Longest visa-free stays in 2026: 34 destinations ranked

Where can you stay the longest without applying for a visa? These 34 destinations are ranked by the longest single stay you can make with no visa or just an eTA, using the most common answer among the passports we check, with how each limit is counted. Handy for picking your next slow-travel base.

What counts as visa-free here

A stay counts if you can make it without applying for a visa in advance, as our data classes each country's official rules: no visa needed, or an eTA (an electronic travel authorisation, which you get online before you travel; it isn't a visa). Where the data records a visa on arrival or an eVisa, the destination isn't ranked, and nor is free movement for citizens and partner countries, which has no limit. A few countries stamp a free visit permit in your passport when you arrive; where the official note says so, the row shows it.

The days are maximums. Where the officer at the border sets your stay, the row says "up to": the officer can give you fewer days, and the date on your stamp or entry record is what counts.

Each destination shows the most common answer among the passports we check, ranked by the longest stay in one go, starting with no days used. Where other passports get the same days counted differently, or longer, it says so. Your own passport may differ: see your passport's longest stays.

The ranking

GeorgiaNo visa
365 days
365 days per visit
For 43 of the 44 passports we check.
Costa RicaNo visa
up to 180 days
Up to 180 days per visit
The officer can give you fewer days; the date on your stamp or entry record is what counts.
For 43 of the 44 passports we check.
MexicoNo visa
up to 180 days
Up to 180 days per visit
The officer can give you fewer days; the date on your stamp or entry record is what counts.
For 40 of the 44 passports we check (1 more has free movement).
United KingdomeTA needed
up to 180 days
Up to 180 days per visit
The officer can give you fewer days; the date on your stamp or entry record is what counts.
For 40 of the 44 passports we check (2 more have free movement).
CanadaNo visa or eTA
up to 180 days
Up to 180 days per visit
The officer can give you fewer days; the date on your stamp or entry record is what counts.
For 38 of the 44 passports we check (1 more has free movement).
EcuadorNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 366 days · rolling window
The period is counted from your first entry; see the note on the country page.
For 43 of the 44 passports we check.
UruguayNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit
For 43 of the 44 passports we check.
ArgentinaNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit
For 42 of the 44 passports we check (1 more has free movement).
ChileNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit
For 42 of the 44 passports we check.
ColombiaNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit and 180 days per calendar year (both limits apply)
For 42 of the 44 passports we check.
MontenegroNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 180 days · rolling window
The period is counted from your first entry; see the note on the country page.
For 42 of the 44 passports we check.
MoroccoNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit
For 42 of the 44 passports we check.
North MacedoniaNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 180 days · rolling window
For 42 of the 44 passports we check.
SerbiaNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 184 days · rolling window
The period is counted from your first entry; see the note on the country page.
For 42 of the 44 passports we check.
AlbaniaNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 180 days · rolling window
The period is counted from your first entry; see the note on the country page.
For 41 of the 44 passports we check.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 184 days · rolling window
The period is counted from your first entry; see the note on the country page.
For 41 of the 44 passports we check. 1 more gets the same 90 days, counted differently: Brazil, 90 days per visit and 180 days in any 366 days (both limits apply).
JapanNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit
For 41 of the 44 passports we check (1 more has free movement).
PanamaNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit
For 40 of the 44 passports we check. Longer for some: Canada and United States, 180 days per visit.
Türkiye (Turkey)No visa
90 days
90 days in any 180 days · rolling window
For 40 of the 44 passports we check.
New ZealandeTA needed
90 days
90 days per visit and 180 days in any 366 days (both limits apply) · rolling window
For 39 of the 44 passports we check (2 more have free movement). Longer for some: United Kingdom, 180 days per visit and 180 days in any 366 days (both limits apply).
South KoreaNo visa or eTA
90 days
90 days per visit
For 38 of the 44 passports we check (1 more has free movement). 1 more gets the same 90 days, counted differently: Portugal, 90 days per visit and 90 days in any 180 days (both limits apply). Longer for some: Canada, 180 days per visit.
TaiwanNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit
For 38 of the 44 passports we check.
United Arab EmiratesNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 180 days · rolling window
For some passports, the period is counted from the first entry; see the notes on the country page.
For 38 of the 44 passports we check. 1 more gets the same 90 days, counted differently: Brazil, 90 days in any 366 days. Longer for some: Mexico, 180 days per visit.
United StateseTA needed
90 days
90 days per visit
For 34 of the 44 passports we check (1 more has free movement). Longer for some: Canada, up to 180 days per visit.
MalaysiaNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit
For 30 of the 44 passports we check. 2 more get the same 90 days, counted differently: Slovakia, 90 days per visit and 180 days per calendar year (both limits apply); Bulgaria, 90 days in any 184 days.
South AfricaNo visa
90 days
90 days per visit
For 29 of the 44 passports we check (1 more has free movement).
PeruNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 180 days · rolling window
For 27 of the 44 passports we check. 13 more get the same 90 days, counted differently: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland and United States, up to 90 days per visit and 183 days in any 366 days (both limits apply). Longer for some: Mexico and United Kingdom, up to 183 days in any 366 days; Brazil, 180 days in any 366 days.
BrazilNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 180 days and 180 days in any 366 days (both limits apply) · rolling window
The period is counted from your first entry; see the note on the country page.
For 20 of the 44 passports we check (1 more has free movement). 18 more get the same 90 days, counted differently: Argentina, Croatia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and United Kingdom, 90 days per visit and 180 days in any 366 days (both limits apply).
CyprusNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 180 days · rolling window
For 11 of the 44 passports we check (31 more have free movement).
Schengen AreaNo visa
90 days
90 days in any 180 days · rolling window (Schengen 90/180)
For 11 of the 44 passports we check (31 more have free movement).
IrelandNo visa
up to 90 days
Up to 90 days per visit
The officer can give you fewer days; the date on your stamp or entry record is what counts.
For 10 of the 44 passports we check (32 more have free movement).
VietnamNo visa
45 days
45 days per visit
For 23 of the 44 passports we check.
PhilippinesNo visa
30 days
30 days per visit
For 42 of the 44 passports we check. Longer for some: Brazil, 59 days per visit.
ThailandNo visa
30 days
30 days per visit
For 40 of the 44 passports we check. Longer for some: Argentina, Brazil and South Korea, 90 days per visit.

Not in the ranking

Without a visa for only a few of the passports we check (most others need one):

Australia: 90 days per visit (eTA needed), for Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and United States
Indonesia: 30 days per visit (no visa), for Brazil and Singapore
Cambodia: 30 days per visit (no visa), for Singapore
Singapore: up to 30 days per visit and 180 days in any 366 days (both limits apply) · rolling window (no visa), for Brazil

A visa (an eVisa, a visa on arrival or one before you travel) for every passport we check, apart from citizens: Egypt, India, Sri Lanka.

Per visit or rolling: why it matters

Two stays of the same length can work very differently once you leave and come back. That's why each destination shows how its limit is counted.

Days per visit: Each stay is counted from the day you arrive until the day you leave. The notes list any extra conditions, such as how often you can enter.
Days per calendar year: Every day you spend there between 1 January and 31 December adds up, across all your visits, and the count starts again on 1 January.
Days in any rolling window: On any day, the days you've spent there in the window up to that day must not go over the limit. Older days drop out as the window moves forward, so your days left change as you travel. Some countries count the period from your first entry instead; the notes say when.
90 days in any 180 days: On any day, look back over the last 180 days: you can have spent at most 90 of them in the Schengen Area. All 29 Schengen states count together as one area.

Where a destination has more than one limit, they all apply and the tightest sets how long you can stay in one go. Europe's rolling window is the one to watch: the Schengen 90/180 calculator works out your dates, and non-Schengen Europe shows where you can go while your days free up.

Your passport's longest stays

The top three for each of the 44 passports we check, without a visa in advance, and how many more are as long as the third. Open your passport for every destination.

Australian, Austrian, Belgian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Liechtenstein, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Maltese, Dutch, New Zealand, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Singaporean, Slovak, Slovenian, South Korean, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss passportsGeorgia: 365 days per visit · Canada: up to 180 days per visit · Costa Rica: up to 180 days per visit · and 2 more of 180 days
Argentine passportGeorgia: 365 days per visit · Costa Rica: up to 180 days per visit · Mexico: up to 180 days per visit · and 1 more of 180 days
Brazilian passportGeorgia: 365 days per visit · Costa Rica: up to 180 days per visit · Peru: 180 days in any 366 days · and 1 more of 180 days
Canadian passportGeorgia: 365 days per visit · Costa Rica: up to 180 days per visit · Mexico: up to 180 days per visit · and 4 more of 180 days
Indian passportMalaysia: 30 days per visit · Thailand: 30 days per visit · Philippines: 14 days per visit
Irish passportGeorgia: 365 days per visit · Canada: up to 180 days per visit · Costa Rica: up to 180 days per visit · and 1 more of 180 days
Mexican passportGeorgia: 365 days per visit · Peru: 183 days in any 366 days · Costa Rica: up to 180 days per visit · and 2 more of 180 days
South African passportGeorgia: 365 days per visit · Costa Rica: up to 180 days per visit · Argentina: 90 days per visit · and 7 more of 90 days
British passportGeorgia: 365 days per visit · Peru: up to 183 days in any 366 days · Canada: up to 180 days per visit · and 3 more of 180 days
US passportGeorgia: 365 days per visit · Canada: up to 180 days per visit · Costa Rica: up to 180 days per visit · and 3 more of 180 days

Questions

Which country lets you stay the longest without a visa?

Of the destinations Visa365 checks, Georgia: for 43 of the 44 passports we check, 365 days per visit (no visa). The next longest are Costa Rica (up to 180 days per visit), Mexico (up to 180 days per visit), the United Kingdom (up to 180 days per visit) and Canada (up to 180 days per visit). Where it says "up to", the officer at the border sets your stay and can give you fewer days. Stay limits depend on your passport, so check the country page and its official source.

Is 90 days in any 180 the same as a 90-day stay?

For a single trip, yes, as long as you haven't been there in the previous 180 days: either way you can stay up to 90 days in a row. The difference comes when you go back. A per-visit limit counts each stay on its own, while a rolling limit counts every day in the window, so leaving and coming back does not reset it. Check the notes on each country page for limits on repeat visits.

Where this comes from: the same checked entry rules the Visa365 app uses, for up to 44 passports, checked against official government pages and re-checked every month. Each country page shows its official sources and the date it was last checked (34 ranked here).

This page is general information to help you plan, not legal, immigration or tax advice. Rules change and depend on your passport and circumstances: always check the official sources linked here before you travel.