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 Vatican passport holders 12
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
CanadaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
CubaeVisa90 days→eTA90 days
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
MexicoVisa required→Visa-free180 days
Papua New GuineaeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
TajikistanVisa on arrival45 days→Visa-free30 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Vatican passport holders 11
ArmeniaVisa-free180 days→Visa on arrival120 days
AngolaVisa-free30 days→eVisa
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
South KoreaVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
MongoliaeVisa→Visa required
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Sierra LeoneeVisa→Visa required
ChadeVisa→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