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Yemen visa rules for United States passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. United States passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Yemen.

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e-Visa
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA

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Official source

yemenevisa.orgImmigration, Passports and Nationality Authority, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Yemen (eVisa portal)Checked 1 Nov 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Vist Groups Tourism, Diplomatic visa, Visit visa for study purpose, Multi-entry visa, Visit Visa, Work Visa, Business Visa, Urgent tourist visa

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a request from a travel agency accredited by Yemen's General Authority for Tourism, filed on the eVisa portal and approved by the Immigration, Passports and Nationality Authority before travel.
  • Needs a health certificate from an official authority showing freedom from infectious diseases.
  • Needs round-trip tickets.
  • Must not work during the stay and must pledge to leave at the end of it.
  • Print the e-Visa approval email and show it on arrival.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

A scanned copy of the visa applicant's passport data page, valid for a period of not less than six months.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Yemen passport holders need to visit the United States.

Yemen passport United States

No tourist entry

I have determined to continue to fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

Yemen passport to the United States, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places United States passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Sanaa, nearest first.

  1. OmanMuscat, about 1,750 km from SanaaVisa-free · 14 days
  2. CyprusNicosia, about 2,450 km from SanaaVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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