You do not need a visa for Western Sahara if you have an American passport

Frequently asked questions

What Western Sahara 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.

• Passport valid 6+ months with 2 blank pages
• Passport photo 35x45mm, white background
• Hotel booking or surf camp reservation
• Return flight or onward travel itinerary
• Proof of sufficient funds for your stay
• Travel insurance covering the region recommended

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.