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The Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is a database used by the Bureau of Consular Affairs under the United States Department of State, that has over 290 million passport records, 184 million visa records, and 25 million records of U.S. citizens living overseas, and adding 35,000 visa cases a day.
It is used by U.S. Department of State passport agencies and consular posts as well as U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other border inspection agencies to perform namechecks on visa and passport applicants to identify individuals who may be ineligible for issuance or require other special action. Potential reasons for ineligibility ...
As of 2025, 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] 9th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] It is also ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank. [2]
The Henley Passport index ranks passports according to the number of destinations that can be reached using a particular country's ordinary passport without the need of a prior visa ("visa-free"). [ 85 ] [ 86 ] [ 87 ] The survey ranks 199 passports against 227 destination [ 88 ] countries , territories , and micro-states .
The Guam–CNMI Visa Waiver Program, first enacted in October 1988 and periodically amended, permits nationals of 12 countries to visit Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for up to 45 days, and nationals of China to visit the Northern Mariana Islands for up to 14 days, for tourism or business, without the need to obtain a U.S. visa. [5]
The Henley Passport index ranks passports according to the number of destinations that can be reached using a particular country's ordinary passport without the need of a prior visa ("visa-free"). [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The survey ranks 199 passports against 227 destination [ 12 ] countries , territories , and micro-states .
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Passport number; Flight number or name of aircraft, ship or vehicle; Purpose of trip: vacation, education/study, visiting relatives/families, business, diplomatic; Duration of stay; Destination (next stop of disembarkation) Address in country; Travelers are also required to sign, date and declare the information is true, correct and complete.