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{{Short description|Passports issued to the US nationals}}
{{For|the United States Passport Card| United States Passport Card}}
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{{Infobox Identity document
|document_name = United States passport
|image = United States passport types.svg
|image_caption = Front covers of different United States passport types
| image2 = United States Next Generation Passport signature and biodata page.jpg
| image_caption2 = The polycarbonate data page of a contemporary next generation United States [[biometric passport]] [[Image:EPassport logo.svg|20px]]
|date_first_issued = 1775 (''first version'')<br />1926 (''booklet'')<br />1981 (''machine-readable passport'')<br />December 30, 2005 (''diplomatic biometric passport booklet'')<br />2006 (''regular biometric passport booklet'')<ref name="BioPassportPR">{{cite web|title=Department of State Begins Issuance of an Electronic Passport|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/61538.htm|website=U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman|publisher=U.S. Department of State|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> <br />2021 (''next generation passport booklet'')<ref name="NGP">{{Cite web|title=Next Generation Passport|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/passport-help/next-generation-passport.html|access-date=2021-07-22|website=travel.state.gov}}</ref>
|image3 = Passport card.jpg
|image_caption3 = Front of a [[United States Passport Card]] (2009)
|using_jurisdiction = [[United States Department of State|Department of State]]
| valid_jurisdictions = All countries except [[North Korea]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/passport-for-travel-to-north-korea.html|title=Passport for Travel to North Korea|website=travel.state.gov}}</ref>
|document_type = [[Passport]]
|purpose = [[Identity document|Identification]]
|in_circulation = 151.8 million<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reports and Statistics|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/about-us/reports-and-statistics.html|access-date=January 13, 2023|website=[[Bureau of Consular Affairs]]}}</ref>
|eligibility = [[United States nationality law|United States nationality]]
|expiration = Normally 10 years after acquisition for people at least age 16; 5 years for [[Minor (law)#United States|minors]] under 16<ref name="FAQ">{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/FAQs.html|website=U.S. Passports & International Travel|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|access-date=May 22, 2016|language=en}}</ref>
|cost = '''Booklet''': $165 (first), $130 (renewal), $135 (minors)<br />'''Card''': $65 (first), $30 (when applying for or holder of a valid passport booklet), $30 (renewal), $50 (minor), $15 (minor, when applying for passport booklet)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/requirements/fees.html|title=United States passport fees|publisher=United States Department of State}}</ref>
|website={{url|https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html/}}
}}
{{US citizenship and immigration}}
'''United States passports''' are [[passport]]s issued to [[Citizenship of the United States|citizens]] and [[U.S. national|national]]s of the [[United States of America]].<ref>22 U.S.C. sec. 212; [https://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html Passports].</ref> They are issued exclusively by the [[U.S. Department of State]].<ref>22 U.S.C. sec. 211a; [https://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html Passports]</ref> Besides passports (in booklet form), limited-use [[United States passport card|passport card]]s are issued subject to the same requirements.<ref name="PPT Card">[http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/ppt_pptCard.pdf "Passport Card"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117092015/http://travel.state.gov/pdf/ppt_pptCard.pdf |date=January 17, 2010 }}. U.S. Department of State.</ref> It is unlawful for US citizens and nationals to enter or exit the country without a valid US passport or passport-replacement document compliant with the [[Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative]],<ref name="revocations"/><ref name="ina215">§ 215 of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] (currently [[codification (law)|codified]] at {{USC|8|1185}})</ref> though there are many exceptions;<ref name="22cfr53">{{cite web | date = 2019 | title = Title 22: Foreign Relations | work = Code of Federal Regulations | publisher = Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration | url = https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/pdf/CFR-2019-title22-vol1.pdf | volume = 2 | at = part 53}}</ref> waivers are generally granted for U.S. citizens returning without a passport, and the exit requirement is not enforced. As of December 2023, a United States passport allows [[Visa requirements for United States citizens|visa-free travel]] to 186 countries and territories, [[Henley Passport Index|being ranked as the seventh]] most powerful in the world in terms of travel freedom. <!-- Please check the up-to-date Henley passport rankings before making edits! That last few edits have been incorrect, inflating the US passport strength.-->

US passport booklets conform with recommended standards (i.e., size, composition, layout, technology) of the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO).<ref>International Civil Aviation Organization, Doc 9303, Machine Readable Travel Documents, Part 1: Machine Readable Passport, Volume 1, Passports with Machine Readable Data Stored in Optical Character Recognition Format, Part 1, Machine Readable Passport (6th ed. 2006), Volume 2: Specifications for Electronically Enabled Passports with Biometric Identification Capabilities (6th ed. 2006).</ref> There are [[#Types|five types of passport booklets]]; the State Department has issued only [[biometric passport]]s since August 2007.<ref>[https://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_2498.html "The U.S. Electronic Passport"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906071534/http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_2498.html |date=September 6, 2010 }}. [[Bureau of Consular Affairs]], [[U.S. Department of State]].</ref> US passports are federal property and must be returned upon demand.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/22/51.7 | title = 22 CFR 51.7 – Passport property of the U.S. Government. | location = Cornell, NY | publisher = Legal Information Institute | date = April 1, 2014 | access-date = July 11, 2015}}</ref>

By law, a valid unexpired US passport (or passport card) is conclusive (and not just ''[[prima facie]]'') proof of US citizenship, with the same force and effect as proof as certificates of naturalization or citizenship if issued to a US citizen for the full period allowed by law.<ref>{{USC|22|2705}}</ref> US law does not prohibit its citizens from also holding passports of other countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/Advice-about-Possible-Loss-of-US-Nationality-Dual-Nationality/Dual-Nationality.html|title=Dual Nationality|website=travel.state.gov}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Blank uspassprebio.jpg|thumb|left|Signature page and data page of a non-biometric United States passport (pre-2007).]]
American consular officials issued passports to some citizens of some of the thirteen states during the [[American Revolutionary War]] (1775–1783). Passports were sheets of paper printed on one side, included a description of the bearer, and were valid for three to six months. The minister to France, [[Benjamin Franklin]], based the design of passports issued by his mission on that of the French passport.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lloyd |first=Martin |title=The Passport: The History of Man's Most Traveled Document |location=Stroud, UK |publisher=Sutton Publishing |date=1976 |isbn=0750929642 |pages=71–72}}</ref>

From 1776 to 1783, no state government had a passport requirement. The [[Articles of Confederation]] government (1783–1789) did not have a passport requirement.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Forgotten history of American passports|newspaper=citizenship by investment|date=2020-01-16|url=https://citizenshipbyinvestment.ch/index.php/2020/01/16/the-forgotten-history-of-american-passports/|accessdate=2021-07-07}}</ref>

The Department of Foreign Affairs of the war period also issued passports, and the department, carried over by the Articles of Confederation government (1783–1789), continued to issue passports. In July 1789, the Department of Foreign Affairs was carried over by the government established under the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]]. In September of that year, the name of the department was changed to [[United States Department of State|Department of State]]. The department handled foreign relations and issued passports, and until the mid-19th century had various domestic duties.

For decades thereafter, passports were issued not only by the Department of State but also by states and cities, and by [[notary public|notaries public]]. For example, an [[internal passport]] dated 1815 was presented to Massachusetts citizen George Barker to allow him to travel as a free black man to visit relatives in Southern slave states.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrating Black Americana|url=http://video.pbs.org/video/2365418399/|website=video.pbs.org|access-date=February 16, 2015|format=video}}</ref> Passports issued by American authorities other than the Department of State breached propriety and caused confusion abroad. Some European countries refused to recognize passports not issued by the Department of State, unless United States consular officials endorsed them. The problems led the Congress in 1856 to give the Department of State the sole authority to issue passports.{{sfn|Lloyd|p=80-81}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2023}}{{efn|However, pursuant to the [[Dred Scott decision]], the Secretary of State refused a passport to a black man in Massachusetts, [[John Rock (abolitionist)|John Rock]], on grounds that, being black, he was not a United States citizen, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued him a passport describing him as a citizen of the Commonwealth, and he used it to travel to Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwculaw.edu/john-rock-biography |title=John Rock Biography |website=[[Northwestern California University School of Law]] |date=2011 |access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>}}

From 1789 through late 1941, the constitutionally established government required passports of citizens only during two periods: during the [[American Civil War]] (1861–1865), as well as during and shortly after [[World War I]] (1914–1918). The passport requirement of the Civil War era lacked statutory authority.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/research/passport|title=Passport Applications|date=August 15, 2016|publisher=archives.gov|accessdate=2021-07-09}}</ref> During World War I (1914–1918), European countries instituted passport requirements. The [[:wikisource:Travel Control Act|Travel Control Act]] of May 22, 1918, permitted the president, when the United States was at war, to proclaim a passport requirement, and President [[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]] issued such a proclamation on August 18, 1918. World War I ended on November 11, 1918, but the passport requirement lingered until March 3, 1921, the last day of the Wilson administration.<ref>Act of May 22, 1918, {{USStat|40|559}}; Proc. No. 1473, {{USStat|40|1829}}; Act of March 3, 1921, {{USStat|41|1359}}.</ref>

In Europe, general peace between the end of the [[Napoleonic Wars]] (1815) and the beginning of World War I (1914), and the development of railroads, gave rise to international travel by large numbers of people. Countries such as Czarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire maintained passport requirements. After World War I, many European countries retained their passport requirements. Foreign passport requirements undercut the absence of a passport requirement for Americans exiting the country, under United States law, between 1921 and 1941.<ref>{{cite book |last=Robertson |first=Craig |title=The Passport in America |location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=2009}}</ref>

The contemporary period of required passports for Americans under United States law began on November 29, 1941.<ref>Act of June 21, 1941, ch. 210, {{USStat|55|252}}; Proc. No. 2523, {{USStat|55|1696}}; 6 Fed. Reg. 6069 (1941).</ref> A 1978 amendment to the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] made it unlawful to enter or depart the United States without an issued passport even in peacetime.<ref>''[[Haig v. Agee]]'', 453 U.S. 280 (1981). § 707(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 ({{USStatute|95|426|92|993|1978|10|07}}), amended § 215 of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] making it unlawful to enter or depart the United States without a passport even in peacetime "except as otherwise provided by the President and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President may authorize and prescribe".</ref>

Even when passports were not usually required, Americans requested U.S. passports. Records of the Department of State show that 130,360 passports were issued between 1810 and 1873 and that 369,844 passports were issued between 1877 and 1909. Some of those passports were family passports or group passports. A passport application could cover, variously, a wife, a child, or children, one or more servants, or a woman traveling under the protection of a man. The passport would be issued to the man. Similarly, a passport application could cover a child traveling with their mother. The passport would be issued to the mother. The number of Americans who traveled without passports is unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/genealogy/passport/ |title=Passport Applications |publisher=Archives.gov |date=February 10, 2011 |access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>

The [[League of Nations]] held a conference in 1920 concerning passports and through-train travel, and conferences in 1926 and 1927 concerning passports. The 1920 conference put forward guidelines on the layout and features of passports, which the 1926 and 1927 conferences followed up. Those guidelines were steps in the shaping of contemporary passports. One of the guidelines was about 32-page passport booklets, such as the U.S. type III mentioned in this section, below. Another guideline was about [[#Languages|languages in passports]]. A conference on travel and tourism held by the [[United Nations]] in 1963 did not result in standardized passports. Passport standardization was accomplished in 1980 under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

The design and contents of U.S. passports changed over the years.<ref>{{citation |publisher=United States Department of State, Passport Office |title=The United States Passport: Past, Present, Future |location=Washington, D.C. |date=1976 |pages=passim}}</ref> Prior to World War I the passport was typically a large ({{convert|11|x|17|in|cm|abbr=on|disp=x|&nbsp;/&nbsp;}}) diploma, with a large engraved seal of the Department of State at the top, repeated in red wax at the bottom, the bearer's description and signature on the left, and his name on the right above space for data such as "accompanied by his wife," all in ornate script. In 1926, the Department of State introduced the type III passport. This had a stiff red cover, with a window cut-out through which the passport number was visible. That style of passport contained 32 pages.{{sfn|Lloyd|p=130}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2023}} American passports had green covers from 1941 until 1976, when the cover was changed to blue, as part of the [[U.S. bicentennial]] celebration of 1975–1977, and remained blue afterwards until 1993. Green covers were again issued from April 1993 until March 1994, and included a special tribute to Benjamin Franklin in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the United States Consular Service. After March 1994, blue passports, with pages showing U.S. state seals, were reissued. In 2007, images showcasing landscapes of the United States as well as places and objects of significance to U.S. history were introduced.

Initially, a U.S. passport was issued for two years, although by the 1950s on application by the holder a passport could be stamped so that this time was extended without reissue. Stamping for a further extension is not permitted at present. In the succeeding decades the periods of validity for adult applicants were gradually extended to three, five, and eventually ten years, the current standard.

In 1981, the United States became the first country to introduce [[machine-readable passport]]s.{{sfn|Lloyd|p=155}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2023}} In 2000, the Department of State started to issue passports with digital photos, and as of 2010, all previous series have expired. In 2006, the Department of State began to issue biometric passports to diplomats and other officials.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Department of State Begins Issuance of an Electronic Passport|publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=February 17, 2006 |access-date=January 14, 2008 |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/61538.htm}}</ref>
Later in 2006, biometric passports were issued to the public.<ref name="BioPassportPR" /> Since August 2007, the department has issued only biometric passports, which include RFID chips.<ref name="E-Passport">{{cite web|title=The U.S. Electronic Passport|publisher=U.S. Department of State |access-date=August 25, 2010 |url=https://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_2498.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906071534/http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_2498.html |archive-date=September 6, 2010 |quote=Since August 2007, the U.S. has been issuing only e-passports.}}</ref>

The United States participates in the [[Five Nations Passport Group]], an international forum for cooperation between the passport issuing authorities in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia to "share best practices and discuss innovations related to the development of passport policies, products and practices".<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Comparison|url=http://www.ppt.gc.ca/consultations/apropos/compare.aspx?lang=eng|date=September 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918114114/http://www.ppt.gc.ca/consultations/apropos/compare.aspx?lang=eng|archive-date=September 18, 2011|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:United States Next Generation Passport signature and biodata page.jpg|thumb|right|Signature page and data page of a biometric next generation passport (2021–present)]]
The United States Department of State has announced, and, in March 2021, started to issue, the next generation passport.<ref name="NGP"/> The passport will have an embedded data chip on the information page protected by a polycarbonate coating; this will help prevent the book from getting wet and bending, and—should a passport be stolen—the chip will keep thieves from stealing personal information and [[identity theft|falsifying an identity]]. The passport number will also be laser cut as perforated holes that get progressively smaller through pages—just one of several components of the "Next Generation" passport, including artwork upgrade, new security features such as a watermark, "tactile features," and more "optically variable" inks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/the-atlas/next-generation-passport/ |title=Next-Generation Passport Debut &#124; American Express Global Business Travel |date=March 13, 2018 |publisher=Amexglobalbusinesstravel.com |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> Some designs on pages will be raised, and ink—depending on the viewing angle—will appear to be different colors.<ref name="History meets high-tech security in passport redesigns">{{cite web|title=U.S. Passport Gets a Makeover in 2016|publisher=AIGA |access-date=August 12, 2016 |url=http://www.aiga.org/countries-redesign-passports-security-culture/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/USA-AO-05001/index.html|title=PRADO|publisher=European Council|access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> On November 18, 2022, the Department of State announced that they are now issuing all passport books as Next Generation Passports.<ref name="U.S. Next Generation Passport">{{cite web |title=DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT |url= https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/passport-help/next-generation-passport.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522150524/https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FY-2023-CBJ-Appendix-1-Full-Document-Final.pdf |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=August 4, 2022 |website=Department of State }}</ref>

In June 2021, [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Antony Blinken]] announced that an option for American passport holders to select a [[third gender]] category on their passports was planned but would take time to implement.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=US plans third gender option on passports |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57682881 |work=bbc.com/news |agency=[[BBC News]] |date=July 1, 2021 |access-date=July 1, 2021}}</ref> Additionally, applicants changing their gender would no longer be required to provide external documentation like a court order or medical certification.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Selecting your Gender Marker|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/selecting-your-gender-marker.html|access-date=2021-08-05|website=travel.state.gov}}</ref> From April 11, 2022, the options listed on valid US Passport holders for sex/gender markers will be M, F and X—as announced formally by the Biden administration within the State Department.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.state.gov/x-gender-marker-available-on-u-s-passports-starting-april-11/ | title=X Gender Marker Available on U.S. Passports Starting April 11 }}</ref><ref name="travel.state.gov">{{cite web | url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/selecting-your-gender-marker.html | title=Selecting your Gender Marker }}</ref>

In September 2022, the State Department created a Pilot Program to allow a limited amount of applicants renew their passports online. Applicants who wish to participate in this program will no longer need to mail their supporting documents to the processing centers. Instead, they will be asked to enter their information online and upload a digital passport photo. However, the processing times to renew online remain the same as to renew by mail. As of March 8, 2023, the program has been temporarily closed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew-online.html|title=Pilot Program to Renew Online|work=[[United States Department of State]]|date=October 26, 2022|access-date=April 9, 2023|language=en}}</ref>

==Administration==
Authority for issuing passports is conferred on the [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] by the [[s:Passport Act of 1926|Passport Act of 1926]],<ref>{{USStatute|69|493|44|887|1926|07|03}}, currently [[codification (law)|codified]] at {{USC|22|211a}} et seq.</ref> subject to such rules as the [[President of the United States]] may prescribe.<ref>currently under Executive Order 11295 of August 5, 1966 ([http://cdn.loc.gov/service/ll/fedreg/fr031/fr031153/fr031153.pdf 31 FR 10603] (August 9, 1966))</ref> The [[Department of State]] has issued regulations governing such passports,<ref>currently codified at {{USCFR|22|51}}</ref> and its internal policy concerning issuance of passports, passport waivers, and travel letters is contained in the [[U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual|Foreign Affairs Manual]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fam.state.gov/Fam/FAM.aspx?ID=08FAM|title=8 FAM FAM Passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad: U.S. Department of State|website=fam.state.gov}}</ref>

Passport Services, a unit of the [[Bureau of Consular Affairs]] within the Department of State, is responsible for passport issuance. It operates 26 regional passport agencies that are open to the general public. They are located in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Arkansas]]; [[Atlanta]]; [[Boston]]; [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]; [[Chicago]]; [[Aurora, Colorado|Colorado]]; [[Stamford, Connecticut|Connecticut]]; [[Dallas]]; [[Detroit]]; [[El Paso]]; [[Honolulu]]; [[Houston]]; [[Los Angeles]]; [[Miami]]; [[Minneapolis]]; [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]; [[New Orleans]]; [[New York City]]; [[Philadelphia]]; [[San Diego]]; [[San Francisco]]; [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]; [[Seattle]]; [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]]; [[St. Albans (town), Vermont|Vermont]]; and [[Washington, D.C.]] Two additional passport agencies are not open to the general public: one in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], and the Special Issuance Agency in Washington, D.C., which issues official, diplomatic, and no-fee U.S. Passports for U.S. government employees, high-ranking officials, and [[Peace Corps]] volunteers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/information/where-to-apply/agencies.html | access-date = January 24, 2021 | publisher = United States Department of State | title = Passport Agencies}}</ref>

There are about 9,000 passport acceptance facilities in the United States, designated by Passport Services, at which routine passport applications may be filed. These facilities include United States courts, state courts, post offices, public libraries, county offices, and city offices.<ref>[http://iafdb.travel.state.gov "Passport Acceptance Facility Search Page"]. U.S. Department of State.</ref> In fiscal year 2020, the Department of State issued 11,711,945 passports (including 1,741,527 passport cards) and there were 143,116,633 valid U.S. passports in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Passport Statistics|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/about-us/reports-and-statistics.html|access-date=September 18, 2021|publisher=U.S. Department of State}}</ref> The passport possession rate of the U.S. was approximately 43% of the population.

==Restrictions==
It is unlawful to enter or exit the U.S. without a valid passport or passport-replacement document compliant with the [[Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative]] (WHTI), or without an exception or waiver.<ref name="revocations"/><ref name="ina215"/><ref name="22cfr53"/>

The use of passports may be restricted for foreign policy reasons. In September 1939, in order to preserve the [[Neutrality Acts of 1930s|United States' neutrality]] in relation to the breakout of [[World War II]], then Secretary of State [[Cordell Hull]] issued regulations declaring that outstanding passports, together with passports issued thereafter, could not be used for travel to Europe without specific validation by the Department of State, and such validation could not last more than six months.<ref>Regulations Concerning the Validation and Issuance of Passports for Use in European Countries, [http://cdn.loc.gov/service/ll/fedreg/fr004/fr004176/fr004176.pdf 4 FR 3892], (September 13, 1939)</ref> Similar restrictions can still be invoked upon notice given in the ''[[Federal Register]]'',<ref>{{CodeFedReg |22|51|63}} and {{CodeFedReg |22|51|64}}</ref> and such notice was issued in 2017, so that passports were "declared invalid for travel to, in, or through the [[North Korea|DPRK]] unless specially validated for such travel."<ref>United States Passports Invalid for Travel to, in, or through Democratic People's Republic of Korea, {{Federal Register|82|36067}} (August 2, 2017)</ref>

As confirmed in ''[[Haig v. Agee]]'' (1981), the administration may deny or revoke passports for [[foreign policy of the United States|foreign policy]] or [[national security]] reasons at any time,<ref name="revocations">{{cite journal|title=Passport Revocations or Denials on the Ground of National Security and Foreign Policy|first=Evelyn|last=Capassakis|journal=[[Fordham Law Review|Fordham L. Rev.]]|volume=49|issue=6|year=1981|pages=1178–1196|url=http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol49/iss6/12/}}</ref> and for other reasons as prescribed by regulations.<ref>{{CodeFedReg |22|51|62}}</ref> A notable example of enforcement of this was the 1948 denial of a passport to [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[Leo Isacson]], who sought to go to Paris to attend a conference as an observer for the American Council for a Democratic Greece, a [[Communist front]] organization, because of the group's role in opposing the Greek government in the [[Greek Civil War]].<ref>[[Haig v. Agee]], 453 U.S. 280 (1981), at 302</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Bad Ammunition|date=April 12, 1948|newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,779776,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201135515/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,779776,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2011}}</ref> Denial or revocation of a passport does not prevent the use of outstanding valid passports.<ref name="leoinfo">{{cite web|title=Passport Information for Criminal Law Enforcement Officers|publisher=[[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] [[Bureau of Consular Affairs]]|access-date=June 24, 2013|url=https://travel.state.gov/passport/ppi/info/info_870.html}}</ref> The physical revocation of a passport is often difficult, and an apparently valid passport can be used for travel until officially taken by an arresting officer or by a court.<ref name="leoinfo"/>

The lack of a valid passport (for whatever reason, including revocation) does not render the U.S. citizen either unable to leave the United States, or inadmissible into the United States. The United States is a signatory of the [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]], which guarantees residents of its signatories wide-ranging rights to enter or depart their own countries. In ''[[Nguyen v. INS]]'', the Supreme Court stated that U.S. citizens are entitled "...to the absolute right to enter its borders."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/533/53/|title=Tuan Anh Nguyen v. INS, 533 U.S. 53 (2001)|website=Justia Law}}</ref> Lower federal courts went as far as to declare that "...the Government cannot say to its citizen, standing beyond its border, that his reentry into the land of his allegiance is a criminal offense; and this we conclude is a sound principle whether or not the citizen has a passport, and however wrongful may have been his conduct in effecting his departure."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/328/386/418522/|title=William Worthy, Jr., Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 328 F.2d 386 (5th Cir. 1964)|website=Justia Law}}</ref> Therefore, even in the absence of a valid passport, U.S. citizens are not denied entry into the United States, though these travelers may be delayed while the CBP attempts to verify their identity and citizenship status.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/whti_landsea_faq.pdf|title=Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Frequently Asked Questions|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref> 

The U.S. does not exercise passport control on exit from the country,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/03/21/america-is-testing-exit-controls-at-the-border/|title=America is Testing Exit Controls at the Border|date=March 21, 2015}}</ref> so the individual attempting to depart from the U.S. only needs to have valid documents granting the right to entry into the country of destination. In most cases, these are inspected at check-in before the individual can be issued a boarding pass by an airline or cruise operator/shipping company, or by immigration authorities at Canadian or Mexican ports of entry on land.

Travel of U.S. citizens and nationals around the United States and across its international borders is generally controlled by means other than passports, such as the [[No Fly List]].

==Requirements==
===Citizens===
United States passports are issuable only to persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States &ndash; i.e., [[United States citizen|citizens]] and non-citizen [[U.S. national|nationals]] of the United States.<ref>22 U.S.C. sec. 212: "No passport shall be granted or issued to or verified for any other persons than those owing allegiance, whether citizens or not, to the United States." In section 212, "allegiance" means "permanent allegiance." 26 Ops. U.S. Att'y Gen. 376, 377 (1907).</ref>

Under the 14th amendment to the US Constitution, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States ..."<ref>U.S. Const. amend. XIV, sec. 1.</ref> Under this provision, "United States" means the 50 states and the [[District of Columbia]] only,<ref>"Valmonte v. Immigration and Naturalization Service", 136 F.3d 914, 918 (2nd Cir. 1998).</ref> but also technically includes the uninhabited [[Palmyra Atoll]], an incorporated territory due to the [[Insular Cases]].

By acts of Congress, every person born in [[Puerto Rico]], the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]], [[Guam]], and the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] is a United States citizen by birth.<ref>8 U.S.C. secs. 1402 (Puerto Rico), 1406 (Virgin Islands), and 1407 (Guam); 48 U.S.C. sec. 1801, US-NMI Covenant sec. 303 (Northern Mariana Islands).</ref> Also, every person born in the former [[Panama Canal Zone]] whose father or mother (or both) was a citizen is a United States citizen by birth.<ref>8 U.S.C. sec. 1403.</ref> Other acts of Congress provide for acquisition of citizenship by persons born abroad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Citizenship and Nationality |publisher=U.S. Department Of State |url=https://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_782.html |access-date=January 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120175643/http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_782.html |archive-date=January 20, 2008 }}</ref>

===Non-citizen nationals===
[[File:American Samoa US national not US citizen passport message.jpg|thumb|Message in the passport of an American Samoan stating that the passport holder is in fact a national, not citizen, of the United States.]]
Every citizen is a [[United States national|national of the United States]], but not every national is a citizen. The only current example of non-citizen US nationals are [[American Samoan citizenship and nationality|those]] born in [[American Samoa]] (including [[Swains Island]]).<ref>8 U.S.C. sec. 1408.</ref> Unlike the other current US territories, people born in American Samoa are not automatically granted [[US citizenship]] by birth as the territory is [[Unincorporated territories of the United States|not incorporated]] and an act of Congress granting it, similar to other US territories, has not yet been passed for American Samoa.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/politics/american-samoa-citizenship-supreme-court/index.html |title=Supreme Court rejects American Samoan citizenship case |last=Kopan |first=Tal |date=June 13, 2016 |work=CNN}}</ref> The other historical groups of non-citizen US nationals include those of former US territories and during periods of time before the acts of Congress granting citizenship to those born in current territories.
{{See also|Afghan refugees}}

====Passport in lieu of certificate of non-citizenship nationality====
Few requests for certificates of [[Non-citizen US national|non-citizenship nationality]] are made to the Department of State, which are issuable by the department. Production of a limited number of certificates would be costly, which if produced would have to meet stringent security standards. Due to this, the Department of State chooses not to issue such certificates; instead, passports are issued to non-citizen nationals. The issued passport certifies the status of a non-citizen national.<ref>{{cite web|title=Certificates of non-citizen nationality|publisher=U.S. Department Of State|url=https://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_781.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050102205447/https://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_781.html| access-date=January 14, 2008| archive-date=January 2, 2005}}</ref> The certification is in the form of "U.S. National" instead of "USA" on the front of the passport card, or an endorsement in the passport book: "The bearer is a United States national and not a United States citizen."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/08FAM/08FAM050502.html |title=8 FAM 505.2 Passport Endorsements |date=June 27, 2018 |website=Foreign Affairs Manual |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=August 3, 2018 |quote="09 (ALL) THE BEARER IS A UNITED STATES NATIONAL AND NOT ..."}}</ref>

===Dual citizenship===
United States law permits [[dual nationality]].<ref>[[Perkins v. Elg]], 307 U.S. 325 (1939).</ref> Consequently, it is permissible to have and use a foreign passport. However, U.S. citizens are required to use a U.S. passport when leaving or entering the United States.<ref>8 U.S.C. sec. 1185(b).</ref> This requirement extends to a U.S. citizen who is a dual national.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html |title=US State Department Services Dual Nationality |publisher=U.S. Department of State |access-date=October 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014040015/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html |archive-date=October 14, 2012 }}</ref>

===Application===
An application is required for the issuance of a passport.<ref>{{USC|22|213}}</ref> If a [[Extradition law in the United States|fugitive being extradited to the United States]] refuses to sign a passport application, the consular officer can sign it "without recourse."<ref>7 [[U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual|FAM]] 1625.5(e); 7 FAM 1636(b); 8 FAM 1304.3-2 (a)(2).</ref>

An application for a United States passport made abroad is forwarded by a U.S. embassy or consulate to Passport Services for processing in the United States. The resulting passport is sent to the embassy or consulate for issuance to the applicant. An emergency passport is issuable by the embassy or consulate. Regular issuance takes approximately 6 to 8 weeks.<ref>[travel.state.gov/passport/processing/processing_1740.html]</ref> As per ''[[Haig v. Agee]]'', the presidential administration may deny or revoke passports for [[foreign policy of the United States|foreign policy]] or [[national security]] reasons at any time.

Places where a U.S. passport may be applied for include post offices and libraries.<ref>"… post offices, clerks of court, public libraries and other state, county, township, and municipal government offices to accept passport applications on its behalf …" U.S. Department of State, [https://iafdb.travel.state.gov/ Passport Acceptance Facility Search Page].</ref>

===Forms===
DS11 Standard<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html|title=U.S. Passports|website=travel.state.gov}}</ref>

* The applicant has never been issued a U.S. passport
* The applicant is over age 16
* The applicant was under age 16 when upon the issuance of the applicant's previous passport
* The applicant's recent U.S. passport was issued more than 15 years ago
* The applicant's most recent U.S. passport was lost or stolen
* The applicant's name has changed since the applicant's U.S. passport was issued and the applicant is unable to legally document the change of name

All applicants using a form DS-11 must appear in person, and pay an additional $35 execution fee, in addition to the cost of their passport book and/or card. In addition, the first time an applicant applies for a passport following or during gender reassignment must also use a Form DS-11.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/08FAM/08FAM040303.html |title=8 FAM 403.3 Gender Change |date=June 27, 2018 |website=Foreign Affairs Manual |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=August 3, 2018 |quote="f.  A Form DS-11 "Application for U.S. Passport" must be used the first time ..."}}</ref>

DS82 Renewal<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html/forms/ds82/ds82_843.html|title=U.S. Passports|website=travel.state.gov}}</ref>

The applicant's most recent U.S. passport:

*Is undamaged and can be submitted with the application
*Was issued when the applicant was age 16 or older
*Was issued within the last 15 years
*Was issued in the applicant's current name or the applicant can legally document a change of name

The advantage of the DS-82 passport renewal form is a traveller can mail in the form on their own, and they also do not have to pay the $35 processing fee associated with a DS-11 passport application.

DS64 Lost<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html/lost/lost_848.html|title=U.S. Passports|website=travel.state.gov}}</ref>

Lost or stolen passport requires DS64 in addition to DS11 only if the lost passport is valid due to the second passport rule:

====Second passport====
More than one valid United States passport of the same type may not be held, except if authorized by the Department of State.<ref>22 C.F.R. sec. 51.2(b).</ref>

It is routine for the Department of State to authorize a holder of a regular passport to hold, in addition, a [[diplomatic passport]] or an [[official passport]] or a no-fee passport.

One circumstance which may call for issuance of a second passport of a particular type is a prolonged visa-processing delay. Another is safety or security, such as travel between [[Israel]] and [[Arab League boycott of Israel#Diplomatic non-recognition|a country which refuses to grant entry to a person with a passport which indicates travel to Israel]]. The period of validity of a second passport issued under either circumstance is generally four years from the date of issue.<ref>[http://bern.usembassy.gov/second_passport.html "Applying for a Second U.S. Passport"]. USEmbassy.gov. 22 C.F.R. sec. 51.4(e). {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218002129/http://bern.usembassy.gov/second_passport.html |date=February 18, 2005 }}</ref>

===Document requirements===
* valid state photo ID
* birth certificate or naturalization certificate
* 2x2 photo

====Passport photograph====
Passport photo requirements are very specific.<ref name="US Passport Photo Standards">{{cite web |url=https://travel.state.gov/visa/visaphotoreq/visaphotofaq/visaphotofaq_5328.html |title=Frequently Asked Questions - Photo Requirements |publisher=U.S. State Department |access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/pptphotoreq_5333.html   |title=Passport Photo Requirements |publisher=U.S. State Department |access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Photo comp">{{cite web |url=https://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/photocomptemplate/photocomptemplate_5297.html  |title=Photographers Guide |publisher=U.S. State Department |access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref> Official State Department photographic guidelines are available online.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/photographerguide/photographerguide_5303.html |title=Photographers Guide |publisher=U.S. State Department |access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref>

* {{convert|2|x|2|in|cm|abbr=on}}
* The height of the head (top of hair to bottom of chin) should measure {{convert|1|to|1+3/8|in|mm}}
* Eye height is between {{convert|1+1/8|to|1+3/8|in|mm}} from the bottom of the photo
* Front view, full face, open eyes, closed mouth, and neutral expression
* Full head from the top of the hair to the shoulders
* Plain white or off-white background
* No shadows on the face or in the background
* No sunglasses (unless medically necessary). As of November 1, 2016, the wearing of eyeglasses in U.S. passport photos is not allowed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://passportinfo.com/us-passport-help-guide/passport-photos/|title=Passport Photo Guidelines and Requirements - Passport Photos|date=February 6, 2015 }}</ref>
* No hat or head covering (unless for religious purposes; religious head covering must not obscure hairline)
* Normal contrast and lighting

===Fees===
Fees for applying vary based on whether or not an applicant is applying for a new passport or they are renewing an expiring passport. Fees also vary depending on whether an applicant is under the age of 16.

====Price history====
In 1983, the State Department declared that the existing passport fee of $10 was insufficient to cover costs, so the fee was raised from $10 to $35, and new passports were changed to be valid for a decade instead of for five years.<ref name="nyt-1983">{{cite news |last1=Kingman |first1=Lucious |title=TRAVEL ADVISORY: DUTY-FREE IMPORTS, NEW PASSPORTS; Customs Raises Duty-Free Allowance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/30/travel/travel-advisory-duty-free-imports-new-passports-customs-raises-duty-free.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 20, 2011 |date= January 30, 2013}}</ref> The fee for individuals under 18 years of age was also raised from $10 to $20 for a five-year passport. Until that year, passport fees had only been raised by one dollar since 1932.<ref name="nyt-1983" />  In a 2004 USPS Passport Services publication, "Fees total $85 for adults (16 years and older), with separate payments of $30 to the U.S. Postal Service® for its processing fee and $55 to the Department of State for its passport application fee. For those under 16, the total cost is $70, with separate payments of $30 to the U.S. Postal Service for its processing fee and $40 to the Department of State for its passport application fee."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Passport Services Publicity Kit|url=https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2004/html/pb22131/kit-textx.html|access-date=2022-01-06|website=about.usps.com}}</ref>

Prices were again increased in 2010. Fees for a brand-new passport went from $100 to $135 (from $85 to $105 for those under 16), and renewal fees climbed from $75 to $110.<ref name="nyt-2010">{{cite web |last1=Drake |first1=Monica |title=Passport Fees to Increase |url=https://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/passport-fees-to-increase/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 22, 2018 |date=July 6, 2010}}</ref> Passport cards also saw new and increased fees: $55 for adults and $40 for children.<ref name="nyt-2010" /> The State Department raised these and other fees after conducting "an exhaustive study of the true cost of providing consular services."<ref name="nyt-2010" />  In 2018, first-time adult applicants were charged $110 per passport book and $30 per passport card. Additionally, a $35 execution fee was also charged for every first time applications.<ref name=":1" />

====First-time applications====
As of December 27, 2021, first-time adult applicants are charged $130 per passport book and $30 per passport card. Additionally, a $35 execution fee is charged per transaction, but only for first applications and not for renewals. This means people applying for the passport book and card simultaneously on the same application pay only one execution fee.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Passport Fees|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/fees.html|access-date=2022-01-06|website=travel.state.gov}}</ref>

All minor applicants are considered first-time applicants until they reach age 16. Minor applicants pay a $100 application fee for the passport book and a $15 application fee for the passport card. The same $35 execution fee is charged per application.<ref name=":2" />

====Renewal applications====
Adults wishing to renew their passports may do so up to five years after expiration at a cost of $130 for the passport book and $30 for the passport card. Passports for minors under age 16 cannot be renewed.<ref name=":2" />

=====Special renewal rules=====
If a person is already in possession of a passport book and would like a passport card additionally (or vice versa), they may submit their currently valid passport book or card as evidence of citizenship and apply for a renewal to avoid paying a $35 execution fee. However, if the passport book or card holder is unable or unwilling to relinquish their currently valid passport for the duration of the processing, they may submit other primary evidence of citizenship, such as a U.S. birth certificate or naturalization certificate, and apply as a first time applicant, paying the execution fee and submitting a written explanation as to why they are applying in this manner.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html |title=First Time Applicants |publisher=U.S. Department of State |date=April 1, 2001|access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>

====Additional fees====

[[File:US passport extra pages.jpg|thumb|Extra pages added to a U.S. passport, along with immigration stamps from [[Eswatini|Swaziland]], Zambia, and South Africa.]]

*An expedite fee of $60 is charged when applicants request faster processing, regardless of age. This processing is currently 2–3 weeks when applying at an acceptance facility. The same fee is charged for expedited service when applying at a Passport Agency within 14 days of travel.<ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/passport/processing/processing_1740.html|title=Processing Times |publisher=U.S. Department of State |date=June 16, 2008|access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>
*In addition to the expedite fee, applicants may pay an additional $19.53 to receive overnight mail return when their application has finished processing.<ref name="fees">{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/information/fees.html|title=Passport fees |publisher=U.S. Department of State |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> This can be paid in combination with the application fee when applying, or added later by calling the National Passport Information Center. However, overnight mail return is only available for the U.S. Passport Book. Passport cards may not be overnight mailed.<ref name="fees"/>
*As of January 1, 2016, passports may no longer have pages added to them. When applying for a new passport, applicants may apply for a 28-page or 52-page passport, with no additional cost for obtaining the 52-page passport.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=November 19, 2015|title=Extra Visa Pages no Longer Issued Effective January 1, 2016|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/news/visa-pages-no-longer-issued.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930012336/https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/news/visa-pages-no-longer-issued.html|archive-date=September 30, 2017|access-date=January 8, 2016|website=Passports and International Travel Newsroom|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]}}</ref>

==Types ==
[[File:United States Passport.svg|thumb|left|200px|Cover of a biometric regular passport.]]
;Regular Passport (dark blue cover):Issuable to all citizens and non-citizen nationals. Periods of validity: for those age 16 or over, generally ten years from the date of issue; for those 15 and younger, generally five years from the date of issue.<ref>22 C.F.R. secs. 51.3(a), 51.4(b)(1), 51.4(b)(2), 51.4(e).</ref><ref name="FAQ1741">[https://travel.state.gov/passport/faq/faq_1741.html "Passport - Frequently Asked Questions"]. U.S. Department of State.</ref> A sub-type of regular passports is no-fee passports, issuable to citizens in specified categories for specified purposes, such as an American sailor for travel connected with his duties aboard a U.S.-flag vessel. Period of validity: generally 5 years from the date of issue.<ref>22 C.F.R. secs. 51.4(b)(3), 51.52, 51.4(e).</ref> A no-fee passport has an endorsement which prohibits its use for a purpose other than a specified purpose.
;Service (gray cover): Issuable to "certain non-personal services contractors who travel abroad in support of and pursuant to a contract with the U.S. government", to demonstrate the passport holder is travelling "to conduct work in support of the U.S. government while simultaneously indicating that the traveler has a more attenuated relationship with the U.S. government that does not justify a diplomatic or official passport."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/30/2016-23568/passports-service-passports|title=Passports: Service Passports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fam.state.gov/fam/07fam/07fam1310.html|title=INTRODUCTION TO PASSPORT SERVICES|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/265151.pdf|title=US Diplomatic Note|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref> Period of validity: generally five years from the date of issue.<ref name="ReferenceA">22 C.F.R. secs. 51.3(b), 51.4(c), 51.4(e).</ref>
[[File:United States passport - official - biometric.png|thumb|200px|Cover of a biometric official passport.]]
;Official (maroon cover): Issuable to citizen-employees of the United States assigned overseas, either permanently or temporarily, and their eligible dependents, and to some members of Congress who travel abroad on official business. Also issued to U.S. military personnel when deployed overseas. Period of validity: generally five years from the date of issue.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
[[File:US Diplomatic Passport.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Cover of a [[diplomatic passport]].]]
;Diplomatic (black cover): Issuable to [[Foreign Service Officer|American diplomats]] accredited overseas and their eligible dependents, to citizens who reside in the United States and travel abroad for diplomatic work, to the [[President of the United States]], the [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]], the [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]], and [[Vice President-elect of the United States|Vice President-elect]], as well as [[List of Presidents of the United States#Living former presidents|former presidents]] and vice presidents. The [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]], [[List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court Justices]], [[Cabinet of the United States|current cabinet members]], former secretaries and deputy secretaries of state, the [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] and [[United States Deputy Attorney General|Deputy Attorney General]], some [[United States Congress|members of Congress]], and retired [[List of United States Foreign Service Career Ambassadors|career ambassadors]] are also eligible for a diplomatic passport. Diplomatic passports not issued to current officeholders are known as "Courtesy Diplomatic Passports."<ref>https://fam.state.gov/fam/08fam/08fam050502.html</ref><ref name="Endorsement codes">{{cite web|title=8 FAM 505.2 Passport Endorsements|url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/08FAM/08FAM050502.html|work=[[United States Department of State]]|access-date=August 3, 2018|language=en|date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> Period of validity: generally five years from the date of issue.<ref>22 C.F.R. secs. 51.3(c), 51.4(d), 51.4(e).</ref>
[[File:USCIS_travel_document.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cover of a USCIS travel document.]]
;[[Refugee travel document|Refugee Travel Document]] (also known as "Refugee Passport") (blue-green cover): Not a full passport, but issued to aliens who have been classified as refugees or asylees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usborderpatrol.com/Border_Patrol1712_14.htm |title=Border Patrol Travel Documents, Part 14 |publisher=[[United States Border Patrol]] |access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>
;[[U.S. Re-entry Permit|Re-entry Permit]] (blue-green cover), cover titled "Travel Document": Not a full passport, but issued to a permanent resident alien in lieu of a passport. The re-entry permit guarantees them permission to re-enter the U.S. and is usually valid for a period of two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usborderpatrol.com/Border_Patrol1712_13.htm |title=USBP Border Travel Documents, Part 13 |publisher=Usborderpatrol.com |access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fels.org/data/insforms/insdocs.htm#REENTRY%20PERMIT,%20Form%201-327 |title=A Guide To Selected U.S. Travel/Identity Documents For Law Enforcement Officers |publisher=Law Enforcement Support Center, U. S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service |date=August 1, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416092301/http://fels.org/data/insforms/insdocs.htm |archive-date=April 16, 2009}}</ref> A re-entry permit can also be used by permanent residents who are stateless or cannot get a passport for international travel, or who wish to visit a country they cannot on their passport.<ref>Adjudicator's Field Manual, Section 52.2. USCIS. http://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-19929/0-0-0-19950.html</ref>
;Emergency (violet cover)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/USA-AP-05001/index.html|title=PRADO|publisher=European Council|access-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref>:Issuable to citizens overseas, in urgent circumstances, e.g. imminent death and funeral of a family member, lost or stolen passport while abroad, or similar situation. Period of validity: generally one year from the date of issue.<ref>8 FAM 101.1-1(j); 22 C.F.R. sec. 51.4(e).</ref> An emergency passport may be exchanged for a full-term passport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://singapore.usembassy.gov/replace_an_emergency_passport.html |title=Replace Emergency Passport &#124; Embassy of the United States Singapore |publisher=Singapore.usembassy.gov |date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>
;[[United States Passport Card|U.S. passport card]]:Not a full passport, but a small ID card issued by the U.S. government for crossing land and sea borders with Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. All persons eligible for a regular passport book are eligible for a passport card. The card does not denote the bearer's official or diplomatic status, if any. The ID card is valid for 10 years for people 16 or older and 5 years for minors under 16. The passport card is not valid for international air travel.<ref name="PPT Card"/> It is possible to hold the U.S. passport card in addition to a regular passport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/passports/information/card.html|title=Passport Card |publisher=U.S. Department of State|access-date=August 11, 2015}}</ref> These ID cards are WHTI and [[Real ID Act|Real ID]] compliant, making them valid for domestic air travel, and have digitally-signed biometrics within an internal RFID chip, readable at a land or sea port of entry into or out of the United States.

==Layout==

===Format===
On the front cover, a representation of the [[Great Seal of the United States#Obverse|Great Seal of the United States]] is at the center. "PASSPORT" (in all capital letters) appears above the representation of the Great Seal, and "United States of America" appears below (in [[Garamond]] italic on non-biometric passports, and [[Minion (typeface)|Minion]] italic on post-biometric passports).

An official passport has "OFFICIAL" (in all capital letters) above "PASSPORT". The capital letters of "OFFICIAL" are somewhat smaller than the capital letters of "PASSPORT".

A diplomatic passport has "DIPLOMATIC" (in all capital letters) above "PASSPORT". The capital letters of "DIPLOMATIC" are somewhat smaller than the capital letters of "PASSPORT".

A Travel Document, in both forms (Refugee Travel Document and Permit to Re-Enter), features the seal of the Department of Homeland Security instead of the Great Seal of the United States. Above the seal the words "TRAVEL DOCUMENT" appears in all capital letters. Below the seal is the legend "Issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services" in upper and lower case.

In 2007, the passport was redesigned after a previous redesign in 1993. There are 13 quotes in the 28-page version of the passport and patriotic-themed images on the background of the pages.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/weekinreview/29macfa.html|title = Stars and Stripes, Wrapped in the Same Old Blue|last = MacFarquhar|first = Neil|date = April 29, 2007|work = The New York Times|access-date = December 13, 2014}}</ref>

A biometric passport has the e-passport symbol at the bottom. There are 32 pages in a biometric passport. Frequent travelers may request 52-page passports for no additional cost. Extra visa pages could previously be added to a passport,<ref>{{cite web|title=How to Add Extra Pages to Your U.S. Passport|publisher=U.S. Department of State|access-date=January 14, 2008|url=https://travel.state.gov/passport/fri/add/add_850.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080108074920/http://travel.state.gov/passport/fri/add/add_850.html  |archive-date = January 8, 2008}}</ref> but, as of January 1, 2016, the service was discontinued entirely for security reasons.<ref name=":0" />

===Data page and signature page===
[[File:Pasaporte-eua.jpg|thumb|Signature page and data page of a biometric passport (2007-2021)]]

Each passport has a data page and a signature page.

A data page is a page containing information about the passport holder. It is the only page in a U.S. passport laminated in plastic to prevent tampering. A data page has a visual zone and a [[machine-readable passport#Format|machine-readable zone]]. The visual zone has a digitized photograph of the passport holder, data about the passport, and data about the passport holder:

* Photograph
* Type [of document, which is "P" for "passport"]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICAO Doc 9303 Part 4: Specifications for Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) and other TD3 Size MRTDs |url=https://www.icao.int/publications/Documents/9303_p4_cons_en.pdf |website=International Civil Aviation Organization}}</ref>
* Code [of the issuing country, which is "USA" for "United States of America"]
* Passport Number
* Surname
* Given Name
* Nationality (United States of America)
* Date of Birth
* Place of Birth (see below)
* Sex (M, F or X)<ref name="travel.state.gov"/>
* Date of Issue
* Date of Expiration
* Authority (United States Department of State)
* Endorsements

The [[machine-readable zone]] is present at the bottom of the page.

A signature page has a line for the signature of a passport holder. A passport is not valid until it is signed by the passport holder in black or blue ink. If a holder is unable to sign his passport, it is to be signed by a person who has legal authority to sign on the holder's behalf.<ref>22 C.F.R. sec. 51.4(a).</ref>

In June 2021, the Department of State announced that it would be starting a process to allow for a [[third gender]] on passports, as well as allowing applicants to self-select male or female on their passport applications instead of submitting medical certificates for a change of gender.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC News: US plans third gender option on passports|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54737036|publisher=BBC|date=June 30, 2021|access-date=July 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Selecting your gender on your passport|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/selecting-your-gender-marker.html|publisher=US Department of State|access-date=July 1, 2021}}</ref>

====Place of birth====
Place of birth was first added to U.S. passports in 1917. The standards for the names of places of birth that appear in passports are listed in volume 8 of the Foreign Affairs Manual, published by the Department of State.<ref name="8 FAM 403.4">[https://fam.state.gov/FAM/08FAM/08FAM040304.html 8 FAM 403.4 Place of Birth] as of June 27, 2018.</ref> A request to list no place of birth in a passport is never accepted.<ref>8 FAM 403.4-6 as of 2018.</ref>

====U.S. birthplaces====
For birthplaces within the United States and its territories, it contains the name of the state or territory followed by "U.S.A." (e.g. Wisconsin, U.S.A), except for the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]] and [[American Samoa]] which are listed alone. For persons born in [[Washington (U.S. State)|Washington State]] or the [[District of Columbia]], passports indicate "Washington, U.S.A." or "Washington, D.C., U.S.A.", respectively, as the place of birth.<ref>{{cite web |title=8 FAM 403.4 PLACE OF BIRTH |url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/08FAM/08FAM040304.html |website=fam.state.gov |publisher=US Department of State |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>

====Foreign birthplaces====
For Americans whose place of birth is located outside the United States, only the country or [[dependent territory]] is mentioned. The name of the country is the current name of the country that is presently in control of the territory of the place of birth and thus changes upon a change of a country name. For example, Americans born before 1991 in the former [[Soviet Union]] (including the [[Baltic states]], whose annexation by the Soviet Union was never recognized by the U.S.) would have the post-Soviet country name listed as the place of birth, e.g. [[Armenia]] instead of the [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic]], [[Soviet Union]]. Another example is that for Americans born in the former [[Panama Canal Zone]], "[[Panama]]" is listed as the place of birth for people born on or after October 1, 1979; people born prior to October 1 can opt to designate the city of place of birth. A citizen born outside the United States, who objects to the standard country name, may be able to have his city or town of birth entered on the passport. However, if a foreign country denies a visa or entry due to the place-of-birth designation, the Department of State will issue a replacement passport at normal fees, and will not facilitate entry into the foreign country.<ref>8 FAM 403.4-5 as of 2018</ref>

====China, Taiwan, Hong Kong/Macau SARs====
Special provisions exist to deal with the complexities of American passport holders born in the [[Greater China|Greater China Region]]. Per the [[One-China policy]], the United States recognizes the [[People's Republic of China]] as the sole legal government of China, and acknowledges the Chinese position that [[Taiwan]] is a part of China, while considering the status of [[Taiwan]] to be undetermined. However, Americans born in Taiwan can choose to have either "Taiwan", "China", or their city of birth listed as place of birth. Americans born in [[Hong Kong]] or [[Macau]] would have their place of birth as "Hong Kong [[Special administrative regions of China|SAR]]" or "Macau SAR", but the option of listing the city of birth only (e.g. "Hong Kong" or "Macau" without "SAR") is not available. As [[Tibet]] is recognized as part of China, the place of birth for Americans born in Tibet is written as "China", with the option of listing only the city of birth.<ref>8 FAM 403.4-4(D) and 8 FAM 403.4-4(E) as of 2018</ref>

====Israel and the Palestinian territories====
Special provisions are in place for Americans born in [[Israel]] and the Palestinian territories.

For births in places other than [[Jerusalem]] and the [[Golan Heights]], "Israel", "[[West Bank]]", or "[[Gaza Strip]]" is used. If born before 1948 or in other cases, "[[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]" may be used.

For births in the Golan Heights, "Israel" has been used since March 2019 when the US recognized the Golan Heights as part of Israel;<ref name="8 FAM 403.4-4(A) as of 2021">8 FAM 403.4-4(A) as of 2021</ref> previously "[[Syria]]" was used regardless of date of birth.<ref name="8 FAM 403.4-4(A) as of 2018">8 FAM 403.4-4(A) as of 2018</ref>

Prior to October 2020, due to the [[Positions on Jerusalem|legal uncertainty of the status of Jerusalem]], "Jerusalem" was used for births in Jerusalem within its 1948 municipal borders regardless of date of birth.<ref name="8 FAM 403.4-4(A) as of 2018"/> In 2002, Congress passed legislation that said that American citizens born in Jerusalem may list "Israel" as their country of birth, although Presidents [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]] did not allow it.<ref>Kampeas, Ron. [http://www.jewishjournal.com/nation/article/adl_to_jerusalem-born_yanks_we_want_you_20110728/ "ADL to Jerusalem-born Yanks: We Want You."] ''Jewish Journal''. July 28, 2011. July 28, 2011.</ref> A federal appeals court declared the 2002 law invalid on July 23, 2013,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-court-born-in-j-lem-israel-not-birthplace-1.5298627 |title=Americans Born in Jerusalem Cannot List 'Israel' as Place of Birth |date=July 23, 2013 |work=Haaretz |agency=Reuters & Jewish Telegraphic Agency}}</ref> and the Supreme Court [[Zivotofsky v. Kerry|upheld that decision]] on June 8, 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/08/politics/zivotofsky-supreme-court-jerusalem-passport/index.html |title=Supreme Court strikes law in Jerusalem passport case |last=de Vogue |first=Ariane |date=June 8, 2015 |work=CNN}}</ref> In October 2020, the Department of State announced that it had changed its policy and stated that Americans born in Jerusalem would be permitted to have either "Jerusalem" or "Israel" designated as their place of birth.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC News - US alters passport ruling for Jerusalem births|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54737036|publisher=BBC|date=October 29, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> However, for those who were born before 1948 in areas outside of Jerusalem's 1948 municipal limits but now are included within Jerusalem, their place of birth is listed as "Palestine" or the area's name as known before the expansion of Jerusalem. Those born after 1948 in these areas may choose to have the area's name listed as their place of birth, but not as "Jordan" or "West Bank".<ref name="8 FAM 403.4-4(A) as of 2021"/>

In all cases, the city or town of birth may be used in place of the standard designations.<ref name="8 FAM 403.4-4(A) as of 2018"/>

====Born in the air or at sea====
For an American [[birth aboard aircraft and ships|born aboard an aircraft or ship]], if the birth occurs in an area where no country has sovereignty (i.e. in or over [[international waters]]), the place of birth is listed as "in the air" or "at sea" where appropriate.<ref>8 FAM 403.4-4(B) as of 2018</ref>

===Passport message===<!-- This section is linked from [[Passport]] -->
Passports of many countries contain a message, nominally from the official who is in charge of passport issuance (e.g., secretary of state, minister of foreign affairs), addressed to authorities of other countries. The message identifies the bearer as a citizen of the issuing country, requests permission for the bearer to enter and pass through the other country, and requests further that, when necessary, given help consistent with international norms. In American passports, the message is in English, French, and Spanish. The message reads:

In [[English language|English]]:
::''The [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State of the United States of America]] hereby requests all whom it may concern to permit the citizen/national of the United States named herein to pass without delay or hindrance and in case of need to give all lawful aid and protection.''

in [[French language|French]]:
::''Le Secrétaire d'État des États-Unis d'Amérique prie par les présentes toutes autorités compétentes de laisser passer le citoyen ou ressortissant des États-Unis titulaire du présent passeport, sans délai ni difficulté et, en cas de besoin, de lui accorder toute aide et protection légitimes.''

and in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]:
::''El Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos de América por el presente solicita a las autoridades competentes permitir el paso del ciudadano o nacional de los Estados Unidos aquí nombrado, sin demora ni dificultades, y en caso de necesidad, prestarle toda la ayuda y protección lícitas.''

The term "citizen/national" and its equivalent terms ("citoyen ou ressortissant"; "ciudadano o nacional") are used in the message as some people born in [[American Samoa]], including [[Swains Island]], are [[United States nationality law#Nationals|nationals but not citizens of the United States]].

The masculine inflections of "Le Secrétaire d'État" and "El Secretario de Estado" are used in all passports, regardless of the sex of the Secretary of State at the time of issue.

=== Sex offenders ===
In November 2017, pursuant to the [[International Megan's Law]], the Department of State announced that passports of US citizens previously convicted of [[sex crimes]] against minors would be endorsed with the message, "The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor, and is a covered sex offender pursuant to [U.S. law]."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/11/02/us/politics/ap-us-united-states-passports-child-sex-offenders.html|agency=Associated Press|work=The New York Times|title=Child Sex Offenders to be Named as Such in U.S. Passports|date=November 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107034731/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/11/02/us/politics/ap-us-united-states-passports-child-sex-offenders.html |archive-date= November 7, 2017 }}</ref>

==Languages==
At a [[League of Nations]] conference in 1920 about passports and through-train travel, a recommendation was that passports be written in French (historically, the language of diplomacy) and one other language.

English, the [[de facto]] national language of the United States, has always been used in U.S. passports. At some point after 1920, English and French were used in passports. Spanish was added during the second term of the [[Presidency of Bill Clinton|Clinton administration]].

The field names on the data page, the passport message, the warning on the second page that the bearer is responsible for obtaining visas, and the designations of the amendments-and-endorsements pages, are printed in [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]].

==Biometric versions==
The legal driving force behind biometric passports is the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, which states that [[smart-card]] [[identity card]]s may be used in lieu of [[visa (document)|visa]]s. That law also provides that foreigners who travel to the U.S., and want to enter the U.S. visa-free under the [[Visa Waiver Program]], must bear machine-readable passports that comply with international standards. If a foreign passport was issued on or after October 26, 2006, that passport must be a biometric passport.

The electronic chip in the back cover of a U.S. passport stores an image of the photograph of the passport holder, passport data, and personal data of the passport holder; and has capacity to store additional data.<ref name="E-Passport" /> The capacity of the [[radio-frequency identification]] (RFID) chip is 64 kilobytes, which is large enough to store additional biometric identifiers in the future, such as fingerprints and iris scans. Data within the chip is signed with an [[RSA (cryptosystem)|RSA-2048]] [[Public key certificate|certificate]] issued to the U.S. Department of State by the [[International Civil Aviation Organization Public Key Directory|ICAO Public Key Directory]]. Any and all data must be authentic and untampered, or else the signature will be invalidated.

Data in a passport chip is scannable by electronic readers, a capability which is intended to speed up immigration processing. This data, along with the signature, is verified to either be valid or invalid. Like toll-road chips, data in passport chips can be read when passport chips are adjacent to readers. The passport cover contains a radio-frequency shield in the form of a wire mesh within the cover, so the cover must be opened for the data to be read. This cover acts as a [[Faraday cage]].

According to the Department of State, the [[Basic Access Control]] (BAC) security protocol prevents access to that data unless the printed information within the passport is also known or can be guessed.<ref>{{cite web |title=The U.S. Electronic Passport Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=U.S. Department of State |access-date=December 4, 2015 |url=https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/FAQs.html#ePassport}}</ref>

According to privacy advocates, the BAC and the shielded cover are ineffective when a passport is open, and a passport may have to be opened for inspection in a public place such as a hotel, a bank, or an Internet cafe. An open passport is subject to unwelcome reading of chip data, such as by a government agent who is tracking a passport holder's movements or by a criminal who is intending identity theft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/09/renew_your_pass.html |title=Schneier on Security: Renew Your Passport Now! |publisher=Schneier.com |date=September 18, 2006 |access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>

==Visa requirements==
{{main|Visa requirements for United States citizens}}
[[File:Visa Requirements for United States citizens.svg|thumb|500px|[[Visa requirements for United States citizens]] for holders of regular United States passports {{legend|#002377|United States and territories belonging to the same}}{{legend|#1191E5|Freedom of movement}}{{legend|#22B14C|Visa free access}}{{legend|#B5E61D|Visa issued upon arrival}}{{legend|#61C7A1|Electronic authorization or online payment required / eVisa}}{{legend|#79D343|Both visa on arrival and eVisa available}}{{legend|#C0C0C0|Visa required prior to arrival}}{{legend|#555555|Travel ban imposed by the U.S. federal government}}]]

Visa requirements for United States citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United States. As of July 2023, holders of a United States passport can visit 184 countries and territories without a visa or with a visa on arrival, ranking it eighth in terms of travel freedom according to the [[Henley Passport Index]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Ranking - Passport Index 2022|url= https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking |publisher=Henley & Partners|date=January 11, 2022|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> Additionally, [[Arton Capital's Passport Index]] ranked the United States passport fourth in the world in terms of travel freedom, with a visa-free score of 160 (tied with Belgium, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland), as of January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php |title=Global Passport Power Rank 2022 &#124; Passport Index 2022 |publisher=Passportindex.org |date=January 9, 2022 |access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref> 
United States Passport is ranked 3rd by the Global Passport Power Rank.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php | title=Global Passport Power Rank 2022 &#124; Passport Index 2022 }}</ref> 
The United States Government has prohibited all U.S. nationals from traveling to North Korea without special permission, making all United States passports invalid for travel to, in, or through the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Korea International Travel Information |url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/KoreaDemocraticPeoplesRepublicof.html |website=Travel.State.Gov |access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>

==Foreign travel statistics==

These are the numbers of visits by U.S. nationals to various countries in 2015 (unless otherwise noted):

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! Destination !! Number of visitors
|-
| {{flag|American Samoa}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://doc.as.gov/research-and-statistics/statistical-yearbook/|title=Statistical Yearbook - Department of Commerce|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 17,560
|-
| {{flag|Angola}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Anuário das Estatísticas do Turismo 2015 |url=https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Populacao_Sociedade/Estudos_tematicos/ANUARIO_2015.pdf |page=31 |year=2015 |trans-title=Yearbook of Tourism Statistics 2015 |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) of Angola |language=pt}}</ref>
| 17,259
|-
| {{flag|Anguilla}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190110014651/http://www.gov.ai/statistics/Ang_Dat_Rele_18.htm Visitor Arrivals by Country of Residence]</ref>
| 44,983
|-
| {{flag|Antarctica}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iaato.org/tourism-statistics |title=Tourism Statistics |publisher=IAATO |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 14,893
|-
| {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.antiguahotels.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Arrivals-By-Country-2017.xlsx|title=Tourism Statistics for Antigua and Barbuda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004435/http://members.antiguahotels.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Arrivals-By-Country-2017.xlsx|archive-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref>
| 96,347
|-
| {{flag|Aruba}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014|Data for 2014}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cbs.aw/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Da.1.8.2014.xls|title=Number of Stayover Visitors by Market|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813084011/http://cbs.aw/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Da.1.8.2014.xls|archive-date=August 13, 2016}}</ref>
| 576,793
|-
| {{flag|Australia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourism.australia.com/content/dam/assets/document/1/7/0/a/a/2006578.pdf |title=Info |website=www.tourism.australia.com |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 781,000
|-
| {{flag|Austria}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.austriatourism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017g-kalenderjahr-2016-hochrechnung-zusfassung.pdf |title=Kalenderjahr 2016: Erstmals über 140 Millionen Nächtigungen|access-date=May 30, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102501/https://www.austriatourism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017g-kalenderjahr-2016-hochrechnung-zusfassung.pdf |archive-date=February 14, 2017  }}</ref>
| 702,900
|-
| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.gov.az/source/tourism/en/002_4en.xls|title=Number of foreign citizens arrived to Azerbaijan by countries|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 15,178
|-
| {{flag|Bahamas}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourismtoday.com/sites/default/files/1_stopover_visitors_by_country_of_residence_1977-2016.pdf|title=STOPOVER VISITORS TO THE BAHAMAS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE (1977 - 2016)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110073720/http://www.tourismtoday.com/sites/default/files/1_stopover_visitors_by_country_of_residence_1977-2016.pdf|archive-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref>
| 1,159,259
|-
| {{flag|Barbados}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.visitbarbados.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2016-annual-statistical-report.pdf |title=Annual report |date=2016 |website=corporate.visitbarbados.org |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 168,945
|-
| {{flag|Belgium}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statbel.fgov.be/fr/binaries/2016%20land%20van%20herkomst%20FR_tcm326-283903.xls |title=Tourisme selon pays de provenance 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820201211/http://statbel.fgov.be/fr/binaries/2016%20land%20van%20herkomst%20FR_tcm326-283903.xls |archive-date=August 20, 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 20, 2017 }}</ref>
| 299,907
|-
| {{flag|Belize}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://belizetourismboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Travel-and-Tourism-Digest-2016-FINAL.pdf |title=Belize Travel and Tourism Digest |website=belizetourismboard.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005139/http://belizetourismboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Travel-and-Tourism-Digest-2016-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=7 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 254,544
|-
| {{flag|Bermuda}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gotobermuda.com/bta/visitor-statistics|title=Visitor Statistics|website=gotobermuda.com |date=August 22, 2016|access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref>
| 551,976
|-
| {{flag|Bhutan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourism.gov.bt/resources/annual-reports|title=Annual Reports &#124; Tourism Council of Bhutan|date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184532/https://www.tourism.gov.bt/resources/annual-reports|archive-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>
| 9,220
|-
| {{flag|Bolivia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ine.gob.bo/index.php/estadisticas-por-actividad-economica/industria-manufacturera-y-comercio-8|title=Estadísticas por Actividad Económica. Turísmo|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 58,403
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bhas.ba/saopstenja/2018/TUR_02_2017_12_0_EN.pdf|title=TOURISM STATISTICS Cumulative data, January – December 2017|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 25,926
|-
| {{flag|Botswana}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/publications/Tourism%20Statistics%20Annual%20Report%202015.pdf|title=Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2015}}</ref>
| 49,451
|-
| {{flag|Brazil}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dadosefatos.turismo.gov.br/images/Demanda_Turstica_Internacional_Slides_2017.pdf |title=Demanda Turstica Internacional Slides 2017 |access-date=June 10, 2018 }}</ref>
| 475,232
|-
| {{flag|British Virgin Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2013|Data for 2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bvi.gov.vg/sites/default/files/visitor_arrivals_by_country_of_residence.pdf |title=Visitor arrival data |website=www.bvi.gov.vg |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 442,434
|-
| {{flag|Bulgaria}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/data/timeseries/TUR_1.3_For_en.xls |title=Timeseries |website=www.nsi.bg |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
|  90,963     
|-
| {{flag|Burkina Faso}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insd.bf/n/contenu/pub_periodiques/annuaires_stat/Annuaires_stat_nationaux_BF/Annuaire_stat_2016.pdf|title=Abstract of Statistics. Chapitre 19 Statistiques du tourismep. 280|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 5,611
|-
| {{flag|Cambodia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tourismcambodia.org/mot/index.php?view=statistic_report|title=Tourist Statistic Reports &#124; Tourism Cambodia|date=June 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618105237/http://tourismcambodia.org/mot/index.php?view=statistic_report|archive-date=June 18, 2011}}</ref>
| 238,658
|-
| {{flag|Cameroon}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>[http://www.mintour.gov.cm/en/wpdmcategory/statement/ Tourism Statistics Edition 2015, table 17]</ref>
| 13,280
|-
| {{flag|Canada}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/66-001-p/66-001-p2016012-eng.pdf|title=Service bulletin International Travel: Advance Information|website=statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
| 24,335,415
|-
| {{flag|Cape Verde}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.cv/anuarios/Anuario_CV_2015.pdf |title=Cabo Verde, Anuário Estatístico |access-date=January 25, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204154412/http://www.ine.cv/anuarios/Anuario_CV_2015.pdf |archive-date=February 4, 2016  }}</ref>
| 4,282
|-
| {{flag|Caribbean Netherlands}}:{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014}}{{refn|group=note|name=Air}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/imported/documents/2014/51/toerisme-caribisch-nederland-2012-2014-maatwerk.xls?la=nl-nl|title=Statistics Netherlands|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
*{{flag|Bonaire}}
*{{flag|Saba}}
*{{flag|Sint Eustatius}}
|
5,900<br />
2,000<br />
2,700<br />
1,200
|-
| {{flag|Cayman Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Air|Data for arrivals by air only.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.caymanislands.ky/statistics/visitorarrivals/airvisitorarrivals.aspx|title=Welcome to the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (CIDOT) Destination Statistics Website.|date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813001452/http://www.caymanislands.ky/statistics/visitorarrivals/airvisitorarrivals.aspx|archive-date=August 13, 2016}}</ref>
| 340,955
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.subturismo.gob.cl/documentos/estadisticas/ |title=Subsecretaría de Turismo – Estadísticas |publisher=Subturismo.gob.cl |date=June 20, 2014 |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 211,718 
|-
| {{flag|China}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/tourism/2015statistics/inbound.htm|title=China Inbound Tourism Statistics in 2015|website=www.travelchinaguide.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/234149/tourists-in-china-by-country-of-origin/|title=Tourists in China by country of origin 2018|website=Statista}}</ref>
| 2,312,900
|-
| {{flag|Colombia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mincit.gov.co/loader.php?lServicio=Documentos&lFuncion=verPdf&id=83252&name=OEE_JR_Turismo_Diciembre__07-02-2018.pdf&prefijo=file|title=Boletín Mensual Turismo Diciembre 2017|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 529,013
|-
| {{flag|Congo}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2012|Data for 2012}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apicongo.org/code/Annuaire_statistique_du_tourisme_Congo_2012.pdf |title=Annual statistics |website=www.apicongo.or |date=2012 |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 5,352
|-
| {{flag|Cook Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1">{{cite web|url=https://www.corporate.southpacificislands.travel/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-AnnualTourist-Arrivals-Review-F.pdf |title=Annual tourist arrivals |date=2017 |website=www.corporate.southpacificislands.travel |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/4.Tourism/2016/December/Mig_Statistics_Report_201612.pdf |title=Tourism data |date=2016 |website=www.mfem.gov.ck |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 8,372
|-
| {{flag|Costa Rica}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ict.go.cr/es/estadisticas/informes-estadisticos.html|title=Informes Estadísticos - Instituto Costarricense de Turismo &#124; ICT|date=March 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314210927/http://www.ict.go.cr/es/estadisticas/informes-estadisticos.html|archive-date=March 14, 2016}}</ref>
| 1,199,241
|-
| {{flag|Croatia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>[https://www.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/publication/2017/04-03-02_01_2017.htm TOURIST ARRIVALS AND NIGHTS IN 2017]</ref>
| 451,947
|-
| {{flag|Cuba}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.one.cu/aec2014/15%20Turismo.pdf |title=Tourist info |website=www.one.cu |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 91,254
|-
| {{flag|Curacao}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>[http://www.curacao.com/en/directory/business/statistics-and-downloads/monthly-statistics/#!visitor-arrivals Curacao Tourist Board]</ref>
| 59,714
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/services_71main_en/services_71main_en?OpenForm&sub=1&sel=2|title=Statistical Service - Services - Tourism - Key Figures}}</ref>
| 25,388
|-
| {{flag|Czech Republic}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/ari/tourism-4-quarter-of-2017|title=Tourism - 4th quarter of 2017|website=Tourism - 4th quarter of 2017}}</ref>
| 539,023
|-
| {{flag|Dominica}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tourism.gov.dm/images/documents/dominica_2015_visitor_report.pdf|title=2015 Visitors Statistics Report}}</ref>
| 17,773
|-
| {{flag|Dominican Republic}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bancentral.gov.do/estadisticas_economicas/turismo/|title=Banco Central - Sector Turismo|date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304000532/http://www.bancentral.gov.do/estadisticas_economicas/turismo/|archive-date=March 4, 2014}}</ref>
|  2,073,963 
|-
| {{flag|Ecuador}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://servicios.turismo.gob.ec/index.php/anuario-de-estadisticas-turisticas/anuario-2010-2014/244 |title=Anuario 2010-2014 - Portal Servicios MINTUR |access-date=April 2, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416135743/http://servicios.turismo.gob.ec/index.php/anuario-de-estadisticas-turisticas/anuario-2010-2014/244 |archive-date=April 16, 2016  }}</ref>
| 259,406
|-
| {{flag|El Salvador}}{{refn|group=note|name=One-day|Excluding one-day visits}}<ref>[http://publica.gobiernoabierto.gob.sv/institutions/corporacion-salvadorena-de-turismo/information_standards/estadisticas Boletín estadístico 2015 p. 54]</ref>
| 447,628
|-
| {{flag|Estonia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=TR131&lang=1 |title=Accommodated Tourists And Nights Spent By County And Country Of Residence (Months) |publisher=Pub.stat.ee |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 38,381
|-
| {{flag|Eswatini}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thekingdomofeswatini.com/|title=The Kingdom of Eswatini: Official Tourism Website|website=The Kingdom of Eswatini}}</ref>
| 18,014
|-
| {{flag|Fiji}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/latest-releases/tourism-and-migration/visitor-arrivals/793-provisional-visitor-arrivals-2017 |title=PROVISIONAL VISITOR ARRIVALS - 2017 - Fiji Bureau of Statistics |publisher=Statsfiji.gov.fj |date=January 17, 2018 |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 81,198
|-
| {{flag|Finland}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stat.fi/til/matk/2017/12/matk_2017_12_2018-02-15_tau_010_en.html|title=Statistics Finland -|first=Marjut|last=Tuominen|website=www.stat.fi}}</ref>
| 124,997
|-
| {{flag|France}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/files/files/directions_services/etudes-et-statistiques/4p-DGE/2016-4pages-60-EVE2015.xlsx |title=statistics |website=www.entreprises.gouv.fr |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 3,622,362
|-
| {{flag|French Polynesia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ispf.pf/bases/Tourisme/EFT/Details.aspx|title=Données détaillées|website=www.ispf.pf}}</ref>
| 51,095
|-
| {{flag|Gambia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2012|Data for 2012}}<ref>[http://www.gbos.gov.gm/uploads/ttc/TOURISM_TRANSPORT_COMMUNICATION_REPORT_2008-2012.pdf Tourism, transport and communication summary]</ref>
| 4,058
|-
| {{flag|Georgia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017|Data for 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gnta.ge/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017-eng.xlsx|title=International arrivals 2017|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 42,645
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016|Data for 2016}}<ref>[https://www.destatis.de/DE/Publikationen/Thematisch/BinnenhandelGastgewerbeTourismus/Tourismus/MonatserhebungTourismus2060710161125.xls?__blob=publicationFile Tourismus in Zahlen 2016], Statistisches Bundesamt</ref>
|  2,558,495
|-
| {{flag|Greece}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/c79d361b-4765-49e2-bec9-78509e550766 |title=Statistics |website=www.statistics.gr |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 750,250
|-
| {{flag|Greenland}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/Greenland__TU__TU30/TUXHOT.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=7b7ccd49-de4c-440f-a112-241105553ea0 |title=PX-Web - Select variable and values |publisher=Bank.stat.gl |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismstat.gl/ |title=Greenland Tourism Statistics |publisher=Tourismstat.gl |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 2,767
|-
| {{flag|Grenada}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowgrenada.com/2018/01/video-2017-records-over-10000-more-stayover-visitors-than-2016/ |title=2017 Records Over 10,000 More Stayover Visitors Than 2016 |publisher=NOW Grenada |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 67,250
|-
| {{flag|Guam}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Air|Data for arrivals by air only.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guamvisitorsbureau.com/research-and-reports/research/visitor-arrival-statistics|title=Visitor arrival statistics. Origin of air arrivals|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 77,058
|-
| {{flag|Guatemala}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inguat.gob.gt/media/boletines/boletin-anual-2014.pdf |title=Bulletin |publisher=www.inguat.gob.gt |date=2014 |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 447,140
|-
| {{flag|Guyana}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2010|Data for 2010}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.onecaribbean.org/content/files/Strep3DRtoHaiti2010.pdf|title=Tourist arrivals by country of origin}}</ref>
| 82,966
|-
| {{flag|Haiti}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2007|Data for 2007}}<ref name="onecaribbean.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.onecaribbean.org/content/files/Strep3DRtoHaiti2010.pdf|title=Strep3DRtoHaiti2010 |access-date=2023-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507052532/http://www.onecaribbean.org/content/files/Strep3DRtoHaiti2010.pdf|archive-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref>
| 266,793
|-
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discoverhongkong.com/common/images/about-hktb/pdf/tourism_stat_12_2017.pdf |title=Monthly Report - Visitor Arrival Statistics : Dec 2017 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131024525/http://www.discoverhongkong.com/common/images/about-hktb/pdf/tourism_stat_12_2017.pdf |archive-date=January 31, 2018 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
| 1,215,629
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://szakmai.itthon.hu/documents/28123/4083489/MTE_4001_105x210_LA4_StatElozetes_2016_ENG_NEW.pdf/db033798-0c79-4c38-8d7a-38c44a72c45f|title=TOURISM IN HUNGARY 2016|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 275,314
|-
| {{flag|Iceland}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Atvinnuvegir/Atvinnuvegir__ferdathjonusta__farthegar/SAM02001.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=8ec337ff-31b5-4c77-8e45-d047abc337c8|title=PX-Web - Select variable and values|work=Statistics Iceland}}</ref>
| 576,403
|-
| {{flag|Indonesia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bps.go.id/index.php/publikasi/index?Publikasi%5BtahunJudul%5D=&Publikasi%5BkataKunci%5D=kunjungan+wisatawan&yt0=Tampilkan |title=Badan Pusat Statistik |publisher=Bps.go.id |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 316,782
|-
| {{flag|India}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/Other/Countrywise_2017.xlsx |title=Countrywise |publisher=tourism.gov.in |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 1,376,919
|-
| {{flag|Ireland}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.failteireland.ie/FailteIreland/media/WebsiteStructure/Documents/3_Research_Insights/3_General_SurveysReports/Tourism-Facts-2016.pdf?ext=.pdf|title=Overseas Visitors to Ireland January-December 2013-2016}}</ref>
| 1,294,000
|-
| {{flag|Israel}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>[https://motwebmediastg01.blob.core.windows.net/nop-attachment/8674_tourist_arrivals_israel-dec_2017.xlsx TOURIST ARRIVALS TO ISRAEL  (EXC. DAY VISITORS &  CRUISE PASSENGERS) BY NATIONALITY], Ministry of Tourism</ref>
| 778,600 
|-
| {{flag|Italy}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bancaditalia.it/statistiche/tematiche/rapporti-estero/turismo-internazionale/download/ANNO-DEFINITIVO-2016.zip|title=Iaggiatori Stranieri Numero di Viaggiatori|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 3,567,000
|-
| {{flag|Jamaica}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jtbonline.org/report-and-statistics/monthly-statistics/|title=Monthly Statistical Report December 2017 Vol xxvii No 12|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 1,509,963
|-
| {{flag|Japan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>[https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/ttp/sta/PDF/E2017.pdf 2017 Foreign Visitors & Japanese Departures], [[Japan National Tourism Organization]]</ref>
| 1,375,000
|-
| {{flag|Jordan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mota.gov.jo/Documents/Statistics/2015-Latest2/Arrive2015/2.2.xls|title=Tourist Overnight and Same Day Visitors By Nationality during}}</ref>
| 166,441
|-
| {{flag|Kazakhstan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stat.gov.kz/faces/wcnav_externalId/publicationsCompilations?lang=ru&_adf.ctrl-state=qxt6nxycv_128&_afrLoop=10506052476958360|title=Туризм Казахстана. 2.4 Количество посетителей по въездному туризму|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 29,632
|-
| {{flag|Kiribati}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfed.gov.ki/statistics/migration-tourism/visitors-by-country-of-residence|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319061744/http://www.mfed.gov.ki/statistics/migration-tourism/visitors-by-country-of-residence|url-status=dead|title=Visitor Arrivals by Country of Residence - Tarawa only|archivedate=March 19, 2016}}</ref>
| 1,319
|-
| {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.kg/ru/publications/sbornik-turizm-v-kyrgyzstane/|title=Туризм в Кыргызстане - Архив публикаций - Статистика Кыргызстана|website=www.stat.kg}}</ref>
| 14,200
|-
| {{flag|Laos}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourismlaos.org/show.php?Cont_ID=43|title=Statistical Reports on Tourism in Laos|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 38,765
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.csb.gov.lv/pxweb/en/transp/transp__ikgad__turisms/TU0020.px/?rxid=a79839fe-11ba-4ecd-8cc3-4035692c5fc8|title=PX-Web - Select variable and values|work=PX-Web}}</ref>
| 44,760
|-
| {{flag|Lebanon}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cas.gov.lb/images/Excel/SMB/2016/Tourism%202016.xls|title=Arrivals according to nationality during year 2016}}</ref>
| 154,095
|-
| {{flag|Lesotho}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visitlesotho.travel/images/LTDC/Research/Annual-Tourism-Arrivals-and-Accommodation-Statistics-Report-2016.pdf|title=Annual Tourism Arrivals and Accommodation Statistical Report 2016}}</ref>
| 10,026
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourism.lt/uploads/documents/Apgyvendinimas_2015-2016_EN_PUB_1.xls|title=Number of guests and overnights in Lithuanian accommodation establishments. '000. All markets. 2015-2016|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 35,300
|-
| {{flag|Luxembourg}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableView.aspx|title=Arrivals by touristic region and country of residence (All types of accommodation) 2011 - 2016|website=www.statistiques.public.lu|date=July 12, 2023 }}</ref>
| 32,144
|-
| {{flag|Macau}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dsec.gov.mo/TimeSeriesDatabase.aspx?lang=en-US|title=DSEC - Statistics Database|website=www.dsec.gov.mo}}</ref>
| 186,378
|-
| {{flag|Madagascar}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourisme.gov.mg/publications/|title=Publications &#124; Ministère du Tourisme, des Transports et de la Météorologie|date=June 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601025121/http://www.tourisme.gov.mg/publications/|archive-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>
| 4,165
|-
| {{flag|Malaysia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mytourismdata.tourism.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Top-45-December-2017-website.pdf|title=TOURIST ARRIVALS TO MALAYSIA BY COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY DECEMBER 2017|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 198,203
|-
| {{flag|Maldives}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourism.gov.mv/packages/december-2017/|title=December 2017 - Ministry of Tourism|date=January 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015956/http://www.tourism.gov.mv/packages/december-2017/|archive-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
| 39,180
|-
| {{flag|Malta}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nso.gov.mt/en/News_Releases/View_by_Unit/Unit_C3/Tourism_Statistics/Documents/2018/News2018_016.pdf |title=Statistics |publisher=nso.gov.mt |date=2018 |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 35,758
|-
| {{flag|Malawi}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2009|Data for 2009}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nsomalawi.mw/images/stories/data_on_line/economics/Tourism_Report_2009/2009%20TOURISM%20REPORT.pdf|title=Number of visitors by country, 2009}}</ref>
| 36,386
|-
| {{flag|Mali}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://officetourismemali.com/index.php/login?return=aHR0cDovL29mZmljZXRvdXJpc21lbWFsaS5jb20vaW5kZXgucGhwP29wdGlvbj1jb21fcGhvY2Fkb3dubG9hZCZ2aWV3PWNhdGVnb3J5JmRvd25sb2FkPTQxOmFubnVhaXJlcy1zdGF0aXN0aXF1ZXMtMjAxNCZpZD03OmFubnVhaXJlcy1zdGF0aXN0aXF1ZXMmSXRlbWlkPTE2MyZsYW5nPWVu|title=Login|website=officetourismemali.com}}</ref>
| 4,479
|-
| {{flag|Martinique}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2010|Data for 2010}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.onecaribbean.org/content/files/strep4JAMAICAtoSABA.pdf|title=strep4JAMAICAtoSABA |access-date=2023-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507052503/http://www.onecaribbean.org/content/files/strep4JAMAICAtoSABA.pdf|archive-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref>
| 6,463
|-
| {{flag|Marshall Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/>
| 1,546
|-
| {{flag|Mauritius}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourism.gov.mv/packages/december-2017/|title=Ministry of Tourism|website=www.tourism.gov.mv}}</ref>
| 9,655  
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Air|Data for arrivals by air only.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datatur.sectur.gob.mx/SitePages/Visitantes%20por%20Nacionalidad.aspx|title=Datatur3 - Visitantes por Nacionalidad|author=Norfi Carrodeguas}}</ref>
| 10,340,463
|-
| {{flag|Micronesia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sboc.fm/dl.php?fn=Vm0weE1GbFhSWGxVV0d4VVlteEtWbGx0ZUV0V1JteFlaRVYwYVUxV2NERlpNR2hQVkd4YWRGVnJXbFppV0doUVdWVmFTMlJIVmtWUmJVWlhWakZGZDFkV1pIcGxSbHBZVW10V1YySkdXbGhXYlhSM1VrWmFSMXBFVW1sTlJGWjZWa2Q0YzFsV1NsVldiR2hXWWxob1lWcFZXbXRqTVZwMFpFVTVVMDFXYjNkV2JURXdVekZXVjFkclZsSldSM001 |title=uploads_Migration_Tables_2006_2015.xlsx |access-date=October 22, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001010009/http://www.sboc.fm/dl.php?fn=Vm0weE1GbFhSWGxVV0d4VVlteEtWbGx0ZUV0V1JteFlaRVYwYVUxV2NERlpNR2hQVkd4YWRGVnJXbFppV0doUVdWVmFTMlJIVmtWUmJVWlhWakZGZDFkV1pIcGxSbHBZVW10V1YySkdXbGhXYlhSM1VrWmFSMXBFVW1sTlJGWjZWa2Q0YzFsV1NsVldiR2hXWWxob1lWcFZXbXRqTVZwMFpFVTVVMDFXYjNkV2JURXdVekZXVjFkclZsSldSM001 |archive-date=October 1, 2016  }}</ref>
| 6,906
|-
| {{flag|Moldova}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistica.md/newsview.php?l=ro&idc=168&id=5903|title=// Comunicate de presă|first=Biroul Naţional de|last=Statistică|date=February 12, 2018|website=www.statistica.md|access-date=June 17, 2018}}</ref>
| 21,878
|-
| {{flag|Mongolia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Administrator |url=http://tourism.ub.gov.mn/?p=6163 |title=Info |publisher=Tourism.ub.gov.mn |date=January 18, 2018 |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 16,684
|-
| {{flag|Montenegro}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight|Counting only guests in tourist accommodation establishments.}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://monstat.org/userfiles/file/publikacije/godisnjak%202017/18.pdf |title=Data |website=monstat.org |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 18,874 
|-
| {{flag|Montserrat}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2010|Data for 2010}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.onecaribbean.org/content/files/strep4JAMAICAtoSABA.pdf|title=Tourist arrivals by country of residence}}</ref>
| 1,665
|-
| {{flag|Myanmar}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourism.gov.mm/en_US/publications/myanmar-tourism-statistics/|title=Myanmar Tourism Statistics &#124; Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Myanmar|date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714185213/http://www.tourism.gov.mm/en_US/publications/myanmar-tourism-statistics/|archive-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref>
| 76,502
|-
| {{flag|Namibia}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.namibia-tourism.com/app/download/16835637/Tourist%2BStatistical%2BReport%2B2015.pdf |title=Tourist Statistical Report |website=www.namibia-tourism.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029045209/http://www.namibia-tourism.com/app/download/16835637/Tourist%2BStatistical%2BReport%2B2015.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 26,339
|-
| {{flag|Nepal}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/|title=Google|website=www.google.com}}</ref>
| 42,687
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbtc.nl/web/file?uuid=14ce81b8-1d9b-41b3-9752-0486de987d58&owner=388ad020-d235-4624-86a4-d899f855a216&contentid=61341|title=Toerisme in perspectief 2018|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 1,450,000
|-
| {{flag|New Caledonia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/>
| 639
|-
| {{flag|New Zealand}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/international-travel-and-migration-december-2017 |title= International travel and migration: December 2017 |publisher= Statistics New Zealand |access-date= February 2, 2018}}</ref>
| 330,128
|-
| {{flag|Niue}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://niue.prism.spc.int/index.php/migration-tourism/visitors-and-tourism/country-of-residence|title=Visitors arrival by country of residence and year}}</ref>
| 239
|-
| {{flag|Nicaragua}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intur.gob.ni/estadisticas-de-turismo/ |title=Estadísticas de Turismo |website=Intur.gob.ni |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 288,538
|-
| {{flag|North Macedonia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.gov.mk/Publikacii/SG2017/14-TransTurVnatr-TransTourTrade.pdf |title=Tourist info |publisher=www.stat.gov.mk |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 11,495
|-
| {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://commerce.gov.mp/divisions/central-statistics/|title=Central Statistics Division (CSD) - CNMI Department of Commerce}}</ref>
| 8,528
|-
| {{flag|Oman}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omantourism.gov.om/wps/wcm/connect/mot/b19fd0f9-7774-4525-9381-fa4b9f80abf2/Number+of+Tourists+to+Oman+from+2011-2017.xlsx?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=b19fd0f9-7774-4525-9381-fa4b9f80abf29|title=Number of Tourists to Oman}}</ref>
| 58,598
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//PAKISTAN%20STATISTICAL%20YEAR%20BOOK%2C%202016.pdf|title=Pakistan Statistical Year Book 2016|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 73,129
|-
| {{flag|Palau}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/>
| 7,546
|-
| {{flag|Panama}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atp.gob.pa/sites/default/files/documentos/estadistica_de_enero_a_diciembre_2015-1-7.pdf |title=Yearly info |website=www.atp.gob.pa |date=2015 |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 338,590
|-
| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tpa.papuanewguinea.travel/evodocs/155,4,1,74,3,0/20170228190837/2016-annual-arrivals.evo.pdf|title=Visitors Arrival Analysis |access-date=2023-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304114725/http://www.tpa.papuanewguinea.travel/evodocs/155,4,1,74,3,0/20170228190837/2016-annual-arrivals.evo.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2017}}</ref>
| 12,181
|-
| {{flag|Paraguay}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://168.90.176.30/application/files/8914/7750/7082/RANKING_DE_VISITANTES_A_PARAGUAY_POR_NACIONALIDAD._PERIODO_2010_A_2015_-_copia_2.pdf|title=Ranking de turistas a Paraguay, por año, según nacionalidad. Período: 2010 - 2015}}</ref>
| 19,479
|-
| {{flag|Peru}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://datosturismo.mincetur.gob.pe/appdatosTurismo/Content1.html|title=datosTurismo|website=datosturismo.mincetur.gob.pe}}</ref>
| 598,685
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-services.tourism.gov.ph:8080/didcs/Static%20Documents/dec2017_table2.pdf |title=Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines by Country of Residence January-December 2017 |website=e-services.tourism.gov.ph:8080 |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180753/http://e-services.tourism.gov.ph:8080/didcs/Static%20Documents/dec2017_table2.pdf |archive-date=10 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 957,813
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/en/defaultaktualnosci/3311/1/14/1/tourism_in_2016.pdf|title=in 2016 - tables TABL. III/6. NON-RESIDENTS VISITING POLAND IN 2016 AND THEIR EXPENDITURE|access-date=July 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014183459/http://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/en/defaultaktualnosci/3311/1/14/1/tourism_in_2016.pdf|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
| 474,100
|-
| {{flag|Qatar}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}
| 101,144
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/field/publicatii/calatoriile_internationale_inregistrate_la_frontierele_romaniei_in_anul_2016.pdf |title=annual report |website=www.insse.ro |date=2016 |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 175,667
|-
| {{flag|Russia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fedstat.ru/indicator/38479 |title=Въезд иностранных граждан в РФ |publisher=Fedstat.ru |date=October 18, 2017 |access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref>
| 293,011
|-
| {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2005|Data for 2005}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ine.st/phocadownload/userupload/Documentos/Informa%C3%A7%C3%B5es%20Estat%C3%ADsticas/Turismo/Entrada%20de%20turistas%20em%20STP_2003%20e%202005.pdf|title=Entrada de Visitantes/ S. Tomé e Príncipe Ano 2005}}</ref>
| 154
|-
| {{flag|Saint Lucia}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.investstlucia.com/downloads/getdownload/275 |title=Tourism Fact Sheet update |access-date=June 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424003756/http://investstlucia.com/downloads/getdownload/275 |archive-date=April 24, 2016  }}</ref>
| 152,738
|-
| {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoversvg.com/images/docs/Docs14/2015SVGTA_Tourism_Statistical_Report.pdf |title=statistics |website=www.discoversvg.com |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 22,324
|-
| {{flag|Samoa}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sbs.gov.ws/index.php/new-document-library?view=download&fileId=1815 |title=Annual International Migration Statistics |website=sbs.gov.ws |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019050120/http://sbs.gov.ws/index.php/new-document-library?view=download&fileId=1815 |archive-date=19 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 10,177
|-
| {{flag|Serbia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/repository/documents/00/02/75/68/ut10012018e.pdf|title=Tourist turnover - December 2017}}</ref>
| 34,169
|-
| {{flag|Seychelles}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsb.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/VISITOR-ARRIVALS-2000-2015.xlsx |title=Visitor-arrivals-2000-2015.xlsx |access-date=September 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114224049/http://www.nsb.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/VISITOR-ARRIVALS-2000-2015.xlsx |archive-date=January 14, 2016 }}</ref>
|  6,038 
|-
| {{flag|Singapore}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stb.gov.sg/statistics-and-market-insights/Pages/statistics-Visitor-Arrivals.aspx|title=Visitor Arrivals|date=July 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708142227/https://www.stb.gov.sg/statistics-and-market-insights/Pages/statistics-Visitor-Arrivals.aspx|archive-date=July 8, 2014}}</ref>
| 565,250
|-
| {{flag|Sint Maarten}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2010|Data for 2010}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.onecaribbean.org/content/files/Strep5EUSTATIUStoVincentGrenadines.pdf|title=Tourist arrivals by country of nationality}}</ref>
| 236,379
|-
| {{flag|Slovakia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>[https://slovak.statistics.sk/PortalTraffic/fileServlet?Dokument=37cad1a8-79c2-400e-983a-ee0a39bf4bbb Zakladne ukazovatele za ubytovacie zariadenia cestovneho ruchu SR za rok 2016] slovak.statistics.sk</ref>
| 45,670
|-
| {{flag|Slovenia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pxweb.stat.si/pxweb/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=2164408E&ti=&path=..%2FDatabase%2FEconomy%2F21_hotels_tourism%2F01_21644_accomod_month%2F&lang=1 |title=Table: Tourist arrivals and overnight stays by countries, municipalities, Slovenia, monthly |access-date=February 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201192815/http://pxweb.stat.si/pxweb/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=2164408E&ti=&path=..%2FDatabase%2FEconomy%2F21_hotels_tourism%2F01_21644_accomod_month%2F&lang=1 |archive-date=February 1, 2018 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
|  95,863 
|-
| {{flag|Solomon Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.sb/images/SolomonFiles/Social-and-Demography-Statistics/Visitors/2017/2017_Visitors-arrival-Q4.pdf|title=Visitor Statistics, 2015-2017}}</ref>
| 1,623
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-51-02/Report-03-51-022015.pdf |title=Tourism 2015 |website=www.statssa.gov.za |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509065002/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-51-02/Report-03-51-022015.pdf |archive-date=9 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 297,226
|-
| {{flag|South Korea}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kto.visitkorea.or.kr/eng/tourismStatics/keyFacts/KoreaMonthlyStatistics/eng/inout/inout.kto|title=Tourism Statistics|website=kto.visitkorea.or.kr}}</ref>
| 868,881 
|-
| {{flag|Spain}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=23984|title=Número de turistas según país de residencia(23984)|website=INE}}</ref>
| 2,650,068
|-
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltda.lk/sites/default/files/Page2Dec17.pdf|title=TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE 2017}}</ref>
| 57,479
|-
| {{flag|Suriname}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surinametourism.sr/files/2017%20TOURISM%20STATISTICS%20ARRIVALS%20BY%20COUNTRY%20OF%20RESIDENCE_Qyv.pdf|title=Suriname Tourism Statistics|website=www.surinametourism.sr|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
| 6,827
|-
| {{flag|Taiwan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stat.taiwan.net.tw/system/Download/%E8%A1%A805.xls|title=交通部觀光局觀光統計資料庫 Tourism Statistics Database of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau|website=stat.taiwan.net.tw}}</ref>
|  577,628 
|-
| {{flag|Tajikistan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2019}}
|  6,300 
|-
| {{flag|Tanzania}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2016 International Visitors' Exit Survey Report. International Tourist Arrivals. p. 73-77|url=http://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/trade/The2016_International%20_Visitors'_Exit_Survey_Report.pdf|website=nbs.go.tz/|publisher=NBS Tanzania|access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>
| 86,860
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|title=สถตดานการทองเทยว ป 2560 (Tourism Statistics 2017)|url=http://www.mots.go.th/more_news.php?cid=414|website=Ministry of Tourism & Sports|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref>
| 1,056,124
|-
| {{flag|Timor-Leste}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/>{{refn|group=note|name=air|Data for arrivals by air only.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Dili-em-Numerus-2014-.pdf |title=Dili Em Números Estatística Municipio De Dili |website=www.statistics.gov.tl |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018202633/http://www.statistics.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Dili-em-Numerus-2014-.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 2,557
|-
| {{flag|Tonga}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tongastats.gov.to/|title=Tonga Statistics Department &#124; The official statistics provider for Tonga}}</ref>
| 8,761
|-
| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tdc.co.tt/pdf.php?pdf=2.1.4.TnTStopoverMkts95toYTD.pdf |title=T&T – Stopover Arrivals By Main Markets 1995-YTD |access-date=January 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114224049/http://www.tdc.co.tt/pdf.php?pdf=2.1.4.TnTStopoverMkts95toYTD.pdf |archive-date=January 14, 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
| 161,539
|-
| {{flag|Tunisia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2013}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webdo.tn/2014/01/18/plus-de-7-millions-de-touristes-immigres-se-sont-rendus-en-tunisie-en-2013/|title=Plus de 7 millions de touristes et immigrés se sont rendus en Tunisie en 2013|date=January 18, 2014}}</ref>
| 13,896
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>[http://www.kultur.gov.tr/Eklenti/56766,2017decemberbulletinxls.xls?0 NUMBER OF ARRIVING-DEPARTING VISITORS, FOREIGNERS AND CITIZENS December 2017]</ref>
| 329,257
|-
| {{flag|Turkmenistan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2010}}
|  660
|-
| {{flag|Turks and Caicos}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://turksandcaicostourism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Turks-Caicos-Tourism-Statistics-2015.pdf|title=Turks Caicos Tourism Statistics 2015 |access-date=2023-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616234027/http://turksandcaicostourism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Turks-Caicos-Tourism-Statistics-2015.pdf|archive-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref>
| 315,247
|-
| {{flag|Tuvalu}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.gov.tv/|title=Tuvalu Central Statistics Division &#124; Tuvalu mo te Atua}}</ref>
| 138
|-
| {{flag|Uganda}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2fa323_ccb49a1e615a4891aae6013e5f43b9cd.pdf|title=MTWA Statistical Bulletin}}</ref>
| 57,959
|-
| {{flag|Ukraine}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2013/tyr/tyr_e/vig2017_e.htm|title=Foreign citizens who visited Ukraine in 2017 year, by countries|website=www.ukrstat.gov.ua}}</ref>
|  153,778
|-
| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>Statistics for the Emirate of Dubai <br />[https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Themes/Pages/Tourism.aspx?Theme=30 Dubai Statistics, Visitor by Nationality]</ref>
| 633,000
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/leisureandtourism/datasets/overseasresidentsvisitstotheuk|title=Annual estimates on visits and spending in the UK by overseas residents, by purpose and region of visit|publisher=Office of National Statistics}}</ref>
| 3,308,000
|-
| {{flag|Uzbekistan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2019|Data for 2019}}
| 17,160
|-
| {{flag|Vanuatu}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="southpacificislands1"/>
| 3,016
|-
| {{flag|Venezuela}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2013}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mintur.gob.ve/descargas/ESTADISTICASENE-NOV2013.pdf |title=Estadísticas Básicas De La Actividad Turística |website=www.mintur.gob.ve |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308070630/http://www.mintur.gob.ve/descargas/ESTADISTICASENE-NOV2013.pdf |archive-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 70,457 
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vietnamtourism.gov.vn/english/items/12453 |title=International visitors to Viet Nam in December and 12 months of 2017 |website=Vietnam National Administration of Tourism }}</ref>
| 614,117
|-
| {{flag|Zambia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2015|Data for 2015}}<ref>{{Citation |title=2015 Tourism Statistical Digest |url=http://www.mota.gov.zm/?wpfb_dl=65 |page=33 |publication-date=July 2016 |publisher=Ministry of Tourism and Arts of Zambia}}</ref>
| 38,496
|-
| {{flag|Zimbabwe}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zimbabwetourism.net/index.php/download/tourism-trends-statistics-2015-annual-report/|title=Tourism Trends and Statistics Annual Report 2015}}</ref>
| 66,577
|}

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==Gallery of historic images==
<gallery>
File:United States passport 1930.jpg|Cover of a passport (1930)
File:USA passport 1976.JPG|Cover of one of the first blue passports (the color was introduced for the [[United States Bicentennial|Bicentennial]] in 1976)
File:Passeport americain couverture.jpg|Cover of a non-biometric passport issued prior to August 2007
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal bar|United States|Politics}}
* [[Five Nations Passport Group]]
* [[Iroquois passport]]
* [[Real ID Act]]
* [[Ruth Shipley]], head of the Passport Division, 1928 to 1955
* [[Visa policy of the United States]]
* [[Visa requirements for United States citizens]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* International Civil Aviation Organization, Machine Readable Travel Documents, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070126030848/http://mrtd.icao.int/ MRTD - Machine Readable Travel Document].
*{{cite book|last=Krueger|first=Stephen|title=Krueger on United States passport law|publisher=Crossbow Corporation|location=Hong Kong|edition=2nd|oclc=39139351}}
* {{cite book |title= The Passport: The History of Man's Most Travelled Document|last=Lloyd|first=Martin|year=2008|edition=2nd|publisher= Queen Anne's Fan|orig-year=2003|location= Canterbury|isbn= 978-0-9547150-3-8|oclc= 220013999}}
* {{cite book |title= Rights of Passage: The Passport in International Relations|last=Salter|first=Mark B.|year=2003|publisher= Lynne Rienner Publishers|location= Boulder, Co|isbn= 978-1-58826-145-8|oclc=51518371}}
* {{cite book |title= The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State|url= https://archive.org/details/pdfy-S0NQwPjPkMlzZ2eS|last=Torpey|first=John C.|author-link=John Torpey|year=2000 |publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn= 0-521-63249-8|series=Cambridge studies in law and society|oclc=59408523}}
* {{cite book |title= The American Passport; Its History and a Digest of Laws, Rulings and Regulations Governing Its Issuance by the Department of State|last1=United States|last2=Hunt|first2=Gaillard|author-link2=Gaillard Hunt|year=1898|publisher=Govt. print. off|location=Washington|oclc=3836079|url=https://archive.org/details/americanpasspor01statgoog}}
*United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, [https://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/photographerguide/photographerguide_5303.html ''Photographer's Guide'']. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20101110011524/http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/guide/guide_2081.html archive])
*United States Department of State, Foreign Affairs Manual, [https://fam.state.gov/Fam/FAM.aspx?ID=08FAM "8 FAM FAM Passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad"]
*United States Department of State, Passport Office, The United States Passport: Past, Present, Future (Washington, D.C.: United States Department of State, Passport Office, 1976).
*United States Department of State, Passports, [https://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html Passport Home].
*22 C.F.R. Part 51.
*8 U.S.C. secs. 1185, 1504.
*18 U.S.C. secs. 1541–1547.
*22 U.S.C. secs. 211a–218, 2705, 2721.
*U.S. Sentencing Guidelines secs. 2L2.1, 2L2.2.

== External links ==
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* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html/ Passports] information from the [[Bureau of Consular Affairs]]
* [https://www.usa.gov/passport Passports] information on [[USA.gov]]
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