Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens
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Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As of 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 123 countries and territories, ranking the Bosnia and Herzegovina passport 43rd, tied with Albanian passport in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
In 2016, the Bosnia and Herzegovina passport was declared one of the five passports with the most improved rating since 2006.[2]
Recent
[edit]On 3 August 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina and Morocco signed an agreement to abolish visa requirements for the holders of diplomatic passports for period of 90 days.[3]
Belarus introduced 5 days visa-free access to Bosnian citizens from 12 February 2017 if they arrive via Minsk International Airport, later expanded to 30 days.[4][5]
Lesotho introduced an e-Visa system on 1 May 2017 for Bosnian citizens.[6]
Qatar introduced an e-Visa system on 23 June 2017 for Bosnian citizens. On 1 January 2018, Japan abolished visa requirements for the holders of Bosnian diplomatic passports for period of 90 days. In March 2018, Colombia abolished visa requirements for Bosnian citizens.[7]
A visa exemption agreement was signed with China on 28 November 2017 and it entered into force on 29 May 2018.[8]
E-Visa available for Taiwan starting from 20 November 2019. As of 3 November 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo formally signed an agreement abolishing visas.
Argentina abolished visa requirements for the holders of ordinary Bosnian passport on the 5 September 2023.
United Arab Emirates abolished visa requirements for the holders of Bosnian passport on the 1 September 2023.
Future
[edit]In December 2015 it was announced by the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina that visa requirements for holders of regular biometric passports would be abolished for Mexico and Japan while a simplified visa regime would be introduced with the United Kingdom.[9]
Visa requirements map
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Visa requirements
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Visa required[10] | ||
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Visa not required[11] | 90 days |
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Visa required[12] | ||
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Visa not required[13] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[14] | ||
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eVisa[15][16] | ||
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Visa not required[17] | 90 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[18][19] | 120 days | |
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Online Visa required[20][21] |
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Visa not required[22] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[23] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[24] | 3 months | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[25] | 14 days | |
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Visa on arrival[26] | 30 days | |
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Visa required[27] | ||
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Visa not required[28] | 30 days[29] |
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Visa not required[30] | 90 days |
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Visa required[31] | ||
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eVisa[32][33] | 30 days |
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eVisa[34][35] | ||
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Online Visa / Visa on arrival[36] | 90 days[37] | |
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eVisa[38][39] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[40] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[41] | ||
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Visa not required[42] | 90 days |
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eVisa[43][44] | ||
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Visa on arrival[45] | 1 month | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[46][47] | 30 days | |
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eVisa[48][49] | ||
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Visa required[50] | ||
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Visa on arrival[51] | ||
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Visa required[52] | ||
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Visa required[53] | ||
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Visa not required[54] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[55] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[59] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[60] | 45 days | |
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Visa required[61] | ||
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eVisa[62][63] | 7 days | |
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Visa required[64] |
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eVisa[65][66] | 3 months |
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Visa not required[67] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[68] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[69] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[70] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[71] | 90 days |
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eVisa[72][73] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[74] | 21 days | |
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Visa not required[75] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[76] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[77][78] | 30 days | |
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Visa required[79] |
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eVisa[80][81] | ||
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Visa required[82] | ||
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Visa not required[83] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[84] | 30 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[85][86] | up to 90 days |
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Visa required[87] | ||
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Visa not required[88] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[89] | 90 days |
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eVisa[90][91] | 90 days |
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Visa required[92][93] | ||
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Visa not required[94] | 1 year | |
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Visa not required[95] | 90 days |
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Visa required[96] | ||
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Visa not required[97] | 90 days |
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Visa required[98] |
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Visa required[99] |
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eVisa[100][101] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[102] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[103] | ||
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Visa not required[104] | 3 months | |
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Visa required[105] |
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Visa not required[106] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[107] | 90 days |
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eVisa[108] | 30 days |
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e-VOA / Visa on arrival[111] | 30 days[112] | |
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Visa not required[113][114] | 15 days | |
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eVisa[115] | ||
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Visa required[116] |
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Visa required[119] | ||
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Visa not required[120] | 90 days |
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Visa on arrival[121] | 90 days |
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Visa required[122] | ||
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[123][124] | 30 days | |
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eVisa[125][126] | ||
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Electronic Travel Authorisation[127][128] | 90 days |
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Visa required[129] | ||
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Visa required[130] | ||
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Electronical Travel Authorization[131][132] | 30 days |
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Visa required[134] | ||
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Visa not required[135] | 60 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[136] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[140] | 90 days |
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Visa required[141] |
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eVisa[142][143] | ||
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eVisa[145][146] | ||
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Visa not required[147] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[148] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[149] | 90 days |
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Visa on arrival[150] | 60 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[151][152] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[153] | 90 days | |
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Free visa on arrival[154] | 30 days | |
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Visa required[155] | ||
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Visa not required[156] | 90 days |
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Visa on arrival[157] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[158] |
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Visa on arrival[159] | 60 days | |
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Visa required[160] |
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Visa not required[161] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[162] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[163] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[164][165] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[166] | 90 days |
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Visa required[167] |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[170][171] | 30 days | |
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eVisa[172][173] | 28 days |
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Visa required[174] | ||
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Visa required[175] | ||
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Online Visa / Visa on arrival[176] | 90 days[177] | |
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Visa not required[178] | 90 days |
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Visa required[179] |
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Visa required[181] |
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Visa required[182] | ||
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eVisa[183][184] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[185] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[186] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[187][188] | 14 days[189] | |
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eVisa[190] | 90 days | |
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Free visa on arrival[191] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[192] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[193][194] |
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Visa required[197] | ||
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Visa not required[198] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[199] | 90 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[200][201] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[67] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[202] | 30 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[203][204] | 30 days | |
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eVisa[205] | ||
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Visa not required[206] | 6 weeks | |
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Visa not required[207] | 3 month | |
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Visa not required[208] | 60 days | |
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Visa not required[209] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[210][211] | ||
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Visa required[212] | ||
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Visa required[213] | ||
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Visa not required[214] | 90 days |
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Electronic Border System[215] | 3 months | |
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eVisa[216][217] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[218] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[219] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[220] | 90 days |
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Visa required[221] | ||
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Visa on arrival[222] | 30 days |
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Visa required[223] | ||
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eVisa[224][225] |
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Visa not required[226] | 90 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[227][228] | 60 days / 30 days |
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Visa required[230] | ||
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Visa not required[231][232] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[235] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[236] | 90 days |
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eVisa[237] | ||
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Visa not required[238] | 30 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[240][241] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[242][243] | 60 days | |
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Visa on arrival[244] | 30 days | |
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eVisa[245][246] | 15 days | |
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Visa required[247] | ||
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Visa not required[248] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[249] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[250] | 90 days |
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Visa required[251] | ||
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Visa on arrival[252] | 1 month | |
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eVisa[253][254] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[255] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[256] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[260] | 30 days | |
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Visa required[261] | ||
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Visa not required[262] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[264][265] | 90 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[267][268] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[269] | 30 days |
Territories and disputed areas
[edit]Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | |||
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Visa required[270] | ||
Asia | |||
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eVisa[271] | 30 days |
Dependent and autonomous territories
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United Kingdom | |||
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eVisa required[272] | Holders of a valid visa or residence permit for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa | |
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Visa required[273] | ||
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Visa required[274] | Holders of a visa for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa. The visa for those countries must have at least 6 months of validity before travel | |
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Visa required[280] | ||
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eVisa[281] | Holders of a valid visa for the United Kingdom, United States, Canada or an EU country do not need a visa. | |
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Visa required | Holders of a valid visa or residence permit for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa | |
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eVisa[282] | ||
China | |||
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Visa not required[283] | 14 days | |
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Visa not required[284] | 90 days | |
Denmark | |||
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Visa not required[285] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[286] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | |||
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Visa not required[287] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[288] | 90 days | includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba |
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Visa not required[289] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[290] | 90 days | |
France | |||
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Visa not required[291] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[292] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[293] | 90 days | includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy |
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Visa not required[294] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[295] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[296] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[297] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[297] | 90 days | |
New Zealand | |||
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Visa not required[298] | 31 days | |
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Visa not required[299] | 30 days | |
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Entry permit required[300] | ||
South Korea | |||
Jeju Special Autonomous Province | Visa not required[301] | 30 days | |
United States | |||
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Diplomatic and official passports only
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30 days |
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90 days |
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90 days |
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90 days |
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90 days |
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30 days |
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30 days* |
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90 days** |
* - VOA available.
** - for ordinary passport for 30 days within any 60 day period.
Non-visa restrictions
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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
[edit]Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[310] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Vaccination
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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[311] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[312]
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.[313][314]
Passport validity length
[edit]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[315][316] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[317]
Some countries, such as Japan,[318] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[319] 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,[320] 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,[321] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[322] Philippines,[323] 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.[324]
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[325] and South Africa.
Criminal record
[edit]Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[326] 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.
Persona non grata
[edit]The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning 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.[327]
Israeli stamps
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Kuwait,[328] Lebanon,[329] Libya,[330] Syria,[331] and Yemen[332] 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.
Biometrics
[edit]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.[333]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[334][335] Argentina,[336] Brunei, Cambodia,[337] China,[338] Ethiopia,[339] Ghana, Guinea,[340] India, Japan,[341][342] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[343] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[344] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[345] Singapore, South Korea,[346] Taiwan, Thailand,[347] Uganda,[348] 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 domestic legislation),[349][350][351] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[352]
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[353] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[354][355]
See also
[edit]References and Notes
[edit]- References
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda eVisa".
- ^ Visa regime, National Directorate of Migrations of Argentina (in Spanish).
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- ^ "Armenia eVisa".
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- ^ "Australia Subclass 600".
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Barbados Visa Requirements and Reciprocal Arrangements, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, 1 July 2020.
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- ^ "Benin eVisa".
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- ^ "Bhutan eVisa".
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- ^ "Bolivia Online Visa".
- ^ Requirements for visa application, Government of Botswana.
- ^ "Botswana eVisa".
- ^ Visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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- ^ Visa for Bulgaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Burkina Faso eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Cambodia eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Cameroon eVisa".
- ^ 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), Travel Information Manual
- ^ China-BiH visa-free regime to go into effect
- ^ Visit visa / entry permit requirements for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Immigration Department of Hong Kong, April 2017. Electronic Services for Visa Application, Immigration Department of Hong Kong.
- ^ Immigration Clearance of Non-residents of Macao, Macao SAR Government Portal.
- ^ 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
- ^ "DR Congo eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "CI eVisa".
- ^ a b Visa requirements overview, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Visa policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus.
- ^ List of states whose citizens are exempt from visa requirement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, 13 July 2017.
- ^ Countries with a visa requirement and visa-free countries, Danish Immigration Service, 8 December 2017.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Djibouti eVisa".
- ^ 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
- ^ "Egypt eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Who does not need a visa to visit Estonia?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, 2 November 2017.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Ethiopia eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ 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.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Gabon eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "ENTRY INTO THE GAMBIA. GAMBIA IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT". gid.gov.gm. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Overview of visa requirements/exemptions for entry into the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Countries requiring or not requiring a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Visa Requirements for Grenada: Complete List" (PDF). Embassy of Grenada to the United States of America. April 2018.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Guinea eVisa".
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ e-Visa
- ^ The note is under Q1(v) in the FAQs
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Indonesia e-VOA".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Iran eVisa".
- ^ Iraq eVisa portal
- ^ Countries that need a visa for Ireland, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
- ^ No fee required.
- ^ The Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme
- ^ Tourist visa table, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2017.
- ^ Visa for Italy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Jordan E-Services".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Kazakhstan eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Kenya eTA".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "K-ETA".
- ^ "K-ETA Application Guide".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ Countries whose citizens may enter Latvia without a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, 9 October 2017.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Lesotho eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Libya eVisa".
- ^ 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.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Malawi eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Who requires a visa?, Identity Malta.
- ^ 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), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Before you leave, Monaco Government Tourist Office.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ https://en.consul.mn/visa/c/153
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Morocco eVisa".
- ^ "Launch of electronic visas for Morocco".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Mozambique eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Myanmar eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Nepal Online Visa".
- ^ Short-stay Schengen visa (90 days or less), Government of the Netherlands.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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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.
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Nigeria Immigration Services".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Persons who do not need a visa to visit Norway, Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ "List of Countries for Visa Prior to Arrival".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "PNG eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ 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.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Qatar Hayya".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Rwanda E-Services".
- ^ 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
- ^ Border formalities, San Marino Tourism Board.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "ST eVisa".
- ^ 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
- ^ "Sierra Leone eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Consular information and travel visa, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia.
- ^ Visa regimes and visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia.
- ^ 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
- ^ "South Sudan eVisa".
- ^ Entry requirements, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "SL eVisa".
- ^ "Information".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Suriname eVisa".
- ^ "Entry-fee".
- ^ "Suriname eVisa | VFS Global | Official partner of the Government of Suriname".
- ^ 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.
- ^ eVisa Syria
- ^ "The list of countries eligible for the unilateral visa-free entry system has been expanded, and the visa application process for citizens of certain countries to the Republic of Tajikistan has been simplified".
- ^ Tajikistan e-Visa
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Tanzania eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Thai eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Togo eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ Travel without a visa, United States Department of State.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Zambia eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Countries that can enter without visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo.
- ^ Visa, Bureau of Consular Affairs of Taiwan.
- ^ Visa requirements for Anguilla, Government of Anguilla, October 2016.
- ^ Bermuda entry visas, Government of Bermuda.
- ^ Visas, Tourism Board of the British Virgin Islands.
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- ^ Ruling of 26 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and the collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Légifrance (in French).
- ^ Ruling of 29 December 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of French Polynesia, Légifrance (in French).
- ^ Ruling of 26 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and the collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Légifrance (in French).
- ^ Ruling of 4 February 2015 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Mayotte, Légifrance (in French).
- ^ Ruling of 22 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of New Caledonia, Légifrance (in French).
- ^ Ruling of 26 July 2011 regarding the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners in the territory of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and the collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Légifrance (in French).
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- ^ "Immigration Clearance for non-Koreans".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Holders of biometric passports only.
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- Panghok - Taichang (Vietnam)
- Lantui - Baka (China)
- Meuang mom - Wan Pong (Myanmar)
- Tanalaeng Dry Port - Nongkai (Thailand)
- Nonghaed - Nam kanh (Vietnam)
- Pakxan - Bungkan (Thailand)
- Nam phao - Cau treo (Vietnam)
- Na pao - Cha lo (Vietnam)
- Nam ngeun - Huay konl (Thailand)
- Namheuang - Nakaseng (Thailand)
- Phoudou (Thailand)
- Nam soy - Na meo (Vietnam)
- Phoukeua - Kontoum (Vietnam)
- Lalai (Vietnam)
- Pangmone - Phayao (Thailand)
- Daktaock - Nam Giang (Vietnam)
- Savannakhet Airport
- ^
- Vientiane
- Savannakhet
- Bokeo
- ^
- Vientiane
- Savannakhet
- Khammouane
- Bokeo
- ^
- Samliemkham (Thailand and Myanmar)
- Tanalaeng - Nongkai (Thailand)
- Daensavan - Lao bao (Vietnam)
- Veunkham - Nong nok khian (Cambodia)
- Vang tao - Chongmek (Thailand)
- Boten - Bo han (China)