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As of 2024, holders of a United States passport may travel to 186 countries and territories without a travel visa, or with a visa on arrival. The United States passport ranks [Note 1] 8th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] It is also ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank. [2]
Between 2005 and 2007, a security flaw in the VFS Global application website for the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office resulted in many visa applications from India, Nigeria and Russia being publicly accessible. [8] Sensitive data stored in VFS's online service could be accessed by simply altering the VFS website's URL address. [8]
Visa is also not required for former nationals of Nigeria holding a valid foreign passport together with expired Nigerian passport. Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued to nationals of Brazil, China, Namibia and South Africa do not require a visa for Nigeria and holders of diplomatic passports issued to nationals of Turkey.
Beginning in the 2000s many countries introduced e-visas and electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) as an alternative to traditional visas.An ETA is a kind of pre-arrival registration, which may or may not be officially classified as a visa depending on the issuing jurisdiction, required for foreign travellers who are exempted from obtaining a full visa.
Puerto Rico — Visa not required for 180 days, same as the United States mainland. [394] Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months. [395] Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days. [396] U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required for 6 months, same as the United States mainland. [397] Europe Abkhazia — Visa required. [398]
Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. United States American Samoa: Visa required [313] Guam: Visa required [314] Northern Mariana Islands: Visa required [315] Puerto Rico: Visa required [316] U.S. Virgin Islands: Visa required [317] Antarctica and adjacent islands
90 days visa free if holding a valid, multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued by the Canada or the United States, or permanent resident card issued by the United Kingdom or the Schengen Area Côte d'Ivoire: eVisa [55] [56] 3 months e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. Croatia: Visa not required [57] 90 days
Visa is not required for permanent residents of the United States. Cape Verde: Visa on arrival [23] 30 days Central African Republic: Visa required [23] Chad: Visa required [23] Chile: Visa required [23] National visa may be substituted with a visa issued by Canada or the United States which is valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date.