United States Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel12

Asset protection7

Quality of life9

"Plan B"14

Afghanistan

Visa is required

Albania

Visa-free for 360 days

Algeria

Visa is required

Andorra

Visa-free for 90 days

Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

Armenia

Visa-free for 180 days

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa-free for 90 days

Azerbaijan

eTA

Bahamas

Visa-free for 240 days

Bahrain

Visa upon arrival

Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

Barbados

Visa-free for 180 days

Belarus

Visa is required

Belgium

Visa-free for 90 days

Belize

Visa-free for 180 days

Benin

eTA

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

Visa upon arrival

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free for 90 days

Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

Brunei

Visa-free for 90 days

Bulgaria

Visa-free for 90 days

Burkina Faso

Visa upon arrival

Burundi

Visa upon arrival

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

Visa-free for 180 days

Cape Verde

Visa-free for 30 days

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

Visa is required

Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

China

eTA

Colombia

Visa-free

Comoros

Visa upon arrival

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

Croatia

Visa-free for 90 days

Cuba

eTA

Cyprus

Visa-free for 90 days

Czechia

Visa-free for 90 days

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa-free for 90 days

Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

Dominica

Visa-free for 180 days

Dominican Republic

Visa-free

Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

Visa upon arrival

El Salvador

Visa-free for 180 days

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

Fiji

Visa-free for 120 days

Finland

Visa-free for 90 days

France

Visa-free for 90 days

Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa upon arrival

Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

Germany

Visa-free for 90 days

Ghana

Visa upon arrival

Greece

Visa-free for 90 days

Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa-free for 90 days

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Hungary

Visa-free for 90 days

Iceland

Visa-free for 90 days

India

eTA

Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

Iran

Visa is required

Iraq

Visa upon arrival

Ireland

Visa-free for 90 days

Israel

Visa-free for 90 days

Italy

Visa-free for 90 days

Jamaica

Visa-free for 180 days

Japan

Visa-free for 90 days

Jordan

Visa upon arrival

Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

Kuwait

Visa upon arrival

Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 60 days

Laos

Visa upon arrival

Latvia

Visa-free for 90 days

Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

Lesotho

Visa-free

Liberia

Visa is required

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa-free for 90 days

Lithuania

Visa-free for 90 days

Luxembourg

Visa-free for 90 days

Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 30 days

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa-free for 30 days

Malaysia

Visa-free

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa-free for 90 days

Marshall Islands

Visa-free

Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

Visa-free for 180 days

Micronesia

Visa-free for 30 days

Moldova

Visa-free for 90 days

Monaco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mongolia

Visa-free for 90 days

Montenegro

Visa-free for 90 days

Morocco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mozambique

Visa-free for 30 days

Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

Namibia

Visa-free for 90 days

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

Visa-free for 90 days

New Zealand

eTA

Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Norway

Visa-free for 90 days

Oman

Visa upon arrival

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa-free for 360 days

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 180 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Peru

Visa-free for 180 days

Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

Poland

Visa-free for 90 days

Portugal

Visa-free for 90 days

Qatar

Visa-free for 90 days

Romania

Visa-free for 90 days

Russia

Visa is required

Rwanda

Visa upon arrival

Samoa

Visa upon arrival

San Marino

Visa-free for 90 days

Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

Senegal

Visa-free for 90 days

Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

Singapore

Visa-free

Slovakia

Visa-free for 90 days

Slovenia

Visa-free for 90 days

Solomon Islands

Visa upon arrival

Somalia

Visa upon arrival

South Africa

Visa-free for 90 days

South Korea

Visa-free for 90 days

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa-free for 90 days

Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 180 days

St Lucia

Visa-free for 42 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 180 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

Visa is required

Sweden

Visa-free for 90 days

Switzerland

Visa-free for 90 days

Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free for 15 days

Taiwan

Visa-free for 90 days

Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

Timor-Leste

Visa upon arrival

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa upon arrival

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free for 90 days

Tunisia

Visa-free for 120 days

Turkey

Visa-free

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa upon arrival

UAE

Visa-free for 30 days

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

Visa-free for 90 days

United Kingdom

eTA

United States

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Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Uzbekistan

eTA

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Vatican City

Visa-free for 90 days

Venezuela

Visa is required

Vietnam

eTA

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

Visa upon arrival

About United States

A U.S. passport can be obtained by birthright, naturalization, adoption, marriage, and military service. American citizenship allows you to travel to 186 countries of the world.

The state is located in North America. It ranks fourth in the world in terms of area and third in terms of population. It borders with Mexico and Canada. The United States consists of 50 states and the District of Columbia. The United States also administers a number of island territories.

Population

333.4 million

Capital

Washington

Official language

No, de facto American English

GDP per capita

$63.416

Time zone

UTC-5…-10

Currency

U.S, dollar

USA passport ranking and benefits

1
Residency in the US territory
US citizenship provides an opportunity to reside, live, do business, and use government agency services, and banking services in the US.
US citizenship provides an opportunity to reside, live, do business, and use government agency services, and banking services in the US.
2
Traveling to 186 countries worldwide
A US passport allows visa-free visits to Schengen states, Australia, Great Britain, the US, Singapore, Japan, and other countries.
A US passport allows visa-free visits to Schengen states, Australia, Great Britain, the US, Singapore, Japan, and other countries.
3
Education and healthcare in the US
School education in the US is compulsory. Public school education is free for citizens and residents of the country. Also, the US has numerous private schools with various specialties, such as art or sports. Higher education is paid for. It is obtained in public and private colleges and universities, with some of them offering scholarships and grants to students. The US doesn’t have free healthcare per se. The government recommends healthcare insurance for all citizens and residents. Every state has a government program that aids those who can’t afford healthcare insurance.
School education in the US is compulsory. Public school education is free for citizens and residents of the country. Also, the US has numerous private schools with various specialties, such as art or sports. Higher education is paid for. It is obtained in public and private colleges and universities, with some of them offering scholarships and grants to students. The US doesn’t have free healthcare per se. The government recommends healthcare insurance for all citizens and residents. Every state has a government program that aids those who can’t afford healthcare insurance.
4
Work and international business
A US passport allows starting a company on the country’s land. Investors obtain citizenship by naturalization. To do that, they obtain the EB‑5 business visa first. The minimum investment is $500 000. Citizens of the countries that have a Commerce and Navigation treaty with the US — e.g., Grenada citizens — are eligible for the E‑2 visa: it is issued for starting or purchasing a business.
A US passport allows starting a company on the country’s land. Investors obtain citizenship by naturalization. To do that, they obtain the EB‑5 business visa first. The minimum investment is $500 000. Citizens of the countries that have a Commerce and Navigation treaty with the US — e.g., Grenada citizens — are eligible for the E‑2 visa: it is issued for starting or purchasing a business.

Frequently asked questions

How to get a US passport?
US citizenship can be obtained under the right of blood, by adoption, marriage, military service, or naturalization.

To obtain US citizenship by naturalization or marriage, one must have lived in the U.S. continuously for three years, pass a language, history, and the Constitution of the country, as well as a pledge of allegiance, and have no criminal record.

Investors can obtain one the US business visas

for life, work, and studying in the country. Relatives, spouses, and children of investors also receive permission to move to the country.
Does the US recognize dual citizenship?
Yes, US citizens can hold multiple citizenships, as long as it doesn’t contradict the laws of other countries.
How to live in the US with another country’s citizenship?
Foreigners obtain a residency permit — temporary or permanent — for life in the country. The permits are issued for working, studying, receiving medical treatment, or in exchange for investments.
Who can obtain US citizenship by birth?
US citizenship can be obtained by the right of blood — if a child was born to citizens of the country. The place of birth doesn’t matter.

Citizenship by the right of the soil can be granted to a child born in the territory of the country.