for the whole of your stay.
Travellers heading west from the UK to New Zealand may soon be able to avoid the onerous requirement to clear US border control during the refuelling stop at Los Angeles airport (LAX). Unlike almost every other country in the world, the US insists on a full immigration check even for passengers who simply intend to re-board their plane to continue onwards to a foreign destination. Air New Zealand, which flies daily from Heathrow via Los Angeles to Auckland, says there are currently "strict requirements for travellers" in transit at LAX. Through passengers to Auckland on flight NZ1 or Heathrow on NZ2 must apply in advance for an ESTA (online visa) even though they have no intention of staying in the US. They also have to undergo screening by the Transportation Security Administration.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)Effective April 27, 2018, border control authorities at all of China's ports of entry, including its airports, will start collecting the fingerprints of all foreign visitors aged between 14 and 70. Diplomatic passport holders and beneficiaries of reciprocal agreements are exempted..
Will visitors still have their digital photo and fingerprints taken at the immigration desk on arrival? Yes, the need to have photos and fingerprints taken upon arrival is to authenticate that the person who applied for the Visa is the same person at the port of entry
While a requirement for a biometric entry-exit system has been in law for over a decade, it is not yet a reality. Many reasons for the long gestating development have been documented in BPC's 2014 report Entry-Exit System: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook, including the technological, operational, and cost challenges of creating exit systems and infrastructure where none exist today. However, many critics, especially in Congress, simply accused the Department of Homeland security of dragging its feet... the major operational, logistical, and technical challenge in implementing exit capability at our ports has been the land borders. Unlike airports and seaports, the land border environment is not physically controlled, there is no means to get advance information on who is arriving, and the sheer volume of travel—both vehicular and pedestrian—creates challenges in any system to not further exacerbate delays. While biometric exit for land vehicular traffic is still in the "what if" stage, CBP is moving ahead and piloting systems and technology to use with the large population of pedestrian crossers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Long demanded by lawmakers in Congress, it is considered a critical step to developing a coherent program to curb illegal immigration, as historically about 30 percent to 40 percent of illegal immigrants in the United States arrived on tourist visas or other legal means and then never left, according to estimates by Homeland Security officials.
Efforts to determine whether visitors actually leave have faltered. Departure monitoring would help officials hunt for foreigners who have not left, if necessary. Domestic security officials say, however, it would be too expensive to conduct fingerprint or facial recognition scans for land departures.
The breach of privacy is probably the biggest threat to the biometric technique of iris recognition. Secondly, a device error can false reject or false accept the identity which can also have some heinous consequences. Lastly, the method isn't the most cost-effective one. It is complex and therefore expensive. Furthermore, the maintenance of devices and data can also be relatively burdensome. However, thanks to the oil money and spending ability of Dubai, they are economically equipped to effectively embrace this system.
Visa requirements for United States citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states that are imposed on citizens of the United States.
Visa requirements for Albanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other nations placed on citizens of Albania.
Visa requirements for South Korean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Korea.
Visa requirements for Bahraini citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Bahrain. As of 2024, Bahraini citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 91 countries and territories, ranking the Bahraini passport 59th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.
Visa requirements for Italian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Italy.
Visa requirements for citizens of the Republic of Lebanon are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other sovereign countries and territories placed on citizens of the Republic of Lebanon.
Visa requirements for Malaysian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Malaysia.
Visa requirements for Austrian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of foreign states on citizens of Austria. As of January 2024,
Visa requirements for Argentine citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Argentina.
Visa requirements for Belizean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Belize. As of January 2024, Belizean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 104 countries and territories, ranking the Belizean passport 54th overall, and last among Central American countries, in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Bruneian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states which are imposed on citizens of Brunei.
Visa requirements for Chilean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Chile entering with a Chilean passport.
Visa requirements for Moldovan citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Moldova by the authorities of other states.
Visa requirements for Filipino citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of the Philippines by the authorities of other territories.
Visa requirements for Portuguese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Portugal.
Visa requirements for Spanish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Spain.
Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Jamaica. As of 2024, Jamaican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 89 countries and territories, ranking the Jamaican passport 55th, tied with Guyanese passport and Nauruan passport in terms of travel freedom according to Henley Passport Index.,
Visa requirements for Cambodian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Cambodia by the authorities of other states.
Visa requirements for Dominican Republic citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Dominican Republic. Along with Cuba and Haiti the Dominican republic passport is considered the weakest passport in Latin America for traveling. Despite several promises by the Government the Dominican Republic still doesn't have the biometric passport. In June 2024 the Government again promised the beginning of introduction of the biometric passports for February 2025.
Visa requirements for Beninese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Benin. As of 2 July 2019, Beninese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 61 countries and territories, ranking the Beninese passport 83rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.