Travelling to United States
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: visa required
- Australia: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- Brazil: visa required
- Chile: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- China: visa required
- France: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- Germany: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- India: visa required
- Israel: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- Italy: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- Japan: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- Malaysia: visa required
- Mexico: visa required
- Netherlands: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- New Zealand: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- Singapore: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- South Korea: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- Spain: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
- Ukraine: visa required
- United Kingdom: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 90 days per visit
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — 1 liter of alcoholic beverages duty-free per adult nonresident visitorDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cannabis: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cash: allowed, must be declared — Must file a report (FinCEN Form 105) if carrying more than $10,000 in currency or monetary instrumentsDetailscompare everywhere →
- CBD: depends on specifics — Legal only if THC content is below 0.3%Detailscompare everywhere →
- Controlled medication: allowed, within limits — Individuals may cross the U.S. border with a Schedule II-V controlled substance for personal medical use if (1) it is in the original container it was dispensed in, and (2) the traveler declares it to a CBP officer, stating either the trade/chemical name and schedule, or the prescribing practitioner/pharmacy and prescription number. U.S. residents bringing such medication back into the U.S. after obtaining it abroad are capped at 50 dosage units combined across all such medication; that cap does not apply to medication lawfully obtained in the U.S. before departure, and the source does not state it applying to non-resident visitors entering with their own foreign prescription.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Drones: depends on specifics — Any drone weighing 250g or more must be registered with the FAA (DroneZone) before flying; recreational flyers must also pass the free TRUST knowledge test. Most drones must broadcast Remote ID; foreign-registered drones with Remote ID capability need to file a Notice of Identification with the FAA before flying in US airspace.Detailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: allowedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Fresh produce: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Injectable medication: allowed, within limits — As FDA-approved prescription drugs, GLP-1 medications (semaglutide/tirzepatide) and insulin follow the FDA's personal importation framework: foreign visitors may bring in roughly a 90-day supply, with the prescription or a doctor's letter. Separately, at TSA airport security screening, insulin is confirmed as a permitted 'medically necessary liquid' in carry-on above the standard 3.4oz limit -- travelers must tell the officer and place it in a bin separately for X-ray screening; the final decision rests with the TSA officer.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Meat & dairy: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Prescription medication: allowed, within limits — No more than roughly a 90-day supply for personal use, in original containers, with your prescription or a doctor's noteDetailscompare everywhere →
- Tobacco: allowed, within limits — 200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars, or 2 kg of smoking tobacco (proportionate combinations allowed), duty-free per adult nonresident visitorDetailscompare everywhere →
- Weapons: depends on specificsDetailscompare everywhere →
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-10. Official source