Visa requirements for Bolivian citizens

Visa requirements for Bolivian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Bolivia.

As of 2024, Bolivian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 79 countries and territories, ranking the Bolivian passport 64th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Bolivian citizens may use their ID card rather than their passport when travelling to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.^[2]

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports travelling for tourist purposes:

Bolivia is a full member of Mercosur. As such, its citizens enjoy unlimited access to any of the other full members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and associated members (Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador) with the right to residence and work, with no requirement other than nationality. Citizens of these nine countries (including Bolivia) may apply for the grant of "temporary residence" for up to two years in another country of the bloc.^[3] Then, they may apply for "permanent residence" just before the term of their "temporary residence" expires.^[4][5]

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[6]
Albania	eVisa[7][8]		90 days visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry and previously used visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, Cyprus, Ireland or the United Kingdom
Algeria	Visa required[9]
Andorra	Visa required[10]
Angola	Visa required[11]
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa[12][13]
Argentina	Visa not required[14]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Bolivian identity card that is less than 10 years old. Bolivians can live and work legally in Argentina under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Armenia	eVisa[15][16]	120 days	Obtainable on arrival at Zvartnots International Airport or prior to travel online.
Australia	Online Visa required[17][18]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa required[19]
Azerbaijan	eVisa[20][21]	30 days
Bahamas	Visa not required[22]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[23]	14 days	Visa is also obtainable online.
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[24]	30 days	Not available at all entry points.[25]
Barbados	Visa not required[26]	90 days
Belarus	Visa required[27]		Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.[28]
Belgium	Visa required[29]
Belize	Visa not required[30]
Benin	eVisa[31][32]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[33][34]		Must pay 100 USD per person per day for Sustainable Development Fee
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[35]		30 days visa free if hold a valid multiple entry visa and permanent residence of the European Union, Schengen Area member states, and United States of America
Botswana	eVisa[36][37]	3 months
Brazil	Visa not required[38]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Bolivian identity card that is less than 10 years old. Bolivians can live and work legally in Brazil under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Brunei	Visa required[39]
Bulgaria	Visa required[40]
Burkina Faso	eVisa[41][42]
Burundi	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[43][44]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[45][46]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[47][48]
Canada	Visa required[49]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[50]		Not available at all entry points.[51]
Central African Republic	Visa required[52]
Chad	Visa required[53]
Chile	Visa not required[54]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Bolivian identity card that is less than 10 years old. Bolivians can live and work legally in Chile under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
China	Visa required[55]
Colombia	Visa not required[56]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Bolivian identity card that is less than 10 years old. Bolivians can live and work legally in Colombia under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Comoros	Visa on arrival[57]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[58]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[59][60]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required[61]	30 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[62][63]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa required[64]
Cuba	eVisa[65][66]	90 days
Cyprus	Visa required[67]
Czech Republic	Visa required[68]
Denmark	Visa required[69]
Djibouti	eVisa[70][71]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[72]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[73]	30 days	Can be extended up to 120 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[74]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Bolivian identity card that is less than 10 years old. Bolivians can live and work legally in Ecuador under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Egypt	Visa on arrival[75]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa required[76]		90 days Visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state. According to [77] Bolivian citizen can get visa free when visit El Salvador, but in IATA database is listed as visa required
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[78][79]		Must arrive via Malabo international Airport, processing fee 75 USD
Eritrea	Visa required[80]
Estonia	Visa required[81]
Eswatini	Visa required[82]
Ethiopia	eVisa[83][84]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji	Visa required[85]
Finland	Visa required[86]
France and territories	Visa required[87]
Gabon	eVisa[88][89]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[90]
Georgia	e-Tourist Visa[91]	90 days
Germany	Visa required[92]
Ghana	Visa required[93]
Greece	Visa required[94]
Grenada	Visa required[95]
Guatemala	Visa required[96]		Visa not required if holding a valid Canadian, U.S. or Schengen Visa.
Guinea	eVisa[97][98]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[99]	90 days
Guyana	Online Visa[100][101]	30 days
Haiti	Visa not required[102]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[103]		Visa exemption if visitors hold of a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state.
Hungary	Visa required[104]
Iceland	Visa required[105]
India	eVisa[106]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][107] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed] 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.[108]
Indonesia	Visa required[109]
Iran	Visa not required[110]	30 days
Iraq	eVisa[111][112]	30 days
Ireland	Visa required[113]
Israel	Visa required[114]
Italy	Visa required[115]
Jamaica	Visa not required[116]	30 days
Japan	Visa required[117]
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[118][119]	30 days	Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
Kazakhstan	Visa required[120]		Kazakhstan e-Visa[121] E-Visa can be issued only if there is a valid invitation from the Kazakh side. To apply for an e-Visa, you need an invitation number received from the inviting Kazakh side. The issued electronic visa must be printed out for presentation at the state border crossing and on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. E-Visa gives the right to enter / exit the Republic of Kazakhstan only through the international airports of Astana and Almaty. E-Visas are not issued to foreigners with whom children travel together.
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[122][123]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[124]	90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
North Korea	Visa required[125]
South Korea	Visa required[126]		Visa-free access for 30 days to Jeju Island.
Kuwait	Visa required[127]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[128][129]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[130]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[131] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[132] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][131] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[133]
Latvia	Visa required[134]
Lebanon	Visa required[135]
Lesotho	eVisa[136][137]		e-Visa currently suspended.[138]
Liberia	Visa required[139]
Libya	eVisa[140][141]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[142]
Lithuania	Visa required[143]
Luxembourg	Visa required[144]
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[145]	90 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[146][147]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[148]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[149]	30 days[150]
Mali	Visa required[151]
Malta	Visa required[152]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[153]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[154]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa on arrival[155]	60 days
Mexico	Visa not required[156]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[157]	30 days
Moldova	eVisa[158][159]		90 days visa free if hold a valid residence permit, a valid 'C'-type, or a valid 'D'-type visa issued by a Schengen member state or a European Union member state.
Monaco	Visa required[160]
Mongolia	eVisa[161][162]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa required[163]		30 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by the Schengen Area, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States the United Kingdom
Morocco	Visa required[164]
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[165][166]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[167][168]	28 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa is available for tourism only.
Namibia	eVisa[169][170]	90 days
Nauru	Visa required[171]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[172][173]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required[174]
New Zealand	Visa required[175]		May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for no longer than 24 hours, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[176] 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.[177]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[178]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[179]
Nigeria	eVisa[180][181]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa required[182]		15 days visa free if hold a valid Type "C" multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area or a temporary/permanent residence permit of an EU Member State or a country signatory of the Schengen Agreement
Norway	Visa required[183]
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa[184][185]	14 days	30 days e-Visa also available.
Pakistan	Online Visa[186][187]	90 days
Palau	Free visa on arrival[188]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[189]	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[190][191]	60 days	Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Paraguay	Visa not required[192]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Bolivian identity card that is less than 10 years old. Bolivians can live and work legally in Paraguay under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Peru	Visa not required[193]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Bolivian identity card that is less than 10 years old. Bolivians can live and work legally in Peru under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Philippines	Visa not required[194]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[195]
Portugal	Visa required[196]
Qatar	Visa not required[197]	30 days
Romania	Visa required[198]
Russia	Visa not required[199]	90 days	90 days within any 1 year period.
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[200][201]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[202]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[203]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[204]	3 month
Samoa	Visa not required[205]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[206]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[207][208]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[209]
Senegal	Visa required[210]
Serbia	Visa required[211]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa or residents of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States
Seychelles	Electronic Border System[212][213]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival[214][215]	3 months / 30 days
Singapore	Visa not required[216]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[217]
Slovenia	Visa required[218]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[219]
Somalia	eVisa[220][221]	30 days
South Africa	Visa not required[222]	30 days
South Sudan	eVisa[223][224]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa required[225]
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival[226][227]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[228]
Suriname	Visa not required[229][230]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[231] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[232]
Sweden	Visa required[233]
Switzerland	Visa required[234]
Syria	eVisa[235][236]
Tajikistan	eVisa[237][238]	60 days
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[239][240]	90 days
Thailand	Visa on arrival[241]	15 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[242]	30 days	Not available at all entry points.[243]
Togo	eVisa[244][245]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required[246]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[247]
Tunisia	Visa required[248]
Turkey	Visa not required[249]	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required[250]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[251]	1 month[150]
Uganda	eVisa[252][253]	3 months	Determined at the port of entry.
Ukraine	Visa required[254][255]		e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended.
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[256]		May apply using 'Smart service'.[257]
United Kingdom	Visa required[258]
United States	Visa required[259]
Uruguay	Visa not required[260]	3 months	Entry is allowed with a valid Bolivian identity card that is less than 10 years old. Bolivians can live and work legally in Uruguay under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Uzbekistan	eVisa[261][262]	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa required[263]
Vatican City	Visa required[264]
Venezuela	Visa not required[265]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Bolivian identity card that is less than 10 years old.[citation needed]
Vietnam	eVisa[266][267]	90 days	Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days.[268]
Yemen	Visa required[269]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[270][271]	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa[272][273]	30 days

Countries	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[274]
Kosovo	Visa required[275]	Visa not required for holders of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)[276]
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[277]
Palestine	Visa required[278]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[279]
Taiwan	Visa required[280]
Transnistria	Visa not required[281]	45 days

Countries	Conditions of access	Notes
United Kingdom
Anguilla	eVisa[282]	Holders of a valid visa or residence permit for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa
Bermuda	Visa required[283]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[284]	one month
Cayman Islands	Visa required[128]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[285]
Gibraltar	Visa required[286]	UK visa required
Guernsey	Visa required[287]
Isle of Man	Visa required[288]
Jersey	Visa required[289]
Montserrat	eVisa[290]	Holders of a valid visa for the United Kingdom, United States, Canada or an EU country do not need a visa
Saint Helena	eVisa[291][292]
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required	30 days[293]
Macau	Visa on arrival	30 days[294]
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa required[295]
Greenland	Visa required[296]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required	Visa not required if holding a valid visa or residence permit for a Schengen country, Ireland or the United Kingdom, or a residence permit for Canada, the United States, the French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion) or the French overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Caribbean Netherlands (includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	Visa required[297]	Visa not required if holding a valid visa or residence permit for a Schengen country, Ireland or the United Kingdom, or a residence permit for Canada, the United States, the French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion) or the French overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Curaçao	Visa required	Visa not required if holding a valid visa or residence permit for a Schengen country, Ireland or the United Kingdom, or a residence permit for Canada, the United States, the French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion) or the French overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Sint Maarten	Visa required	Visa not required if holding a valid visa or residence permit for a Schengen country, Ireland or the United Kingdom, or a residence permit for Canada, the United States, the French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion) or the French overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
France
French Guiana	Visa not required	90 days
French Polynesia	Visa not required[298]	90 days
French West Indies	Visa not required	90 days includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique
Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy	Visa not required	90 days
Mayotte	Visa not required	90 days
New Caledonia	Visa not required [299]	90 days
Réunion	Visa not required	90 days
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required	90 days
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required	90 days
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required	31 days[300]
Niue	Visa not required	30 days[301]
Tokelau	Visa required[302]
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[303]
Guam	Visa required[304]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[305]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[306]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[307]

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.^[308] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year^[309] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.^[310]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[311][312]

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens^[313][314] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).^[315]

Some countries, such as Japan,^[316] Ireland and the United Kingdom,^[317] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,^[318] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,^[319] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,^[320] Philippines,^[321] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.^[322]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives^[323] and South Africa.

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry.^[324] A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.^[325]

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,^[326] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.^[327]

Kuwait,^[328] Lebanon,^[329] Libya,^[330] and Yemen^[331] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017^[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.^{[citation needed]}

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.^[332]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,^[333][334] Argentina,^[335] Brunei, Cambodia,^[336] China,^[337] Ethiopia,^[338] Ghana, Guinea,^[339] India, Japan,^[340][341] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),^[342] Malaysia upon entry and departure,^[343] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,^[344] Singapore, South Korea,^[345] Taiwan, Thailand,^[346] Uganda,^[347] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation),^{[348][349][350]} intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.^[351]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports^[352] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.^[353][354]

• Visa policy of Bolivia
• Bolivian passport

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