American passport visa requirements & visa-free countries (2026)

Algeria uses an advance consular visa route for ordinary tourist travel unless a specific exemption applies. The MFA page states that the maximum authorized stay at each entry is 90 days and cumulative stay may not exceed 180 days per year, but the exact stay depends on the visa issued.

Bahrain's public eVisa country list confirms the route type, while the FAQ says exact validity and period of stay depend on the visa type shown after completing the eligibility flow.

A Chinese visitor visa is normally required for ordinary tourist entry unless a specific visa-free, transit-without-visa, port-visa or regional exception applies to the exact route.

The current Republic of Congo mission publishes 15-day and 91-day visa products. These are consular visa categories, not a universal promise of permitted stay; the issued visa controls the actual duration.

Fiji Immigration lists this nationality as visa-exempt for travel to Fiji, but still requiring the relevant permit depending on purpose. Visitor permits are issued on arrival and the issued period may vary from several days up to a maximum of four months.

Ghana's official eligibility API classifies this ordinary passport as requiring an eVisa or embassy visa. The checked public page gives single-entry visa validity from issue, but does not publish one universal stay allowance for every eVisa route, so no stay cap is listed here.

Guinea PAF's tourist-visa screen routes this issuing-country bucket into the eVisa/procedure flow and shows tourist-visa validity as not exceeding five years. The source does not publish a stable per-entry stay cap for that bucket, so no maximum stay is listed here.

Iran MFA says tourists can submit the online visa application as the first step. Some applicants may need an interview, some nationalities may need in-person mission handling, and the permitted stay depends on the issued visa.

Kenya's eTA is valid for travel within 90 days after issuance, but that is not a guaranteed 90-day stay. The immigration officer determines the permitted duration at the point of entry.

The official Embassy table marks this passport as NO for travel to Lesotho, meaning citizens do not require a visa. The checked public sources do not publish one universal stay cap for this no-visa group.

The Liberia Visa on Arrival portal says VoA approval is valid for entry within 3 months, the visa is valid for a single visit only, and the stay validity is determined by the airport officer based on the estimated visit time: 30 or 90 days. If there is a Liberian embassy in the traveller's country, the same portal requires applying directly at the embassy rather than through the VoA portal.

Malaysia Immigration's visa-requirement page does not list this nationality among countries required to apply for a visa to enter Malaysia. For tourism/social visits, a Short-Term Social Visit Pass is issued on arrival, but this source set does not publish a single public day cap for this nationality; the pass issued controls the permitted stay.

The Mali MDC checker returned a visa-required alert for U.S. citizens, while the Embassy of Mali in Washington has a 2026 announcement titled 'Republic of Mali Announces Suspension of U.S. Citizen Entry'. This row is therefore conditional and should be reconfirmed directly with the Embassy of Mali before any trip.

RMI Immigration's March 2024 summary lists United States passports under visa-exempt/waiver, passport type ALL, with no period restrictions and a waived fee. This row still covers ordinary short-visitor use only.

The FSM Embassy visitor FAQ says U.S. citizens need only a valid passport for entry under the amended Compact of Free Association. The page does not publish a single 30-day cap for that U.S. route, so this row keeps the stay limit unspecified and conservative.

Palau Immigration states FSM/RMI/USA citizens visiting Palau do not need a visa; the page also notes RPPL 11-26 exempts FSM/RMI/USA for visit, work or residence for the duration of the visit. This record is limited to ordinary short visitor travel.

Papua New Guinea ICSA says all foreign visitors need a visa and lists online visitor classes including Easy Visitor Permit (EVP 60 days), Easy Visitor Permit (EVP 30 days), Tourist (Own Itinerary) and Tourist (tour package). The issued eVisa or visitor visa controls the exact stay.

A Russian visa is required before travel for ordinary short visits unless a separate document-specific exemption applies.

Senegal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says nationals of the listed countries do not need a visa for a stay of less than 3 months, provided they hold a passport or laissez-passer issued by that country with at least 6 months validity. The source does not express this as a fixed number of days, so no numeric stay cap is listed here.

ICA does not publish one universal public stay duration on the source page used for this matrix wave. Short-term visitor stay is determined by the Visit Pass/e-Pass issued at the checkpoint upon entry.

The checked official Sudan mission sources describe a consular entry/tourist visa route and do not publish a safe ordinary-passport tourist visa-free stay table for this nationality. Visa validity, stay period and approval timing depend on the issued visa, sponsor route and responsible Sudanese mission.

Turkmenistan's checked official mission pages require a visa route supported by an invitation letter certified by the State Migration Service; the exact permitted stay depends on the issued visa category, validity and invitation.