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Travellers from 4 of 97 countries can visit Puerto Rico easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
What 97 passports need to visit Puerto Rico
Find your own passport in the list below for the exact rule.
- No visa needed3 of 97 passportsJust show your passport at the border.
- eTA needed1 of 97 passportsA short online form, not a full visa.
- Visa needed93 of 97 passportsApply at the embassy or consulate.
Types of Puerto Rico visa
- Tourist visa and visa-free visits7 optionsThe B-2 or combined B-1/B-2 visitor visa covers holidays. Some travellers can visit without a visa, while others need ESTA before travel.
- Transit visa3 optionsA C-1 visa covers immediate and continuous travel through the United States on the way to another country.
- Business visitor visa3 optionsA B-1 or combined B-1/B-2 visa covers temporary business visits. Eligible travellers can use ESTA or a visa exemption.
- Student visa3 optionsF visas cover academic and language study. M visas cover vocational and other nonacademic study.
- Work visas14 optionsDifferent visas cover professional jobs, seasonal work, company transfers, media, religious work and performance. Many work visa applications begin with an employer.
- Family and residence visas9 optionsSeparate routes cover family visits, joining a visa holder, marrying a U.S. citizen and moving permanently through a family connection.
- Medical treatment visitor visa1 optionsThe B-2 visitor visa covers travel for medical treatment.
- Digital Visa Authorization trial1 optionsDigital Visa Authorization is an electronic visa system under development. A trial used K-1 fiancé visas issued in Dublin in 2023.
Find your passport
97 of 97 passports
- Marshall IslandsVisa not requiredMicronesia
- MicronesiaVisa not requiredMicronesia
- PalauVisa not requiredMicronesia
- San MarinoeTA requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- AlgeriaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- AngolaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa requiredCaribbean
- BahamasVisa requiredCaribbean
- BarbadosVisa requiredCaribbean
- BelizeVisa requiredCentral America
- BeninVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BotswanaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- BrazilVisa requiredSouth America
- Burkina FasoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BurundiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CameroonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Cape VerdeVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Central African RepublicVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChadVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChinaVisa requiredEastern Asia
- ComorosVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Costa RicaVisa requiredCentral America
- DjiboutiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- DominicaVisa requiredCaribbean
- DR CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EgyptVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- El SalvadorVisa requiredCentral America
- Equatorial GuineaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EritreaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- EswatiniVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- EthiopiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- FijiVisa requiredMelanesia
- GabonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- GambiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GhanaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GrenadaVisa requiredCaribbean
- GuineaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Guinea-BissauVisa requiredWestern Africa
- HondurasVisa requiredCentral America
- IndiaVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- IranVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- Ivory CoastVisa requiredWestern Africa
- JamaicaVisa requiredCaribbean
- JordanVisa requiredWestern Asia
- KenyaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- KiribatiVisa requiredMicronesia
- KuwaitVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LebanonVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LesothoVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- LiberiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- LibyaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MadagascarVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MalawiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MaldivesVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- MaliVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MauritaniaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MauritiusVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MexicoVisa requiredNorth America
- MoroccoVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MozambiqueVisa requiredEastern Africa
- NamibiaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- NauruVisa requiredMicronesia
- NigerVisa requiredWestern Africa
- NigeriaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- PakistanVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- PanamaVisa requiredCentral America
- Papua New GuineaVisa requiredMelanesia
- RussiaVisa requiredEastern Europe
- RwandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- Saint Kitts and NevisVisa requiredCaribbean
- Saint LuciaVisa requiredCaribbean
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa requiredCaribbean
- SamoaVisa requiredPolynesia
- São Tomé and PríncipeVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- SenegalVisa requiredWestern Africa
- SeychellesVisa requiredEastern Africa
- Sierra LeoneVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Solomon IslandsVisa requiredMelanesia
- SomaliaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- South AfricaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- South SudanVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- SudanVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- SurinameVisa requiredSouth America
- TanzaniaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- TogoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- TongaVisa requiredPolynesia
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa requiredCaribbean
- TunisiaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- TuvaluVisa requiredPolynesia
- UgandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- UkraineVisa requiredEastern Europe
- United Arab EmiratesVisa requiredWestern Asia
- VanuatuVisa requiredMelanesia
- VenezuelaVisa requiredSouth America
- ZambiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- ZimbabweVisa requiredSouthern Africa
Who can visit easily, by part of the world
For each part of the world: how many countries' travellers can come easily. Easy means no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
- Europe1 of 3 countries
- Oceania3 of 12 countries
- Africa0 of 54 countries
- Americas0 of 19 countries
- Asia0 of 9 countries
Questions
How many passports can enter Puerto Rico without a visa?
4 of 97 passports can enter without applying before travel.
Is Puerto Rico part of United States?
Puerto Rico is a territory linked to United States, with its own entry rules. Check them separately even if you can visit United States.
What is the most common entry rule for Puerto Rico?
Visa needed: it applies to 93 passports.
Which passports need an embassy visa for Puerto Rico?
93 passports, including India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria Brazil, and 88 more.
Do India passport holders need a visa for Puerto Rico?
Visa needed.
Do China passport holders need a visa for Puerto Rico?
Visa needed.
Do Nigeria passport holders need a visa for Puerto Rico?
Visa needed.
Do Pakistan passport holders need a visa for Puerto Rico?
Visa needed.
Do Brazil passport holders need a visa for Puerto Rico?
Visa needed.
Which region's passports have the easiest access to Puerto Rico?
Europe: 1 of 3 passports enter without applying first.
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