You do not need a visa for Svalbard and Jan Mayen if you have an American passport

Frequently asked questions

What Svalbard and Jan Mayen may ask for

Not every traveller is asked for all of these. A valid passport is checked every time; the rest is a spot check at the border, and some items belong to a visa application rather than the crossing itself.

• Valid passport for identification purposes
• Travel insurance with Arctic evacuation coverage
• Schengen visa for Norway transit if required
• Accommodation booking in Longyearbyen
• Proof of funds for extremely high living costs
• Return flight ticket or onward travel proof

Where else American citizens can apply online

• Austriafrom $35.00
• Azerbaijanfrom $60.00
• Bahrainfrom $84.00
• Belgiumfrom $35.00
• Beninfrom $81.00
• Bermudafrom $47.50
• Brazilfrom $120.00
• British Indian Ocean Territoryfrom $47.50
• Bulgariafrom $35.00
• Burkina Fasofrom $205.79
• Cambodiafrom $60.00
• Cameroonfrom $249.99
• Cook Islandsfrom $94.29
• Cote d'Ivoirefrom $150.00
• Croatiafrom $35.00
• Cyprusfrom $35.00
• Czech Republicfrom $35.00
• Denmarkfrom $35.00
• Djiboutifrom $72.99
• Egyptfrom $49.00
• Equatorial Guineafrom $144.99
• Estoniafrom $35.00
• Ethiopiafrom $111.99
• Finlandfrom $35.00
• Francefrom $35.00
• Germanyfrom $35.00
• Greecefrom $35.00
• Guernseyfrom $47.50
• Guineafrom $152.35
• Hungaryfrom $35.00
• Icelandfrom $35.00
• Indiafrom $72.89
• Indonesiafrom $68.20
• Iraqfrom $143.98
• Isle of Manfrom $47.50
• Israelfrom $28.00
• Italyfrom $35.00
• Jerseyfrom $47.50
• Kenyafrom $74.09
• Kuwaitfrom $88.59
• Lao People's Democratic Republicfrom $121.75
• Latviafrom $35.00
• Liechtensteinfrom $35.00
• Lithuaniafrom $35.00
• Luxembourgfrom $35.00
• Madagascarfrom $114.99
• Maltafrom $35.00
• Myanmarfrom $130.00
• Namibiafrom $140.00
• Nepalfrom $69.99
• Netherlandsfrom $35.00
• New Zealandfrom $94.29
• Nigeriafrom $429.99
• Niuefrom $94.29
• Norwayfrom $35.00
• Omanfrom $62.99
• Papua New Guineafrom $89.99
• People's Republic of Chinafrom $163.81
• Polandfrom $35.00
• Portugalfrom $35.00
• Romaniafrom $35.00
• Rwandafrom $130.00
• Saint Helenafrom $47.50
• Saint Kitts and Nevisfrom $88.18
• Saudi Arabiafrom $160.00
• Seychellesfrom $35.00
• Slovakiafrom $35.00
• Sloveniafrom $35.00
• Spainfrom $35.00
• Sri Lankafrom $15.00
• Swedenfrom $35.00
• Switzerlandfrom $35.00
• Thailandfrom $99.99
• Togofrom $102.33
• Tokelaufrom $94.29
• Ugandafrom $111.50
• United Kingdomfrom $47.50
• United Republic of Tanzaniafrom $162.00
• Vietnamfrom $66.00
• Zimbabwefrom $65.77

See every country a American passport can enter — visa-free, on arrival or with an eVisa.