Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Macau

Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Macau are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on Chinese citizens who are also permanent residents of Macau.

A Macau Special Administrative Region passport

As of 2025, Macao Special Administrative Region passport holders have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 148 countries and territories, ranking the passport 31st in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Macau holding ordinary passports

  Macau

  Mainland Travel Permit travel

  Visa not required

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa required

Greater China including Taiwan

Jurisdiction	Visa requirement	Notes
China (Mainland)	With Home Return Permit (Freedom of movement)[2]	Holders of Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents are able to freely enter Mainland China for all purposes within the validity of their travel document. Most permits for adults are valid for 10 years; minors under 18 years old are issued permits valid for five years. Not required if holding an MSAR Passport for transit through Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou within 24 hours without leaving the sterile area of the airports.
Hong Kong	Visa not required[3]	Visa free for a period of 180 days for holders of Macau Permanent Resident Identity Cards. Visa free for 7 days for passengers in transit to a third country holding MSAR passports.
Taiwan	Entry permit on arrival or Online entry permit[4]	Entry Permit on arrival for NT$300. Free online registration prior to arrival is also available. Applicable to those who were born in Hong Kong or Macau, or those who have previously entered Taiwan at least once as a permanent resident of Macau. Not applicable to MSAR passport holders with nationality or citizenship of another country.[5] Permit not required for transiting through Taoyuan Airport without leaving the sterile area within 24 hours.

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[6]
Albania	Visa not required[7]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[8]
Andorra	Visa not required[9]
Angola	Visa required[10]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[11]	30 days
Argentina	Visa not required[12]	30 days
Armenia	Visa not required[13]	180 days	180 days in a year.
Australia	Visa required[14][15]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa not required[16]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Azerbaijan	eVisa[17][18]	30 days
Bahamas	eVisa[19]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[20]	2 weeks
Bangladesh	Visa required[21]
Barbados	Visa not required[22]	30 days
Belarus	Visa not required[23]	30 days	For a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 1 calendar year.
Belgium	Visa not required[24]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Belize	Visa required[25]
Benin	eVisa[26][27]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[28][29]
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[30]	30 days[31]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[32]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Botswana	eVisa[33][34]	3 months
Brazil	Visa not required[35]	90 days
Brunei	Visa not required[36]	14 days
Bulgaria	Visa not required[37]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Burkina Faso	eVisa[38][39]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[40]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[41][42]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[43][44]
Canada	Visa required[45]		Macau citizens who do receive a visa are normally issued with multiple-entry combination visitor visas (Generally, the validity period is until the passport expiration date, and the maximum period is 10 years), and each entry can stay for a maximum of 6 months (the period of stay is subject to the border immigration officer).
Cape Verde	Visa not required[46]	90 days
Central African Republic	Visa required[47]
Chad	Visa required[48]
Chile	Visa not required[49]	30 days
Mainland China	Home Return Permit travel (Freedom of movement)	Until permit expiry	Holders of Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents are able to freely enter mainland China for all purposes within the validity of their travel document. Most permits for adults are valid for 10 years; minors under 18 years old are issued permits valid for five years. Entry to Mainland China cannot be on a Macau SAR passport. However, all eligible for Macau SAR passport is also able to apply for a Home Return Permit, allowing the holder to enter and stay in mainland China until its expiry. Issuance of the Home Return Permit is not automatic for all MSAR passport holders and is at the sole discretion of the Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security. Those residing in the Mainland for more than six months may apply for the Residence Permit for Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Residents. Home Return Permit not required for MSAR Passport holders when transiting through Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou Airports within 24 hours without leaving the sterile area.
Colombia	Online Visa[50][51]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[52]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[53]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[54][55]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required[56]		May have a valid US visa to enter Costa Rica without visa up to 30 days.
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[57][58]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[59]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Cuba	Tourist card required[60]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa not required[61]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Czech Republic	Visa not required[62]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Denmark	Visa not required[63]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Djibouti	eVisa[64][65]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[66]	180 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[67]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[68]	90 days
Egypt	Visa not required[69]	3 months
El Salvador	Visa required[70]
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[71][72]
Eritrea	Visa required[73]
Estonia	Visa not required[74]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Eswatini	Visa required[75]
Ethiopia	eVisa[76]	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[77] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[78]
Fiji	Visa not required[79]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[80]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
France	Visa not required[81]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Gabon	eVisa[82][83]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[84]
Georgia	Visa not required[85][86]	30 days
Germany	Visa not required[87]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Ghana	Visa required[88]
Greece	Visa not required[89]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Grenada	Visa not required[90]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[91]
Guinea	eVisa[92][93]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[94]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[95]
Haiti	Visa not required[96]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[97]		No visa required if holding valid visa of US, Canada, or Schengen member state.
Hungary	Visa not required[98]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Iceland	Visa not required[99]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
India	Visa required[100]
Indonesia	Visa required[101]
Iran	Visa not required[102]	21 days[103]
Iraq	Visa required[104]
Ireland	Visa not required[105]	3 months
Israel	Visa not required[106]	90 days	Entry refused by certain Muslim countries due to Arab league boycott of Israel if evidence of travel to Israel.
Italy	Visa not required[107]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Jamaica	Visa required[108]
Japan	Visa not required[109]	90 days
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[110][111]
Kazakhstan	Visa not required[112][113]	14 days
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[114][115]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[116]	30 days
North Korea	Visa required[117]
South Korea	Electronical Travel Authorization[118][119]	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[120]
Kuwait	Visa required[121]
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[122]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).[123]
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[124]	30 days	17[Note 1] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[125] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 2] and in Boten (road and railroad).[126] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 3] and 6 border crossings.[Note 4][125] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[127]
Latvia	Visa not required[128]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival[129]	1 month	1 month extendable for 2 additional months. Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	eVisa[130][131]
Liberia	Visa required[132]
Libya	eVisa[133][134]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[135]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lithuania	Visa not required[136]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Luxembourg	Visa not required[137]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[138]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[139][140]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[141]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[142]	30 days
Mali	Visa not required[143]	90 days
Malta	Visa not required[144]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Marshall Islands	Visa required[145]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[146]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[147]	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required[148]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[149]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[150]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Monaco	Visa not required[151]
Mongolia	Visa not required[152]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa not required[153]	90 days
Morocco	Visa not required[154]	90 days
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[155][156]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[157][158]	28 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings at Tachileik, Myawaddy, Kawthaung, Rih Khaw Dar or Tamu. e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes.
Namibia	Visa not required[159]	3 months
Nauru	Visa required[160]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[161]	90 days[162]
Netherlands	Visa not required[163]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority[164]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[165] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[166] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[165]
Nicaragua	Visa not required[167]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[168]
Nigeria	eVisa[169][170]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa not required[171]	90 days
Norway	Visa not required[172]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Oman	Visa not required[173]	14 days
Pakistan	Visa required[174]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[175]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[176]
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[177][178]	60 days	Must arrive through Port Moresby (POM) or Rabaul (RAB) airports.
Paraguay	Visa required[179]
Peru	Visa required[180]
Philippines	Visa not required[181]	14 days
Poland	Visa not required[182]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Portugal	Visa not required[183]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Qatar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[184][185]	30 days
Romania	Visa not required[186]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Russia	Visa not required[187]	30 days	For a maximum total stay of 90 days within one calendar year period
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[188][189]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[190]
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[191]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[192]	30 days
Samoa	Visa not required[193]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[194]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[195]	15 days[196]	No visa required if holding a valid US visa.
Saudi Arabia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[197][198]	90 days
Senegal	Visa required[199]
Serbia	Visa not required[200]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Seychelles	Visa not required[201]	30 days
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival[202][203]	30 days
Singapore	Visa not required[204]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[205]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Slovenia	Visa not required[206]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Solomon Islands	Visa required[207]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[208]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa not required[209]	30 days
South Sudan	eVisa[210][211]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa not required[212]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[213][214][215]	60 days / 30 days	Citizens of Macau would need to select People's Republic of China (Special Administrative Region of China) as their nationality while applying for the e-Visa. The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.[216] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required[217]
Suriname	Visa not required[218][219]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[220] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[221]
Sweden	Visa not required[222]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Switzerland	Visa not required[223]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Syria	Visa required[224]
Tajikistan	eVisa[225][226]	60 days
Tanzania	Visa not required[227]	90 days
Thailand	Visa not required[228]	60 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[229]	30 days
Togo	eVisa[230][231]	15 days
Tonga	Free visa on arrival[232]	31 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[233]
Tunisia	Visa required[234]		Visa not required for tourist groups organised by a travel agency.
Turkey	Visa not required[235]	30 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required[236]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[237]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa[238][239]	30 days
Ukraine	Visa required[240][241]		e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended due to the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[242]	30 days
United Kingdom	Visa not required[243]	6 months
United States	Visa required[244]		Macau citizens who do receive a visa are normally issued with 10-years multiple-entry combination B1 / B2 visas, and each entry can stay for a maximum of 6 months (the period of stay is subject to the border immigration officer).
Uruguay	Visa not required[245]	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[246]	10 days	Must arrive by air. Otherwise an electronic visa is available.[247]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[248]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required[249]
Venezuela	Visa required[250]
Vietnam	eVisa[251][252]	90 days
Yemen	Visa required[253]
Zambia	eVisa[254][255]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[256]	30 days

Territories

Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Macau for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
Abkhazia	Permit required[257]	Below are the requirements for receiving an entry permit to the Republic of Abkhazia: Copy of passport (sent by e-mail or by fax). Please make sure that your passport is valid for at least 6 months after your planned entry to Abkhazia. Filled electronic application. You should complete all sections of the application. If any necessary information is missing, the application will not be considered. An entry permit letter for visiting the Republic of Abkhazia will be sent to the email address from which the application was sent or to the fax number stated in the application. Upon arrival nationals of Macau must visit the Consular Service within three working days in order to receive the visa of the Republic of Abkhazia.
Mount Athos	Special permit required	Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[258][259]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months[260]
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required[261]	Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[262]
Gibraltar	Visa not required[263]
Guernsey	Visa not required[264]
Isle of Man	Visa not required[265]
Jan Mayen	Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[266] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[267]
Jersey	Visa not required[268]
Kosovo	Visa not required[269]	90 days
Russia	Special authorisation required	Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorisation.[270]
South Ossetia	Visa not required	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[271][272]
Transnistria	Visa not required	Registration required after 24h.[273][274]
Africa
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[275]
Eritrea outside Asmara	Travel permit required	To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[276]
Mayotte	Visa not required[277]	90 days
Réunion	Visa not required[277]	90 days
Ascension Island	Admission refused[278][279]	From May 2015, the Ascension Island Government does not issue entry visas including eVisas to Chinese citizens of Macau.[280]
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[281]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[282]
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[283][284]
Sudan	Travel permit required	All foreigners travelling more than 25 kilometres outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur	Travel permit required	Separate travel permit is required.[285]
Asia
India PAP/RAP	PAP/RAP required	Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[286][287][288][289][290]
Kazakhstan	Special permission required	Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[291]
Kish Island	Visa not required	14 days; Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[292]
Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak	Visa not required	These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[293]
Maldives	Permission required	With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[294]
Palestine	Visa not required[295]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[296]
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OIVR permit required	OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[297][298][299]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone
Yemen	Special permission required	Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden.[300]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla	Visa not required[301]	3 months
Aruba	Visa not required[302]	30 days
Bermuda	Visa required[303]
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba	Visa not required[304]	30 days
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[305]	30 days
Cayman Islands	Visa required[306]
Curacao	Visa not required[307]	30 days
French Guiana	Visa not required[308]	90 days
French West Indies	Visa not required	French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[309]
Greenland	Visa not required[262]	90 days
Montserrat	Visa not required[310]	90 days
Puerto Rico	Visa required[311]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[277]	90 days
Sint Maarten	Visa not required[312]	3 months
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[313]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[314]
Oceania
American Samoa	Visa required[315]
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required	Special authorisation required.[316]
Clipperton Island	Special permit required	Special permit required.[317]
Cook Islands	Visa not required[318]	31 days[319]
Lau Province	Special permission required	Special permission required.[320]
French Polynesia	Visa not required[321]	90 days
Guam	Visa required[322]
New Caledonia	Visa not required[277]	90 days
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[323]
Niue	Visa not required[324]	30 days[325]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[326][327][328]
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Special permits required	Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[329][330][331][332][333][334][335]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[277]	90 days
South America
Galápagos	Pre-registration required	Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[336]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands	Visa required[337]
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Visa not required	90 days(excludes Adélie Land)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[338][339]
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[340][341][342][343][344][345][346][347][348][349][350][351]

Timeline of visa-free access

Visa requirements were lifted for Portuguese Macau (unilaterally or bilaterally) by the Philippines on 22 June 1994.^[352]

Visa requirements were lifted for Chinese citizens of Macau by the Czech Republic on 1 October 2001,^[353] Russia on 30 September 2012, New Zealand on 30 June 2014^[354] and Belarus on 27 November 2016.^[355]

Non-visa restrictions

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Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.^[356] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Main articles: Vaccination requirements for international travel, International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, and Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year^[357] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.^[358]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[359][360]

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens^[361][362] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).^[363]

Some countries, such as Japan,^[364] Ireland and the United Kingdom,^[365] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,^[366] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,^[367] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,^[368] Philippines,^[369] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.^[370]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives^[371] and South Africa.

Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry.^[372] A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.^[373]

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,^[374] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.^[375]

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait,^[376] Lebanon,^[377] Libya,^[378] and Yemen^[379] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017^[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.^{[citation needed]}

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

See also: Countries applying biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.^[380]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,^[381][382] Argentina,^[383] Brunei, Cambodia,^[384] China,^[385] Ethiopia,^[386] Ghana, Guinea,^[387] India, Japan,^[388][389] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),^[390] Malaysia upon entry and departure,^[391] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,^[392] Singapore, South Korea,^[393] Taiwan, Thailand,^[394] Uganda,^[395] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation),^{[396][397][398]} intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.^[399]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports^[400] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.^[401][402]

See also

• China portal

• Visa policy of Macau
• Macau Special Administrative Region passport
• List of nationalities forbidden at border

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Notes

1. • Panghok - Taichang (Vietnam)
   • Lantui - Baka (China)
   • Meuang mom - Wan Pong (Myanmar)
   • Tanalaeng Dry Port - Nongkai (Thailand)
   • Nonghaed - Nam kanh (Vietnam)
   • Pakxan - Bungkan (Thailand)
   • Nam phao - Cau treo (Vietnam)
   • Na pao - Cha lo (Vietnam)
   • Nam ngeun - Huay konl (Thailand)
   • Namheuang - Nakaseng (Thailand)
   • Phoudou (Thailand)
   • Nam soy - Na meo (Vietnam)
   • Phoukeua - Kontoum (Vietnam)
   • Lalai (Vietnam)
   • Pangmone - Phayao (Thailand)
   • Daktaock - Nam Giang (Vietnam)
   • Savannakhet Airport
2. • Vientiane
   • Savannakhet
   • Bokeo
3. • Vientiane
   • Savannakhet
   • Khammouane
   • Bokeo
4. • Samliemkham (Thailand and Myanmar)
   • Khamsavath - Nongkai (Thailand)
   • Daensavan - Lao bao (Vietnam)
   • Veunkham - Nong nok khian (Cambodia)
   • Vang tao - Chongmek (Thailand)
   • Boten - Bo han (China)