Data updates: October 2026

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Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— MN passport: note and source changed: from ~~eVisa (unsourced)~~ to eVisa kept; conflicting listings recorded (visitdubai.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— UZ passport: note and source changed: from ~~eVisa (unsourced)~~ to eVisa kept; conflicting listings recorded (visitdubai.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— EC passport: source changed: from ~~none (unsourced)~~ to Visit Dubai (eVisa), embassy listing recorded as conflict (visitdubai.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— GY passport: source changed: from ~~none (unsourced)~~ to Visit Dubai (eVisa), embassy listing recorded as conflict (visitdubai.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— MO passport: source changed: from ~~none (unsourced)~~ to Visit Dubai (30-day visa on arrival), embassy listing recorded as conflict (visitdubai.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— New visa type: 90-day visa on arrival changed: from ~~none~~ to free, multiple entry, valid 6 months from entry, 90 days in total (visitdubai.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— Transit visa fee changed: from ~~48 h free; 96 h about AED 50~~ to AED 50 for the 48- or 96-hour transit visa, plus the airline's service fee (gdrfad.gov.ae )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— Summary: visa on arrival length changed: from ~~free 30-day visa on arrival~~ to free visa on arrival, 90 days within six months for most, 30 days for a smaller group (visitdubai.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— FAQ: US visa on arrival changed: from ~~free 30-day visa on arrival, extendable once by 30 days~~ to free visa on arrival, 90 days within 180, not renewable (uae-embassy.org )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026United Arab Emirates— FAQ: transit visa fee changed: from ~~48 hours free, or 96 hours for about 50 AED~~ to AED 50 for the 48- or 96-hour visa, plus the airline's service fee (gdrfad.gov.ae )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Venezuela— Safety and travel advice changed: from Venezuela is one of the most dangerous countries in the hemisphere for visitors. Violent crime, armed robbery and express kidnapping are common in Caracas and other cities; there is a real risk of wrongful detention of foreign nationals; power cuts, fuel and medicine shortages are routine; and the Colombian border states are affected by armed groups. The United States and several other governments advise against all travel, and consular help for travelers in trouble is extremely limited. to UK: against all travel to the border areas, Zulia, the Orinoco Mining Arc and Delta Amacuro south of the Orinoco, all but essential elsewhere; US: Level 3 reconsider travel, Level 4 for the Colombian border region, Amazonas, Apure, Táchira, Guárico, Aragua outside Maracay and rural Bolívar (gov.uk )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Austria— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Bulgaria— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Croatia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Cyprus— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Czechia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Denmark— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Estonia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Finland— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026France— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Germany— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Greece— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Hungary— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Iceland— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Italy— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Latvia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Liechtenstein— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Luxembourg— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Malta— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Netherlands— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Portugal— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Romania— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Slovakia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Slovenia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Spain— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Sweden— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Switzerland— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Argentina— Visa requirement — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dominica, Fiji, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia changed: from ~~embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (up to 90 days) (migraciones.gob.ar )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Argentina— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Australia— 22 passports eligible for both the eVisitor and the ETA (AD, AT, BE, DK, FI, FR, DE, GR, IS, IT, LI, LU, MT, MC, NL, NO, PT, SM, ES, SE, CH, VA) — visa types offered changed: from ~~eVisitor (subclass 651) only~~ to eVisitor (subclass 651), and the ETA (subclass 601) as an alternative (immi.homeaffairs.gov.au )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Australia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Australia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Bahrain— Visa note: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Belize, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Cabo Verde, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Micronesia, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoros, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mali, Myanmar, Mauritania, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, Palau, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe, El Salvador, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Uganda, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe changed: from ~~Not eligible for the eVisa or visa on arrival~~ to Sponsored visit visa; eVisa or visa on arrival only with a valid UAE, UK, US, Saudi or Schengen visit visa or a US Green Card (evisa.gov.bh )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Bahrain— Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Gabon, Grenada, Ghana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Mozambique, Pakistan, Senegal, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed: from ~~sponsored visit visa via the NPRA~~ to eVisa (2 weeks) (evisa.gov.bh )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Bahrain— Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Moldova, North Macedonia, Mongolia, Maldives, Nepal, Panama, Philippines, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vietnam changed: from ~~eVisa (2 weeks)~~ to sponsored visit visa via the NPRA (evisa.gov.bh )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Bahrain— Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Georgia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay changed: from ~~eVisa (2 weeks)~~ to visa on arrival (2 weeks) or eVisa (evisa.gov.bh )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Bahrain— Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela changed: from ~~sponsored visit visa via the NPRA~~ to visa on arrival (2 weeks) or eVisa (evisa.gov.bh )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Bahrain— Turkey changed: from ~~visa on arrival (2 weeks) or eVisa~~ to eVisa (2 weeks) (evisa.gov.bh )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Bahrain— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— Requirement (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, El Salvador, Micronesia, Panama, Seychelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu) changed: from ~~embassy visa~~ to visa-free 30 days via the airports (mfa.gov.by )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— Requirement for US citizens changed: from ~~visa-free 30 days via Minsk National Airport~~ to e-visa, up to 30 days (mfa.gov.by )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— Requirement for Bolivia and Paraguay changed: from ~~embassy visa~~ to e-visa, up to 30 days (mfa.gov.by )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— Requirement (Laos, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Vietnam) changed: from ~~embassy visa~~ to visa-free: Laos, Myanmar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Vietnam 30 days; Nicaragua 90 days (mfa.gov.by )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— Visa-free stay for Colombia and the UAE changed: from 30 to 90 (mfa.gov.by )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— E-visa added changed: from ~~none~~ to single-entry e-visa, up to 30 days, EUR 60 + EUR 6, decided within 7 calendar days (mfa.gov.by )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— Summary changed: from Belarus waives visas for citizens of 38 European countries — the whole EU, the UK, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland among them — for stays of up to 30 days (90 for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia) at any international road or rail crossing, under a regime that runs until December 31, 2026; CIS citizens enter freely under bilateral agreements, and a separate 30-day waiver covers many more nationalities arriving by air at Minsk National Airport. Everyone else needs an embassy visa. to Belarus waives visas for citizens of 38 European countries — the whole EU, the UK, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland among them — for stays of up to 30 days (90 for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia) at any international road or rail crossing, under a regime that runs until December 31, 2026; CIS citizens and a list of bilateral partners enter visa-free, and a separate 30-day waiver covers 76 nationalities arriving and leaving through Minsk and five regional airports. US citizens and a few others can get a 30-day e-visa online; everyone else needs an embassy visa. (mfa.gov.by )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— FAQ: do I need a visa changed: from It depends on your passport. Citizens of 38 European countries — the whole EU, the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and the European microstates — enter visa-free for up to 30 days (90 for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and no more than 90 days in a calendar year) at any international road or rail crossing until December 31, 2026, and CIS citizens are visa-free under bilateral agreements. Many other nationalities (US, Canada, Japan and more) get 30 days visa-free only when flying in and out of Minsk National Airport. Everyone else needs a visa from a Belarusian embassy. to It depends on your passport. Citizens of 38 European countries — the whole EU, the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and the European microstates — enter visa-free for up to 30 days (90 for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and no more than 90 days in a calendar year) at any international road or rail crossing until December 31, 2026, and CIS citizens and a list of bilateral partners are visa-free too. 76 nationalities (Canada, Japan, Australia and more) get 30 days visa-free only when flying in and out through Minsk National Airport or five regional airports. US, Bolivian and Paraguayan citizens can apply online for a 30-day e-visa. Everyone else needs a visa from a Belarusian embassy. (mfa.gov.by )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Belarus— Conditional airport waiver noted changed: from ~~embassy visa only~~ to embassy visa; visa-free 30 days via the airports with a used multiple-entry Schengen/EU visa (mfa.gov.by )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Botswana— Visa requirement changed: from ~~eVisa (apply in advance), 30 days~~ to Visa-free (length of stay not stated) (evisa.gov.bw )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Botswana— Visa requirement changed: from ~~Visa-free, 90 days~~ to eVisa (apply in advance), 30 days (evisa.gov.bw )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Botswana— SADC visa-free statement changed: from ~~all SADC neighbors~~ to most SADC states (evisa.gov.bw )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Botswana— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Burundi— EAC citizens' permitted stay (CD, KE, RW, SO, SS, TZ, UG) changed: from ~~90 days~~ to 180 days (free EAC visa, up to six months) (migration.gov.bi )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Canada— Entry requirement for citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Morocco, Mexico, Panama, Seychelles, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed: from ~~eTA (180 days)~~ to Visitor visa; eTA instead only for air travellers who held a Canadian visa in the past 10 years or hold a valid US non-immigrant visa (canada.ca )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Canada— Entry requirement for Qatari citizens changed: from ~~Visitor visa~~ to eTA (180 days) (canada.ca )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Canada— Nationalities eligible for an eTA instead of a visa with a US visa or a past Canadian visa changed: from ~~AG,AR,BR,CR,MA,MX,PA,PH,KN,LC,VC,SC,TH,TT,UY~~ to AG,AR,BR,CR,ID,MY,MX,MA,PA,PH,KN,LC,VC,SC,TH,TT,UY (canada.ca )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Canada— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026China— Visa requirement — Ecuador changed: from ~~embassy-visa (L visa)~~ to visa-free (up to 30 days) (ec.china-embassy.gov.cn )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Eritrea— Requirement for Kenyan citizens changed: from ~~embassy visa, 30 days~~ to visa-free, stay not stated (shabait.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Eswatini— Visa requirement changed: from ~~Visa required in advance (mission or eVisa), 30 days~~ to Visa-free (length of stay not stated) (gov.sz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Eswatini— Visa requirement changed: from ~~Visa-free, 30 days~~ to Visa required in advance (mission or eVisa), 30 days (gov.sz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Eswatini— Visa-free groups changed: from ~~SADC, most Commonwealth countries, the EU and the US~~ to most SADC and Commonwealth countries, most of the EU and the US (gov.sz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Eswatini— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Ethiopia— 117 passports (AE AO AR AT AU BA BE BF BG BH BI BJ BR BW BY CA CD CF CG CH CI CM CN CV CY CZ DE DK DZ EE ES FI FR GA GB GE GH GM GN GQ GR GW HK HR HU ID IE IL IN IS IT JO JP KM KP KR KW LB LI LR LS LT LU LV MA MC ME MG MK ML MR MT MU MW MX MY MZ NA NE NL NO NZ OM PH PL PT QA RO RS RU RW SA SC SE SG SI SK SL SN SO SS ST SZ TD TG TH TN TR TW TZ UA UG US XK ZA ZM ZW): visa on arrival changed: from ~~Visas on arrival are no longer reliably issued~~ to eVisa, or a tourist visa on arrival at Bole Airport (nationality on the official visa-on-arrival list) (evisa.gov.et )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Ethiopia— DJ passport: maximum stay changed: from ~~90 days~~ to not published (evisa.gov.et )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Ethiopia— Visa on arrival in Ethiopia changed: from ~~Not reliably available~~ to Available to the 119 nationalities on the official list; eVisa for all (evisa.gov.et )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Ethiopia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Gabon— EU passports (27): requirement changed: from ~~visa-free, 90 days (late-2023 exemption)~~ to e-Visa required, 90 days (exteriores.gob.es )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Gabon— Canadian passport: requirement changed: from ~~visa-free, 90 days~~ to e-Visa required, 90 days (travel.gc.ca )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Gabon— US passport: requirement changed: from ~~visa-free, 90 days~~ to banned (visa required; Gabon has suspended visas for US citizens since 1 January 2026) (travel.state.gov )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Gabon— Morocco and South Africa: permitted stay changed: from ~~90 days~~ to not stated (null) (evisa.dgdi.ga )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Gambia— Bangladesh, Brunei, Bahamas, Botswana, Cameroon, India, Lesotho, Mozambique, Pakistan, Rwanda passports changed: from ~~visa-free (28 days, Commonwealth rule)~~ to embassy-visa (visa and entry clearance) (gid.gov.gm )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Ghana— AU ETA validity changed: from ~~30 days~~ to 90 days (evisa.immigration.gov.gh )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Iran— Entry requirement for Hong Kong and Macao passport holders changed: from ~~eVisa or visa on arrival (stay not stated)~~ to Visa-free, 21 days (hongkong.mfa.gov.ir )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Iran— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Kuwait— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Laos— Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Algeria, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Nauru, Pakistan, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Syria, Eswatini, Tonga, Uganda, Vatican City, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe changed: from ~~Lao eVisa or visa on arrival, 30 days~~ to embassy visa (laoevisa.gov.la )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Laos— Brunei visa-free stay changed: from ~~14 days~~ to 30 days (immigration.gov.la )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Laos— South Korea visa-free stay changed: from ~~15 days~~ to 30 days (immigration.gov.la )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Laos— Basis of the visa exemption: Japan, Luxembourg, Switzerland changed: from ~~bilateral agreement~~ to unilateral exemption granted by Laos (immigration.gov.la )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Laos— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Madagascar— Maximum stay on the tourist visa changed: from ~~30 days~~ to 60 days (evisamada-mg.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Madagascar— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Malaysia— CN passport: basis of visa-free entry changed: from ~~30-day exemption extended through December 31, 2026~~ to visa-free 30 days per entry since 1 September 2026 (no end date); MEV no longer needed (malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Malaysia— AF passport: how to get the visa changed: from ~~apply for the eVisa~~ to a VDR approval is required before the eVisa (malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Malaysia— Number of nationalities on the Immigration Department's visa-required list changed: from 31 to 30 (imi.gov.my )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Malaysia— Chinese visa exemption changed: from ~~extended through December 31, 2026~~ to in force since 1 September 2026 (malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Malaysia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Mexico— Bolivia, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau passports changed: from ~~embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (up to 180 days) (gob.mx )(opens in a new tab)