Eritrea passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Eritrea passport can enter 13 countries visa-free and 23 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #94.

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Visa-free destinations (13)

Countries you can enter on a Eritrea passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Benin BJ Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Ghana GH Haiti HT Kenya KE Micronesia FM Philippines PH Rwanda RW Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC The Gambia GM Uganda UG

Visa on arrival (23)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Eritrea passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Zambia ZM

Electronic travel authorisation (2)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (52)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Myanmar MM Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Suriname SR Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Tanzania TZ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (137)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Eritrea passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Barbados BB Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Eritrea passport?

    Holders of a Eritrea passport have visa-free access to 13 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 23 more, for a total of 36 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 54 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Eritrea passport?

    The Eritrea passport is ranked #94 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 38.

  • Where do Eritrea passport holders need a visa?

    Eritrea passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 137 countries.

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