How many blank passport pages each country requires

A passport with months of validity left can still be refused for having no room in it. The number of blank pages required is set by each country, is rarely stated on the same page as the visa rules, and is the requirement travelers discover last. Coverage here is partial by design: we list only countries where we have found the figure stated officially, and a country's absence means we have not yet confirmed one, not that none applies.

72 of 199 destinations researched for this topic.

DestinationBlank pages requiredSource
Angola4 blank pagessmevisa.gov.ao
Austria2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b) — applies to visa applicants
Belgium2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b): the travel document of a visa applicant must contain at least two blank pages
Benin0 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Bolivia2 blank pagesgov.uk
Bulgaria2 blank pagesmfa.bg
Burkina Faso2 blank pagesgov.uk
China2 blank pagesus.china-embassy.gov.cn
Croatia2 blank pagesmvep.gov.hrRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b)
Cyprus2 blank pagesgov.cy
Czechia2 blank pagesmzv.gov.cz
Denmark2 blank pagesnyidanmark.dk
Ecuador1 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Egypt1 blank pagesgov.uk
Eritrea3 blank pageshome.eritreaembassy.ch
France2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b)
Germany2 blank pagesauswaertiges-amt.de
Ghana3 blank pagesevisa.immigration.gov.gh
Greece2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009, Art. 12(c); MFA national D procedure (2 blank pages)
Grenada1 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Guyana1 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Honduras2 blank pagesgov.uk
Hungary2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(c)
India2 blank pagesindianvisaonline.gov.in
Indonesia2 blank pagesgov.uk
Italy2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b)
Jamaica2 blank pagesgov.uk
Japan1 blank pagesgov.uk
Kenya1 blank pagesetakenya.go.ke
Kiribati2 blank pagesgov.uk
Laos1 blank pageslaoevisa.gov.la
Lesotho4 blank pagesgov.uk
Liechtenstein2 blank pagesgesetze.liVEV (LGBl. 2020 Nr. 42), Art. 5 Abs. 2 Bst. c: two blank pages when a visa-required applicant applies
Lithuania2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b): the travel document of a visa applicant must contain at least two blank pages
Luxembourg2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b) — applies to visa applicants
Madagascar2 blank pagesgov.uk
Malawi2 blank pagesevisa.gov.mw
Malaysia3 blank pagesmalaysiavisa.imi.gov.my
Malta2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009, Art. 12(c)
Marshall Islands1 blank pagesgov.uk
Mauritania1 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Micronesia0 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Moldova2 blank pagesborder.gov.md
Monaco2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Art. 12(b)
Mozambique2 blank pagesgov.uk
Namibia3 blank pagesgov.uk
Nauru1 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Netherlands2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b): the travel document of a visa applicant must contain at least two blank pages
Norway2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b): the travel document of a visa applicant must contain at least two blank pages
Palau2 blank pagesgov.uk
Poland2 blank pagesgov.pl
Portugal2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009, Art. 12(c)
Qatar2 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Romania2 blank pageseviza.mae.ro
Saint Kitts and Nevis1 blank pagesknatravelform.kn
Solomon Islands2 blank pagesgov.uk
South Africa1 blank pagesdha.gov.za
Spain2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Article 12(b)
Sri Lanka1 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Sudan3 blank pagessudanembassy.de
Suriname1 blank pagessuriname.vfsevisa.com
Sweden2 blank pagesmigrationsverket.se
Switzerland2 blank pageseur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), Art. 12(b)
Tajikistan2 blank pagesconsular.tjGovernment Resolution No. 31 of 25 January 2017, Rules for issuing visas and electronic visas
Tanzania1 blank pagesvisa.immigration.go.tz
Thailand1 blank pagesgov.uk
Trinidad and Tobago1 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Uruguay1 blank pagesgov.uk
Vanuatu1 blank pagestravel.state.gov
Vietnam2 blank pagesgov.uk
Zambia3 blank pageszambiaimmigration.gov.zm
Zimbabwe3 blank pagesgov.uk

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