Visa
One thing that can be a bit intimidating when looking to become a digital nomad is visa requirements.
This conversation can be simplified.
There are 3 questions you need to answer before narrowing in on a country:
- Am I able to enter the country with my passport?
- Do I need a visa/paperwork to enter?
- How long can I stay there?
1. Am I able to enter the country with my passport?
This largely depends on what nationality you are. Some passports are stronger than others (ex. US, France). In other words, citizens of those countries are able to travel to many more countries without visas.
There's a really useful tool, Passport Index (opens in a new tab), to quickly see based on your passport, what countries you can travel to freely without a visa (ex. France -> Germany).
2. Do I need a visa/paperwork to enter?
I also use Passport Index (opens in a new tab) for help determining whether or not I need a visa to enter.
Below are the latest details for an American passport. The way to interpret this is if a visa is not needed, you can stay up to the length of Visa Free Length.
| Country | Visa Needed? | Visa Free Length | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | Visa Required | ||
| 🇦🇱 Albania | No | 360 days | |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | Visa Required | ||
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | No | 90 days | |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | No | 30 days | |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | No | 180 days | |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | No | 90 days | |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | No | 180 days | |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | eTA / 90 days | ||
| 🇦🇹 Austria | No | 90 days | |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | No | 240 days | |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Visa on arrival / 30 days | ||
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | No | 180 days | |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | Visa Required | ||
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | No | 90 days | |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | No | 180 days | |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | eVisa | ||
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | eVisa | ||
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Visa on arrival / 30 days | ||
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | 90 days | |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | No | 90 days | |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | No | 90 days | |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | No | 90 days | |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | No | 90 days | |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival / 90 days | ||
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | Visa on arrival / 30 days | ||
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | eVisa | ||
| 🇨🇦 Canada | No | 180 days | |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | Visa-free (EASE) / 30 days | ||
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | No | 180 days | |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | Visa Required | ||
| 🇨🇱 Chile | No | 90 days | |
| 🇨🇳 China | Visa Required | ||
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | Visa on arrival / 45 days | ||
| 🇨🇬 Congo | Visa Required | ||
| 🇨🇩 Congo (Dem. Rep.) | eVisa / 90 days | ||
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | No | 180 days | |
| 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | pre-enrollment / 90 days | ||
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | tourist card / 30 days | ||
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | No | 90 days | |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | No | 90 days | |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | No | 90 days | |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | eVisa | ||
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | No | 180 days | |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | No | ||
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | No | 90 days | |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | No | 90 days | |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | ||
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Visa Required | ||
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | No | 30 days | |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 90 days | ||
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | No | 120 days | |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | No | 90 days | |
| 🇫🇷 France | No | 90 days | |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | No | 30 days | |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | Visa on Arrival | ||
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | No | 360 days | |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | No | 90 days | |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | Visa Required | ||
| 🇬🇷 Greece | No | 90 days | |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | No | 90 days | |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | No | 90 days | |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | eVisa / 90 days | ||
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival / 90 days | ||
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | No | 90 days | |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | No | 90 days | |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | No | 90 days | |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | No | 90 days | |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | No | 90 days | |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | No | 90 days | |
| 🇮🇳 India | eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇮🇷 Iran | Visa Required | ||
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | Visa on arrival / 60 days | ||
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | No | 90 days | |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | No | 90 days | |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | No | 90 days | |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | No | 180 days | |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | No | 90 days | |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | Visa on arrival / eVisa | ||
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | No | 30 days | |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | eVisa / 90 days | ||
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | No | 90 days | |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | No | 90 days | |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 90 days | ||
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | No | 60 days | |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | Visa on arrival / 30 days | ||
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | No | ||
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | Visa Required | ||
| 🇱🇾 Libya | Visa Required | ||
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | No | 90 days | |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | No | 90 days | |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | No | 90 days | |
| 🇲🇴 Macao | No | 30 days | |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | Visa on arrival / 90 days | ||
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | Visa on arrival / 30 days | ||
| 🇲🇱 Mali | Visa Required | ||
| 🇲🇹 Malta | No | 90 days | |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | No | ||
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | Visa on arrival | ||
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | No | 90 days | |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | No | 180 days | |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | No | 30 days | |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | No | 90 days | |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | No | 90 days | |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | No | 90 days | |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | No | 90 days | |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | No | 30 days | |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | eVisa | ||
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | Visa Required | ||
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 150 days | ||
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | No | 90 days | |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | eTA / 90 days | ||
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | No | 90 days | |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | Visa Required | ||
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | eVisa | ||
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | Visa Required | ||
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | No | 90 days | |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | eTA / 30 days | ||
| 🇵🇼 Palau | No | 360 days | |
| 🇵🇸 Palestinian Territories | No | ||
| 🇵🇦 Panama | No | 180 days | |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | eVisa / 60 days | ||
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | No | 90 days | |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | No | 180 days | |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | No | 30 days | |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | No | 90 days | |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | No | 90 days | |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | Free visa on arrival / 30 days | ||
| 🇷🇴 Romania | No | 90 days | |
| 🇷🇺 Russian Federation | Visa Required | ||
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | 180 days | |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | No | 42 days | |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | Visa on arrival / 90 days | ||
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | No | 90 days | |
| 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | No | 15 days | |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 90 days | ||
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | No | 90 days | |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | Tourist registration / 90 days | ||
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | No | 90 days | |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival / 90 days | ||
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | Visa on arrival / 30 days | ||
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | No | 90 days | |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | No | 90 days | |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | eVisa | ||
| 🇪🇸 Spain | No | 90 days | |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | eTA / 30 days | ||
| 🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines | No | 180 days | |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | Visa Required | ||
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | Tourist card / 90 days | ||
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | No | 90 days | |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | No | 90 days | |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | Visa Required | ||
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | No | 90 days | |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | No | 30 days | |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | Visa on arrival / eVisa | ||
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | No | 30 days | |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival / 30 days | ||
| 🇹🇬 Togo | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 15 days | ||
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | Visa on arrival / 31 days | ||
| Country | Able to Enter? | Visa Needed? | Visa Free Length |
| ----------------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------ |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | No | 90 days | |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | No | 120 days | |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | Visa on arrival / eVisa / 90 days | ||
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | Visa Required | ||
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | Visa on arrival / 30 days | ||
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | eVisa | ||
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | No | 90 days | |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | No | 30 days | |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | No | 180 days | |
| 🇺🇸 United States of America | |||
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | No | 90 days | |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | eVisa / 30 days | ||
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | No | 30 days | |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | No | 90 days | |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Visa Required | ||
| 🇻🇳 Viet Nam | eVisa / 90 days | ||
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | Visa Required | ||
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | No | 90 days | |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival / 90 days |