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NIH Employee Chart of Visa and Training Requirements by Country or Territory

Consult the following chart to determine:

  • If you need a visa to travel to a particular country. This information applies only to official U.S. passports and for stays of 90 days or less, unless otherwise noted. It does not apply to U.S. personal passports, or to passports issued by other countries.
  • If you are required to attend security trainings required by the U.S. Department of State for foreign travel. This requirement has been phased in over time and, as of January 1, 2019, applies to all official travel. Access details on requirements for NIH Counter Threat Trainings for Foreign Travel.

When in doubt, please contact your Fogarty International Center International Travel Program Specialist.

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A

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
Afghanistan
Yes - visa required
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
AlbaniaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
AlgeriaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
AndorraYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
AngolaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Antigua and BarbudaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ArgentinaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ArmeniaNo
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ArubaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
AustraliaYes - Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) is neededCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
AustriaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
AzerbaijanYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

B

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
BahamasNoCTAT/CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BahrainYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BangladeshYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BarbadosNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BelarusYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BelgiumNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BelizeNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BeninYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BermudaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BhutanYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BoliviaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Bosnia-HerzegovinaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BotswanaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BrazilYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Brunei
No 
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BulgariaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Burkina FasoYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Burma (Myanmar)Yes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
BurundiYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

C

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
Cabo VerdeYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
CambodiaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
CameroonYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
CanadaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Cayman IslandsNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Central African Republic
Yes - visa required
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ChadYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ChileYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
China Yes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ColombiaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Comoros IslandsYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Congo, Democratic RepublicYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Congo, RepublicYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Cook IslandsNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Costa RicaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Cote D'IvoireYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Croatia
No - if stay is less than 30 days
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
CubaYes - request requirements from FIC 90 to 120 days before travelCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
CuracaoNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
CyprusNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Czech RepublicNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

D

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
DenmarkNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
DjiboutiYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
DominicaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Dominican RepublicYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

E

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
EcuadorYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
EgyptYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
El SalvadorNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Equatorial Guinea Yes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
EritreaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
EstoniaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
EswatiniNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Ethiopia
Yes - visa required
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

F

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
FijiNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
FinlandNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
France Yes - visa required
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
French GuianaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
French PolynesiaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

G

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
GabonYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GambiaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GeorgiaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GermanyNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GhanaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GibraltarNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GreeceYes - must apply in person at the Embassy of Greece, request requirements from FIC before submitting visa application to the EmbassyCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GrenadaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GuadeloupeYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GuatemalaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GuineaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Guinea-BissauYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
GuyanaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

H

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
HaitiYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Holy SeeNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
HondurasNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Hong KongNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
HungaryNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

I

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
IcelandNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
IndiaYes - request requirements from FIC 90 to 120 days before travelCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
IndonesiaYes - visa required. Option to obtain visa upon arrival if stay of less than 30 days.CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
IranTRAVEL NOT ALLOWEDTRAVEL NOT ALLOWED
IraqYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
IrelandNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
IsraelYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ItalyNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

J

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
JamaicaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
JapanYes - visa required
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
JordanYes - visa required. Option to obtain visa upon arrival.
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

K

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
Kazakhstan
No - if stay is less than 30 days
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
KenyaYes - visa required. Must stay in an Embassy-approved hotel and complete/submit security briefing.CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
KiribatiYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Korea (North)TRAVEL NOT ALLOWEDTRAVEL NOT ALLOWED
Korea (South)No
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
KosovoNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
KuwaitYes - visa required. Option to obtain visa upon arrival.CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Kyrgyz RepublicNo - if stay is less than 60 daysCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

L

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
LaosYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
LatviaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
LebanonYes - request requirements from FIC 90 to 120 days before travelCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
LesothoNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
LiberiaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
LibyaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
LiechtensteinNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
LithuaniaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
LuxembourgNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

M

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
MacauNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MacedoniaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MadagascarYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MalawiYes - visa required
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MalaysiaNo - if stay is less than 90 days, obtain entry stamp upon arrival.
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MaldivesNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MaliYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MaltaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Marshall IslandsNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MartiniqueYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MauritaniaYes - visa required. Obtain visa upon arrival if stay is less than 30 days.
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MauritiusNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MexicoNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MicronesiaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MoldovaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MonacoYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MongoliaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MontenegroNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MoroccoNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
MozambiqueYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

N

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
NamibiaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
NauruYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
NepalYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
NetherlandsNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Netherlands AntillesNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
New ZealandYes - Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) is neededCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
NicaraguaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
NigerYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
NigeriaYes - visa required. Must coordinate travel in advance with US Embassy - request requirements from FIC 90 to 120 days before travel.
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
NiueNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Norfolk IslandYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
NorwayNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

O

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
OmanYes - visa required. Option to obtain visa upon arrival if stay is less than 14 days.CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

P

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
PakistanYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
PalauNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
PanamaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Papua New GuineaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ParaguayYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
PeruYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
PhilippinesNo - if stay is less than 30 daysCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
PolandNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
PortugalNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

Q

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
QatarYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

R

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
RomaniaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
RussiaYes - request requirements from FIC 90 to 120 days before travelCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
RwandaYes - visa required. Option to obtain visa upon arrival if stay is less than 30 days.CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

S

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
SamoaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
San MarinoNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Sao Tome and PrincipeYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Saudi ArabiaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SenegalNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SerbiaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SeychellesNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Sierra LeoneYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SingaporeNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SlovakiaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SloveniaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Solomon IslandsNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SomaliaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
South AfricaNo - must have 2 completely blank visa pages upon entry. Must stay in an Embassy-approved hotel and complete/submit security briefing.
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
South SudanYes - visa required
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SpainYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Sri LankaYes - request requirements from FIC 90 to 120 days before travelCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
St. Kitts and NevisNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
St. LuciaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
St. MartinNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
St. PierreYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
St. VincentNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SudanYes - request requirements from FIC 60 to 90 days before travelCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SurinameYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SwedenNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SwitzerlandNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
SyriaYes - visa required
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

T

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
TaiwanNo - personal passport must be usedCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
TajikistanNo - if stay is less than 30 daysCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
TanzaniaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ThailandYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Timor-LesteYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
TogoYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
TongaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Trinidad and TobagoNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
TunisiaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
TurkeyYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
TurkmenistanYes - request requirements from FIC 90 to 120 days before travelCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
TuvaluNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

U

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
UgandaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
UkraineNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
United Arab EmiratesYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
United Kingdom
Yes – Beginning 1/8/2025, Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) required for stay of less than 30 days. Allow at least 3 business days for ETA processing. Visa required for stay of 30 or more days. Allow at least 6 weeks for visa processing.
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
UruguayYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
UzbekistanYes - request requirements from FIC 90 to 120 days before travelCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

V

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
VanuatuNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
VenezuelaYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
VietnamYes - request requirements from FIC 90 to 120 days before travelCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
Virgin Islands (British)NoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

W

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
West Indies (British)NoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

Y

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
YemenYes - visa requiredCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

Z

Country or TerritoryVisa Required for Official Passport? Security Training(s) Required?
ZambiaNoCTAT/HTSOS or FACT required
ZimbabweYes - visa required. Obtain visa upon arrival if stay is less than 30 days. Must coordinate travel in advance with US Embassy - request requirements from FIC 60 to 90 days before travel.
CTAT/HTSOS or FACT required

Updated December 4, 2024