List of citizenships refused entry to foreign states
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Some sovereign states refuse entry to all citizens of certain states. These restrictions differ from travel visa requirements, which require travelers to obtain permission to enter a country in advance of their travel. With few exceptions, citizens of the states in this list are prohibited from entering the corresponding listed states. Such prohibitions are often referred to as travel bans, although that term can have other meanings.
List of travel bans by refused citizenship
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All except: | Abkhazia has limited recognition. Abkhazians may also apply for a Russian passport. |
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Due to a state of war with Armenia, the government of Azerbaijan has banned the entry and transit of Armenian nationals, as well as citizens of any other country who are of Armenian descent (including Armenian Russians), to the Republic of Azerbaijan. |
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Since April 2017, nationals of these countries are banned from entering eastern Libya, which is under control by the Tobruk government. Other nationals who don't possess a valid visa or residence permit will also be refused entry. |
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Starting from May 2015, the Ascension Island Government no longer issues entry visas to 13 nationals. This restriction also applies to e-visas introduced in 2018. | [9] |
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Since 2018, domestic workers from Ethiopia have been able to work in Kuwait. | [10][11] |
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Israeli nationals, including Israeli Arabs, are refused entry into these countries. These countries do not recognise the State of Israel; therefore Israeli passport holders are denied entry, yet some countries that don't recognize the State of Israel don't deny entry of Israeli citizens (e.g. Indonesia or Somalia). |
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Except Iraqi Kurdistan. | [14] | |
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Unless a clearance permit is obtained from the Ministry of Home Affairs. | ||
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Except transit | ||
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Except for religious and business purposes. | ||
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Serbia does not recognize the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence and Kosovan passports are invalid for entry to Serbia; however, Kosovo identity cards are allowed to enter and exit both Serbia and Kosovo. | |
These countries and territories do not recognise the independence of Kosovo and therefore, Kosovo passports are not recognized as legitimate and legal passports. Although not recognizing the independence, some countries, such as Ukraine,[15] allow entry for the holders of Kosovo ordinary passports. |
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All except: | Northern Cyprus is only recognized as a sovereign state by Turkey. Northern Cypriots may also apply for a Turkish passport and a Cypriot passport. |
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Japan has banned North Korean citizens from entering as part of sanctions against North Korea imposed by the Government of Japan, since February 2016. |
Sanctions against North Korea[16] |
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Madagascar does not recognize passports issued by the Palestinian Authority. | [18] | |
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Passengers with "The Palestinian Authority" passport are not allowed to enter. Information: This does not apply when they have a pre-arranged approval from Syrian Immigration Headquarters. | ||
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All still possible to enter from within the Schengen area; For example, it's easy for a Russian citizen to obtain a Schengen visa from France, Italy or Spain, so they can legally transit from Russia through Spain, Italy or France to any of these countries. | [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] | |
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Under the New Visa Policy initiated by ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan, Somalia remains in the B-list. Somali citizens coming from abroad will no longer qualify for visas from embassies of Pakistan. Somali students and families living in Pakistan must possess a recommendation letter and visa extended permission from the government of Pakistan. Police registration is required within 7 days of getting a visa from the government. | [30] |
In addition, ordinary passports issued by Somalia are not recognized in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Benelux countries), Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein, Sweden and Switzerland. These countries only recognise Somali diplomatic passports issued after 2014, according to the EU's Public Register Of Authentic Travel And Identity Documents Online (PRADO). | [2][31][32] | ||
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All except: | Somaliland is not internationally recognized. Somalilanders may apply for a Somali passport. |
[33][34][35][36] |
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All except: | South Ossetia has limited recognition. South Ossetians may also apply for a Russian passport. |
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All except: | Transnistria has limited diplomatic recognition. Transnistrians may also apply for Russian, Ukrainian, Moldovan passport and Romanian passports. |
[37][38][39] |
See also
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- ^ McMahon, Bobby (31 August 2018). "Why Henrikh Mkhitaryan's Europa League 'Ban' From Azerbaijan Is A Red-Herring". Forbes. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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- ^ Cusack, Robert (11 April 2017). "Khalifa Haftar introduces a 'Muslim ban' in east Libya". Alaraby.co.uk.
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- ^ "Who will Kuwait recruit now the Philippines has banned workers?". South China Morning Post. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ https://www.gulfair.com/before-you-travel/visa-health-information
- ^ https://letundra.com/en/countries/suriname/
- ^ "Visa Information - Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States". New.krg.us. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ "Norway to block entry for most Russian tourists, Moscow says it will respond". Reuters. 23 May 2024.
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- ^ "India, Somalia remain in Pakistan's 'B' visa category". Pakistan Today. 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Somalia passport visa refused countries list in 2022".
- ^ "PRADO" (XLSX). European Commission. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Travel: Countries that accept Somaliland passport". Berberanews.com. 8 June 2015.
- ^ "UAE accepts Somaliland passport". Somalilandinformer.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ "Somaliland bans Somali passports issued in its territory". Goobjoog.com. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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- ^ "Консульская информация" [Consular information]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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