Visa requirements for Palestinian citizens

Visa requirements for Palestinian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states which are imposed on citizens of Palestine. As of May 2018, Palestinian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 39 countries and territories, ranking the Palestinian passport 96th in terms of travel freedom (tied with passport issued by Eritrea and Sudan) according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Visa requirements map

  Palestine
  Visa free access
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Afghanistan Visa required[2]
 Albania Visa required[3]
 Algeria Visa required[4]
 Andorra Visa required[5]
 Angola Visa required[6]
 Antigua and Barbuda Electronic Entry Visa[7]
 Argentina Visa required[8]
 Armenia Visa required[9]
 Australia Visa required[10]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[11]
 Austria Visa required[12]
 Azerbaijan Visa required[13]
 Bahamas Visa required[14]
 Bahrain Visa required[15]
 Bangladesh Visa on arrival[16] 30 days
 Barbados Visa required[17]
 Belarus Visa required[18]
 Belgium Visa required[19]
 Belize Visa required[20]
 Benin eVisa / Visa on arrival[21][22] 30 days / 8 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
 Bhutan Visa required[23]
 Bolivia Visa not required[24] 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required[25]
 Botswana Visa required[26]
 Brazil Visa required[27]
 Brunei Visa required[28]
 Bulgaria Visa required[29]
 Burkina Faso Visa required[30]
 Burundi Visa required[31]
 Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival[32] 30 days
 Cameroon Visa required[33]
 Canada Visa required[34]
 Cape Verde Visa on arrival[35]
 Central African Republic Visa required[36]
 Chad Visa required[37]
 Chile Admission refused[38]
 China Visa required[39]
 Colombia Visa required[40][41]
  • May apple online.
 Comoros Visa on arrival[42] 45 days
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[43]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required[44]
 Costa Rica Visa required[45]
 Côte d'Ivoire eVisa[46]
 Croatia Visa required[47]
 Cuba Visa required[48]
 Cyprus Visa required[49]
 Czech Republic Visa required[50]
 Denmark Visa required[51]
 Djibouti Visa required[52]
 Dominica Visa not required[53] 21 days
 Dominican Republic Visa required[54]
 Ecuador Visa not required[55] 90 days
 Egypt Visa required[56]
 El Salvador Visa required[57]
 Equatorial Guinea Visa required[58]
 Eritrea Visa required[59]
 Estonia Visa required[60]
 Ethiopia eVisa[61]
 Fiji Visa required[62]
 Finland Visa required[63]
 France Visa required[64]
 Gabon eVisa[65]
 Gambia Visa required[66]
 Georgia Visa required[67]
 Germany Visa required[68]
 Ghana Visa required[69]
 Greece Visa required[70]
 Grenada Visa required[71]
 Guatemala Visa required[72]
 Guinea Visa required[73]
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival[74] 90 days
 Guyana Visa required[75]
 Haiti Visa required[76]
 Honduras Visa required[77]
 Hungary Visa required[78]
 Iceland Visa required[79]
 India e-Visa[80] 60 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][81]
  • An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.
 Indonesia Visa not required[82] 30 days
 Iran Visa not required[83] 30 days[84]
 Iraq Visa required[85]
 Ireland Visa required[86]
 Israel Visa required[87]
  • Holders of passports issued by the Palestinian Territory can obtain only a one time exit "permit" from Israel that allows them to exit and return to Tel Aviv Airport. Other arrivals are deported to last airport of departure on their own cost. Palestinians are denied continuing their journey to the Palestinian Territory.
  • Palestinians holding a BMC - Business Men Card, previously known as VIP card, are allowed to exit and return to Tel Aviv Airport upon previous coordination with COGAT.
  • For a detailed overview on "Authorizations of Entry into Israel, their Passage between Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip and their Travel Abroad" see http://www.gisha.org/UserFiles/File/LegalDocuments/procedures/general/50en.pdf
 Italy Visa required[88]
 Jamaica Visa required[89]
 Japan Visa required[90]
 Jordan Visa not required[91]
  • 1 month holders of normal passport issued for residents of West Bank.
    • This does not apply to passengers whose passport number starts with 00.
    • Residents of the Gaza Strip must obtain a “non-impediment” permit from the Jordanian government beforehand to enter Jordan, and obtain a 'special transit visa' when transiting.[92]
 Kazakhstan Visa required[93]
 Kenya Visa required[94]
 Kiribati Visa required[95]
 North Korea Visa required[96]
 South Korea Visa required[97]
 Kuwait Visa required[98]
 Kyrgyzstan eVisa[99]
 Laos Visa on arrival[100] 30 days
  • Conditions apply.
  • Available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge,[Note 3] and at 13 border crossings[Note 4] as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand.[101]
  • Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders.
  • Extendable up to 60 days.
 Latvia Visa required[102]
 Lebanon Admission refused[103]
 Lesotho eVisa[104][105]
 Liberia Visa required[106]
 Libya Visa required[107]
 Liechtenstein Visa required[108]
 Lithuania Visa required[109]
 Luxembourg Visa required[110]
 Macedonia Visa required[111]
 Madagascar Admission refused[112]
 Malawi Visa required[113]
 Malaysia Visa not required[114] 30 days
 Maldives Visa on arrival[115] 30 days
 Malta Visa required[116]
 Marshall Islands Visa required[117]
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[118]
 Mauritius Visa required[119]
 Mexico Visa required[120]
 Micronesia Visa not required[121] 30 days
 Moldova Visa required[122]
 Monaco Visa required[123]
 Mongolia Visa required[124]
 Montenegro Visa required[125]
 Morocco Visa required[126]
 Mozambique Visa on arrival[127] 30 days
 Myanmar Visa required[128]
 Namibia Visa required[129]
 Nauru Visa required[130]
   Nepal Visa required[131]
 Netherlands Visa required[132]
 New Zealand Visa required[133]
 Nicaragua Visa not required[134] 90 days
 Niger Visa required[135]
 Nigeria Visa required[136]
 Norway Visa required[137]
 Oman Visa required[138]
 Pakistan Visa required[139]
 Palau Visa on arrival[140] 30 days
 Panama Visa required[141]
 Papua New Guinea Visa required[142]
 Paraguay Visa required[143]
 Peru Visa required[144]
 Philippines Visa required[145]
 Poland Visa required[146]
 Portugal Visa required[147]
 Qatar eVisa[148]
 Romania Visa required[149]
 Russia Visa required[150]
 Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival[151]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis eVisa[152]
 Saint Lucia Visa on arrival[153] 6 weeks
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[154] 1 month
 Samoa Entry Permit on arrival[155] 60 days
 San Marino Visa required[156]
 São Tomé and Príncipe eVisa[157]
 Saudi Arabia Visa required[158]
 Senegal Visa required[159]
 Serbia Visa required[160]
 Seychelles Visitor's Permit on arrival[161] 3 months
 Sierra Leone Visa required[162]
 Singapore Visa required[163]
 Slovakia Visa required[164]
 Slovenia Visa required[165]
 Solomon Islands Visa required[166]
 Somalia Visa on arrival[167] 30 days
 South Africa Visa required[168]
 South Sudan Visa required[169]
 Spain Visa required[170]
 Sri Lanka eVisa / Visa on arrival[171]
 Sudan Visa required[172]
 Suriname Visa required[173]
 Swaziland Visa not required[174] 30 days
 Sweden Visa required[175]
  Switzerland Visa required[176]
 Syria Admission refused[177] entering Syria is allowed only if

holding a pre-arranged approval from Syrian Immigration Headquarters

or holding a residence permit issued by any country, except Egypt, Iraq, Jordan or Libya.

 Tajikistan Visa required[178]
 Tanzania Visa required[179]
 Thailand Visa required[180]
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[181] 30 days
 Togo Visa on arrival[182]
 Tonga Visa required[183]
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa required[184]
 Tunisia Visa required[185]
 Turkey Visa required[186]
 Turkmenistan Visa required[187]
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival[188] 1 month
 Uganda Visa on arrival[189]
 Ukraine Visa required[191]
 United Arab Emirates Visa required[192]
 United Kingdom Visa required[193]
 United States Visa required[194][195]
 Uruguay Visa required[196]
 Uzbekistan Visa required[197]
 Vanuatu Visa required[198]
  Vatican City Visa required[199]
 Venezuela Visa not required[200] 90 days
 Vietnam Visa required[201]
 Yemen Visa required[202]
 Zambia eVisa[203]
 Zimbabwe Visa on arrival[204]

See also

References and Notes

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Notes
    • Vientiane
    • Savannakhet
    • Khammuan
    • Bokeo
    • Panghok - Taichang (Vietnam)
    • Samliemkham - (Thailand and Myanmar)
    • Nonghaed - Nam kanh (Vietnam)
    • Nam phao - Cau treo (Vietnam)
    • Na pao - Cha lo (Vietnam)
    • Daensavan - Lao bao (Vietnam)
    • Veunkham - Nong nok khian (Cambodia)
    • Vang tao - Chongmek (Thailand)
    • Boten - Bo han (China)
    • Nam ngeun - Huay konl (Thailand)
    • Namheuang - Nakaseng (Thailand)
    • Nam soy - Na meo (Vietnam)
    • Phoukeua - Kontoum (Vietnam)
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