{ "tool": "do-i-need-a-us-visa", "name": "Do I need a US visa? checker", "url": "https://visaful.com/tools/do-i-need-a-us-visa", "version": "1.0.0", "updated": "2026-10-31", "description": "Free tool: pick your nationality and trip purpose to see whether you can use an ESTA (Visa Waiver Program), need no visa (Canada, Bermuda) or which US visa to apply for, with travel ban and visa bond flags.", "sources": [ { "id": "dhsVwp", "label": "Visa Waiver Program (current program countries), dhs.gov", "url": "https://www.dhs.gov/visa-waiver-program", "checked": "2026-10-31" }, { "id": "cbpVwp", "label": "Visa Waiver Program, cbp.gov", "url": "https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/visa-waiver-program", "checked": "2026-10-31" }, { "id": "visitor", "label": "Visitor Visa, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "student", "label": "Student Visa, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/study/student-visa.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "j1", "label": "J-1 Visa Basics, BridgeUSA, j1visa.state.gov", "url": "https://j1visa.state.gov/basics/", "checked": "2026-10-28" }, { "id": "worker", "label": "Temporary Worker Visas, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/employment/temporary-worker-visas.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "canMex", "label": "For Canadian and Mexican Citizens, cbp.gov", "url": "https://www.cbp.gov/travel/canadian-and-mexican-citizens", "checked": "2026-10-31" }, { "id": "transit", "label": "Transit Visa, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/other-visa-categories/transit.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "fam4025", "label": "9 FAM 402.5, Students and Exchange Visitors, fam.state.gov", "url": "https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM040205.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "fam40210", "label": "9 FAM 402.10, Temporary Workers and Trainees, fam.state.gov", "url": "https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM040210.html", "checked": "2026-10-28" }, { "id": "fam5027", "label": "9 FAM 502.7, Fiancé(e) and Spouse Visas (K), fam.state.gov", "url": "https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM050207.html", "checked": "2026-10-28" }, { "id": "p10998", "label": "Proclamation 10998, Federal Register, December 19, 2025", "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/19/2025-23570/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "suspension", "label": "Suspension of Visa Issuance to Foreign Nationals, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-visa-issuance-to-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "bondRule", "label": "Visas: Visa Bond Program, final rule, Federal Register, August 3, 2026", "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/03/2026-15726/visas-visa-bond-program", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "bondList", "label": "Countries Subject to Visa Bonds, travel.state.gov (version of May 13, 2026)", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/countries-subject-to-visa-bonds.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" } ], "inputs": [ { "id": "nationality", "label": "Your nationality", "help": "The passport you'll travel on.", "kind": "search", "options": [] }, { "id": "purpose", "label": "Why are you going?", "options": [ { "value": "visit", "label": "Tourism, a family visit or business meetings" }, { "value": "study", "label": "Study or an exchange program" }, { "value": "work", "label": "Work for a US employer" }, { "value": "transit", "label": "Changing planes on the way somewhere else" }, { "value": "family", "label": "Joining family who live in the US" } ] } ], "howToUse": [ "Ask the traveler's nationality (the passport they'll travel on) and purpose. `data.countries` lists accepted names, `data.aliases` maps other names to them.", "`outcomes` has the answer for every nationality and purpose: `kind` is esta, none or visa, `answer` the plain answer, `flags` any travel ban or visa bond notice. Each line's `source` is an id in `sources`.", "The lists behind it: `data.vwp` (country -> VWP start date), `data.banFull`, `data.banPartial`, `data.banImmigrantOnly` (Proclamation 10998, effective 2026-01-01) and `data.bond` (country -> bond start date, State's list of May 13, 2026).", "Interactive: https://visaful.com/tools/do-i-need-a-us-visa?nationality=India&purpose=visit." ], "outcomes": [ { "country": "Afghanistan", "purpose": "visit", "kind": "visa", "answer": "All US visas are suspended for nationals of Afghanistan since January 1, 2026, unless an exception applies. Without the suspension: you need a B1/B2 visitor visa.", "visas": [ "B1/B2" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Visitor visas are for business (B-1), such as meetings or a conference, and tourism or visiting family (B-2).", "source": "visitor" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/b1-b2-visa-interview-questions", "label": "B1/B2 interview questions" }, { "href": "/us-travel-ban-countries", "label": "US travel ban countries" } ], "flags": [ { "kind": "ban", "title": "Travel ban: full suspension", "lines": [ { "text": "Since January 1, 2026, Proclamation 10998 suspends entry of nationals of Afghanistan on all immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.", "source": "p10998" }, { "text": "It doesn't apply to people who held a valid visa on that date, green card holders, or dual nationals traveling on another country's passport, among a few other exceptions.", "source": "p10998" } ] } ], "sources": [ "visitor", "p10998" ] }, { "country": "Afghanistan", "purpose": "study", "kind": "visa", "answer": "All US visas are suspended for nationals of Afghanistan since January 1, 2026, unless an exception applies. Without the suspension: you need a student visa: F-1 for academic study or M-1 for vocational study, or a J-1 for an exchange program.", "visas": [ "F-1", "M-1", "J-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "A US school approved by SEVP issues your Form I-20 for an F or M visa.", "source": "student" }, { "text": "J-1 is for designated exchange programs, with a Form DS-2019 from the program sponsor.", "source": "j1" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/f1-visa-interview-questions", "label": "F-1 interview questions" }, { "href": "/us-travel-ban-countries", "label": "US travel ban countries" } ], "flags": [ { "kind": "ban", "title": "Travel ban: full suspension", "lines": [ { "text": "Since January 1, 2026, Proclamation 10998 suspends entry of nationals of Afghanistan on all immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.", "source": "p10998" }, { "text": "It doesn't apply to people who held a valid visa on that date, green card holders, or dual nationals traveling on another country's passport, among a few other exceptions.", "source": "p10998" } ] } ], "sources": [ "student", "j1", "p10998" ] }, { "country": "Afghanistan", "purpose": "work", "kind": "visa", "answer": "All US visas are suspended for nationals of Afghanistan since January 1, 2026, unless an exception applies. Without the suspension: you need a work visa, and for most of them a US employer's petition approved by USCIS comes first.", "visas": [ "H-1B", "L-1", "O-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Petition-based temporary worker visas include H-1B for specialty occupations, L-1 for intracompany transferees and O-1 for people with extraordinary ability.", "source": "worker" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/h1b-visa-interview-questions", "label": "H-1B interview questions" }, { "href": "/us-travel-ban-countries", "label": "US travel ban countries" } ], "flags": [ { "kind": "ban", "title": "Travel ban: full suspension", "lines": [ { "text": "Since January 1, 2026, Proclamation 10998 suspends entry of nationals of Afghanistan on all immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.", "source": "p10998" }, { "text": "It doesn't apply to people who held a valid visa on that date, green card holders, or dual nationals traveling on another country's passport, among a few other exceptions.", "source": "p10998" } ] } ], "sources": [ "worker", "p10998" ] }, { "country": "Afghanistan", "purpose": "transit", "kind": "visa", "answer": "All US visas are suspended for nationals of Afghanistan since January 1, 2026, unless an exception applies. Without the suspension: you need a C-1 transit visa. A valid B1/B2 visitor visa may also work for transit.", "visas": [ "C-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "A transit visa is for immediate and continuous transit through the US, with a brief layover on the way to another country.", "source": "transit" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/transit-visa-usa", "label": "US transit visa guide" }, { "href": "/us-travel-ban-countries", "label": "US travel ban countries" } ], "flags": [ { "kind": "ban", "title": "Travel ban: full suspension", "lines": [ { "text": "Since January 1, 2026, Proclamation 10998 suspends entry of nationals of Afghanistan on all immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.", "source": "p10998" }, { "text": "It doesn't apply to people who held a valid visa on that date, green card holders, or dual nationals traveling on another country's passport, among a few other exceptions.", "source": "p10998" } ] } ], "sources": [ "transit", "p10998" ] }, { "country": "Afghanistan", "purpose": "family", "kind": "visa", "answer": "All US visas are suspended for nationals of Afghanistan since January 1, 2026, unless an exception applies. Without the suspension: it depends on who you're joining. Spouses and children of students get F-2, of H-1B workers H-4, and a US citizen's fiancé(e) gets K-1.", "visas": [ "F-2", "H-4", "K-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Each F-2 dependent needs their own Form I-20 from the student's school.", "source": "fam4025" }, { "text": "A spouse and children may apply to accompany or join an H-1B worker on H-4 visas.", "source": "fam40210" }, { "text": "A K-1 fiancé(e) visa follows a petition the US citizen files with USCIS.", "source": "fam5027" }, { "text": "Moving permanently to join a US citizen or green card holder is family immigration, which this tool doesn't cover." } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/f2-visa-interview-questions", "label": "F-2 guide" }, { "href": "/h4-visa-interview-questions", "label": "H-4 guide" }, { "href": "/k1-visa-interview-questions", "label": "K-1 guide" }, { "href": "/us-travel-ban-countries", "label": "US travel ban countries" } ], "flags": [ { "kind": "ban", "title": "Travel ban: full suspension", "lines": [ { "text": "Since January 1, 2026, Proclamation 10998 suspends entry of nationals of Afghanistan on all immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.", "source": "p10998" }, { "text": "It doesn't apply to people who held a valid visa on that date, green card holders, or dual nationals traveling on another country's passport, among a few other exceptions.", "source": "p10998" } ] } ], "sources": [ "fam4025", "fam40210", "fam5027", "p10998" ] }, { "country": "Albania", "purpose": "visit", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a B1/B2 visitor visa.", "visas": [ "B1/B2" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Visitor visas are for business (B-1), such as meetings or a conference, and tourism or visiting family (B-2).", "source": "visitor" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/b1-b2-visa-interview-questions", "label": "B1/B2 interview questions" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "visitor" ] }, { "country": "Albania", "purpose": "study", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a student visa: F-1 for academic study or M-1 for vocational study, or a J-1 for an exchange program.", "visas": [ "F-1", "M-1", "J-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "A US school approved by SEVP issues your Form I-20 for an F or M visa.", "source": "student" }, { "text": "J-1 is for designated exchange programs, with a Form DS-2019 from the program sponsor.", "source": "j1" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/f1-visa-interview-questions", "label": "F-1 interview questions" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "student", "j1" ] }, { "country": "Albania", "purpose": "work", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a work visa, and for most of them a US employer's petition approved by USCIS comes first.", "visas": [ "H-1B", "L-1", "O-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Petition-based temporary worker visas include H-1B for specialty occupations, L-1 for intracompany transferees and O-1 for people with extraordinary ability.", "source": "worker" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/h1b-visa-interview-questions", "label": "H-1B interview questions" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "worker" ] }, { "country": "Albania", "purpose": "transit", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a C-1 transit visa. A valid B1/B2 visitor visa may also work for transit.", "visas": [ "C-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "A transit visa is for immediate and continuous transit through the US, with a brief layover on the way to another country.", "source": "transit" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/transit-visa-usa", "label": "US transit visa guide" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "transit" ] }, { "country": "Albania", "purpose": "family", "kind": "visa", "answer": "It depends on who you're joining. Spouses and children of students get F-2, of H-1B workers H-4, and a US citizen's fiancé(e) gets K-1.", "visas": [ "F-2", "H-4", "K-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Each F-2 dependent needs their own Form I-20 from the student's school.", "source": "fam4025" }, { "text": "A spouse and children may apply to accompany or join an H-1B worker on H-4 visas.", "source": "fam40210" }, { "text": "A K-1 fiancé(e) visa follows a petition the US citizen files with USCIS.", "source": "fam5027" }, { "text": "Moving permanently to join a US citizen or green card holder is family immigration, which this tool doesn't cover." } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/f2-visa-interview-questions", "label": "F-2 guide" }, { "href": "/h4-visa-interview-questions", "label": "H-4 guide" }, { "href": "/k1-visa-interview-questions", "label": "K-1 guide" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "fam4025", "fam40210", "fam5027" ] }, { "country": "Algeria", "purpose": "visit", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a B1/B2 visitor visa.", "visas": [ "B1/B2" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Visitor visas are for business (B-1), such as meetings or a conference, and tourism or visiting family (B-2).", "source": "visitor" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/b1-b2-visa-interview-questions", "label": "B1/B2 interview questions" }, { "href": "/us-visa-bond", "label": "US visa bond guide" } ], "flags": [ { "kind": "bond", "title": "Visa bond country", "lines": [ { "text": "Algeria has been on the State Department's visa bond list since January 21, 2026. A B1/B2 applicant may have to post a bond of $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000, set by the officer, before the visa is issued.", "source": "bondList" }, { "text": "The money comes back if you keep to the bond's terms, and is forfeited if you overstay.", "source": "bondRule" } ] } ], "sources": [ "visitor", "bondRule", "bondList" ] }, { "country": "Algeria", "purpose": "study", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a student visa: F-1 for academic study or M-1 for vocational study, or a J-1 for an exchange program.", "visas": [ "F-1", "M-1", "J-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "A US school approved by SEVP issues your Form I-20 for an F or M visa.", "source": "student" }, { "text": "J-1 is for designated exchange programs, with a Form DS-2019 from the program sponsor.", "source": "j1" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/f1-visa-interview-questions", "label": "F-1 interview questions" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "student", "j1" ] }, { "country": "Algeria", "purpose": "work", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a work visa, and for most of them a US employer's petition approved by USCIS comes first.", "visas": [ "H-1B", "L-1", "O-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Petition-based temporary worker visas include H-1B for specialty occupations, L-1 for intracompany transferees and O-1 for people with extraordinary ability.", "source": "worker" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/h1b-visa-interview-questions", "label": "H-1B interview questions" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "worker" ] }, { "country": "Algeria", "purpose": "transit", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a C-1 transit visa. A valid B1/B2 visitor visa may also work for transit.", "visas": [ "C-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "A transit visa is for immediate and continuous transit through the US, with a brief layover on the way to another country.", "source": "transit" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/transit-visa-usa", "label": "US transit visa guide" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "transit" ] }, { "country": "Algeria", "purpose": "family", "kind": "visa", "answer": "It depends on who you're joining. Spouses and children of students get F-2, of H-1B workers H-4, and a US citizen's fiancé(e) gets K-1.", "visas": [ "F-2", "H-4", "K-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Each F-2 dependent needs their own Form I-20 from the student's school.", "source": "fam4025" }, { "text": "A spouse and children may apply to accompany or join an H-1B worker on H-4 visas.", "source": "fam40210" }, { "text": "A K-1 fiancé(e) visa follows a petition the US citizen files with USCIS.", "source": "fam5027" }, { "text": "Moving permanently to join a US citizen or green card holder is family immigration, which this tool doesn't cover." } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/f2-visa-interview-questions", "label": "F-2 guide" }, { "href": "/h4-visa-interview-questions", "label": "H-4 guide" }, { "href": "/k1-visa-interview-questions", "label": "K-1 guide" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "fam4025", "fam40210", "fam5027" ] }, { "country": "Andorra", "purpose": "visit", "kind": "esta", "answer": "Usually no visa. As a citizen of Andorra, a Visa Waiver Program country, you can apply for an ESTA instead, for business or tourism trips of up to 90 days.", "visas": [], "lines": [ { "text": "The Visa Waiver Program lets citizens of 42 countries travel to the US for business or tourism for stays of up to 90 days without a visa.", "source": "cbpVwp" }, { "text": "Andorra has been a program country since October 1, 1991.", "source": "dhsVwp" }, { "text": "An approved ESTA doesn't decide admission. CBP officers decide that when you arrive.", "source": "cbpVwp" }, { "text": "For a stay longer than 90 days, apply for a B1/B2 visa instead.", "source": "cbpVwp" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/esta-arrival-questions", "label": "ESTA arrival questions" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "dhsVwp", "cbpVwp" ] }, { "country": "Andorra", "purpose": "study", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a student visa: F-1 for academic study or M-1 for vocational study, or a J-1 for an exchange program.", "visas": [ "F-1", "M-1", "J-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "The Visa Waiver Program covers only business or tourism trips of up to 90 days, so this trip needs a visa.", "source": "cbpVwp" }, { "text": "A US school approved by SEVP issues your Form I-20 for an F or M visa.", "source": "student" }, { "text": "J-1 is for designated exchange programs, with a Form DS-2019 from the program sponsor.", "source": "j1" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/f1-visa-interview-questions", "label": "F-1 interview questions" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "cbpVwp", "student", "j1" ] }, { "country": "Andorra", "purpose": "work", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a work visa, and for most of them a US employer's petition approved by USCIS comes first.", "visas": [ "H-1B", "L-1", "O-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "The Visa Waiver Program covers only business or tourism trips of up to 90 days, so this trip needs a visa.", "source": "cbpVwp" }, { "text": "Petition-based temporary worker visas include H-1B for specialty occupations, L-1 for intracompany transferees and O-1 for people with extraordinary ability.", "source": "worker" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/h1b-visa-interview-questions", "label": "H-1B interview questions" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "cbpVwp", "worker" ] }, { "country": "Andorra", "purpose": "transit", "kind": "esta", "answer": "Usually no visa. As a citizen of Andorra, a Visa Waiver Program country, you can apply for an ESTA instead, for business or tourism trips of up to 90 days, and for transit.", "visas": [], "lines": [ { "text": "The Visa Waiver Program lets citizens of 42 countries travel to the US for business or tourism for stays of up to 90 days without a visa.", "source": "cbpVwp" }, { "text": "Andorra has been a program country since October 1, 1991.", "source": "dhsVwp" }, { "text": "An approved ESTA doesn't decide admission. CBP officers decide that when you arrive.", "source": "cbpVwp" }, { "text": "Visa Waiver Program travelers can transit the US on an approved ESTA.", "source": "transit" }, { "text": "For a stay longer than 90 days, apply for a B1/B2 visa instead.", "source": "cbpVwp" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/esta-arrival-questions", "label": "ESTA arrival questions" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "dhsVwp", "cbpVwp", "transit" ] }, { "country": "Andorra", "purpose": "family", "kind": "visa", "answer": "It depends on who you're joining. Spouses and children of students get F-2, of H-1B workers H-4, and a US citizen's fiancé(e) gets K-1.", "visas": [ "F-2", "H-4", "K-1" ], "lines": [ { "text": "The Visa Waiver Program covers only business or tourism trips of up to 90 days, so this trip needs a visa.", "source": "cbpVwp" }, { "text": "Each F-2 dependent needs their own Form I-20 from the student's school.", "source": "fam4025" }, { "text": "A spouse and children may apply to accompany or join an H-1B worker on H-4 visas.", "source": "fam40210" }, { "text": "A K-1 fiancé(e) visa follows a petition the US citizen files with USCIS.", "source": "fam5027" }, { "text": "Moving permanently to join a US citizen or green card holder is family immigration, which this tool doesn't cover." } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/f2-visa-interview-questions", "label": "F-2 guide" }, { "href": "/h4-visa-interview-questions", "label": "H-4 guide" }, { "href": "/k1-visa-interview-questions", "label": "K-1 guide" } ], "flags": [], "sources": [ "cbpVwp", "fam4025", "fam40210", "fam5027" ] }, { "country": "Angola", "purpose": "visit", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a B1/B2 visitor visa. The B1/B2 visa is suspended for nationals of Angola under the 2026 travel ban, unless an exception applies.", "visas": [ "B1/B2" ], "lines": [ { "text": "Visitor visas are for business (B-1), such as meetings or a conference, and tourism or visiting family (B-2).", "source": "visitor" } ], "guides": [ { "href": "/b1-b2-visa-interview-questions", "label": "B1/B2 interview questions" }, { "href": "/us-travel-ban-countries", "label": "US travel ban countries" }, { "href": "/us-visa-bond", "label": "US visa bond guide" } ], "flags": [ { "kind": "ban", "title": "Travel ban: partial suspension", "lines": [ { "text": "Since January 1, 2026, Proclamation 10998 suspends entry of nationals of Angola as immigrants and on B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M and J visas. Other nonimmigrant visas aren't suspended, but officers reduce their validity.", "source": "p10998" }, { "text": "That covers the B1/B2 visa for this trip, unless an exception applies, such as holding a valid visa on January 1, 2026 or traveling on another country's passport.", "source": "p10998" } ] }, { "kind": "bond", "title": "Visa bond country", "lines": [ { "text": "Angola has been on the State Department's visa bond list since January 21, 2026. A B1/B2 applicant may have to post a bond of $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000, set by the officer, before the visa is issued.", "source": "bondList" }, { "text": "The money comes back if you keep to the bond's terms, and is forfeited if you overstay.", "source": "bondRule" } ] } ], "sources": [ "visitor", "p10998", "bondRule", "bondList" ] }, { "country": "Angola", "purpose": "study", "kind": "visa", "answer": "You need a student visa: F-1 for academic study or M-1 for vocational study, or a J-1 for an exchange program. 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Eustatius, Saba or St Maarten.", "Brunei": "DHS says Brunei's ESTA eligibility has been reduced from two years to one year." }, "visaExempt": [ "Canada", "Bermuda" ], "banFull": [ "Afghanistan", "Burkina Faso", "Burma", "Chad", "Republic of the Congo", "Equatorial Guinea", "Eritrea", "Haiti", "Iran", "Laos", "Libya", "Mali", "Niger", "Sierra Leone", "Somalia", "South Sudan", "Sudan", "Syria", "Yemen", "Palestinian Authority travel documents" ], "banPartial": [ "Angola", "Antigua and Barbuda", "Benin", "Burundi", "Cote d'Ivoire", "Cuba", "Dominica", "Gabon", "The Gambia", "Malawi", "Mauritania", "Nigeria", "Senegal", "Tanzania", "Togo", "Tonga", "Venezuela", "Zambia", "Zimbabwe" ], "banImmigrantOnly": [ "Turkmenistan" ], "bond": { "Malawi": "2025-08-20", "Zambia": "2025-08-20", "The Gambia": "2025-10-11", "Mauritania": "2025-10-23", "Sao Tome and Principe": "2025-10-23", "Tanzania": "2025-10-23", "Bhutan": "2026-01-01", "Botswana": "2026-01-01", "Central African Republic": "2026-01-01", "Guinea": "2026-01-01", "Guinea-Bissau": "2026-01-01", "Namibia": "2026-01-01", "Turkmenistan": "2026-01-01", "Algeria": "2026-01-21", "Angola": "2026-01-21", "Antigua and Barbuda": "2026-01-21", "Bangladesh": "2026-01-21", "Benin": "2026-01-21", "Burundi": "2026-01-21", "Cabo Verde": "2026-01-21", "Cote d'Ivoire": "2026-01-21", "Cuba": "2026-01-21", "Djibouti": "2026-01-21", "Dominica": "2026-01-21", "Fiji": "2026-01-21", "Gabon": "2026-01-21", "Kyrgyzstan": "2026-01-21", "Nepal": "2026-01-21", "Nigeria": "2026-01-21", "Senegal": "2026-01-21", "Tajikistan": "2026-01-21", "Togo": "2026-01-21", "Tonga": "2026-01-21", "Tuvalu": "2026-01-21", "Uganda": "2026-01-21", "Vanuatu": "2026-01-21", "Venezuela": "2026-01-21", "Zimbabwe": "2026-01-21", "Cambodia": "2026-04-02", "Ethiopia": "2026-04-02", "Georgia": "2026-04-02", "Grenada": "2026-04-02", "Lesotho": "2026-04-02", "Mauritius": "2026-04-02", "Mongolia": "2026-04-02", "Mozambique": "2026-04-02", "Nicaragua": "2026-04-02", "Papua New Guinea": "2026-04-02", "Seychelles": "2026-04-02", "Tunisia": "2026-04-02" } }, "disclaimer": "Plain-language information from DHS, CBP, State Department and Federal Register pages, not legal advice. Visaful is not affiliated with the U.S. government or the Department of State." }