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2. Kosovo...............................................................................................................296
Kuwait................................................................................................................298
Kyrgyzstan.........................................................................................................301
Laos...................................................................................................................303
Latvia .................................................................................................................305
Lebanon.............................................................................................................307
Lesotho..............................................................................................................310
Liberia................................................................................................................312
Libya ..................................................................................................................314
Liechtenstein .....................................................................................................316
Lithuania ............................................................................................................318
Luxembourg ......................................................................................................320
Macau................................................................................................................322
Macedonia.........................................................................................................325
Madagascar.......................................................................................................327
Malawi ...............................................................................................................329
Malaysia.............................................................................................................331
Maldives ............................................................................................................333
Mali ....................................................................................................................335
Malta..................................................................................................................337
Martinique..........................................................................................................339
Mauritania..........................................................................................................341
Mauritius............................................................................................................343
Mayotte..............................................................................................................345
Mexico...............................................................................................................347
Micronesia .........................................................................................................352
Moldova.............................................................................................................354
Monaco..............................................................................................................356
Mongolia............................................................................................................358
Montenegro .......................................................................................................360
Morocco ............................................................................................................362
Mozambique......................................................................................................364
Namibia .............................................................................................................366
Nauru.................................................................................................................369
Nepal .................................................................................................................371
Netherlands .......................................................................................................373
New Caledonia ..................................................................................................375
New Zealand......................................................................................................377
Nicaragua ..........................................................................................................379
Niger ..................................................................................................................382
Nigeria ...............................................................................................................384
Norway ..............................................................................................................387
Oman.................................................................................................................389
Pakistan.............................................................................................................391
Palau..................................................................................................................392
Equatorial Guinea .............................................................................................188
Eritrea ................................................................................................................190
Estonia...............................................................................................................192
Ethiopia..............................................................................................................194
Falklands ...........................................................................................................197
Faroe Islands .....................................................................................................199
Fiji ......................................................................................................................200
Finland...............................................................................................................202
France................................................................................................................204
French Guiana ...................................................................................................207
French Polynesia ...............................................................................................209
French West Indies............................................................................................211
Gabon................................................................................................................213
Gambia ..............................................................................................................216
Georgia..............................................................................................................218
Germany ............................................................................................................220
Ghana ...........................................................................................................223
Gibraltar.............................................................................................................226
Greece ...............................................................................................................229
Greenland ..........................................................................................................232
Grenada.............................................................................................................234
Guatemala .........................................................................................................236
Guinea Bissau....................................................................................................239
Guinea ...............................................................................................................241
Guyana ..............................................................................................................243
Haiti ...................................................................................................................245
Honduras...........................................................................................................248
Hong Kong ........................................................................................................251
Hungary .............................................................................................................253
Iceland ...............................................................................................................255
India...................................................................................................................257
Indonesia ...........................................................................................................259
Iran.....................................................................................................................263
Iraq.....................................................................................................................264
Ireland................................................................................................................266
Israel ..................................................................................................................269
Italy ....................................................................................................................272
Jamaica .............................................................................................................276
Japan.................................................................................................................278
Jordan................................................................................................................281
Kazakhstan........................................................................................................283
Kenya.................................................................................................................286
Kiribati................................................................................................................289
Korea, North ......................................................................................................291
Korea, South......................................................................................................293
Panama..............................................................................................................394
Papua New Guinea............................................................................................397
Paraguay............................................................................................................400
Peru ...................................................................................................................402
Philippines .........................................................................................................405
Pitcairn Islands ..................................................................................................408
Poland ...............................................................................................................411
Portugal .............................................................................................................413
Qatar..................................................................................................................416
Republic of the Congo.......................................................................................418
Reunion .............................................................................................................420
Romania ............................................................................................................423
Russia................................................................................................................425
Rwanda..............................................................................................................428
Samoa ...............................................................................................................430
Sao Tome and Principe .....................................................................................432
Saudi Arabia ......................................................................................................434
Senegal..............................................................................................................437
Serbia ................................................................................................................439
Seychelles .........................................................................................................441
Sierra Leone ......................................................................................................443
Singapore ..........................................................................................................445
Sint Marteen ......................................................................................................449
Slovakia .............................................................................................................451
Slovenia .............................................................................................................454
Solomon Islands................................................................................................457
Somalia..............................................................................................................459
South Africa.......................................................................................................461
South Sudan......................................................................................................464
Spain..................................................................................................................466
Sri Lanka............................................................................................................470
St. Helena ..........................................................................................................473
St. Kitts and Nevis.............................................................................................476
St. Lucia.............................................................................................................478
St. Martin ...........................................................................................................480
St. Pierre and Miquelon.....................................................................................482
St. Vincent and Grenadines...............................................................................484
Sudan, North .....................................................................................................486
Suriname ...........................................................................................................488
Swaziland ..........................................................................................................490
Sweden..............................................................................................................492
Switzerland........................................................................................................494
Syria...................................................................................................................497
Taiwan ...............................................................................................................498
Tajikistan............................................................................................................501
Tanzania ............................................................................................................504
Thailand .............................................................................................................506
Togo ..................................................................................................................511
Tonga.................................................................................................................514
Trinidad and Tobago .........................................................................................517
Tunisia ...............................................................................................................522
Turkmenistan.....................................................................................................522
Turkey................................................................................................................524
Turks and Caicos...............................................................................................527
Tuvalu ................................................................................................................530
Uganda ..............................................................................................................532
Ukraine ..............................................................................................................535
United Arab Emirates ........................................................................................538
United Kingdom.................................................................................................541
United States of America...................................................................................545
Uruguay .............................................................................................................559
Uzbekistan.........................................................................................................562
Vanuatu..............................................................................................................565
Vatican City .......................................................................................................567
Venezuela ..........................................................................................................568
Vietnam..............................................................................................................571
Yemen ...............................................................................................................573
Zambia...............................................................................................................575
Zimbabwe..........................................................................................................578
III. GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS .................................................................580
IV. TRAVEL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS........................................588
V. TRAVEL WARNINGS ........................................................................................605
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTERNAL BORDERS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS ................................................................................................12
A. Schengen Countries ...............................................................................13
B. European Union .....................................................................................14
C. Organization of American States ..........................................................15
D. Association of Southeast Asian Nations ..............................................16
E. African Union...........................................................................................17
F. Arab League.............................................................................................18
G. Commonwealth of Nations ....................................................................19
H. North American Free Trade Agreement ...............................................20
I. Pacific Island Forum ...............................................................................21
J. Union of South American Nations ........................................................22
K. Central American Integration Systems.................................................23
L. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ............................24
M. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.....................................................25
III. VISA REQUIREMENTS BY COUNTRY ...............................................................26
Afghanistan..........................................................................................................27
Albania.................................................................................................................30
Algeria..................................................................................................................33
Andorra................................................................................................................36
Angola..................................................................................................................38
Anguilla................................................................................................................41
Antarctica ............................................................................................................43
Antigua and Barbuda...........................................................................................44
Argentina .............................................................................................................46
Armenia ...............................................................................................................50
Aruba ...................................................................................................................53
Australia...............................................................................................................55
Austria..................................................................................................................59
Azerbaijan............................................................................................................62
Bahamas..............................................................................................................64
Bahrain ................................................................................................................66
Bangladesh..........................................................................................................68
Barbados .............................................................................................................71
Belarus.................................................................................................................73
Belgium................................................................................................................76
Belize ...................................................................................................................79
Benin....................................................................................................................81
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