Eligible Countries for USA ESTA

Check whether your country qualifies for the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) before you submit your ESTA application.

Countries Eligible for US ESTA

The countries listed below qualify for US ESTA travel under the Visa Waiver Program.

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How to Apply for Your US ESTA

Follow the simple steps outlined below to apply for your US ESTA easily:

Step 1

Select your US ESTA type and complete the online application form.

Step 2

Upload the documents required to process your application.

Step 3

Pay the ESTA fee using an accepted payment method.

Step 4

Receive your approved US ESTA by email before your travel date.

Countries With Visa-Free Entry to the USA

Citizens of the countries below may enter the United States without a visa or ESTA, subject to specific travel agreements and entry conditions.

  •  Bermuda
  •  Canada
  •  Marshall Islands
  •  Micronesia, Federated States of
  •  Palau

Countries That Require a US Embassy or Consulate Visa

Citizens of the countries below must obtain a visa through a US embassy or consulate in their country of residence before travelling to the United States.

  •  Abkhazia
  •  Aland Islands
  •  Albania
  •  Algeria
  •  American Samoa
  •  Angola
  •  Anguilla
  •  Antarctica
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Argentina
  •  Armenia
  •  Aruba
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Bahamas
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Barbados
  •  Belarus
  •  Belize
  •  Benin
  •  Bhutan
  •  Bolivia
  •  Bonaire
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Botswana
  •  Bouvet Island
  •  Brazil
  •  British Indian Ocean Territory
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Burundi
  •  Cambodia
  •  Cameroon
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Cayman Islands
  •  China
  •  Christmas Island
  •  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  •  Colombia
  •  Comoros
  •  Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  •  Cook Islands
  •  Costa Rica
  •  Cote d'Ivoire
  •  Curacao
  •  Cyprus
  •  Djibouti
  •  Dominica
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Ecuador
  •  Egypt
  •  El Salvador
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
  •  Faroe Islands
  •  Fiji
  •  French Guiana
  •  French Polynesia
  •  French Southern Territories
  •  Gabon
  •  Gambia
  •  Georgia
  •  Ghana
  •  Gibraltar
  •  Greenland
  •  Grenada
  •  Guadeloupe
  •  Guam
  •  Guatemala
  •  Guernsey
  •  Guinea
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Guyana
  •  Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  •  Honduras
  •  Hong Kong
  •  India
  •  Indonesia
  •  Isle of Man
  •  Jamaica
  •  Jersey
  •  Jordan
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kenya
  •  Kiribati
  •  Kosovo
  •  Kuwait
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Laos
  •  Lebanon
  •  Lesotho
  •  Liberia
  •  Macau
  •  Macedonia, Republic of
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malawi
  •  Malaysia
  •  Maldives
  •  Martinique
  •  Mauritania
  •  Mauritius
  •  Mayotte
  •  Mexico
  •  Moldova
  •  Mongolia
  •  Montenegro
  •  Montserrat
  •  Morocco
  •  Mozambique
  •  Myanmar
  •  Nagorno-Karabakh
  •  Namibia
  •  Nauru
  •  Nepal
  •  New Caledonia
  •  Nicaragua
  •  Niger
  •  Nigeria
  •  Niue
  •  Norfolk Island
  •  Northern Cyprus
  •  Northern Mariana Islands
  •  Oman
  •  Panama
  •  Papua New Guinea
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru
  •  Philippines
  •  Pitcairn
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Reunion
  •  Romania
  •  Russia
  •  Rwanda
  •  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  •  Saint Barthelemy
  •  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  Saint Martin
  •  Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  Samoa
  •  Sao Tome and Principe
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Senegal
  •  Serbia
  •  Seychelles
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Sint Maarten
  •  Solomon Islands
  •  South Africa
  •  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  •  South Ossetia
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Suriname
  •  Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  •  Swaziland
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Tanzania
  •  Thailand
  •  Timor-Leste
  •  Togo
  •  Tokelau
  •  Tonga
  •  Transnistria
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  Tunisia
  •  Turkey
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands
  •  Tuvalu
  •  US Virgin Islands
  •  Uganda
  •  United Arab Emirates
  •  United States Minor Outlying Islands
  •  Uruguay
  •  Vanuatu
  •  Vatican City (Holy See)
  •  Vietnam
  •  Wallis and Futuna
  •  Western Sahara
  •  Zambia
  •  Zimbabwe
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