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Government Visa Travel

This is a listing of visa requirements for official U.S. passports for entry into foreign countries. The listing shows the number of visa application forms with original signature and photos required to apply for the Visa as well as any other requirements (i.e. letter of invitation, OMEGA printed itinerary, etc.). Please contact the CDC Passport/Visa Services Office (404-718-8890 or email CDCPASS@cdc.gov) for assistance in completing your application package. This statement is located in the first paragraph near the end. The Request for Passport/Visa Services (CDC form 0.1308) is required for all passport and visa requests.

It is important to note that entry requirements for U.S. citizens traveling on official U.S. passports often vary from entry requirements for U.S. tourists. Entry requirements for foreign passport holders also vary and entry requirements must be verified with the CDC Center for Global Health (CGH) on a trip-by-trip basis.

NOTE: It is the traveler's responsibility to obtain letters of invitation, visa receipt numbers (Russia) and visa authorization issuance numbers (Vietnam).

Many visa applications are available online in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open a form. Click on a country name below to open a form or right-click and select "Save Target As..." to save a copy on your computer. Most of these forms have been designed to allow you to fill them in online. You can then print or save a copy to your computer.

* is for CGH information/reference

CountryNumber
of visa application forms with original signatures		Number of
Photos required		Other
Afghanistan*22Limited travel allowed.
Visa is required.
Passport must be signed.
Albania00No visa required.
Algeria22OMEGA printed itinerary.

 
Angola14Visa is required.
Letter of invitation.
Please allow 30 days for processing.
No handwritten applications accepted.
Antigua and Barbuda00No visa required up to 180 days.
Argentina*11Visa is required.
Letter of invitation.
Armenia*11Visa is required.
Letter of invitation.
Australia00No visa required 90 days or less (business or tourist),
but must get Electronic Travel Authority (ETA).
Travelers may apply for ETA online at
http://www.eta.immi.gov.au/.
Austria00No visa required up to 90 days.
Foreign Passport holders must obtain own visa.
Azerbaijan*12Visa is required.
Letter of invitation.
Bahamas00No visa required up to 8 mos.
Bahrain11Visa is required.
Bangladesh*23
2x2		Visa is required.
Omega Flight Itinerary
Barbados00No visa is required up to 6 months.
Belarus*11Visa is required.
Passport size (2x2) photo required.
Belgium00No visa required up to 90 days.
Belize00No visa required up to 30 days.
Benin*22Visa is required.
OMEGA printed itinerary.

 
Bermuda00No visa required.
Bhutan00Travelers will need to contact the inviting organization
requesting they obtain the clearance of visa approval
from the Immigration Office in Bhutan. The approval
will then be forwarded to the traveler. The visa approval and
passport is what the traveler will need to travel and the
visa will be issued upon arrival.
Bolivia*12Visa is required.
OMEGA flight itinerary.
Proof of yellow fever vaccination.

Application is to be completed online at
http://www.bolivia-usa.org/.  Please submit complete
application to the Passport Office for processing.
Bosnia 00No visa required.
Bosnia 00No visa required.
Botswana00No visa required up to 90 days.
Brazil*12
Photo must be 2x2		Visa is required.
Embassy requires 2 weeks processing time.
Please complete visa application online at the following
link:
https://scedv.serpro.gov.br/frscedv/index.jsp.
Submit visa form delivery receipt to the Passport Office.
This can be printed once the application has been
submitted online. Please include a copy of OMEGA flight itinerary.

Please also include with the application your in-country
POC information: (name, title, organization, mailing
address, telephone/fax numbers, and email address)
Brunei12Visa is required.
OMEGA printed itinerary.
Bulgaria11Visa is required.
Burkina
Faso*		22Visa is required.

 
Burma*24Visa is required.
Burundi*33Visa is required.

OMEGA flight itinerary required. Proof of Yellow
Fever vaccination required.
Cambodia*11Visa is required.
Cameroon*22Visa is required.
Copy of yellow fever vaccination required.
If consulting with U.S. officials at the U.S. Embassy Cameroon,
letter of invitation (LOI) not required. If meeting with anyone
other than above, traveler must provide LOI.

U.S. tourist (personal) and foreign passport holders will need
to provide their current bank statement and travel Itinerary.

U.S. tourist (personal) and foreign passport holders must provide a letter of invitation that has been stamped by the police department in Cameroon.

Embassy requires 7 business days to process visas.
Canada00No visa required up to 6 months.
Canary Islands00No visa required.
Cape Verde11Visa is required.

 
Central
African
Republic		22Visa is required.
Proof of yellow fever vaccination.
Flight itinerary.
Chad33Visa is required.

 
Chile*10Visa is required.
China*

Please call the
CDC Passport Office
for the fillable China visa application		11

Visa is required.

VISA APPLICATION MUST BE TYPED IN
ALL CAPITAL LETTERS

**DO NOT SELECT MULTIPLE ENTRY
IN SECTION 2.2 OF THE APPLICATION
AS THE EMBASSY NO LONGER OFFERS
MULTIPLE ENTRY VISAS FOR OFFICIAL PASSPORTS**

All travelers will need to complete the following form to
submit with the visa application:
http://chinavisas.abriggs.com/pdf/China%
20Declaration%20Form.pdf

Letter of invitation (LOI) from inviting organization is REQUIRED.

Travelers born in China must also provide their former
Chinese passport or copy of their previous Chinese visa.

Could take 30 working days at embassy.

NOTICE: Persons who transit from Vietnam through
China en route to a foreign destination must have a valid
Chinese transit visa (even if not leaving the airport).
Colombia*12Visa is required.
Comoros  Visa issued upon arrival only.
Congo, Republic of
(Brazzaville)*		33Visa is required

 
Costa Rica00No visa required
Cote
D'Ivoire*		22Visa is required.
Copy of yellow fever vaccination required.
Croatia00No visa required
Cuba12Visa is required.
Visa app MUST be typed.
CGH MUST receive visa application at least 5 weeks
prior to departure; can use official passport.
Names(s) on visa application must be exactly as
they appear in passport. DO NOT leave ANY question blank. 
If a section does not apply to you, you must type N/A.
You must include dates of travel and length of stay. 
Cuba uses the following format for dates:  DD/MM/YYYY.
***TRAVELERS MUST OBTAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE
BEFORE SUBMITTING VISA REQUEST***
Cyprus00No visa required up to 90 days.
Czech Republic00No visa required up to 30 days.
Dem. Rep.
of  Congo
(former Zaire)
(Kinshasa)		33Visa is required.
No 2nd passport in baggage.

 
Denmark00No visa required up to 90 days.
Djibouti22Visa is required.

 
Dominica00No visa required.
Dominican Republic11Visa is required.
Visa can also be obtained upon arrival with a stay less than 30 days.
Please complete the application online at the following link:
http://consuladord.com/en/Formulario
Solicitud_Visado_english.pdf
Submit completed application to the Passport Office.
Ecuador*11Visa is required.
Egypt*12Visa is required.
Embassy requires 10 business days to process visas.
Visa must be obtained prior to departure; can no longer
get them upon arrival. Passport must be signed.
Please include the following information for your
POC in country: Name, title, organization, address,
telephone/fax number, and email address.
Passport size (2x2) photo required.

***PLEASE NOTE THAT ONCE THE PASSPORT
AND APPLICATION HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED
TO THE EMBASSY, THE PASSPORT CANNOT
BE PULLED FROM THE EMBASSY UNTIL THE
VISA HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE EMBASSY WILL
NOT RELEASE THE PASSPORT UNTIL THE VISA
IS ISSUED. PLEASE ENSURE YOU ALLOW
ENOUGH TIME TO PROCESS
THE VISA REQUEST***
El Salvador00No visa is required.
England00No visa required up to 6 mos.
Equatorial Guinea00No visa required for U.S. citizens.
Eritrea22Visa is required.

 
Estonia11Visa is issued upon arrival in Estonia only; traveler is to take one
completed visa application and one photo to Estonia.
Ethiopia*11Visa is required.

 
Fiji00No visa required.
Finland00No visa required up to 90 days.
France*11Visa is required.
Signature required on #37 and at the bottom of the
visa application on the last page. Visa application’s
signature must match the signature in your passport.
If both areas are not signed, the embassy will reject
the visa application.
Foreign passport holders must apply in person at the
Consulate in Atlanta and
provide hotel information. Passport must be signed.
Please allow 7 days for processing.

VISA PHOTO MUST NOT HAVE TRAVELER
SMILING OR WEARING GLASSES.
Gabon22Visa is required.
Proof of the yellow fever vaccination required.
Gambia22Visa is required.
Georgia00No visa required for U.S. citizens.
Germany00Visa not required up to 3 months.
Foreign passport holders must apply in person at
Consulate in Atlanta. It takes 10 days to obtain a visa.
Ghana44Visa is required.
Greece*11Visa is required.
Passport size (2x2) photo required.
Grenada00No visa required up to 90 days.
Guam00No visa required.
Guatemala00No visa required.
Guinea33Visa is required.
Guinea-
Bissau		22Visa is required.
OMEGA printed itinerary.
Guyana00No visa required.
Haiti00No Visa is required for U.S. citizens
Honduras00No visa required up to 60 days.
Hong Kong00No visa required.
Hungary00No visa required up to 90 days.
Iceland00No visa required up to 90 days.
India*22 – no glasses please

Visa is required.
Please allow 6 weeks for processing.
Letter of Invitation required.
Passport must be signed.
**NO DOUBLE SIDED APPLICATIONS PLEASE**.

Official passport holders will also need to complete
the following forms:
First Additional Form for official and diplomatic passport holders.
Second Additional Form for official and diplomatic passport holders.

U.S. tourist and foreign passport holders
only. Attached link must be completed
https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com/expedite
/application/form When completing, select the
Houston Consulate, not the Washington, DC Embassy.
Apply for “business” visa. U.S. tourist (personal) and
foreign passport holders will need to provide a copy of
driver's license to show proof of address.

Indonesia*2
2x2 in size Do not stamp, staple, or glue to the application		2

Visa is required.
Visa can also be obtained upon arrival.

For U.S tourist and foreign passport holders only,
please complete the following application: 
Republic of Indonesia Visa Application 
U.S. tourist and foreign passport holders will also
need to provide a copy of most recent bank statement.

Iran  No travel allowed.
No diplomatic relations with U.S. -- do not put an
Iranian visa in an official U.S. passport.
Iraq*

Please call the CDC Passport Office for the fillable China visa application		12
2x2		Visa is required.
Please allow 3 weeks for processing.
Please include a color copy of the passport.
APPLICATION MUST BE TYPED.
Ireland (UK)00No visa required up to 6 months.
Israel*12Visa is required.
Italy00No visa required up to 90 days.
Jamaica*11No visa is required for stay less than 30 days.
Japan11Visa is required.
Passport must be signed.
Jordan 11Visa is required.
Visas can also be obtained upon arrival. Must also have CDC letter prepared by the Passport Office. 
Kazakhstan*11If applying for a multiple entry visa, a letter of
initiation from the Ministry of Health is required.
The embassy requires 10 working days to process visas.
Kenya12Visa is required.
Regular size paper/ no shrunk type.
Can obtain visa at airport upon arrival.
Please complete the application online at the following
link: https://www.kenyaembassy.com
/services/appforvisaonline.aspx
Submit completed application to the Passport Office.
Korea*11Visa is required.
Please include a copy of the passport.
Kosovo00No visa required for U.S. citizens.
Kuwait22Visa is required.
U.S. citizens can also have visas issued upon
their arrival at all Kuwaiti ports of entry.
Kyrgyzstan*22Visa is required.
If applying for a multiple entry visa, a letter
of invitation from local Ministry of Health is required.
Laos33Visa is required.
Letter of invitation required.
Ministry of Health in country should be able to
assist in obtaining telex confirmation.
Takes 7 business days at embassy. If no telex
confirmation, please allow 6 weeks for processing.
Visas can be obtained at airport upon arrival.
Latvia00No visa required.
Lebanon22Visa is required.
Lesotho  No visa required up to 90 days.
Liberia*22Visa is required.
Copy of yellow fever vaccination required.
Libya11Visa is required.
Traveler must obtain approval from the
Government of Libya or the Ministry of Health
prior to submitting visa application.
Lithuania00No visa required up to 90 days.
Luxembourg00No visa required up to 90 days.
Macedonia00Obtain visa upon entry at airport.
Madagascar44Visa is required.
Malawi*00No visa is required.
Malaysia00No visa required up to 90 days.
Maldives00Visa is required.
Visa issued upon arrival only .
Mali*22Visa is required.
Malta00No visa required up to 90 days.
Marshall Islands00No visa required.
Mauritania22Visa is required.
OMEGA flight itinerary required.
Photo must be 2x2 in size.
Mauritius00No visa required.
Mexico00No visa required up to 6 mos. (Foreign passport
holders must apply in person at Consulate in Atlanta).
Micronesia00Visa not required up to 1 year.
Moldova00No visa required up to 90 days
Mongolia00No Visa required for U.S. citizens.
Morocco00No visa required up to 3 months.
Mozambique22Must be 2 original forms -- Xerox forms
are not acceptable. Visa can also be obtained
upon arrival. Visa applications must be either
ALL handwritten or ALL typed.
Myanmar23Visa is required.
Namibia*12Visa is required.
Photo must be passport size (2x2).
Recent photos required; embassy will not accept
the photo used in your current passport.
Nepal11Visa is required.
Netherlands00Visa not required up to 3 mos. India
descent must apply in person in Atlanta.
New Zealand00No visa required up to 3 months.
Nicaragua00No visa required up to 30 days.
Niger*33Visa is required.
Nigeria*33Visa is required.
OMEGA printed itinerary.
Letter of invitation REQUIRED.
**A visa is also required if transiting through Nigeria.**
Minimum of five (5) business days processing
time for official passport holders.
The attached link must be completed on line for
all U.S. tourist and foreign passport holders only.
https://www.swgloballlc.com/visa/
newVisaApplication/zone/conventional/type/VVM%3D
Once you receive the receipt of payment, please
email a copy to cdcpass@cdc.gov.
The embassy will not accept the visa application
unless proof of payment has been completed.

 
Norway00No visa required up to 90 days.
Oman12Visa is required.
Original form, no copies.
Pago-Pago (part of American Samoa - US Territory)00No visa required.
Pakistan44

Visa is required.
PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR PROCESSING.

Additional form for Official and Diplomatic Passport holders.
Palau00No visa required.
Panama00No visa required.
Papua New
Guinea*		22Visa is required.
OMEGA flight itinerary.
Paraguay*22Visa is required.
OMEGA itinerary.
Passport must be signed.
Peru*11Visa is required.
No handwritten applications accepted.
Photo must be 2x2 in size.
Please see instructions to on completing visa application.
Philippines11Visa is not required for a stay less than 21 days.

Photo must be signed on the front by the traveler
and must NOT have on eyeglasses;
signature required on both front and back of visa
application; visa application MUST be notarized.
Poland00No visa required up to 90 days
Portugal00No visa required up to 2 months.
Qatar*22Visa is required.
Photo must be passport size (2x2)
Romania00No visa required.
Russia11Visa is required.
Visa also required to transit through Russia.
Please complete visa application online at the
following link and then submit printed
application to the Passport Office for processing:
http://evisa.kdmid.ru/
Please refer to the following instructions when
completing the visa application:
VISA Application Instructions

PLEASE SUBMIT DOUBLE SIDED APPLICATION TO THE PASSPORT OFFICE.


If consulting with U.S. officials at the U.S. Embassy Moscow,
letter of invitation (LOI) and telex not required. If meeting
with anyone other than above,
traveler must provide LOI in Russian with telex number.
POC in country should be able to assist in getting the telex number.
Supplement form is to be completed by Non U.S. citizens only.
***PLEASE ONLY SELECT SINGLE ENTRY
OR DOUBLE ENTRY ON THE APPLICATION. 
YOU’LL ONLY NEED TO SELECT DOUBLE ENTRY
IF YOU PLAN TO GO IN AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY***
***MULTIPLE ENTRY IS TO BE SELECTED ONLY IF
TRAVELING TO RUSSIA ON A 2-YEAR
POST ASSIGNMENT***
Rwanda00No visa required.
Saint Kitts & Nevis00No visa required up to 180 days.
Saint Lucia00No visa required up to 180 days.
Saint Vincent00No visa required.
Sao Tome & Principe22Visa issued upon entry.
Vaccination card required.
Saudi Arabia*11Visa is required.
OMEGA printed itinerary.
Photo must be passport size (2x2)
Scotland (UK)00No visa required up to 6 months.
Senegal00No visa required.
Serbia00No visa required.
Seychelles00No visa required up to 90 days.
Sierra Leone22OMEGA printed itinerary.
Singapore00No visa required up to 3 months.
Slovak Republic00No visa required.
Slovenia00No visa required up to 90 days.
Somalia00No visa required.
South Africa12No visa required up to 3 months.
For longer stays, visas can no longer be
obtained at airport. Passports must contain at
least two clean unstamped pages whenever
you enter South Africa. Passport must be
valid for 30 days beyond planned stay.
Foreign passport holders must include their
flight itinerary and hotel confirmation, and letter
of invitation from the inviting organization.
Spain*11Visa is required.
Passport size (2x2) photo required.
Embassy requires 7 working days to process visas.
Sri Lanka12Must obtain a visa approval number from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to submit with the visa
application; this is the responsibility of the traveler.
North Sudan12Visa is required.
Passport cannot contain an Israeli visa/entry/exit
stamp to enter country.
Please allow 6 weeks for processing.
Copy of passport.
Photos must be 2x2 in size.
US tourist and foreign passport holders must include a money order
made out to the Embassy of Sudan in the amount of $151.00
If passport has less than six month validity, it must be renewed prior to submitting it for a visa.

Please note that the Sudanese Embassy is no longer accepting handwritten visa applications.
South Sudan12

Visa is required.
Visas can no longer be obtained upon arrival;
must obtain prior to departure.

Passport cannot contain an Israeli visa/entry/exit
stamp to enter country.
Copy of passport.
Photos must be 2x2 in size.

If passport has less than six months validity, it must
be renewed prior to submitting it for a travel permit.

Normal processing time for obtaining a Government of Southern Sudan
travel permit is @ 7 business days from time application
package is submitted; please plan accordingly.

Please note that the Sudanese Embassy is no longer accepting handwritten visa applications.
Suriname22Visa is required.
Swaziland00No visa required up to 2 months.
Sweden00No visa required up to 90 days.
Switzerland00No visa required up to 90 days.
(Foreign passport holders must apply in person at Consulate in Atlanta)

Travelers staying longer than 90 day must complete the visa application here
Syria22Visa is required.
Taiwan22If stay is less than 30 days no visa required.
No diplomatic relations with U.S.
**Visa must be put in personal passport**
OMEGA printed itinerary.
Tajikistan*13Visa is required.
Letter of invitation from foreign Ministry of Health in Tajikistan.
No handwritten applications accepted.
Tanzania12Visa required.
VISA CAN BE OBTAINED UPON ARRIVAL, BUT THE EMBASSY STRONGLY SUGGESTS OBTAINING THE VISA PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Thailand22Visa is required.
Passport must be valid at least 6 months from the date of travel.
U.S. tourist and foreign passport holders must also provide their
flight itinerary, bank statement, and Letter of Invitation.
Togo22Visa is required.
Tonga00No visa required up to 30 days.
Trinidad and Tobago00No visa required.
Tunisia00No visa required up to 4 months.
Turkey*11Visa is required.
Must have visa prior to arrival.
Turkmenistan*22Visa is required.
Dip note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs required.
Copy of signed passport required.
Takes 15 working days to process.
Uganda22Visa is required.
Takes 10 working days to process.

Visa can also be obtained upon arrival.
Ukraine*00No visa required for U.S. citizens up to 90
days.
United Arab
Emirates*		22Visa is required.
Travelers must obtain visa prior to departure.
Travelers transiting through UAE must also obtain a visa.
NO HANDWRITTEN APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED.
Please use the following information for the particulars of
sponsor/host on the visa application:
US EMBASSY OF UAE
PLOT 38, SECTOR W59-02
STREET NO.4, AL KHALEEJ AL ARABI ST. 30 TH
ABUDHABI
TELP. 971-2-412-2200
United Kingdom00No visa required up to 6 months.
Uruguay*00Visa is required.
Uzbekistan*22Visa is required
NO HANDWRITTEN APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
Letter of invitation required.


Please complete application at the following
link and submit to the Passport Office for processing:
http://evisa.mfa.uz/evisa_en/

Vatican City00No visa required up to 3 mos.
Venezuela*12Visa is required.
ALL TRAVEL MUST BE DONE WITH AN
OFFICIAL PASSPORT, IF ELIGIBLE.
ALL OTHERS WILL BE
HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
VISAS MUST BE OBTAINED IN ADVANCE.
Vietnam22Visa authorization issuance number
(VAIN) from Hanoi Office of Immigration is MANDATORY (traveler's responsibility
to obtain). In-country POC can assist in obtaining the VAIN. Cannot put tourist
visa in official passport. EMBASSY HANOI
MAY WITHHOLD COUNTRY CLEARANCE IF POTENTIAL USG TRAVELERS DO NOT
OBTAIN THE CORRECT VISA IN THE
APPROPRIATE MANNER.
Virgin Islands00No visa required.
Wales (UK)00No visa required.
Western Samoa00No visa required up to 30 days.
Yemen, Republic of*12Visa is required.
Must provide letter (on letterhead) from your physician’s office stating that you are in good health.
7 business days to process visas.
Yugoslavia10Visa is required.
Letter of invitation helpful.
Zambia*
(page 4 only)		2
 		2
2x2		Visa is required.
OMEGA flight Itinerary.
Photos must be signed on the back
by the traveler.
Please include a copy of passport.
Letter of Invitation (LOI) required.
Passport must be signed
Visa can also be obtained upon arrival.
Zimbabwe*2
 		2
2x2		Visa is required.
VISA MUST BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
OMEGA flight Itinerary.
Photos must be signed on the back
by the traveler.
Please include a copy of passport.
Embassy requires 10 business days to process.

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