Global Entry Advisor

The Global Entry Advisor is an interactive visa requirements checker. You select your country of residency, your citizenship, your purpose of travel (e.g., tourism, relocation, work), and your destination country — and it instantly shows whether you need a visa, can get an e-visa or visa on arrival, or must apply for a paper visa through an embassy before traveling.

Green means No Visa Required — you can enter that country without obtaining a visa in advance. Yellow/amber means E-Visa, ESTA, or Visa on Arrival — entry is streamlined but you must complete an electronic travel authorization or obtain approval at the border. Orange means Paper Visa — you must apply through that country's embassy or consulate before your trip.

Not necessarily. 'No Visa Required' typically applies to short-stay tourism (often 30–90 days). If you're planning to move abroad long-term, retire, or work remotely, you will almost always need a separate long-stay visa or residency permit — even for countries that don't require a visa for tourism. Use this tool to understand entry requirements, then explore the Visa Pathways Explorer on Rewire Abroad for long-stay and residency options.

An e-Visa is obtained online before you travel — you apply, pay a fee, and receive approval digitally, which you present at the border. A Visa on Arrival means you don't apply in advance; instead, you obtain the visa at the port of entry (airport or border crossing) upon arrival. Both are more convenient than a paper embassy visa, but e-Visas give you pre-travel confirmation while visa-on-arrival approval is not always guaranteed.

A Paper Visa (also called an embassy or consular visa) must be applied for before you travel. You submit an application — typically including your passport, photos, financial documents, and supporting paperwork — to the destination country's embassy or consulate in your home country. Processing times range from a few days to several weeks, so always plan well in advance.

Select your country of residency (where you currently live) and your citizenship (which passport you hold) from the dropdowns. Then choose your purpose of travel — Tourism, Business, Work, etc. — and optionally search for a specific destination country. The world map updates instantly, color-coding every country based on your visa requirement, and the summary below shows the count for each category.

Because they can be different — and both matter. Your citizenship determines which passport you travel on and is the primary factor for visa-free access. Your country of residency can affect which consulates or embassies you can apply to for visas, and some countries have different entry rules for residents vs. citizens of the same nation. If you're a U.S. citizen living in Mexico, for example, your results may differ from a U.S. citizen living in the U.S.

The tool covers the most common purpose-of-travel categories including Tourism, Business, and Work. For long-term relocation, retirement, or residency — which involve different visa classes entirely — the entry requirements shown are a starting point. You'll need to look into specific long-stay visa programs for those goals, which the Visa Pathways Explorer on Rewire Abroad covers in depth.

U.S. passport holders currently have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to approximately 180+ countries, making it one of the strongest passports globally for travel. The exact number shifts as bilateral agreements change. Use the tool with 'United States' as your citizenship to see the current, up-to-date map for your passport.

A tourist visa (or visa-free entry) typically allows stays of 30–90 days for leisure. A long-stay or residency visa is a separate legal category that allows you to live in a country for extended periods — often one year or more, with the option to renew. Residency visas usually require proof of income, health insurance, background checks, and sometimes local bank accounts. This tool shows entry-level visa requirements; Rewire Abroad's Visa Pathways tool covers long-stay options.

Yes — and you should check both passports. If you hold dual citizenship, run the tool twice: once for each passport. You may find one passport gives you visa-free access to a destination where the other requires a visa. Always enter the country your destination may consider your primary citizenship, and travel on whichever passport gives you the best access.

The data is powered by VisaHQ and is updated regularly, but visa policies can change with little notice — especially around political events, public health situations, or bilateral treaty changes. Always verify requirements directly with the official embassy or government immigration website of your destination country before booking travel or making relocation plans.

The map view focuses on visa type (no visa / e-visa / paper visa). For detailed costs, processing times, required documents, and step-by-step application guidance for a specific country, you'll typically need to consult the destination country's official immigration website or a visa service provider like VisaHQ directly.

Yes. The world map shows all countries simultaneously for your selected citizenship and purpose of travel, so you can visually compare dozens of destinations at once. You can also use the 'Search by Destination' filter to focus on specific countries you're considering. This makes it easy to shortlist destinations where entry is easiest before diving into deeper research on residency options.

Yes, as a first filter. Select 'Work' or 'Tourism' as your purpose of travel to see initial entry requirements. However, many countries that allow visa-free tourism do not legally permit remote work on a tourist visa. If you're a digital nomad, you should explore countries with dedicated Digital Nomad Visa programs — many of which are listed in the Visa Pathways Explorer to ensure you're legally authorized to work remotely from that country.