Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens
Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Venezuela. As of 7 July 2020, Venezuelan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 129 countries and territories, ranking the Venezuelan passport 44th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Nicaragua and Ukraine) according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
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Venezuelans do not need to use a passport when traveling to Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, as they may use their ID card. Moreover, Venezuelans may also travel to the United States,[2] Canada,[3] Spain[4] and several Latin American countries using expired passports.[5][6]
Since 2017, 10 countries in Latin America and Caribbean (Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Saint Lucia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Chile, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Caribbean Netherlands) have stopped providing visa-free access to Venezuelans following the ongoing refugee crisis and reinstated visa requirements for those seeking to enter these countries. Some countries will still allow Venezuelans to enter visa-free if holding a valid visa/residence permit from a particular third country, such as Canada or the United States.
Visa requirements map
Visa requirements
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[7] | √ | ||
Albania | Visa not required[8] | 90 days | X | |
Algeria | Visa required[9] | √ | ||
Andorra | Visa not required[10] | √ | ||
Angola | eVisa[11][12] | 30 days |
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X |
Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required[15] | 180 days | √ | |
Argentina | Visa not required[16] | 90 days | √ | |
Armenia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[17] | 120 days | X | |
Australia and territories | Visa required[18] |
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X | |
Austria | Visa not required[20] | 90 days |
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√ |
Azerbaijan | Visa required[21] |
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√ | |
Bahamas | Visa not required[22] | 3 months | X | |
Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival[23] | 14 days |
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X |
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[25] | 30 days |
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X |
Barbados | Visa not required[27] | 28 days | √ | |
Belarus | Visa not required[28] | 90 days | √ | |
Belgium | Visa not required[29] | 90 days |
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√ |
Belize | Visa not required[30] | 30 days | √ | |
Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival[31][32] | 30 days / 8 days |
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X |
Bhutan | Visa required[33] | √ | ||
Bolivia | Visa not required[34] | 90 days | √ | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required[35] | 90 days |
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X |
Botswana | Visa not required[36] | 90 days |
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X |
Brazil | Visa not required[37] | 60 days | √ | |
Brunei | Visa required[38] | √ | ||
Bulgaria | Visa not required[39] | 90 days |
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√ |
Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival[40] | 1 month | X | |
Burundi | Visa required[41] | √ | ||
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[42] | 30 days |
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X |
Cameroon | Visa required[44] | √ | ||
Canada | Visa required[45] | √ | ||
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[47] |
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X | |
Central African Republic | Visa required[49] | √ | ||
Chad | Visa required[50] | √ | ||
Chile | Visa required[51] |
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√ | |
China | Visa required[52] | √ | ||
Colombia | Visa not required[53] | 180 days |
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√ |
Comoros | Visa on arrival[54] | 45 days | X | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[55] | √ | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[56] | √ | ||
Costa Rica | Visa not required[57] | 90 days | √ | |
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[58] | 3 months |
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X |
Croatia | Visa not required[59] | 90 days |
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√ |
Cuba | Tourist Card required[60] | 30 days |
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√ |
Cyprus | Visa not required[61] | 90 days |
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√ |
Czech Republic | Visa not required[62] | 90 days |
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√ |
Denmark | Visa not required[63] | 90 days |
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√ |
Djibouti | eVisa[64] | 31 days | X | |
Dominica | Visa not required[65] | 6 months | √ | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[66][67] |
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√ | |
Ecuador | Visa required[68] |
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X | |
Egypt | Visa on arrival[69] | 30 days | X | |
El Salvador | Visa required[70] |
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√ | |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[71] | √ | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[72] | √ | ||
Estonia | Visa not required[73] | 90 days |
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√ |
Eswatini | Visa required[74] | √ | ||
Ethiopia | eVisa[75] | up to 90 days |
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X |
Fiji | Visa not required[76] | 4 months | X | |
Finland | Visa not required[77] | 90 days |
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√ |
France | Visa not required[78] | 90 days |
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√ |
Gabon | eVisa[79] |
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X | |
Gambia | Visa not required[80] | 90 days | X | |
Georgia | Visa required[81] |
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√ | |
Germany | Visa not required[83] | 90 days |
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√ |
Ghana | Visa required[84] | √ | ||
Greece | Visa not required[85] | 90 days |
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√ |
Grenada | Visa not required[86] | 90 days |
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√ |
Guatemala | Visa required[88] |
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√ | |
Guinea | eVisa[89] | 90 days | X | |
Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival[90] | 90 days | X | |
Guyana | Visa required[91] | 30 days |
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√ |
Haiti | Visa not required[93] | 3 months | X | |
Honduras | Visa required[94][95] |
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√ | |
Hungary | Visa not required[96] | 90 days |
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√ |
Iceland | Visa not required[97] | 90 days |
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√ |
India | e-Visa[98] | 60 days |
|
X |
Indonesia | Visa not required[100] | 30 days |
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X |
Iran | Visa not required[101] | 30 days | √ | |
Iraq | Visa required[102] | √ | ||
Ireland | Visa required[103] |
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√ | |
Israel | Visa required[105] | √ | ||
Italy | Visa not required[106] | 90 days |
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√ |
Jamaica | Visa not required[107] | 30 days | √ | |
Japan | Visa required[108] | X | ||
Jordan | Visa on arrival[109] | 1 month |
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X |
Kazakhstan | Visa required[112] | √ | ||
Kenya | eVisa / Visa on arrival[113] | 3 months | X | |
Kiribati | Visa required[114] | √ | ||
North Korea | Visa required[115] | √ | ||
South Korea | Visa not required[116] | 90 days | √ | |
Kuwait | Visa required[117] | √ | ||
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa / Visa on arrival[118] | 1 month |
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X |
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival[120] | 30 days |
|
X |
Latvia | Visa not required[123] | 90 days |
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√ |
Lebanon | Visa on arrival[124] | 1 month |
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X |
Lesotho | eVisa[125][126] | X | ||
Liberia | Visa required[127] | √ | ||
Libya | Visa required[128] | √ | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa not required[129] | 90 days |
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√ |
Lithuania | Visa not required[130] | 90 days |
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√ |
Luxembourg | Visa not required[131] | 90 days |
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√ |
Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[132] | 90 days | X | |
Malawi | Visa on arrival[133] | X | ||
Malaysia | Visa not required[134] | 30 days | √ | |
Maldives | Free visa on arrival[135] | 30 days[136] | X | |
Mali | Visa required[137] | √ | ||
Malta | Visa not required[138] | 90 days |
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√ |
Marshall Islands | Visa required[139] | √ | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[140] |
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X | |
Mauritius | Visa on arrival[141] | 60 days | X | |
Mexico | Visa not required[142] | 180 days | √ | |
Micronesia | Visa not required[143] | 30 days | X | |
Moldova | Visa not required[144] | 90 days |
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X |
Monaco | Visa not required[145] | √ | ||
Mongolia | Visa required[146] | X | ||
Montenegro | Visa not required[147] | 90 days | X | |
Morocco | Visa required[148][149][150][151] | X | ||
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[152] | 30 days |
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X |
Myanmar | eVisa[154] | 28 days | X | |
Namibia | Visa on arrival[155][156] | 3 months |
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X |
Nauru | Visa required[157] | √ | ||
Nepal | Visa on arrival[158] | 90 days | X | |
Netherlands | Visa not required[159] | 90 days |
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√ |
New Zealand | Visa required[160] |
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X | |
Nicaragua | Visa not required[163][164] | 90 days |
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X |
Niger | Visa required[165] | √ | ||
Nigeria | Visa required[166] | √ | ||
North Macedonia | Visa not required[167] | 90 days | X | |
Norway | Visa not required[168] | 90 days |
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√ |
Oman | eVisa[169] | 30 days | X | |
Pakistan | Online Visa[170] | X | ||
Palau | Free visa on arrival[171] | 30 days | X | |
Panama | Visa required[172][173] |
Holding a Visa or Permanent Resident Permit duly issued by the United States of America, Commonwealth of Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea (South Korea), State of Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Republic of Singapore, or a Schengen Visa from any member state of the European Union, (i) granted for multiple entries and exits; (ii) that has been used at least once to enter the territory of the granting State; and (iii) with a validity of at least one (1) year, may enter the national territory without the requirement of a Stamped Visa (Executive Decree No. 521 6 August 2018, replacing Executive Decree No. 591 28 December 2016 and Executive Decree No. 114 4 April 2018).[174] Transit visa is not required if connection time is under 12 hours. |
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Papua New Guinea | Visa required[175] | √ | ||
Paraguay | Visa not required[176] | 90 days | √ | |
Peru | Visa required[177] |
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√ | |
Philippines | Visa not required[178] | 30 days | X | |
Poland | Visa not required[179] | 90 days |
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√ |
Portugal | Visa not required[180] | 90 days |
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√ |
Qatar | Visa not required[181] | 30 days | X | |
Romania | Visa not required[182] | 90 days |
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√ |
Russia | Visa not required[183] | 90 days |
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√ |
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[184] | 30 days | X | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[185] | 3 months | √ | |
Saint Lucia | Visa required[186][187] |
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X | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[188] | 1 month | √ | |
Samoa | Visa not required[189] | 60 days | X | |
San Marino | Visa not required[190] | √ | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[191] | X | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[192] | √ | ||
Senegal | Visa on arrival[193] | X | ||
Serbia | Visa required[194] |
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√ | |
Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[196] | 3 months[136] | X | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required[197] | √ | ||
Singapore | Visa not required[198] | 30 days | X | |
Slovakia | Visa not required[199] | 90 days |
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√ |
Slovenia | Visa not required[200] | 90 days |
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√ |
Solomon Islands | Visa required[201] |
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√ | |
Somalia | Visa on arrival[202] | 30 days |
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√ |
South Africa | Visa not required[203] | 90 days | √ | |
South Sudan | Electronic Visa[204] | X | ||
Spain | Visa not required[206] | 90 days |
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√ |
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival[207] | 30 days | X | |
Sudan | Visa required[208] | √ | ||
Suriname | E-tourist card[209] | 90 days |
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X |
Sweden | Visa not required[211] | 90 days |
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√ |
Switzerland | Visa not required[212] | 90 days |
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√ |
Syria | Visa required[213] | √ | ||
Tajikistan | eVisa[214] | 45 days [215] | X | |
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival[216][217] | X | ||
Thailand | Visa required[218] | √ | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[219] | 30 days |
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X |
Togo | Visa on arrival[221] | 7 days | X | |
Tonga | Visa required[222] | √ | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[172][223] |
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X | |
Tunisia | Visa required[224] | √ | ||
Turkey | Visa not required[225] | 3 months | √ | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[226] | √ | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[227] | 1 month[136] | X | |
Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[228] |
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X | |
Ukraine | Visa required[230] | √ | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required[231] |
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√ | |
United Kingdom | Visa required[232] | X | ||
United States | Visa required[233] |
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√ | |
Uruguay | Visa not required[235] | 3 months | √ | |
Uzbekistan | eVisa[236] | 30 days |
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X |
Vanuatu | Visa required[238] | √ | ||
Vatican City | Visa not required[239] | √ | ||
Vietnam | eVisa[240] | 30 days[241] | X | |
Yemen | Visa required[242] | √ | ||
Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[243] | 90 days | X | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival[244] | X | ||
Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories
Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries not mentioned in the list above, and restricted zones:
Territory | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Abkhazia | Visa not required[245] | 90 days |
American Samoa | Visa required[246] | |
Anguilla | Visa required[247] | |
Aruba | Visa not required[248] | 90 days |
Bermuda | Visa required[249] | Visa not required for holders of Canadian, US or UK multiple-entry visa valid for at least 45 days beyond the period of intended stay in Bermuda for a maximum stay of 3 months |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Permission required | |
British Virgin Islands | Visa not required[250] | 30 days |
Caribbean Netherlands | Visa not required | 90 days |
Cayman Islands | Visa not required[251] | 60 days |
Cook Islands | Visa not required[252] | 31 days |
Crimea | Visa not required[183] | 90 days |
Curacao | Visa not required[253] | 90 days |
Falkland Islands | Visa required[254] | |
Faroe Islands | Visa not required[255] | 90 days |
French Guiana | Visa not required[256] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
French Polynesia | Visa not required[256] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Gibraltar | Visa required[257] | |
Greenland | Visa not required[258] | 90 days |
Guadeloupe | Visa not required[256] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Guam | Visa required[259] | |
Guernsey | Visa required[260] | |
Hainan | Visa required | |
Hong Kong | Visa not required[261] | 3 months |
Iraqi Kurdistan | Visa required | |
Isle of Man | Visa required[262] | |
Jersey | Visa required[263] | |
Kosovo | Visa not required[264] | 90 days |
Macau | Visa on arrival[265] | 30 days |
Martinique | Visa not required[266] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Mayotte | Visa not required[256] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Montserrat | eVisa[267] | e-Visa can be obtained online |
New Caledonia | Visa not required[268][269] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Niue | Visa on arrival[270] | 30 days |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa is required[271] | |
Palestine | Visa required[272] | |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required[273] | 14 days |
Puerto Rico | Visa required[274] | |
Réunion | Visa not required[256] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Saint Barthélemy | Visa not required[256] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Saint Helena | eVisa[275][276] | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required[256] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Saint-Martin | Visa not required[256] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Sint Maarten | Visa not required[277] | 90 days |
Taiwan | Visa required[278] | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required[279] | 90 days |
US Virgin Islands | Visa required[280] | |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required[256] | 90 days. Visa granted for overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, la Réunion, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) does not entitle his holder to visit the Schengen area nor MONACO. A separate Schengen visa is necessary. |
Non-visa restrictions
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.
Blank passport pages
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[281] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being available.
Vaccination
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[282]
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently.[283]
Passport validity length
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,[284] 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, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[285] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, 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.[286]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, Honduras, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova, and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except the Republic of Ireland) together with Switzerland and the United Kingdom also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
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[287] and South Africa.
Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay. Some countries have bilateral agreements with other countries to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[288][289] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[290]
Criminal record
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[291] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record.
Persona non grata
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning their entry into that country. 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.[292]
Israeli stamps
Kuwait,[293] Lebanon,[294] Libya,[295] Sudan,[296] Syria,[297] and Yemen[298] 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) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage claims that having an Israeli stamp does not disqualify someone from visiting Saudi Arabia.[299]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Armenian ethnicity
Due to a state of war existing between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the government of Azerbaijan not only bars entry of Armenian citizens, but also all citizens and nationals of any other country who are of Armenian descent, into the Republic of Azerbaijan.[300][301]
Azerbaijan also strictly bans any visit by foreign citizens to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh[302] (the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh), its surrounding territories, and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı, and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under the control of Armenia, without the prior consent of the government of Azerbaijan. Foreign citizens who enter these territories will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan[303] and will be included in their "list of personae non gratae".[304] As of 2 September 2019, the list mentioned 852 people.
Upon request, the authorities of the largely unrecognised Republic of Artsakh may attach their visa and/or stamps to a separate piece of paper in order to avoid detection of travel to their territory.
Biometrics
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 quickly change planes rather than go landside.[305]
Fingerprinting countries include Afghanistan,[306][307] Argentina,[308] Brunei, Cambodia,[309] China,[310] Ethiopia,[311] Ghana, Guinea,[312] India, Japan,[313][314] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[315] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[316] Paraguay, Saudi Arabia,[317] Singapore, South Korea,[318] Taiwan, Thailand,[319] Uganda[320] 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 legislature),[321] [322] [323] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[324]
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[325] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[326][327]
References and Notes
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This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2020 Henley Passport Index. As the index uses dense ranking, in certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.
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- Travel to Andorra, Ministry of External Affairs of Andorra.
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- Available at Shahjalal International Airport, Shah Amanat International Airport and Osmani International Airport only.
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- Visa-free travel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.
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- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Who does not need a visa to visit Estonia?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, 2 November 2017.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- "Ethiopia electronic visa". Main Department for Immigration and Nationality Affairs, Ethiopia. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Visa requirement and travel documents accepted by Finland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
- Foreign nationals holding ordinary passports exempt from visa requirements, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, January 2016.
- Gabon e-Visa
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Overview of visa requirements/exemptions for entry into the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Countries requiring or not requiring a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, 13 June 2017.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Guinea eVisa
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Countries that do not need a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.
- Who does not need a visa, Directorate of Immigration of Iceland.
- "Indian e-Visa". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- e-Visa
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Countries that need a visa for Ireland, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
- "Irish Transit Visas".
- Tourist visa table, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2017.
- Visa for Italy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- "Visa Information". Timatic. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- Visa on arrival obtainable at most international ports of entry and at most international land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge crossing).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Republic of Kenya - eCitizen portal
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- "e-VISA". evisa.e-gov.kg. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- "The Department Of Immigration. Checkpoints". The Department Of Immigration Of Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- Countries whose citizens may enter Latvia without a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, 9 October 2017.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- eVisa Lesotho
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Visa, Government of Liechtenstein (in German).
- Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, 30 August 2017.
- Staying in Luxembourg for less than 90 days, Government of Luxembourg.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Extendable length of stay.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Who requires a visa?, Identity Malta.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Foreign citizens who don’t need visa for entry on the territory of the Republic of Moldova
- Before you leave, Monaco Government Tourist Office.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- https://www.consulat.ma/fr/liste-des-pays-dont-les-ressortissants-sont-dispenses-du-visa-dentree-au-maroc
- https://www.consulat.ma/en/list-countries-whose-citizens-are-exempted-entry-visa-morocco
- https://www.consulat.ma/es/lista-de-paises-cuyos-nacionales-no-precisan-visado-de-entrada-marruecos
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- "Visa Information". Timatic. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- http://www.lelamobile.com/content/66883/Namibia-exempts-countries-from-visa-requirements/
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Short-stay Schengen visa (90 days or less), Government of the Netherlands.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- "Information about: Transit Visa". immigration.govt.nz. Immigration New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "Information about: Australian Resident Visa". immigration.govt.nz. Immigration New Zealand. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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.
- https://confidencial.com.ni/autorizan-ingreso-de-venezolanos-a-nicaragua-sin-necesidad-de-visa/
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Persons who do not need a visa to visit Norway, Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.
- Sultanate of Oman - Royal Oman Police - eVisa
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- http://www.panamatoday.com/panama/panama-will-require-visas-venezuelans-5011
- "Visa Waiver". Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Visa-free countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.
- Third countries whose citizens are required to have a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.
- Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Border formalities, San Marino Tourism Board.
- e-Visa STP
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Consular information and travel visa, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia.
- Visa regimes and visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- https://www.evisa.gov.ss/eligibility
- https://www.evisa.gov.ss/
- Entry requirements, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Who can apply for E-Visa?
- List of foreign citizens who require visa for entry into Sweden, Government of Sweden.
- Overview of ID and visa provisions according to nationality, State Secretariat for Migration of Switzerland.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- https://www.evisa.tj
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Obtainable at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or at the Dili Sea Port.
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/visas-for-venezuelans-6.2.863777.9527df11a3
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Uganda Electronic Visa/Permit Application System
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- UK visa requirements: list for carriers, Government of the United Kingdom, 2 October 2017.
- Travel without a visa, United States Department of State.
- Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Official electronic visa portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- E-visa
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- "Visa Information". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- "Visa Information". VisaHQ. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- "Visa Information". VisaHQ. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- Do I need a visa for the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom?, Government of the Netherlands.
- Bermuda entry visas, Government of Bermuda.
- Visas, Tourism Board of the British Virgin Islands.
- Visa-free and visa-required countries, Department of Immigration of the Cayman Islands.
- Visas and immigration, Discover Cook Islands.
- Do I need a visa for the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom?, Government of the Netherlands.
- Immigration Ordinance 1999, Falkland Islands Government, 31 July 2017.
- "Visa Information". VisaHQ. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- "Visa Information". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Visa Information". Government of Gibraltar. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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- Travel without a visa, United States Department of State.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Visit visa / entry permit requirements for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Immigration Department of Hong Kong, April 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Travel Information Manual, International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Entry and exit of non-residents, Public Security Police Force of Macau.
- "Visa Information". MARTINIQUE TOURISM AUTHORITY. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Countries not requiring a visa, Immigration Department of Montserrat.
- "Visa Information". Embassy of France in Australia. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Visa Information". Les services de l'État en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Travelling to Niue, Niue Tourism Office.
- Travel without a visa, United States Department of State.
- Tourist visa table, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2017.
- "Visa Information". VisaHQ. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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- Visa, Bureau of Consular Affairs of Taiwan.
- Requirements to obtain a Turks and Caicos visitor's visa, Ministry of Border Control and Employment of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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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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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.
- Lipton, Eric (21 May 2013). "U.S. Quietly Monitors Foreigners' Departures at the Canadian Border". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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.
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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.
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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.
- Notes
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- Vientiane
- Savannakhet
- Khammuan
- Bokeo
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- Panghok - Taichang (Vietnam)
- Samliemkham - (Thailand and Myanmar)
- Nonghaed - Nam kanh (Vietnam)
- Nam phao - Cau treo (Vietnam)
- Na pao - Cha lo (Vietnam)
- Daensavan - Lao bao (Vietnam)
- Veunkham - Nong nok khian (Cambodia)
- Vang tao - Chongmek (Thailand)
- Boten - Bo han (China)
- Nam ngeun - Huay konl (Thailand)
- Namheuang - Nakaseng (Thailand)
- Nam soy - Na meo (Vietnam)
- Phoukeua - Kontoum (Vietnam)