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Do I need a visa to transit in United States?

Whichever passport you hold, you need a transit visa to transit in United States: all 198 passports covered here need one.

The standard route for transiting in United States

Must clear immigration to connect

No sterile transit area, full entry document required

The US has no sterile international transit zone: every connecting passenger clears immigration and customs, even on a same-day layover between two international flights. You need whatever document normally lets you enter the country, an ESTA under the Visa Waiver Program, a visitor (B) visa, or a Transit (C-1) visa, except citizens of Canada and Bermuda, who need none of those just to transit.

Official United States information

No airside-only transit: must clear immigration198

  • AfghanistanNo airside-only transit
  • AlbaniaNo airside-only transit
  • AlgeriaNo airside-only transit
  • AndorraNo airside-only transit
  • AngolaNo airside-only transit
  • Antigua and BarbudaNo airside-only transit
  • ArgentinaNo airside-only transit
  • ArmeniaNo airside-only transit
  • AustraliaNo airside-only transit
  • AustriaNo airside-only transit
  • AzerbaijanNo airside-only transit
  • BahamasNo airside-only transit
  • BahrainNo airside-only transit
  • BangladeshNo airside-only transit
  • BarbadosNo airside-only transit
  • BelarusNo airside-only transit
  • BelgiumNo airside-only transit
  • BelizeNo airside-only transit
  • BeninNo airside-only transit
  • BhutanNo airside-only transit
  • BoliviaNo airside-only transit
  • Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo airside-only transit
  • BotswanaNo airside-only transit
  • BrazilNo airside-only transit
  • BruneiNo airside-only transit
  • BulgariaNo airside-only transit
  • Burkina FasoNo airside-only transit
  • BurundiNo airside-only transit
  • CambodiaNo airside-only transit
  • CameroonNo airside-only transit
  • CanadaNo airside-only transit
  • Cape VerdeNo airside-only transit
  • Central African RepublicNo airside-only transit
  • ChadNo airside-only transit
  • ChileNo airside-only transit
  • ChinaNo airside-only transit
  • ColombiaNo airside-only transit
  • ComorosNo airside-only transit
  • CongoNo airside-only transit
  • Costa RicaNo airside-only transit
  • CroatiaNo airside-only transit
  • CubaNo airside-only transit
  • CyprusNo airside-only transit
  • Czech RepublicNo airside-only transit
  • DR CongoNo airside-only transit
  • DenmarkNo airside-only transit
  • DjiboutiNo airside-only transit
  • DominicaNo airside-only transit
  • Dominican RepublicNo airside-only transit
  • EcuadorNo airside-only transit
  • EgyptNo airside-only transit
  • El SalvadorNo airside-only transit
  • Equatorial GuineaNo airside-only transit
  • EritreaNo airside-only transit
  • EstoniaNo airside-only transit
  • EthiopiaNo airside-only transit
  • FijiNo airside-only transit
  • FinlandNo airside-only transit
  • FranceNo airside-only transit
  • GabonNo airside-only transit
  • GambiaNo airside-only transit
  • GeorgiaNo airside-only transit
  • GermanyNo airside-only transit
  • GhanaNo airside-only transit
  • GreeceNo airside-only transit
  • GrenadaNo airside-only transit
  • GuatemalaNo airside-only transit
  • GuineaNo airside-only transit
  • Guinea-BissauNo airside-only transit
  • GuyanaNo airside-only transit
  • HaitiNo airside-only transit
  • HondurasNo airside-only transit
  • Hong KongNo airside-only transit
  • HungaryNo airside-only transit
  • IcelandNo airside-only transit
  • IndiaNo airside-only transit
  • IndonesiaNo airside-only transit
  • IranNo airside-only transit
  • IraqNo airside-only transit
  • IrelandNo airside-only transit
  • IsraelNo airside-only transit
  • ItalyNo airside-only transit
  • Ivory CoastNo airside-only transit
  • JamaicaNo airside-only transit
  • JapanNo airside-only transit
  • JordanNo airside-only transit
  • KazakhstanNo airside-only transit
  • KenyaNo airside-only transit
  • KiribatiNo airside-only transit
  • KosovoNo airside-only transit
  • KuwaitNo airside-only transit
  • KyrgyzstanNo airside-only transit
  • LaosNo airside-only transit
  • LatviaNo airside-only transit
  • LebanonNo airside-only transit
  • LesothoNo airside-only transit
  • LiberiaNo airside-only transit
  • LibyaNo airside-only transit
  • LiechtensteinNo airside-only transit
  • LithuaniaNo airside-only transit
  • LuxembourgNo airside-only transit
  • MacaoNo airside-only transit
  • MadagascarNo airside-only transit
  • MalawiNo airside-only transit
  • MalaysiaNo airside-only transit
  • MaldivesNo airside-only transit
  • MaliNo airside-only transit
  • MaltaNo airside-only transit
  • Marshall IslandsNo airside-only transit
  • MauritaniaNo airside-only transit
  • MauritiusNo airside-only transit
  • MexicoNo airside-only transit
  • MicronesiaNo airside-only transit
  • MoldovaNo airside-only transit
  • MonacoNo airside-only transit
  • MongoliaNo airside-only transit
  • MontenegroNo airside-only transit
  • MoroccoNo airside-only transit
  • MozambiqueNo airside-only transit
  • MyanmarNo airside-only transit
  • NamibiaNo airside-only transit
  • NauruNo airside-only transit
  • NepalNo airside-only transit
  • NetherlandsNo airside-only transit
  • New ZealandNo airside-only transit
  • NicaraguaNo airside-only transit
  • NigerNo airside-only transit
  • NigeriaNo airside-only transit
  • North KoreaNo airside-only transit
  • North MacedoniaNo airside-only transit
  • NorwayNo airside-only transit
  • OmanNo airside-only transit
  • PakistanNo airside-only transit
  • PalauNo airside-only transit
  • PalestineNo airside-only transit
  • PanamaNo airside-only transit
  • Papua New GuineaNo airside-only transit
  • ParaguayNo airside-only transit
  • PeruNo airside-only transit
  • PhilippinesNo airside-only transit
  • PolandNo airside-only transit
  • PortugalNo airside-only transit
  • QatarNo airside-only transit
  • RomaniaNo airside-only transit
  • RussiaNo airside-only transit
  • RwandaNo airside-only transit
  • Saint Kitts and NevisNo airside-only transit
  • Saint LuciaNo airside-only transit
  • Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNo airside-only transit
  • SamoaNo airside-only transit
  • San MarinoNo airside-only transit
  • Sao Tome and PrincipeNo airside-only transit
  • Saudi ArabiaNo airside-only transit
  • SenegalNo airside-only transit
  • SerbiaNo airside-only transit
  • SeychellesNo airside-only transit
  • Sierra LeoneNo airside-only transit
  • SingaporeNo airside-only transit
  • SlovakiaNo airside-only transit
  • SloveniaNo airside-only transit
  • Solomon IslandsNo airside-only transit
  • SomaliaNo airside-only transit
  • South AfricaNo airside-only transit
  • South KoreaNo airside-only transit
  • South SudanNo airside-only transit
  • SpainNo airside-only transit
  • Sri LankaNo airside-only transit
  • SudanNo airside-only transit
  • SurinameNo airside-only transit
  • SwazilandNo airside-only transit
  • SwedenNo airside-only transit
  • SwitzerlandNo airside-only transit
  • SyriaNo airside-only transit
  • TaiwanNo airside-only transit
  • TajikistanNo airside-only transit
  • TanzaniaNo airside-only transit
  • ThailandNo airside-only transit
  • Timor-LesteNo airside-only transit
  • TogoNo airside-only transit
  • TongaNo airside-only transit
  • Trinidad and TobagoNo airside-only transit
  • TunisiaNo airside-only transit
  • TurkeyNo airside-only transit
  • TurkmenistanNo airside-only transit
  • TuvaluNo airside-only transit
  • UgandaNo airside-only transit
  • UkraineNo airside-only transit
  • United Arab EmiratesNo airside-only transit
  • United KingdomNo airside-only transit
  • UruguayNo airside-only transit
  • UzbekistanNo airside-only transit
  • VanuatuNo airside-only transit
  • VaticanNo airside-only transit
  • VenezuelaNo airside-only transit
  • VietnamNo airside-only transit
  • YemenNo airside-only transit
  • ZambiaNo airside-only transit
  • ZimbabweNo airside-only transit

Tourist visa requirements for United States

Data last verified: 2026-08-19

Not legal or immigration advice. Requirements change without notice and vary by circumstance - always confirm with the destination countryโ€™s embassy, consulate, or official government source before booking or traveling. Full disclaimer.