How the comparison works
Choose your nationality, meaning the passport you travel on, then two to four destinations. For each one, the tool reads our visa catalogue and keeps the simplest regime open to a tourist, with its fees and processing time when we have them.
Each route page has the details: documents, allowed stay, sources.
What each verdict means
- Visa-free. Your passport is enough for a short stay, up to the length set by the country and shown on the route page. The country may still require a minimum passport validity, a return ticket or proof of funds.
- Travel authorisation or eVisa. You apply online before you leave. This verdict covers electronic visas and travel authorisations such as the US ESTA, the UK ETA or Canada’s eTA: they are not visas, but without one the airline will not let you board.
- Visa on arrival. The visa is issued at the airport or border post, for a fee. The documents asked for vary by country: the route page lists them.
- Consular visa. You apply before you leave, at the embassy, the consulate or a visa application centre, often by appointment. Allow for the processing time and the wait for an appointment.
- Not eligible. The country does not admit tourists of this nationality, or has suspended their entry. There is no tourist visa to buy: be wary of any intermediary offering one.
- No data. We do not have a reliable verdict for this route. Check with the embassy of the destination country.
Fees and processing times
- Fees. These are the official fees recorded in our catalogue, shown as “from” when there are several rates. An intermediary such as iVisa charges its own service fee on top.
- Processing time. This is the processing time recorded in our catalogue, not counting the time to get an appointment or gather documents.
Limits and sources
The verdict applies to a short tourist stay on an ordinary passport. Transit, study, work and diplomatic or service passports follow other rules.
Our data is collected from official portals and other public sources, then reviewed; the Methodology page explains how. Entry rules change: before you book, check with the embassy or the official portal of the destination country.