According to the 2021 Henley Passport Index, the US passport is one of the most useful travel documents, coming in at number seven. Globally, the Henley Passport Index ranks nations’ passports based on their holders’ freedom while traveling.
Passports from the Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway, and the United Kingdom round out the top seven.

Which countries do not need a visa for US citizens?
Visa-free travel will be available to residents of the United States of America in 185 countries and territories as of October 1, 2021. (though a few require a visa on arrival). If you’ve been in a certain country for a given time, you may be subject to more stringent regulations.
One of the essential things to remember while planning a trip to Europe is that US residents do not need a tourist visa to visit any of the EU’s 27 member nations, including the UK, which just departed the EU.
Countries where a visa is still required… and maybe something else.
It is customary for visitors to pay registration fees, exit taxes, and travel expenses when entering countries where visas are needed. For example, a visa is necessary to go to Russia, which may take up to three weeks to complete and cost $139 for a US citizen.
People who want to travel to several countries must be fingerprinted and photographed. The International Certificate of Vaccination is also required in Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Niger.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in early 2020, this technique has grown more common.
Finally, some governments restrict travel based on a person’s past travel history. Israeli entrance and departure stamps in a passport may result in a denial of admission into Libya, Sudan, or Syria.
Citizens of the United States must get a visa to enter China. The trip dates, itinerary, and evidence of departure from China must be included in the application. In addition, the application must be typed and free of any modifications made by hand.
Visitors between 14 and 70 are fingerprinted when they arrive and leave the country.
What countries are restricted to American citizens?
US nationals are not allowed to go to North Korea, regardless of whether they have a visa. After a US student died after being freed from a North Korean jail, the travel restriction went into place in 2017.
There are serious consequences for breaking the laws, which include criminal fines and having one’s passport taken away from one. Passport holders from the United States must apply to the US government for a special passport validation to go to North Korea.
Also See: Travel Ban Countries 2022
Before you go, do one last check.
Before embarking on a trip, examining the visa requirements of the country you want to visit is essential. It’s also a good idea to check out any travel warnings issued by the US Department of State for nations considered hazardous.
Country | Visa Requirements | Travel Advisory Level | 2022 Population |
---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 40754.3880 |
Albania | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 2866.3740 |
Algeria | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 45350.1480 |
American Samoa | ETA | 55.0300 | |
Andorra | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 77.4630 |
Angola | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 35027.3430 |
Anguilla | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 15.2300 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 99.5090 |
Argentina | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 46010.2340 |
Armenia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 2971.9660 |
Aruba | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 107.6090 |
Australia | ETA | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 26068.7920 |
Austria | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 9066.7100 |
Azerbaijan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 10300.2050 |
Bahamas | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 400.5160 |
Bahrain | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 1783.9830 |
Bangladesh | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 167885.6890 |
Barbados | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 288.0230 |
Belarus | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 9432.8000 |
Belgium | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 11668.2780 |
Belize | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 412.1900 |
Benin | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 12784.7260 |
Bermuda | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 61.9390 |
Bhutan | Required | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions | 787.9410 |
Bolivia | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 11992.6560 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 3249.3170 |
Botswana | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 2441.1620 |
Brazil | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 215353.5930 |
British Virgin Islands | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 30.5960 |
Brunei | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 445.4310 |
Bulgaria | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 6844.5970 |
Burkina Faso | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 22102.8380 |
Burundi | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 12624.8400 |
Cambodia | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 17168.6390 |
Cameroon | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 27911.5480 |
Canada | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 38388.4190 |
Cayman Islands | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 67.2770 |
Central African Republic | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 5016.6780 |
Chad | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 17413.5800 |
Chile | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 19250.1950 |
China | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 1448471.4000 |
Colombia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 51512.7620 |
Cook Islands | Not Required | 17.5710 | |
Costa Rica | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 5182.3540 |
Croatia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 4059.2860 |
Cuba | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 11305.6520 |
Curacao | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 165.5290 |
Cyprus | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 1223.3870 |
Czech Republic | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 10736.7840 |
Denmark | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 5834.9500 |
Djibouti | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 1016.0970 |
Dominica | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 72.3440 |
Dominican Republic | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 11056.3700 |
DR Congo | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 95240.7920 |
Ecuador | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 18113.3610 |
Egypt | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 106156.6920 |
El Salvador | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 6550.3890 |
Equatorial Guinea | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 1496.6620 |
Eritrea | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 3662.2440 |
Estonia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 1321.9100 |
Eswatini | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 1184.8170 |
Ethiopia | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 120812.6980 |
Falkland Islands | Not Required | 3.5390 | |
Faroe Islands | Not Required | 49.2330 | |
Fiji | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 909.4660 |
Finland | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 5554.9600 |
France | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 65584.5180 |
French Guiana | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 314.1690 |
French Polynesia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 284.1640 |
Gabon | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 2331.5330 |
Gambia | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 2558.4820 |
Georgia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 3968.7380 |
Germany | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 83883.5960 |
Ghana | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 32395.4500 |
Gibraltar | Not Required | 33.7040 | |
Greece | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 10316.6370 |
Greenland | Not Required | 56.9730 | |
Grenada | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 113.4750 |
Guam | Not Required | 171.5190 | |
Guatemala | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 18584.0390 |
Guinea | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 13865.6910 |
Guinea-Bissau | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 2063.3670 |
Guyana | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 794.0450 |
Haiti | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 11680.2830 |
Honduras | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 10221.2470 |
Hong Kong | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 7604.2990 |
Hungary | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 9606.2590 |
Iceland | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 345.3930 |
India | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 1406631.7760 |
Indonesia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 279134.5050 |
Iran | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 86022.8370 |
Iraq | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 42164.9650 |
Ireland | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 5020.1990 |
Israel | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 8922.8920 |
Italy | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 60262.7700 |
Ivory Coast | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 27742.2980 |
Jamaica | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 2985.0940 |
Japan | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 125584.8380 |
Jordan | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 10300.8690 |
Kazakhstan | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 19205.0430 |
Kenya | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 56215.2210 |
Kiribati | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 123.4190 |
Kuwait | On Arrival | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions | 4380.3260 |
Kyrgyzstan | Not Required | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions | 6728.2710 |
Laos | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 7481.0230 |
Latvia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 1848.8370 |
Lebanon | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 6684.8490 |
Lesotho | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 2175.6990 |
Liberia | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 5305.1170 |
Libya | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 7040.7450 |
Liechtenstein | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 38.3870 |
Lithuania | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 2661.7080 |
Luxembourg | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 642.3710 |
Madagascar | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 29178.0770 |
Malawi | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 20180.8390 |
Malaysia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 33181.0720 |
Maldives | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 540.9850 |
Mali | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 21473.7640 |
Malta | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 444.0330 |
Marshall Islands | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 60.0570 |
Mauritania | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 4901.9810 |
Mauritius | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 1274.7270 |
Mayotte | Not Required | 286.2590 | |
Mexico | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 131562.7720 |
Micronesia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 117.4890 |
Moldova | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 4013.1710 |
Monaco | Not Required | 39.7830 | |
Mongolia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 3378.0780 |
Montenegro | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 627.9500 |
Montserrat | Not Required | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions | 4.9650 |
Morocco | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 37772.7560 |
Mozambique | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 33089.4610 |
Myanmar | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 55227.1430 |
Namibia | Not Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 2633.8740 |
Nauru | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 10.9030 |
Nepal | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 30225.5820 |
Netherlands | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 17211.4470 |
New Caledonia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 290.9150 |
New Zealand | ETA | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 4898.2030 |
Nicaragua | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 6779.1000 |
Niger | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 26083.6600 |
Nigeria | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 216746.9340 |
Niue | Not Required | 1.6220 | |
North Korea | Forbidden | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 25990.6790 |
North Macedonia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 2081.3040 |
Northern Mariana Islands | Not Required | 58.2690 | |
Norway | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 5511.3700 |
Oman | Not Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 5323.9930 |
Pakistan | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 229488.9940 |
Palestine | Not Required | 5345.5410 | |
Panama | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 4446.9640 |
Papua New Guinea | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 9292.1690 |
Paraguay | On Arrival | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions | 7305.8430 |
Peru | Not Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 33684.2080 |
Philippines | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 112508.9940 |
Poland | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 37739.7850 |
Portugal | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 10140.5700 |
Puerto Rico | Not Required | 2829.8120 | |
Qatar | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 2979.9150 |
Republic of the Congo | Required | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 5797.8050 |
Reunion | Not Required | 908.0610 | |
Romania | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 19031.3350 |
Rwanda | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 13600.4640 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 53.8710 |
Saint Lucia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 185.1130 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Not Required | 111.5510 | |
Samoa | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 202.2390 |
San Marino | Not Required | 34.0850 | |
Sao Tome and Principe | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 227.6790 |
Saudi Arabia | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 35844.9090 |
Senegal | Not Required | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions | 17653.6710 |
Serbia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 8653.0160 |
Seychelles | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 99.4260 |
Sierra Leone | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 8306.4360 |
Singapore | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 5943.5460 |
Slovakia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 5460.1930 |
Slovenia | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 2078.0340 |
Solomon Islands | On Arrival | 721.1590 | |
Somalia | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 16841.7950 |
South Africa | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 60756.1350 |
South Korea | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 51329.8990 |
South Sudan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 11618.5110 |
Spain | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 46719.1420 |
Sri Lanka | ETA | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 21575.8420 |
Sudan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 45992.0200 |
Suriname | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 596.8310 |
Sweden | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 10218.9710 |
Switzerland | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 8773.6370 |
Syria | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 19364.8090 |
Taiwan | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 23888.5950 |
Tajikistan | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 9957.4640 |
Tanzania | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 63298.5500 |
Thailand | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 70078.2030 |
Timor-Leste | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 1369.4290 |
Togo | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 8680.8370 |
Tonga | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 107.7490 |
Trinidad and Tobago | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 1406.5850 |
Tunisia | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 12046.6560 |
Turkey | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 85561.9760 |
Turkmenistan | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 6201.9430 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 39.7410 |
Tuvalu | On Arrival | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 12.0660 |
Uganda | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 48432.8630 |
Ukraine | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 43192.1220 |
United Arab Emirates | On Arrival | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 10081.7850 |
United Kingdom | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 68497.9070 |
Uruguay | Not Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 3496.0160 |
Uzbekistan | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 34382.0840 |
Vanuatu | Not Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 321.8320 |
Vatican City | Not Required | 0.7990 | |
Venezuela | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 29266.9910 |
Vietnam | Required | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | 98953.5410 |
Yemen | Required | Level 4: Do Not Travel | 31154.8670 |
Zambia | On Arrival | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions | 19470.2340 |
Zimbabwe | On Arrival | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | 15331.4280 |