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Entry Requirements Checker

Check what you must do before boarding a flight to any destination we cover: visa, paid travel authorisation, or free arrival declaration. First-party sourced.

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A travel authorisation has an approval step and a fee — you can be refused, and you get an approval number. New Zealand's NZeTA and South Korea's K-ETA are authorisations. An arrival declaration has neither: it is free, nobody approves it, and the worst case is a slower queue rather than denied boarding. Thailand's TDAC and India's e-Arrival Card are declarations. If a form has a price or a decision attached, it is not an arrival card.

Every row below is sourced to a government body and carries the date that source confirmed the current state. Where a form is commonly reported as mandatory but the ministry says otherwise, we say so on the row.

    Frequently asked questions

    Do I need ETIAS to travel to Spain, Portugal or Croatia in 2026?
    No. ETIAS is not in operation and no applications are being collected, so you travel on your passport alone. The official EU page states the fee will be EUR 20 once it launches and the EU will announce a start date several months before it applies. Sites charging you a "pre-approved ETIAS" fee today are selling you nothing.
    What is the difference between a travel authorisation and an arrival declaration?
    A travel authorisation has an approval step and a fee — you can be refused, and you get an approval number. New Zealand NZeTA and South Korea K-ETA are authorisations. An arrival declaration has neither: it is free, nobody approves it, and the worst case is a slower queue rather than denied boarding. Thailand TDAC and India e-Arrival are declarations.
    Do US passport holders need an eTA for Canada?
    No. IRCC states plainly that U.S. citizens are exempt from the eTA requirement and must carry proper identification such as a valid U.S. passport. This applies to both Banff and Quebec City.
    Is Thailand still visa-free for 60 days?
    No — that changed on 15 September 2026. The Thai government revoked the 60-day visa exemption for all 93 countries that had it. Sixty countries now get 30-day visa-free tourism entry, and 21 nationalities lost visa-free access entirely. Anyone already admitted under the old rules keeps the stay they were granted on entry.