Travel Visas Help
When getting a travel visa It is important that you check the details of your visa. Many visas are date specific and you could be denied entry if your travel dates change.
The type of visa you must have is defined by immigration law, and relates to the purpose of your travel. The decision to issue lies with the local immigration officials in the destination country and their requirements. Most destinations require you to pay a fee and sometimes supply other requirements upon arrival.
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Check the table below to see U.S. Citizens requirements to obtain a visa for your destination country.
UPDATE: A passport is required as of January 23, 2007 to return to the United States from abroad.
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COUNTRY
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U.S. CITIZENS TOURISM
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U.S. CITIZENS BUSINESS
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Afghanistan
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Visa
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Albania
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(30 days)
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Algeria
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Visa
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Andorra
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Passport (90 Days)
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Angola
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Visa
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Anguilla
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See British West Indies
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Passport (180 days)
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Argentina
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Passport (90 days)
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Armenia
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Visa
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Aruba
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Passport (90 days)
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Australia
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Visa (Electronic)
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Austria
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Passport (90 days)
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Azerbaijan
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Visa. Can be obtained upon arrival.
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Azores
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See Portugal
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Bahamas
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Passport (8 months)
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Passport
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Bahrain
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Visa. Short term visas can be obtained upon arrival.
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Bangladesh
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Passport (15 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
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Visa
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Barbados
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Passport (6 months)
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Belarus
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Visa
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Belgium
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*Passport (90 days) see note
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Belize
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Passport (30 days)
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Benin
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Visa
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Bermuda
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Passport (90 days)
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Bhutan
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Visa
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Bolivia
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Visa
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Bosnia Herzegovina
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Passport (90 days)
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Botswana
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Passport (90 days)
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Brazil
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Visa
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British West Indies
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Passport (90 days)
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Brunei Darussalam
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Passport (90 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
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Bulgaria
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Passport (30 days)
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Burkina Faso
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Visa
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Burma
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Visa
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Burundi
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Visa
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Cambodia
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Visa
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Cameroon
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Visa
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TOURISM
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BUSINESS
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Canada
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Passport (180 days). Passport (180 days) if entering from
3rd country.
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Cape Verde
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Visa
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Cayman Islands
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See British West Indies
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Central African Republic
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Visa
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Chad
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Visa
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Chile
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Passport (90 days)
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China, People’s Republic of (PRC)
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Visa
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China, Republic of (Taiwan)
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See Taiwan
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Colombia
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Passport (60 days)
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Visa
please contact the consulate directly to determine if a visa is
required
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Comoros Islands
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Passport (21 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
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Congo, Republic of
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Visa
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Congo, Democratic Republic (Zaire)
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Visa
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Cook Islands
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Passport (31 days)
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Costa Rica
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Passport (90 days)
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Cote d’Ivoire
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Passport (90 days)
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Croatia
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Passport (90 days)
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Cuba
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Visa + U.S. Treasury License
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Curacao
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See Netherlands Antilles
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Cyprus
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Passport (90 days)
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Czech Republic
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Passport (90 days)
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Denmark
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Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport
Union)
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Djibouti
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Visa
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Dominica
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Passport (90 days)
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Dominican Republic
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Passport
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East Timor
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See Indonesia
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Easter Island
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See Chile
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Ecuador
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Passport (90 days)
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Egypt
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Visa
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El Salvador
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Passport (90 days)
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Equatorial Guinea
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Passport (90 days)
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Eritrea
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Visa
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Estonia
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Passport (90 days)
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Ethiopia
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Visa
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Fiji
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Passport (180 days)
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Finland
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Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport
Union)
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France
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Passport (90 days)
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French Guiana
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Passport (90 days)
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French West Indies
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Passport (90 days)
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Gabon
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Visa
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Galapagos Islands
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See Ecuador
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Gambia
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Visa
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Georgia
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Passport (90 days)
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Germany
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Passport (90 days)
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Ghana
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Visa
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TOURISM
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BUSINESS
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Gibraltar
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See United Kingdom
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Greece
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Passport (90 days)
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Greenland
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See Denmark
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Guadeloupe
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See French West Indies
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Guatemala
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Passport (90 days)
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Guinea
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Visa
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Guinea-Bissau
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Visa. Visa not obtainable in U.S.
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Guyana
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Passport (30 days)
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Haiti
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Passport (90 days)
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Honduras
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Passport (30 days)
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Hong Kong
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Passport (90 days)
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Hungary
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Passport (90 days)
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Iceland
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Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport
Union)
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India
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Visa
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Indonesia
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Visa
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Iran
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Visa
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Iraq
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Visa
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Ireland
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Passport (90 days)
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Israel
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Passport (90 days)
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Italy
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Ivory Coast
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Jamaica
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Passport (180 days)
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Visa
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Japan
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Passport (90 days)
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Jordan
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Visa. Can be obtained upon arrival.
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Kazakhstan
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Visa
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Kenya
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Visa
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Kiribati
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Visa
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Korea, Republic of (South)
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Passport (30 days)
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Visa
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Korea, Peoples Democratic Republic (North)
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Visa + U.S. Treasury License. Visa not obtainable in U.S.
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Kuwait
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Visa can be obtained upon arrival.
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Kyrgyz Republic
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Visa
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Laos
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Visa
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Latvia
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Passport (90 days)
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Lebanon
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Visa
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Lesotho
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Passport (90 days)
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Liberia
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Visa
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COUNTRY
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U.S. CITIZENS TOURISM
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U.S. CITIZENS BUSINESS
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Libya
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Visa. Not obtainable in the U.S.
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Visa
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Liechtenstein
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Passport (90 days)
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Lithuania
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Passport (90 days)
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Luxembourg
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Passport (90 days)
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Macau
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Passport (30 days)
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Macedonia
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Passport (90 days)
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Madagascar
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Visa
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Malawi
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Passport (30 days). Visa issued on arrival
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Malaysia
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Passport (90 days)
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Maldives
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Passport (30 days). Visa issued on arrival.
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Mali
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Visa
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Malta
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Passport (90 days)
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Marshall Islands
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Passport (90 days)
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Martinique
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See French West Indies
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Mauritania
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Visa
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Mauritius
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Passport (90 days)
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Mexico
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Passport (180 days)
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Visa for frequent visitors and those conducting technical
activities
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Micronesia
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Proof of Citizenship (30 days)
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Moldova
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Passport (90 days)
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Monaco
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Passport (90 days)
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Mongolia
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Passport (90 days)
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Montenegro
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See Yugoslavia
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Morocco
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Passport (90 days)
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Mozambique
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Visa
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Myanmar
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Visa
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Namibia
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Passport (90 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
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Nauru
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Visa
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Nepal
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Visa. Can be obtained upon arrival.
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Netherlands
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Passport (90 days)
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Netherlands Antilles
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Passport (14 days, extendable)
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New Caledonia
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Passport (30 days)
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New Zealand
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Passport (90 days)
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Nicaragua
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Passport (90 days) + Tourist Card
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Niger
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Visa
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Nigeria
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Visa
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Norway
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Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport
Union)
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TOURISM
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BUSINESS
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Oman
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Visa
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Pakistan
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Visa
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Palau
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Passort (30 days). If over 30 days, visa issued upon
arrival.
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Panama
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Passport (30 days) + Tourist Card but passport recommended.
Visa if not arriving by commercial airline or ship.
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Papua New Guinea
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Visa
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Paraguay
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Visa
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Peru
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Passport (90 days)
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Visa
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Philippines
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Passport (21 days). Visa longer than 21 days.
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Poland
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Passport (90 days)
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Portugal
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Passport (60 days)
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Qatar
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*Visa
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Reunion
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See France
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Romania
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Passport (30 days)
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Russia
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Visa
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Rwanda
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Passport (90 days)
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St. Kitts & Nevis
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Passport (28 days)
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St. Lucia
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Passport (180 days)
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St. Vincent & the Grenadines
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Passport (180 days)
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Samoa
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Passport (30 days)
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San Marino
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Passport (90 days)
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Sao Tome & Principe
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Visa
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Saudi Arabia
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Tourist travel only through approved tour groups
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Visa
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Senegal
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Passport (90 days)
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Serbia
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See Yugoslavia
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Seychelles
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Passport (30 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
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Sierra Leone
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Visa
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Singapore
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Passport (90 days)
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Slovakia
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Passport (30 days)
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Slovenia
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Passport (90 days)
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Somalia
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Visa. Visa not obtainable in U.S.
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South Africa
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Passport (90 days)
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Spain
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Passport (90 days)
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Sri Lanka
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Passport (30 days). Visa issued upon arrival.
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Visa
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Sudan
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Visa
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Suriname
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Visa
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Swaziland
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Passport (60 days)
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Sweden
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Passport (90 days beginning upon entrance into Nordic Passport
Union)
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Switzerland
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Passport (90 days)
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Syria
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Visa
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TOURISM
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BUSINESS
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Tahiti (French Polynesia)
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Passport (30 days)
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Taiwan
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Passport (30 days)
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Tajikistan
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Visa
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Tanzania
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Visa
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Thailand
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Passport (30 days)
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Visa
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Togo
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Visa
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Tonga
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Passport (30 days)
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Passport (90 days)
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Visa. Can be obtained upon arrival.
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Tunisia
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Passport (120 days)
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Turkey
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Visa. Can be obtained upon arrival.
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Turks & Caicos
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Passport (30 days)
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Turkmenistan
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Visa
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Tuvalu
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Passport
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Uganda
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Visa
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Ukraine
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Passport (90 days)
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United Arab Emirates
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Visa – Single etry visa only obtainable upon arrival. Multiple
entry can be obtained in the U.S.
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United Kingdom
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Passport (180 days)
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Uruguay
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Passport (90 days)
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Uzbekistan
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Visa
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Vanuatu
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Passport (30 days)
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Venezuela
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Passport + Tourist Card (90 days)
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Visa
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Vietnam
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Visa
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Western Sahara
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See Morocco
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Western Samoa
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See Samoa
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Yemen
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Visa
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Yugoslavia
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Passport (90 days)
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Zambia
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Visa
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Zimbabwe
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Visa. Can be obtained upon arrival.
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