Data updates: October 2026

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Oct 3, 2026Mexico— Brazil and Holy See passports changed: from ~~visa-free (180 days)~~ to embassy-visa (visitor visa; waived for holders of a valid US, Canadian, UK, Japanese or Schengen visa) (gob.mx )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Mexico— Summary: number of visa-free countries changed: from ~~some 65+ countries~~ to more than 60 countries and territories (gob.mx )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Mexico— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Mongolia— Entry requirement (Cuba) changed: from ~~evisa, 30 days~~ to visa-free (stay not stated: null) (evisa.mn )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Mongolia— Entry requirement (Kosovo, Niger) changed: from ~~evisa, 30 days~~ to embassy-visa (evisa.mn )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Mongolia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Morocco— Visa-free stay for Dominican Republic citizens changed: from 90 to 60 (consulat.ma )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Morocco— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Morocco— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Mozambique— Visa requirement — Côte d'Ivoire, Singapore, Ukraine changed: from ~~visa-on-arrival (border visa or eVisa)~~ to visa-free (up to 30 days, pre-registration at evisa.gov.mz) (mozambiquehighcommission.org.uk )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Nauru— 14 nationalities in Schedule 3 of the Immigration Regulations 2014 (FM, FJ, IL, KI, MH, PW, PG, CN, WS, SB, TH, TO, TV, VU) — entry requirement changed: from ~~visa in advance (embassy visa), 30 days~~ to visitor's visa applied for on entry, no fee, up to 90 days (ronlaw.gov.nr )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Nauru— Russia, Spain — entry requirement changed: from ~~visa in advance (embassy visa), 30 days~~ to visa-free under a visa waiver agreement; stay not stated (ronlaw.gov.nr )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Nauru— Visitor's visa — maximum stay (the 182 passports that must apply before entry) changed: from ~~30 days~~ to 90 days (ronlaw.gov.nr )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Nauru— Australia, New Zealand — sponsorship letter changed: from ~~not mentioned~~ to a sponsorship letter signed by a Nauruan citizen living in Nauru is required (ronlaw.gov.nr )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Nauru— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Oman— 8 passports (IR LB MU PH SC SR UZ ZA): entry requirement changed: from ~~sponsored or embassy visa~~ to visa-free, 14 days (fm.gov.om )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Oman— 6 passports (AZ CR MX PA PE VN): entry requirement changed: from ~~visa-free, 14 days~~ to visa needed; visa-free 14 days only with a US/Canada/Australia/UK/Schengen/Japan visa or residence, or GCC residence (fm.gov.om )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Oman— ME passport: entry requirement changed: from ~~visa-free, 14 days~~ to visa needed (fm.gov.om )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Oman— Second-group passports: conditional 14-day exemption changed: from ~~not mentioned~~ to visa-free 14 days with a qualifying visa or residence (fm.gov.om )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Oman— Conditional 14-day exemption for second-group nationalities changed: from ~~none~~ to visa-free 14 days for 24 nationalities holding a US, Canadian, Australian, UK, Schengen or Japanese visa or residence, or GCC residence (fm.gov.om )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Palestine— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Palestine— Requirement (12 passports) changed: from ~~Israeli visa from an embassy~~ to ETA-IL, up to 90 days (israel-entry.piba.gov.il )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Palestine— Vatican passport: requirement changed: from ~~ETA-IL, up to 90 days~~ to Israeli visa from an embassy (israel-entry.piba.gov.il )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Palestine— Moldovan passport: condition changed: from ~~ETA-IL (no condition)~~ to ETA-IL for biometric passports; visa for non-biometric (israel-entry.piba.gov.il )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Panama— Passport rows the SNM table lists under 'supresión de visa en pasaportes ordinarios' changed: from ~~embassy-visa (stamped visa)~~ to visa-free (up to 90 days) (migracion.gob.pa )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Panama— Albania, Bahrain, Oman, Suriname passports changed: from ~~visa-free (90 days)~~ to embassy-visa (authorized visa) (migracion.gob.pa )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Panama— Passport rows the SNM table lists under 'visa autorizada' changed: from ~~stamped-visa (third-country visa waiver applies)~~ to authorized-visa (cleared in advance by SNM; third-country waiver does not apply) (migracion.gob.pa )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Panama— Cuba passport changed: from ~~authorized-visa~~ to stamped-visa (migracion.gob.pa )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Panama— Dominican Republic passport changed: from ~~embassy-visa (stamped visa)~~ to visa-free (up to 90 days) (migracion.gob.pa )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Panama— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Papua New Guinea— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Papua New Guinea— China row note changed: from ~~(no mention of tour groups)~~ to Ordinary-passport tourists in an organised tour group with a registered PNG tour operator are eligible for VoA (ica.gov.pg )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Belize, Costa Rica, Dominica, Fiji, Maldives, Namibia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu changed: from ~~embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (up to 90 days) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Mauritius, Samoa changed: from ~~embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (up to 60 days) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Laos, Palau, Seychelles changed: from ~~embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (up to 30 days) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Brunei, Nauru changed: from ~~embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (up to 14 days) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Botswana changed: from ~~embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (up to 30 days, ordinary passports) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Cabo Verde changed: from ~~embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (up to 60 days, ordinary passports) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Maximum stay — Dominican Republic changed: from ~~90 days~~ to 60 days (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Andorra changed: from ~~evisa (30 days)~~ to visa-free (up to 90 days) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Jordan, Myanmar changed: from ~~evisa (30 days)~~ to visa-free (up to 30 days, ordinary passports) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Oman changed: from ~~evisa (30 days)~~ to visa-free (up to 30 days per visit, 90 days per calendar year) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Saudi Arabia changed: from ~~evisa (30 days)~~ to visa-free (up to 90 days) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Bahamas changed: from ~~visa-free (90 days)~~ to embassy-visa (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — North Macedonia changed: from ~~visa-free (90 days)~~ to evisa (30 days) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— Visa requirement — Turkey changed: from ~~visa-free (60 days)~~ to evisa (30 days) (kdmid.ru )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Russia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Rwanda— Indonesia, Philippines — entry requirement changed: from ~~visa on arrival (V-1, USD 50), 30 days~~ to visa-free (no fee), 90 days (migration.gov.rw )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Rwanda— 16 nationalities on Rwanda's 90-day list (AO, BJ, CF, TD, CI, KN, GH, GN, HT, MU, SN, SC, SL, ST, SG, QA) — maximum stay changed: from ~~30 days~~ to 90 days (migration.gov.rw )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Rwanda— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Saint Lucia— United Arab Emirates, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Cuba, Micronesia, Georgia, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Montenegro, Marshall Islands, Turkey changed: from ~~visitor's visa from a mission before travel~~ to visa-free (stluciahcuk.org )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Saint Lucia— Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Bhutan, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Macau, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Palau, Paraguay, Sudan, Senegal, São Tomé and Príncipe, El Salvador, Togo, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Zimbabwe changed: from ~~visitor's visa from a mission before travel~~ to visa issued at the port of entry (stluciahcuk.org )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Saint Lucia— Bolivia, Ecuador, Ghana, Gambia, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Uganda changed: from ~~visa-free~~ to visa issued at the port of entry (stluciahcuk.org )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Saint Lucia— Colombia, Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Singapore, Venezuela changed: from ~~visa-free~~ to visitor's visa from a mission before travel (stluciahcuk.org )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Saint Lucia— Haiti changed: from ~~CARICOM free movement~~ to visitor's visa from a mission before travel (stluciahcuk.org )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Saint Lucia— Visa issued at the port of entry changed: from ~~(none: "There is no visa on arrival and no eVisa")~~ to visa issued at the port of entry for the nationalities marked (poe) (stluciahcuk.org )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Saint Lucia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Saudi Arabia— eVisa eligibility notes changed: from ~~hedged ('generally listed', 'reported among eligible', 'reports that India has been added'); '66 eligible countries'~~ to Ukraine, Türkiye and South Africa are named on the list; India is not; the list has 68 countries (visa.visitsaudi.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Saudi Arabia— Summary: number of eVisa countries changed: from ~~around 60~~ to 68 (visa.visitsaudi.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Senegal— Visa requirement changed: from ~~Visa-free, 90 days~~ to Visa required (embassy or consulate) (diplomatie.gouv.sn )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Senegal— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Sierra Leone— 6 passports (BW KE LS MU MW SZ): entry requirement changed: from ~~free visa on arrival, 30 days~~ to visa-free (stay not published) (evisa.sl )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Sierra Leone— 9 passports (BB BS FJ JM KN LK MY SG TT): entry requirement changed: from ~~visa on arrival, 30 days, no e-Visa offered~~ to visa-free (stay not published) (evisa.sl )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Sierra Leone— Who enters Sierra Leone without a visa changed: from ~~ECOWAS only; free visa on arrival for a few African states~~ to ECOWAS plus 15 nationalities visa-free (evisa.sl )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Sierra Leone— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Singapore— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026South Korea— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Sri Lanka— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Suriname— Malaysia — maximum stay changed: from ~~90 days~~ to 30 days (suriname.vfsevisa.com )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Suriname— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Suriname— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Tanzania— Visa on arrival available (AF, BD, BF, ER, GN, GW, IQ, IR, KG, LB, ML, MR, NE, PK, PS, SL, SO, SY, TD, TJ, TM, UZ, YE) changed: from ~~eVisa or visa on arrival~~ to eVisa only; no visa on arrival without the Commissioner General's permission (visa.immigration.go.tz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Tanzania— Requirement for Romania and Macau changed: from ~~eVisa (or visa on arrival), 90 days~~ to visa-free, stay not stated (immigration.go.tz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Tanzania— Hong Kong row basis changed: from ~~exempt as a Commonwealth country~~ to exempt by name on the Immigration Department list (immigration.go.tz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Tanzania— Conflict recorded (Ghana, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent) changed: from ~~none~~ to Immigration Department exemption list names them; the guidelines list them for visa on arrival (visa.immigration.go.tz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Tanzania— Gabon and Togo row basis changed: from ~~eVisa, no note on the Commonwealth exemption~~ to eVisa; the guidelines exempt most Commonwealth nationals but list these for visa on arrival (visa.immigration.go.tz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Tanzania— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Tanzania— FAQ: visa on arrival changed: from Yes, at major airports (Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar) and main land borders, paid in cash US dollars. Queues can be long, so the official eVisa at visa.immigration.go.tz is usually the easier route. to For most nationalities, yes — at major airports (Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar) and main land borders, paid in cash US dollars. Nationals of the 23 countries on the guidelines' no-visa-on-arrival list (among them Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria), stateless people and refugees cannot: they must hold an approved eVisa before travelling. For everyone else the official eVisa at visa.immigration.go.tz is usually the easier route. (visa.immigration.go.tz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Turkmenistan— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026United States— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Uzbekistan— CIS visa-free stay length changed: from 90 to null (no fixed limit) (gov.uz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Uzbekistan— Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman visa-free stay changed: from 30 to 10 (with a ticket home or to a third country; e-visa for longer) (gov.uz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Uzbekistan— Saudi Arabia passport changed: from ~~visa-free (30 days)~~ to evisa (30 days) (e-visa.gov.uz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Uzbekistan— Hong Kong and Macao passports changed: from ~~HK evisa; MO embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (30 days) (gov.uz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Uzbekistan— Count of visa-free nationalities changed: from ~~more than 90 countries ... 30 days or longer~~ to about 90 countries and territories ... most of them for 30 days (gov.uz )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Uzbekistan— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Venezuela— Entry requirement (Belize, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Palestine, Qatar) changed: from ~~embassy-visa~~ to visa-free (stay length not stated: null) (mppre.gob.ve )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Venezuela— Entry requirement (Canada, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Suriname, El Salvador, Holy See) changed: from ~~visa-free, 90 days~~ to embassy-visa (tourist visa) (mppre.gob.ve )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Venezuela— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Venezuela— Summary and visa FAQ changed: from ~~EU, UK, Canada and most of Latin America and the Caribbean visa-free~~ to EU/EEA, UK, Switzerland, Mexico and most of South America visa-free by air; Canada, Chile, Peru, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic need a visa (mppre.gob.ve )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Vietnam— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Yemen— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Liberia— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Afghanistan— Arrival visa at Kabul International Airport (new visa type) changed: from ~~not listed~~ to Visa on arrival at Kabul International Airport, USD 200, one month's validity and one month's stay, issued only against an official letter from an Afghan organisation or an official invitation from an international organisation working in Afghanistan, with Ministry of Foreign Affairs approval (mfa.gov.af )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Afghanistan— Passport rows: visa types and notes changed: from ~~visaTypes [embassy-tourist]; note: visa required for all nationalities, apply in person at an embassy~~ to visaTypes [embassy-tourist, arrival-visa]; note adds the Kabul airport arrival visa (official letter or invitation only) and the visa-free entry permit for foreign nationals of Afghan origin (mfa.gov.af )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Afghanistan— Summary and 'Do I need a visa?' answer changed: from ~~Every nationality needs a visa, issued only through Afghan embassies and consulates~~ to Nearly every visitor needs a visa; a Kabul airport arrival visa exists against an official letter or invitation, and foreign nationals of Afghan origin can enter on an entry permit without a visa (mfa.gov.af )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Afghanistan— Business visa fee changed: from ~~USD 150 (indicative, cited to the MFA front page)~~ to USD 40 to USD 300 (fee shown as from USD 40) (mfa.gov.af )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Afghanistan— Business visa validity and stay changed: from ~~validity 90 days, stay 30 days~~ to validity one month to three years (null: a range); stay not stated (null) (mfa.gov.af )(opens in a new tab)
Oct 3, 2026Afghanistan— official source URL updated
Oct 3, 2026Afghanistan— official source URL updated