Updated: Feb 2020
Are you a US Permanent Resident and someone who loves to travel? If you have been wondering whether to take US Citizenship or not and whether it makes any difference in terms of how many countries you can travel “Visa Free”, then this blog post is for you.
Visa free travel is a big plus when it comes to traveling efficiently. Not having to deal with travel visa saves you money, planning-time, and paperwork. In short, fewer headaches and you can travel on short notice.
Let’s say you are getting a great airline deal or there is a wedding or it’s just that all of your friends are planning a trip, having a US Green Card vs. a US Passport are two totally different things.
Below is the list of countries that lets you enter visa free or provides you a visa on arrival (on the airport) based on your citizen or US permanent residence status.
| US Citizens |
US Green Card |
| Canada |
Canada |
| Mexico |
Mexico |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala |
| Honduras |
Honduras |
| Belize |
Belize |
| Nicaragua |
Nicaragua |
| Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
| Panama |
Panama |
| Bermuda |
Bermuda |
| Bahamas |
Bahamas |
| Cayman Islands |
Cayman Islands |
| Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
| American Samoa |
American Samoa |
| Guam |
Guam |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
Northern Mariana Islands |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
| British Virgin Island |
British Virgin Island |
| Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic |
| Haiti |
Haiti |
| Jamaica |
Jamaica |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| Turks and Caicos |
Turks and Caicos |
| Dominica |
Dominica |
| Aruba |
Aruba |
| Curacao |
Curacao |
| Bonaire |
Bonaire |
| St. Maarten |
St. Maarten |
| St. Eustatius |
St. Eustatius |
| Saba |
Saba |
| Albania |
Albania |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Georgia |
Georgia |
| Serbia |
Serbia |
| Montenegro |
Montenegro |
| Kosovo |
Kosovo |
| Taiwan |
Taiwan |
| Antartica |
Antartica |
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| With a US Passport, you can also travel Visa Free to: |
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| Andorra |
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| Anguilla |
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| Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Argentina |
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| Armenia |
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| Austria |
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| Azerbaijan |
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| Bahrain |
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| Bangladesh |
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| Barbados |
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| Belgium |
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| Bolivia |
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| Botswana |
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| Brunei |
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| Bulgaria |
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| Cambodia |
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| Chile |
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| Comoros Islands |
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| Cook Islands |
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| Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
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| Croatia |
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| Cuba |
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| Cyprus |
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| Czech Republic |
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| Denmark |
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| Djibouti |
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| Dominica |
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| Ecuador |
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| Egypt |
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| Equatorial Guinea |
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| Eritrea |
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| Ethiopia |
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| Faroe Islands |
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| Federated States of Micronesia |
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| Fiji |
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| Finland |
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| France |
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| French Guiana |
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| French Polynesia |
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| Germany |
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| Gibraltar |
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| Greece |
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| Greenland |
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| Grenada |
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| Guyana |
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| Hong Kong |
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| Hungary |
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| Iceland |
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| Indonesia |
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| Ireland |
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| Israel |
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| Italy |
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| Japan |
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| Jordan |
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| Kenya |
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| Kuwait |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
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| Laos |
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| Latvia |
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| Lebanon |
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| Lesotho |
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| Liechtenstein |
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| Lithuania |
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| Luxembourg |
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| Macau |
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| Macedonia |
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| Malawi |
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| Malaysia |
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| Malta |
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| Marshall Islands |
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| Mauritius |
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| Moldova |
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| Monaco |
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| Mongolia |
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| Montserrat |
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| Morocco |
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| Namibia |
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| Nepal |
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| Netherlands |
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| New Caledonia |
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| New Zealand |
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| Nicaragua |
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| Niue |
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| Norway |
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| Oman |
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| Palau |
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| Peru |
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| Philippines |
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| Poland |
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| Portugal |
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| Qatar |
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| Reunion Island |
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| Romania |
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| Rwanda |
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| Samoa |
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| San Marino |
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| Senegal |
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| Seychelles |
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| Singapore |
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| Slovakia |
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| Slovenia |
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| Solomon Islands |
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| South Africa |
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| South Korea |
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| Spain |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| Saint Lucia |
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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| Swaziland |
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| Sweden |
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| Switzerland |
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| Tanzania |
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| Thailand |
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| Timor Leste |
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| Togo |
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| Tonga |
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| Trinidad & Tobago |
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| Tunisia |
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| Turkey |
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| Tuvalu |
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| Uganda |
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| Ukraine |
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| United Arab Emirates |
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| United Kingdom |
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| Uruguay |
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| Vanuatu |
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| Venezuela |
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| Vietnam |
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| Yemen |
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| Zambia |
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Lastly, I must mention that besides your Green Card status, your home country passport will also avail you some visa free travel benefits.
For example, if you are an Indian Citizen and a US Permanent Resident, besides the above-listed countries, you also get to visit over 50 countries based on your passport power.
Common Question
Question: Can I travel to [XYZ destination] with a Green Card only?
Answer: If you are wondering if you can travel to Canada or Mexico with a Green Card only, unfortunately the answer is you will still need your passport if you are traveling by air. If you are driving through, legally you only need your Green Card but it’s a good practice to carry your passport as well.
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