Where Eritrea passport holders can go visa-free
231 countries and territories: visa-free โ 15, electronic travel authorisation โ 1, visa on arrival โ 14, e-visa โ 56, visa required โ 144. Rules change โ check the destination's official website before you travel.
With a Eritrea passport you can enter 16 countries and territories visa-free or with an electronic travel authorisation. In 70 more countries, you get the visa online or at the border.
- Updated 19 October 2026
- 231 countries and territories
- references disagree: 21
By country
Filter by entry type or search by name. โReferences disagreeโ means different sources give different answers โ check the destination's official website.
Visa-free ยท 15
- Benin90 days
- Cook Islands31 days
- Dominica21 days
- Gambia
- Haiti90 days
- Kenya90 days
- Micronesia30 days
- Niue30 days
- Palestine
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Philippines30 days
- Pitcairn Islands14 days
- Rwanda30 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
- Singapore30 days
- Uganda90 days
Travel authorisation ยท 1
- Sri Lanka30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival ยท 14
- Bangladesh30 days
- Bolivia90 days
- Burundi30 days
- Cape Verde
Details
Requirement to register online 5 days before arrival
- Comoros45 days
- Ghana30 days
- Macau
- Maldives30 days
- Mauritius60 days
- Palau30 days
- Samoa60 days
- Seychelles90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
- Timor-Leste30 days
Details
At Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or the Dili Sea Port only.
- Tuvalu30 days
E-visa ยท 56
- Albania
Details
Visa is not required for Holders of a valid multiple-entry Schengen, UK or US visa has been previously used once or residence permit of Schengen, UK, US or UAE 10 years.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas90 days
- Bahrain14 days
- Bhutan90 days
Details
Visa fee is 40 USD per person and visa application may be processed within 5 business days with duration of stay of 90 days. e-Visa applicant is also subject to pay Sustainable Development Fee
- Botswana30 days
- Burkina Faso30 days
- Cambodia30 days
- Cameroon
- Chad
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Colombia
Details
May apply online.
- Cรดte dโIvoire
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Travel authorisation
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
- Djibouti31 days
- DR Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia90 days
Details
Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea-Bissau90 days
- Hong Kong
- India60 days
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.
- Iran30 days
- Iraq
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos30 days
Details
18 of the 33 border crossings are only open to regular visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges, in Boten (road and railroad), and in Vientiane (at Khamsavath railway station). Visa on arrival is available at the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 7 border crossings.
- Lesotho
- Liberia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Libya
- Madagascar90 days
- Malawi30 days
- Malaysia14 days
- Mauritania
Details
Available at NouakchottโOumtounsy International Airport.
- Montserrat
- Myanmar28 days
Details
eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand โ Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India โ Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa is available for tourism only.
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
Details
Online Visa eligible.
- Qatar30 days
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe
Details
Visa is obtained online.
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia30 days
Details
All visitors must have an approved Electronic Visa (eTAS) before the start of their journey.
- South Sudan
Details
Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo15 days
- United Arab Emirates
Details
May apply online. May apply also using 'Smart service'.
- Vanuatu
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Vietnam90 days
Details
Visa free for 30 days when visiting Phรบ Quแปc
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Visa required ยท 144
- Afghanistan
Details
Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL).
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Argentina
Details
The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Eritrean citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Congo
- Costa Rica
Details
Holders of a valid multiple-entry visa of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, or the United States may enter Cost Rica without a visa for maximum stay of 30 days.
- Croatia
- Cuba
Details
Tourist card must be obtained in advance via travel agency, airline or at the embassy.
- Curaรงao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Egypt
- El Salvador
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
Details
In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Moldova
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Monaco
- Mongolia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
Visa on arrival if holding a printed confirmation from the Immigration Authority (SENAMI) Headquarters in Maputo, indicating that a visa has been approved before departure.
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
Details
Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Rรฉunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Tรผrkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Wallis and Futuna
- Yemen
Entry refused ยท 1
- United States
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Effective June 9, 2025, U.S. visas will no longer be issued to citizens of 12 countries.
Visas for Eritrea citizens
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