Yemen visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Yemen

Q: What documents do I need to enter Yemen?

Passport validity: The Embassy of Yemen in Washington asks visa applicants for a passport valid for at least six months after the date of the intended departure to Yemen, and the UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Yemen. Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry. Return or onward ticket: The Embassy of Yemen in Washington asks visa applicants who are not US citizens for confirmation of a round-trip ticket, or a ticket to another destination. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Yemen.

Q: How many countries can visit Yemen without a visa?

0 of 198 passports can enter Yemen visa-free (0%). 1 more get a visa on arrival, and 196 need a visa from an embassy.

Most travellers need a visa for Yemen: 196 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

The Embassy of Yemen in Washington sets out visa requirements for US passport holders and lists other nationalities that need a visa — among them the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Japan and Australia — asks for an invitation letter from Yemen's Department of Immigration with applications, and says it is not issuing tourist visas at this time. Canada's travel advice says Yemeni authorities do not issue visas at ports of entry. Yemen's Law No. 47 of 1991 on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners says no foreigner may enter without a valid passport endorsed with permission to enter, that entry visas are issued by the head of the immigration authority or a body the government authorizes, and that the Minister of the Interior may exempt some nationals from the entry visa on a reciprocal basis, with the Council of Ministers' approval; no official page we could read names exempted nationalities. No official page we could read states where a tourist visa can currently be obtained.

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Destination

Passports visa-free

Visa on arrival

197

Embassy visa required or no admission

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Visa for Yemen — requirements summary

Visa on arrival: 1 (1%)
Visa required: 196 (99%)
No admission: 1 (1%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Yemen, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa required	—	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa required	—	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa required	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa required	—	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa required	—	Details →
Austria	Visa required	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa required	—	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	—	Details →
Belgium	Visa required	—	Details →
Belize	Visa required	—	Details →
Benin	Visa required	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa required	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa required	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa required	—	Details →
Brunei	Visa required	—	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa required	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa required	—	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa required	—	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa required	—	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa required	—	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	Visa required	—	Details →
Czechia	Visa required	—	Details →
Denmark	Visa required	—	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa required	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa required	—	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa required	—	Details →
Eswatini	Visa required	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa required	—	Details →
Finland	Visa required	—	Details →
France	Visa required	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa required	—	Details →
Germany	Visa required	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa required	—	Details →
Greece	Visa required	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa required	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa required	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa required	—	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa required	—	Details →
Hungary	Visa required	—	Details →
Iceland	Visa required	—	Details →
India	Visa required	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa required	—	Details →
Israel	No admission	—	Details →
Italy	Visa required	—	Details →
Jamaica	Visa required	—	Details →
Japan	Visa required	—	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa required	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa required	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa required	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa required	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa required	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa required	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa required	—	Details →
Lithuania	Visa required	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa required	—	Details →
Macau	Visa required	—	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa required	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa required	—	Details →
Maldives	Visa required	—	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Visa required	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa required	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa required	—	Details →
Micronesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Moldova	Visa required	—	Details →
Monaco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mongolia	Visa required	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa required	—	Details →
Morocco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa required	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa required	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Visa required	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa required	—	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa required	—	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa required	—	Details →
Norway	Visa required	—	Details →
Oman	Visa required	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa required	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa required	—	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa required	—	Details →
Peru	Visa required	—	Details →
Philippines	Visa required	—	Details →
Poland	Visa required	—	Details →
Portugal	Visa required	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa required	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Visa required	—	Details →
Russia	Visa required	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa required	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa required	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa required	—	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa required	—	Details →
Seychelles	Visa required	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa required	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa required	—	Details →
Slovakia	Visa required	—	Details →
Slovenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa required	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa required	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa required	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa required	—	Details →
Switzerland	Visa required	—	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa required	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa required	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa required	—	Details →
Togo	Visa required	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa required	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa required	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa required	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa required	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa required	—	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa required	—	Details →
United States	Visa required	—	Details →
Uruguay	Visa required	—	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa required	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa required	—	Details →
Venezuela	Visa required	—	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa required	—	Details →

Yemen visa types, fees and processing times

Visa (tourist passports)

Embassy

Fee: 65 USD

Fee published by the Embassy of Yemen in Washington, paid by money order. That embassy says it is not issuing tourist visas at present, and asks for an invitation letter from Yemen's Department of Immigration.

Business Visa

Embassy

Fee: 65 USD

Fee published by the Embassy of Yemen in Washington, paid by money order. Requires an invitation letter from Yemen's Department of Immigration and a letter from the employer in Yemen.

Entry requirements for Yemen

Passport validity

6 months

The Embassy of Yemen in Washington asks visa applicants for a passport valid for at least six months after the date of the intended departure to Yemen, and the UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Yemen.

UK FCDO — Yemen travel advice, entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official requirement

No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry. The UK government advises against all travel to Yemen, and says travel insurance could be invalidated by travelling against its advice.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Yemen travel advice (warnings and insurance)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

The Embassy of Yemen in Washington asks visa applicants who are not US citizens for confirmation of a round-trip ticket, or a ticket to another destination.

Embassy of the Republic of Yemen, Washington DC — Visa Service✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Yemen.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen — Embassy in Washington DC, Visa Service (visa requirements)✓ Checked 5 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

48 hours

Every foreigner must, after entering Yemen, go in person to the foreigners' registration office or the police station in the area where they live and make a declaration of their personal status and the purpose of their visit; the executive regulation sets the procedure, conditions and period (art. 9). Hotel managers, and anyone who houses a foreigner or rents them a place to live, must report the foreigner's name and address to the registration office or police within 48 hours of arrival, and report the departure within 48 hours (art. 13). Breaches are punishable by up to six months' imprisonment and a fine of up to 3,000 riyals, or one of the two (art. 42). The UK and Canadian governments say that if you stay in Yemen for more than 14 days, you must register your passport with the immigration authorities.

National Information Center, Yemen (yemen-nic.info) — Republican Decree by Law No. 47 of 1991 on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

Every foreigner must hold a residence permit and must leave Yemen when the stay ends, unless the head of the authority has extended it beforehand (art. 17). By exception to article 17, a foreigner whose residence ends without renewal, or who has not obtained residence, is penalised 30 riyals for each day; the Minister or a delegate may waive this for accepted excuses (art. 43). The Government of Canada says you can expect heavy penalties if you overstay your visa.

National Information Center, Yemen (yemen-nic.info) — Republican Decree by Law No. 47 of 1991 on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

USD 3,000

The UK government says you must declare foreign currency worth more than USD 3,000 on arrival; there is no restriction on how much you bring in, but you may not take out more foreign currency than you brought in. Importing or exporting Yemeni rials is illegal.

UK FCDO — Yemen travel advice, entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Yemen visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

196

Most common: Visa required

Least common: No admission

Visa-free access

Understanding Yemen visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Yemen for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 196 passports (99%). The least common is no admission (1 passport).

Entry categories for Yemen

Visa on arrival: 1 passport gets its visa at the airport or border.
Visa required: 196 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.
No admission: 1 passport cannot currently enter.

What else you need to enter Yemen

Passport validity: The Embassy of Yemen in Washington asks visa applicants for a passport valid for at least six months after the date of the intended departure to Yemen, and the UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Yemen.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry.
Return or onward ticket: The Embassy of Yemen in Washington asks visa applicants who are not US citizens for confirmation of a round-trip ticket, or a ticket to another destination.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Yemen.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Yemen or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Yemen visas

Do I need a visa for Yemen?

Yes, unless you are exempted: Yemen's Law No. 47 of 1991 on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners says no foreigner may enter without a valid passport endorsed with permission to enter, and lets the Minister of the Interior exempt some nationals from the entry visa on a reciprocal basis; no official page we could read names exempted nationalities. The Embassy asks for an invitation letter from Yemen's Department of Immigration with visa applications, lists Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain among the nationalities that need a visa, and says it is not issuing tourist visas at this time. Canada's travel advice says Yemeni authorities do not issue visas at ports of entry. No official page we could read states where a tourist visa can currently be obtained.

Is it safe to visit Yemen?

The UK and Canadian governments both advise against all travel to Yemen, and the UK Foreign Office says emergency services have severely limited capacity as a result of the conflict.

Can tourists still visit Socotra?

Canada's travel advice says to avoid all travel to Yemen, including the island of Socotra, which it says has been under the de facto control of a separatist group since 2020. The UK advises against all travel to the whole of Yemen.

Does Yemen have an eVisa or visa on arrival?

No official source we could read describes a Yemeni eVisa. Canada's travel advice says Yemeni authorities do not issue visas at ports of entry and that you must obtain your visa well in advance at the closest Yemeni diplomatic mission.

Can I enter Yemen with an Israeli passport or Israeli stamps?

No official source we could read states Yemen's rule for Israeli passport holders. Canada's travel advice says you could be denied entry if your passport bears an Israeli visa or border stamp, or an Egyptian or Jordanian border stamp issued by an office bordering Israel.

Do US citizens need a visa for Yemen?

US citizens need a visa for Yemen. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Yemen?

UK citizens need a visa for Yemen. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Yemen?

German citizens need a visa for Yemen. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Yemen?

Passport validity: The Embassy of Yemen in Washington asks visa applicants for a passport valid for at least six months after the date of the intended departure to Yemen, and the UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Yemen. Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry. Return or onward ticket: The Embassy of Yemen in Washington asks visa applicants who are not US citizens for confirmation of a round-trip ticket, or a ticket to another destination. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Yemen.

How many countries can visit Yemen without a visa?

0 of 198 passports can enter Yemen visa-free (0%). 1 more get a visa on arrival, and 196 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Where can Yemen citizens travel visa-free?

Yemen passport holders can visit 9 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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