Visa requirements for Serbian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Republic of Serbia.
As of 2025, Serbian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 138 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport 34th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] Serbia is one of a handful of countries whose citizens may travel visa-free to the Schengen Area, China and Russia.
Until the 1990s, the Yugoslav passport has been described as highly sought-after commodity. As part of its non-aligned policies, the Yugoslav government signed numerous mutual agreements on visa-free entry from the mid-1960s.
Eventually this applied to most states of the world, promoting the Yugoslav passport to "one of the most convenient in the world, as it was one of the few with which a person could travel freely through both the East and West" during the Cold War. [2]
With the subsequent dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the period of difficulties related to travel bureaucracy started for all successor states. From the 2000s onward, the situation has been significantly and constantly improving and Serbian passport was among the five passports with the most improved rating in the Henley Passport Index since 2006, adding 103 countries to its visa-free list. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Serbia and Russia signed visa-free travel agreement in February 2009. [7] Serbia signed a visa-free agreement with Israel in September 2009. [8] The European Union Schengen area countries lifted visas for Serbian citizens in December 2009. [9] Serbia and Turkey mutually abolished visa regime in July 2010. [10] Serbia signed an agreement on the abolishment of visas with Kazakhstan in August 2010. [11] Serbia and Ukraine mutually abolished visas in May 2011. [12] Japan abolished visas for Serbian citizens in May 2011. [13] Serbia and Albania mutually abolished visas in July 2011. [14] In August 2013 agreement on visa-free travel with Brazil came into force. [15] In July 2014 agreement on visa-free travel with Mongolia came into force. [16] In August 2015 agreement on visa-free travel with Moldova came into force. [17] In April 2016 Indonesia abolished visas for Serbian citizens for a maximum stay of 30 days. [18] In January 2017, agreement on mutual visa free travel between China and Serbia entered into force. [19] In November 2017 Iran abolished visas for Serbian citizens but reversed its decision in October 2018. [20] [21] Colombia abolished visas for Serbian citizens in February 2018. [22] Serbia and Kyrgyzstan mutually abolished visas on 8 November 2018. [23] Uzbekistan abolished visas for Serbian citizens on 21 January 2019. United Arab Emirates abolished visas for Serbian citizens on 6 May 2019. [24] Barbados abolished visas for Serbian citizens in May 2019. Suriname abolished visas for holders of Serbian passport in September 2019. Armenia lifted visa requirements for Serbian citizens on 30 January 2020. [25]
Holders of Serbian passports issued by the Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija have been exempt from visa requirements for the Schengen Area since October 2024. [26]
Since 2009, Serbia has been working towards expanding visa-free travel for its citizens. Serbia proposed inclusion in the United States Visa Waiver Program in 2009, but as of 2024, the adjusted visa refusal rate remains above the required 3% threshold. [27] The United Kingdom initially discussed visa abolition in 2011, but in 2013, the UK Home Office stated it had no plans to remove visa requirements for Serbian citizens. [28] Talks with Australia on facilitating visa issuance were held in 2012, [29] while New Zealand introduced a facilitated visa regime for Serbian citizens in 2014. [30] Discussions on visa liberalization with Canada began in 2016. [31]
Serbian authorities have also held talks with several countries on concluding visa abolition agreements in the future including with Bahrain, Guatemala, Iran, Jamaica, Kuwait, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, South Africa, Tajikistan, Venezuela and Vietnam but have not yet concluded them. [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity |
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![]() | Visa required [38] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [39] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [40] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [41] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa required [42] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [43] | 6 months | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [44] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [45] | 180 days | √ | |
![]() | Online visa required [46] [47] |
| X | |
![]() | Visa not required [48] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [49] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa [50] | 3 months |
| X |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [53] | 14 days | X | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [54] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [56] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [57] | 30 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [58] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [59] |
| √ | |
![]() | eVisa [61] [62] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [63] [64] | √ | ||
![]() | Online Visa / Visa on arrival [65] | 90 days [66] | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [67] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa [68] [69] | 3 months |
| x |
![]() | Visa not required [70] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa required [71] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [72] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa [73] [74] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival [75] [76] | 1 month |
| X |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [77] [78] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [79] [80] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa required [81] |
| X | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [83] | X | ||
![]() | Visa required [86] | √ | ||
![]() | eVisa [87] [88] [89] |
| √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [90] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [91] | 30 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [92] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [93] | 45 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [94] [95] |
| √ | |
![]() | eVisa [96] [97] | 7 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [98] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | eVisa [99] [100] | 3 months |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [101] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa [102] [103] [104] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [105] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [106] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [107] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa [108] [109] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [110] | 21 days to | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [111] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [112] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [113] [114] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [115] |
| √ | |
![]() | eVisa [116] [117] |
| x | |
![]() | Visa required [118] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [119] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [120] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [121] [122] | up to 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [123] | 4 months | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [124] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [125] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa [126] [127] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [128] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [129] | 1 year | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [130] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [131] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [132] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [133] | 3 months | √ | |
![]() | Visa required [134] |
| √ | |
![]() | eVisa [135] [136] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [137] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [138] | 30 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [139] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [140] |
| √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [141] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [142] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa [143] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | e-VOA / Visa on arrival [146] | 30 days [147] | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [148] | 15 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [149] | X | ||
![]() | Visa required [150] |
| X | |
![]() | Visa not required [153] | 3 months | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [154] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa on arrival [155] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [156] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [153] [157] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [158] | 30 days | √ | |
![]() | Electronic Travel Authorisation [159] [160] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [161] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa required [162] | √ | ||
![]() | Electronic Travel Authorization [163] [164] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [166] [167] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [168] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [153] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [172] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Free visa on arrival [173] | 1 month |
| X |
![]() | eVisa [174] [175] | X | ||
![]() | eVisa [176] [177] [178] | √ | ||
![]() | eVisa [179] [180] | x | ||
![]() | Visa not required [181] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [182] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [183] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa on arrival [184] | 60 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [185] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [186] [187] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Free visa on arrival [188] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [189] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [190] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [191] | X | ||
![]() | eVisa [192] | X | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival [193] | 180 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [194] |
| X | |
![]() | Visa not required [196] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [197] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [198] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [199] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [200] | 3 months |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [201] | √ | ||
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [202] [203] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [204] [205] | 28 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [206] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa required [207] | √ | ||
![]() | Online Visa / Visa on arrival [208] | 90 days [209] | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [210] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [211] |
| X | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [214] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [215] | √ | ||
![]() | eVisa [216] [217] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [218] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [219] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [220] [221] | 14 days | * 30 days e-visa also available | X |
![]() | Online Visa [222] [223] | 3 months |
| X |
![]() | Free Visa on arrival [225] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [226] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | eVisa [227] [228] | 60 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [229] | X | ||
![]() | Visa not required [230] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [231] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [232] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [233] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [234] [235] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [236] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [237] | 30 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [238] [239] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [240] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [241] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [242] | 3 months | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [243] | 60 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [244] | √ | ||
![]() | eVisa [245] [246] | X | ||
![]() | Visa required [247] |
| √ | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [248] | 1 month | X | |
![]() | Electronic Border System [249] [250] | 3 months |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa [251] [252] | 3 months | x | |
![]() | Visa not required [253] | 30 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [254] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [255] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [256] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival [257] | 30 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [258] | √ | ||
![]() | eVisa [259] [260] |
| X | |
![]() | Visa not required [261] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [262] [263] | 60 days / 30 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [265] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [266] [267] | 30 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [270] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [271] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | eVisa [272] | X | ||
![]() | Visa not required [273] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [275] [276] | 3 months | X | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival [277] [278] | 60 days / 15 days | X | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [279] | 30 days |
| X |
![]() | eVisa [281] [282] | 15 days | X | |
![]() | Visa required [283] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [284] | 30 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa required [285] [286] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [287] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa required [288] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival [289] | 1 month | X | |
![]() | eVisa [290] [291] | 3 months |
| X |
![]() | Visa not required [292] | 90 days |
| √ |
![]() | Visa not required [293] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa required [294] |
| X | |
![]() | Visa required [296] | X | ||
![]() | Visa not required [297] | 90 days | √ | |
![]() | Visa not required [298] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [299] | 30 days | X | |
![]() | Visa not required [300] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa required [301] |
| √ | |
![]() | eVisa [303] [304] | 90 days |
| X |
![]() | Visa required [305] | √ | ||
![]() | Visa not required [306] | 90 days | X | |
![]() | Visa on arrival [307] | 30 days | X |
Visa requirements for Serbian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
---|---|---|
Europe | ||
![]() | Visa required [308] | |
![]() | Special permit required | 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. [309] [310] |
![]() | Visa not required | Territory accessed under Russian visa policy. [311] |
![]() | Visa not required | 3 months [312] |
![]() | Access Permit required [313] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
![]() | Visa not required [314] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa required [315] | |
![]() | Visa required [316] | |
![]() | Visa required [317] | |
![]() | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours [318] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. [319] |
![]() | Visa required [320] | |
![]() | Passport and Serbian Coordination Directorate documents admission refused [321] | ID card only valid. |
![]() | Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization. [322] |
![]() | Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [323] [324] |
![]() | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h. [325] [326] |
Africa | ||
![]() | Special permit required | Special permit required. [327] |
![]() | Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). [328] |
![]() | Visa not required [329] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa not required [330] | 90 days |
![]() | eVisa [331] [332] | 3 months within any year period. |
![]() | eVisa [333] | |
![]() | 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. [334] |
![]() | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
![]() | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. [335] [336] |
![]() | Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. |
![]() | Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required. [337] |
Asia | ||
![]() | Visa not required | 14 days [338] Only the passport with biometric cover |
![]() | 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. [339] [340] [341] [342] [343] [344] |
![]() | Special permission required | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. [345] |
![]() | Visa not required | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. [346] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days [347] |
![]() | Permission required | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. [348] |
![]() | 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) |
![]() | Visa not required [349] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [350] |
![]() | Visa required [351] | |
![]() | OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. [352] [353] [354] |
![]() | TTP required | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). [355] [356] [357] |
![]() | 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. [358] |
![]() | Restricted zone. | |
![]() | Restricted zone. | |
![]() | Visa not required | 30 days [359] |
![]() | Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden. [360] |
Americas | ||
![]() | eVisa [361] | |
![]() | Visa not required [362] | 30 days |
![]() | Visa required [363] | |
![]() | Visa not required [364] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa required [365] | |
![]() | Visa required [366] | Transit visa required. |
![]() | Visa not required [367] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa not required [368] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days; includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy |
![]() | Visa not required [369] | 90 days |
![]() | eVisa [370] [371] | |
![]() | Visa required [372] | |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days |
![]() | Visa not required [373] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa required [374] | |
![]() | Visa required [375] | |
Oceania | ||
![]() | Entry permit required [376] | |
![]() | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required. [377] |
![]() | Special permit required | Special permit required. [378] |
![]() | Visa not required | 31 days [379] |
![]() | Special permission required | Special permission required. [380] |
![]() | Visa not required [381] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa required [382] | |
![]() | Visa not required [383] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa on arrival | 30 days [384] |
![]() | Visa required [385] | |
![]() | Visa not required | 14 days visa-free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore. [386] [387] [388] |
![]() | Visa required | |
![]() | Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. [389] [390] [391] [392] [393] [394] [395] |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days |
South America | ||
![]() | Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. [396] |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | ||
![]() | Visa required [397] | |
![]() | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). [398] [399] |
Antarctica | Special permits required for ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Countries | Stay |
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![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 30 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 30 days |
![]() | 180 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 30 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
Serbian identity cards can be used instead of a passport for travel to some Balkan countries and territories that have signed bilateral agreements with Serbia.
Countries and territories | Stay |
---|---|
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 90 days |
![]() | 30 days |
![]() | 90 days |
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. [443] 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 [444] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana. [445]
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. [446] [447]
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 [448] [449] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled). [450]
Some countries, such as Japan, [451] Ireland and the United Kingdom, [452] 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, [453] 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, [454] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, [455] Philippines, [456] 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. [457]
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 [458] and South Africa.
Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry. [459] A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction. [460]
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, [461] 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. [462]
Kuwait, [463] Lebanon, [464] Libya, [465] and Yemen [466] 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. [467]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, [468] [469] Argentina, [470] Brunei, Cambodia, [471] China, [472] Ethiopia, [473] Ghana, Guinea, [474] India, Japan, [475] [476] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), [477] Malaysia upon entry and departure, [478] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, [479] Singapore, South Korea, [480] Taiwan, Thailand, [481] Uganda, [482] 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), [483] [484] [485] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa. [486]
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 [487] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa. [488] [489]
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)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.
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.
Effective 27 April 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.