Travel requirements for stateless persons

Travel requirements for stateless persons are public health and administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of states placed on stateless persons.

As of April 2024, stateless persons had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 1 territory, ranking last in terms of travel freedom (tied with the citizens of no state).

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Country / Region	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Svalbard	Visa not required^[1]	Unlimited^[2]	Customarily, anyone of any nationality may live and work freely in Svalbard.^[3] Travelers arriving and departing by air require some type of state-issued travel document.^[1]^[4] Travelers transiting through the Schengen area, including mainland Norway, must have a Schengen visa. This must be a double-entry visa so they can return to the Schengen area, including mainland Norway.^[5] "Regulations concerning rejection and expulsion from Svalbard" are enforced on a non-discriminatory basis. Grounds for exclusion include lack of means of support, and violation of laws or regulations.^[6]
Other jurisdictions	Visa required^{[citation needed]}

Vaccination requirements

Vaccination requirements map

Certain countries and territories require travellers arriving from certain jurisdictions to be vaccinated against specific diseases. This is a map of the minimal vaccination requirements for stateless persons arriving from countries that aren't classified as "risk countries".

Quadrivalent meningococcal vaccination (ACYW135)

Meningococcal vaccination requirements for international travel^[7]
Country or territory	Details
Gambia	All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine (ACYW135) upon arrival.^[8]
Indonesia	Travellers arriving from or departing to Saudi Arabia must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135.^[9]
Lebanon	Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers departing Lebanon and going to Hajj, Umrah, and to certain African countries.^[10]
Libya	All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 upon arrival.^[11]
Philippines	Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers going to Hajj and Umrah (in Saudi Arabia).^[12]
Saudi Arabia	Proof of vaccination is required for travellers 2 years of age and older who are Hajj or Umrah pilgrims and seasonal or pilgrim workers in Hajj and Umrah areas. Vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW135 (either polysaccharide or conjugate) must be issued not less than 10 days before arrival and not more than 3 years (polysaccharide vaccine) or 5 years (conjugate vaccine) before arrival. The immunisation certificate should clearly state if the traveller was vaccinated with the conjugate vaccine for the 5-year validity to apply.^[13] Vaccination is also required for domestic pilgrims, residents of Mecca and Medina, and any persons participating in Hajj or Umrah or seasonal or pilgrimage work in Hajj and Umrah zones. At the discretion of the Ministry of Health, travellers may be administered prophylactic antibiotics upon arrival.^[13]

Polio vaccination

Polio vaccination requirements for international travel^[7]
Country	Details
Afghanistan	Travellers from polio-endemic countries (Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Afghanistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) when departing from Afghanistan.^[7]^[14]
Belize	Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Belize residents travelling countries with confirmed polio cases also need proof of vaccination.^[15]
Brunei	Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[16]
Egypt	Travellers from Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, China, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Somalia need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[17]
Georgia	Travellers from at-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof are offered OPV vaccination upon arrival.^[18]
India	Travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[19]
Iran	Travellers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival.^[20]
Iraq	Travellers aged 15+ from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival; children under age 15 must have received three doses of polio vaccine before travel. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival. Travellers departing Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan must also provide proof of vaccination upon departure.^[21]
Jordan	Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[22]
Lebanon	Travellers from and to polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[23]
Libya	Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[24]
Maldives	Travellers from and to polio-exporting countries, as well as Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[25]
Morocco	Travellers from polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[26]
Nepal	Travellers from Afghanistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[27]
Oman	Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[28]
Pakistan	Travellers from ALL countries planning to stay in Pakistan for more than 4 weeks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV vaccination upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Pakistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of OPV vaccination when departing from Pakistan.^[7]^[29]
Philippines	Travellers from or to high-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination upon arrival or before departure, respectively.^[7] Due to an ongoing local VDPV2 outbreak, the government recommends all others travellers to consider getting a polio vaccine or booster dose, depending on their situation.^[30]
Qatar	Travellers from polio-exporting countries (identified by Qatar as: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Philippines) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[31]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Travellers from polio-endemic countries as identified by WHO (Afghanistan and Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[7]^[32]
Saudi Arabia	Travellers from active-transmission (including wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus) and at-risk countries, as well as all travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Regardless of immunisation status, all travellers from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen will be given an Oral Polio Vaccine dose upon arrival.^[33]
Seychelles	Travellers from countries with polio outbreaks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.^[34]
Syria	Travellers from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. ALL Syria residents departing Syria to any country also need proof of vaccination.^[35]
Ukraine	Long-term visitors departing to states with wild or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus transmission should present Carte Jaune proof of vaccination with at least one dose of bivalent OPV or IPV (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure). Persons obliged to undertake urgent international travel must be immunised with a single dose of polio vaccine before their departure.^[7] There is also risk of poliovirus transmission inside Ukraine itself, and travellers to Ukraine are recommended to be up to date with their polio vaccination before entry.^[36]

Yellow fever vaccination

Yellow fever vaccination requirements for international travel (July 2019)^[7]
Country or territory	Status	Vaccination required for travellers coming from	Traveller age
Albania	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Algeria	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Angola	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Antigua and Barbuda	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Argentina	Risk provinces: Misiones, Corrientes	No^{[note 2]}	–
Aruba	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Australia	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Bahamas	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Bahrain	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Bangladesh	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	1 year or older
Barbados	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Belize	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	1 year or older
Benin	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	1 year or older
Bolivia	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Bonaire	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Botswana	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	1 year or older
Brazil	Risk country	No^{[note 2]}	–
Brunei	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Burkina Faso	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	9 months or older
Burundi	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	9 months or older
Cabo Verde	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Cambodia	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Cameroon	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Central African Republic	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Chad	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
China	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	9 months or older
Christmas Island	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Colombia	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Congo-Brazzaville	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Congo-Kinshasa	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Costa Rica	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Côte d'Ivoire	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Cuba	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Curaçao	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Dominica	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Dominican Republic	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Ecuador	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Egypt	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
El Salvador	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Equatorial Guinea	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Eritrea	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Eswatini	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	9 months or older
Ethiopia	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Fiji	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
French Guiana	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
French Polynesia	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Gabon	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Gambia	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Ghana	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Grenada	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Guadeloupe	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Guatemala	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Guinea	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Guinea-Bissau	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Guyana	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	1 year or older
Haiti	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Honduras	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
India	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	9 months or older
Indonesia	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Iran	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Iraq	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Jamaica	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Jordan	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Kenya	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Kyrgyzstan	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Laos	No risk	Risk countries	Unknown
Lesotho	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	6 months or older
Liberia	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Libya	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Madagascar	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Malawi	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Malaysia	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Maldives	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Mali	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Malta	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Martinique	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Mauritania	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Mayotte	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Montserrat	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	1 year or older
Mozambique	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Myanmar	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Namibia	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Nepal	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
New Caledonia	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Nicaragua	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Niger	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Nigeria	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Niue	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
North Korea	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Oman	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Pakistan	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Panama	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Papua New Guinea	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	1 year or older
Paraguay	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Peru	Risk country	No^{[note 2]}	–
Philippines	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Pitcairn Islands	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Rwanda	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Saint Barthélemy	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Saint Helena	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Saint Lucia	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Saint Martin	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Samoa	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
São Tomé and Príncipe	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	1 year or older
Saudi Arabia	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Senegal	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 3]}	9 months or older
Seychelles	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Sierra Leone	Risk country	All countries	Unknown
Singapore	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Sint Eustatius	No risk	Risk countries	6 months or older
Sint Maarten	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Solomon Islands	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Somalia	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
South Africa	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
South Sudan	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Sri Lanka	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Sudan	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Suriname	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Tanzania	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Thailand	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Togo	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Trinidad and Tobago	Risk region: Trinidad	Risk countries	1 year or older
Uganda	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
United Arab Emirates	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
Venezuela	Risk country	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Wallis and Futuna	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Zambia	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	1 year or older
Zimbabwe	No risk	Risk countries^{[note 1]}	9 months or older
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl Also required for travellers having transited more than 12 hours through a risk country's airport. ^ ^a ^b ^c The WHO has designated (parts of) Argentina, Brazil and Peru as risk countries, but these countries do not require incoming travellers to vaccinate against yellow fever. ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Also required for travellers having transited any time through a risk country's airport.

COVID-19 vaccination

Many countries increasingly consider the vaccination status of travellers with regard to quarantine requirements or when deciding to allow them entry at all.^[37] This is justified by research that shows that the Pfizer vaccine effect lasts for six months or so.^[38]

References and notes

References

^ ^a ^b "Visa and passport requirements". October 5, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
^ "Entry and residence". Governor of Svalbard. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Immigrants warmly welcomed, Al Jazeera, 4 July 2006.
^ "How to travel to Svalbard". Visit Svalbard. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
^ "Visas and immigration". Governor of Svalbard. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
^ "Regulations" (PDF). www.sysselmannen.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and countries requiring yellow fever vaccination (July 2019)". World Health Organization. United Nations. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Gambia Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Indonesia Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Lebanon Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Libya Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Philippines Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Saudi Arabia Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Afghanistan Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Belize Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Brunei Darussalam Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Egypt Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Georgia Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "India Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Iran Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Iraq Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Jordan Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Lebanon Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Libya Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Maldives Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Morocco Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Nepal Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Oman Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Pakistan Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Philippines Recommended Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Qatar Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Saint Kitts & Nevis Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Saudi Arabia Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Seychelles Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Syria Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Ukraine Recommended Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ Strong, Matthew (17 August 2021). "Palau limits travel bubble with Taiwan to already vaccinated or registered vaccine tourists". Taiwan News. Retrieved 18 August 2021. Only travellers already vaccinated and those registered to receive COVID-19 shots in Palau will be allowed to take part in the travel bubble with Taiwan, the Pacific island nation announced Tuesday (Aug. 17).
^ Ian, Sample (1 April 2021). "Pfizer vaccine has 91% efficacy for up to six months, trial shows". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2021. He said scientists had become "terribly worried" about the variant's ability to evade immunity from previous infection or vaccination. "Studies like this confirm our sense that the vaccine gives such massive protective headroom that even with some loss of immunity, you're still safe," he said.

Notes

^ Saudi Arabia: in the Hajj and Umrah zones only

[12+_hour_transit-38] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl Also required for travellers having transited more than 12 hours through a risk country's airport.

[ArBrPe-39] The WHO has designated (parts of) Argentina, Brazil and Peru as risk countries, but these countries do not require incoming travellers to vaccinate against yellow fever.

[any_transit-40] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Also required for travellers having transited any time through a risk country's airport.

[visa-1] "Visa and passport requirements". October 5, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[2] "Entry and residence". Governor of Svalbard. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[3] Immigrants warmly welcomed, Al Jazeera, 4 July 2006.

[4] "How to travel to Svalbard". Visit Svalbard. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

[5] "Visas and immigration". Governor of Svalbard. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

[6] "Regulations" (PDF). www.sysselmannen.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[WHO_country_list-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and countries requiring yellow fever vaccination (July 2019)". World Health Organization. United Nations. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[9] "Gambia Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[10] "Indonesia Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[11] "Lebanon Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[12] "Libya Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[13] "Philippines Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[KSA-14] "Saudi Arabia Required Vaccinations: Meningococcal Meningitis". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[15] "Afghanistan Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[16] "Belize Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[17] "Brunei Darussalam Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[18] "Egypt Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[19] "Georgia Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[20] "India Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[21] "Iran Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[22] "Iraq Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[23] "Jordan Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[24] "Lebanon Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[25] "Libya Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[26] "Maldives Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[27] "Morocco Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[28] "Nepal Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[29] "Oman Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[30] "Pakistan Required Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[31] "Philippines Recommended Vaccinations: Polio". iamat.org. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
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Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
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Historical	Artsakh² Russia²
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

v t e Visa requirements by citizenship
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Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	American Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
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