Global rank
#8
USA • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free113 · 56%
Visa on arrival32 · 16%
eTA10 · 5%
Visa required45 · 23%
Bloc
—
Language required
English
Years to citizenship
5 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
1 gen
World reach
91%
Renounce required
No
About the USA passport
Ranked #8 out of 200 in the global passport index, the United States passport offers more travel freedom than 96% of passports worldwide. Alongside Iceland and Canada, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. United States citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to United States citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in United States is 37%, with capital gains taxed at 20%. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Where USA passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayVanuatuVatican CityZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAzerbaijanBelarusBeninBhutanBrazilBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadChinaCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaGabonGhanaGuineaIndiaIranIraqLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNauruNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanRussiaSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTogoTurkmenistanUgandaUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamYemen