Routes we hold rules for
Every route below has been read from the authority's own published guidance and carries the date it was last checked. This list is deliberately short. Where we do not hold a route we say so rather than guessing at it.
Coverage, stated plainly
- routes held
- 13
- need no physical step
- 11
- need no visa at all
- 4
- checked recently
- 13
That is a small number and it is meant to be. Every route here has been read from the authority’s own guidance and dated, which is slower than copying a list and the reason the list is short. Everything here has been checked within the last few weeks. Where we do not hold a route, the check tells you so and points you at the official guidance rather than guessing.
Travel
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-18
United States passport → United Kingdom
Not a visa, but a permission you must hold before you travel. Applied for online, linked to your passport, and needed by every traveller including babies and children.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-19
United States passport → Canada
US citizens are exempt from Canada's electronic travel authorisation. There is nothing to apply for and nothing to pay, whatever a booking site tells you at checkout.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-19
United States passport → Japan
US passport holders enter Japan without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism, short business trips or visiting family. There is no form, no fee and no authorisation to apply for.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-18
United States passport → Türkiye
US passport holders need no visa and no e-Visa for tourism or short business trips: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. There is no form, no fee and nothing to apply for.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-19
United States passport → Thailand
US passport holders enter without a visa for tourism. The allowance is now 30 days, reduced from 60 on 15 September 2026 — check this before you book anything longer.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-19
United States passport → Australia
An electronic authority linked to your passport, applied for through the official government app. Allows visits of up to three months at a time over twelve months.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-18
United States passport → India
Applied for and issued entirely online. Nobody handles your passport and you do not attend anywhere — you carry the approval and present the same passport on arrival.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-18
United States passport → Vietnam
Applied for and issued entirely online, for stays of up to 90 days, single or multiple entry. Printed and carried; nobody handles your passport.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-19
United States passport → Brazil
Applied for and issued entirely online. Required again since 10 April 2025, after a period when US passport holders needed no visa at all.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-19
United States passport → Egypt
A single-entry tourist visa for up to 30 days, applied for online before travel. A visa on arrival is also available at Egyptian airports for the same fee.
- Lane A · Fully autonomousChecked 2026-09-18
United States passport → Kenya
Kenya replaced its visa system with an electronic travel authorisation that every visitor applies for online before travelling. Valid for a stay of up to 90 days.
- Lane B · Autonomous, with a last mileChecked 2026-09-18
United States passport → China
US passport holders need a visa for ordinary tourism in mainland China. The application is completed online in COVA, then printed, signed and submitted in person — by you or by an agent acting for you.
US filings
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