Visa Requirements for Yemen
Instant Visa policy lookup for Yemen
Visa Not Required
Passport holders of 1 country can travel to Yemen without prior visa, eVisa, or on-arrival visa.
- Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
Visa On Arrival
Visa to travel in Yemen can be obtained at airports and other borders crossings for Passport holders of 12 countries.
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival3 months
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival3 months
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival3 months
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival3 monthsDue to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has advised its citizens not travel to Yemen for any reason.
- Oman PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival3 months
- Qatar PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival3 monthsDue to safety concerns, the Government of Qatar advises citizens not to travel to Yemen for any reason.
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival90 daysDue to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Yemen for any reason.
- Syria PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival3 monthsVisa on arrival issued free of charge.
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival3 monthsSeparately, Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.).
eVisa
Passport holders for 7 countries can obtain an electronic visa / authorization prior to arrival to travel to Yemen.
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapeVisaThe Canadian government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen (including the island of Socotra)due to the ongoing armed conflict, terrorist attacks and kidnapping.
Canadians of Yemeni origins with a Yemeni identification document or a proof of Yemeni origins do not need a visa. - Iran PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Palestine PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapeVisaSpecial permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.
Passengers can transit without visa with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
Yemen introduces electronic visa system since June 24, 2025 for some eligible nationals. - Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisaYemen introduces electronic visa system since June 24, 2025.
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapeVisaHolders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Yemen.
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at Yemen, passport holders of 207 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Yemen. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Angola PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Armenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe Dutch government advises its citizens not to travel to Yemen due to the ongoing Yemeni civil war. Dutch citizens in Yemen are advised to leave if safe to do so.
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen.
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required90 days
- Chad PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredExit visa required for stays over 30 days.
- China PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDominican Citizens of Yemeni origin with a Yemeni identification document or proof of Yemeni origin do not need a visa.
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Finland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- France PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gabon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ghana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Greece PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Grenada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- India PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAs of April 2016, due to safety concerns, Indonesian government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen.
- Iraq PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ireland PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe Irish government advises its citizens not to travel to Yemen due to the volatile situation in the country. Terrorism, civil unrest, health risks, kidnapping, armed conflict, and landmines are present.
- Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Italy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe Japanese government advises its citizens to refrain from traveling to Yemen due to the ongoing civil war in Yemen.
Passengers can transit without visa with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.). - Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Laos PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa not required for a maximum stay of 3 months within 6 months for holders of Diplomatic, Service, and Official passports.
Visa not required for passengers of Yemeni origin.
Registration with the local police is mandatory. - Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Libya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Macau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Maldives PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malta PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp or if the holder was born in Israel (see Israeli stamps).
Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.). - Micronesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Namibia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe Dutch government advises its citizens not to travel to Yemen due to the ongoing Yemeni civil war. Dutch citizens in Yemen are advised to leave if safe to do so.
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe New Zealand government advises its citizens not to travel to Yemen (including the island of Socotra). The ongoing conflict and the extreme threat of terrorism and kidnapping presents a significant risk to New Zealanders in Yemen.
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niue PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe New Zealand government advises its citizens not to travel to Yemen (including the island of Socotra). The ongoing conflict and the extreme threat of terrorism and kidnapping presents a significant risk to New Zealanders in Yemen.
- Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Norway PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Panama PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Peru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Philippines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pitcairn PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Poland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Portugal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredExit visa required for stays over 30 days.
Passengers can transit without visa with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
Passengers can transit without visa with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.).
The U.S. government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen due to terrorism, civil unrest, crime, health risks, kidnapping, armed conflict, and landmines. - Romania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Russia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, the Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen.
Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.). - Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredSaint Kitts and Nevis citizens of Yemeni origin with a Yemeni identification document or proof of Yemeni origin do not need a visa.
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe Dutch government advises its citizens not to travel to Yemen due to the ongoing Yemeni civil war. Dutch citizens in Yemen are advised to leave if safe to do so.
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Senegal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe Government of Singapore has advised its citizens not to travel to Yemen due to the ongoing civil war in the country. Singaporeans currently in Yemen are advised to leave immediately.
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Somalia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Africa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Togo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to security concerns, the UK Government advises its citizens to avoid travelling to Yemen.
Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.). - United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredExit visa required for stays over 30 days.
Passengers can transit without visa with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
Passengers can transit without visa with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.).
The U.S. government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen due to terrorism, civil unrest, crime, health risks, kidnapping, armed conflict, and landmines. - United States of America PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredExit visa required for stays over 30 days.
Passengers can transit without visa with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
Passengers can transit without visa with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.).
The U.S. government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen due to terrorism, civil unrest, crime, health risks, kidnapping, armed conflict, and landmines. - Uruguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredRegistration mandatory.
Exit visa required for stays over 30 days. - Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
Special Conditions
Special conditions are imposed to passport holders of 1 country in order to travel to Yemen. These special requirements are often more time-consuming and may not be granted to every traveler.
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapSpecial RequirementsAdmission refused on entry and transit.
Part of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
Defined as an enemy state under Israeli law.
Entry Refused
Disagreements between Yemen and 1 country have imposed restrictions in traveling to Yemen.
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedSpecial permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.
As of 2011 and 2014, due to threats by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Yemen.
Separately, Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.).
Information last checked on . Requirements last changed on .