Rule changes

Every change to the entry rules the calculator applies, with what it was before and after and what prompted it. Each one is checked against the official source before it goes live.

By destination

No changes recorded for Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, United Kingdom.

All changes

23 October 2026

Belarus: 22 nationalities visa-free under bilateral agreements, with stated stays

  • Belarus · United Arab Emirates passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Albania passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 1 note
  • Belarus · Argentina passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 1 note
  • Belarus · Brazil passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · China passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 1 note
  • Belarus · Colombia passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Cuba passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Hong Kong SAR China passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Israel passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · St. Kitts & Nevis passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Laos passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Montenegro passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Myanmar (Burma) passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Mongolia passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Macao SAR China passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 1 note
  • Belarus · Nicaragua passports entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes → entitled: 90 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Oman passports entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Qatar passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Serbia passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Türkiye passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Venezuela passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90 days per visit · 1 note
  • Belarus · Vietnam passports visa required · 1 note → entitled: 30 days per visit · 1 note

Found in review: periodic check of bilateral

23 October 2026

Belarus: 11 nationalities visa-free under bilateral agreements

  • Belarus · Armenia passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Azerbaijan passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Ecuador passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Georgia passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Kyrgyzstan passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Kazakhstan passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Moldova passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Russia passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Tajikistan passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Ukraine passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Belarus · Uzbekistan passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note

Found in review: periodic check of bilateral

23 October 2026

Belarus: no yearly cap on the 30-day airport visa-free stay

  • Belarus · Andorra passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Antigua & Barbuda passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Austria passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Australia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Bosnia & Herzegovina passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Barbados passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Belgium passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Bulgaria passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Bahrain passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Canada passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Switzerland passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Chile passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Cyprus passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Czechia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Germany passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Denmark passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Dominica passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Estonia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Spain passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Finland passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Micronesia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · France passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · United Kingdom passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Greece passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Croatia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Hungary passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Indonesia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Ireland passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Iceland passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Italy passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Japan passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · South Korea passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Kuwait passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Liechtenstein passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Lithuania passports entitled: 90 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 90 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Luxembourg passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Latvia passports entitled: 90 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 90 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Monaco passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · North Macedonia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Malta passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Mexico passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Malaysia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Nicaragua passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Netherlands passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Norway passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · New Zealand passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Oman passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Panama passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Peru passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Poland passports entitled: 90 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 90 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Portugal passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Romania passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Saudi Arabia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Seychelles passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Sweden passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Singapore passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Slovenia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · Slovakia passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · San Marino passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · El Salvador passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Uruguay passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Vatican City passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 3 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period, until 2026-12-31 | else 30 days per visit · 3 notes
  • Belarus · St. Vincent & Grenadines passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes
  • Belarus · Vanuatu passports entitled: 30 days per visit + 90 days per 365-day calendar period · 2 notes → entitled: 30 days per visit · 2 notes

Found in review: periodic check of airport

23 October 2026

Ireland: the visa waiver for Gulf and Peruvian nationals needs a pre-ETA UK visa

  • Ireland · Bahrain passports visa required · 1 note → visa required · 2 notes
  • Ireland · Kuwait passports visa required · 1 note → visa required · 2 notes
  • Ireland · Oman passports visa required · 1 note → visa required · 2 notes
  • Ireland · Peru passports visa required · 1 note → visa required · 2 notes
  • Ireland · Qatar passports visa required · 1 note → visa required · 2 notes
  • Ireland · Saudi Arabia passports visa required · 1 note → visa required · 2 notes

Found in review: periodic check of ssvwp

23 October 2026

Ireland: Zimbabwe needs a transit visa

  • Ireland · Zimbabwe passports visa required → visa required · 1 note

Found in review: periodic check of transitVisa

23 October 2026 · in effect from 1 August 2026

Schengen: Burundi needs an airport transit visa in Belgium

  • Schengen Area · Burundi passports (not listed: default rule) → visa required · 3 notes

Found in review: periodic check of atvSpecific

23 October 2026

Schengen: India's airport transit visa corrected to Czechia and Romania only

  • Schengen Area · India passports visa required · 2 notes → visa required · 1 note

Found in review: periodic check of atvSpecific

23 October 2026

Georgia: Ukraine's visa-free stay cut from two years to one

  • Georgia · Ukraine passports entitled: 730 days per visit → entitled: 365 days per visit

Found by the source check of 2026-10-23

20 October 2026 · in effect from 15 April 2026

Albania: Saudi Arabia and Qatar visa-free only for the 2026 tourist season

  • Albania · Qatar passports entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note → entitled: 90/180 rolling, 1 condition, until 2026-12-31 · 2 notes
  • Albania · Saudi Arabia passports entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note → entitled: 90/180 rolling, 1 condition, until 2026-12-31 · 2 notes

Found in review: Albania by-hand check

15 October 2026

Montenegro: Algeria's page now publishes its visa rule

  • Montenegro · Algeria passports visa required · 1 note → visa required

Found by the source check of 2026-10-15

8 October 2026

Ireland: add Bahamas and Samoa as visa-free

  • Ireland · Bahamas passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90 days per visit
  • Ireland · Samoa passports (not listed: default rule) → entitled: 90 days per visit

Found in review: re-check of the INIS table against S.I. 473/2014 Schedule 1

8 October 2026 · in effect from 15 June 2026

Ireland: Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia now need visas (S.I. No. 242 of 2026)

  • Ireland · Nicaragua passports entitled: 90 days per visit → visa required · 1 note
  • Ireland · St. Kitts & Nevis passports entitled: 90 days per visit → visa required · 1 note
  • Ireland · St. Lucia passports entitled: 90 days per visit → visa required · 1 note

From an official publication: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ (S.I. No. 242 of 2026, Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026)

22 July 2026

Türkiye: nine "90 days from first entry" entries become the 90/180 rolling window

  • Türkiye · Albania passports entitled: 90 days within 180 from entry → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Türkiye · Estonia passports entitled: 90 days within 180 from entry → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Türkiye · Jordan passports entitled: 90 days within 180 from entry → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 2 notes
  • Türkiye · Kosovo passports entitled: 90 days within 180 from entry → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 2 notes
  • Türkiye · Lebanon passports entitled: 90 days within 180 from entry → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 2 notes
  • Türkiye · Montenegro passports entitled: 90 days within 180 from entry → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Türkiye · Paraguay passports entitled: 90 days within 180 from entry → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 1 note
  • Türkiye · Qatar passports entitled: 90 days within 180 from entry → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 2 notes
  • Türkiye · Serbia passports entitled: 90 days within 180 from entry → entitled: 90/180 rolling · 2 notes

Found in review: review of Law No. 6458 Art. 11(1) against the MFA's wording

This log began on 19 October 2026. Earlier entries were reconstructed from our history.