Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for American passport holders 8
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
SyriaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
UzbekistaneVisa30 days→Visa-free30 days
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
Harder for American passport holders 9
Burkina FasoeVisa→No admission
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
MaliVisa required→No admission
MalawiVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
MozambiqueVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
NigerVisa required→No admission
Papua New GuineaeTA60 days→eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Changes for visitors to United States 12
- AfghanistanNo admission→Visa required
AustraliaeTA90 days→Visa required
BahamasVisa required→Visa-free180 days
Equatorial GuineaNo admission→Visa required
CroatiaeTA90 days→Visa required
HaitiNo admission→Visa required
LibyaNo admission→Visa required- NigerVisa required→No admission
New ZealandeTA90 days→Visa required
SomaliaNo admission→Visa required
South SudanVisa required→No admission
YemenNo admission→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes