Honduras entry requirements, by passport
Honduras visa requirements at a glance: 86 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Honduras without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 112 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Honduras for your nationality.
What we've verified for Honduras
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 6 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (5)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: Regulation of the Migration and Aliens Law, text published by the Superior Court of Accounts at tsc.gob.hn/web/leyes (90-day stay and single 30-day extension, arts. 116 and 117; consulted visa and land entry fees, art. 127; deportation and overstay fine, arts. 121 and 136); consuladohondurasmadrid.es/visa-consular (single and multiple visa fees); aduanas.gob.hn (Honduras Customs Administration: Regional Traveller's Sworn Declaration, US$10,000 threshold); sica.int/ocam (CA-4 agreement text); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Honduras at exteriores.gob.es (6-month passport validity, Regional Traveller's Declaration, extension at the INM, overstay fine and payment before leaving, entry and exit stamps, currency declaration, yellow fever); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/honduras/entry-requirements (passport validity, entry stamp, shared CA-4 count) (checked 29 September 2026).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2 November 2026. Published: 6 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Andorra | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahrain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belarus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belize | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa-free | 60 days |
| Ecuador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kuwait | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Madagascar | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free | 90 days |
| North Macedonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Qatar | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Lucia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vanuatu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vatican | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Albania | Visa required | — |
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Angola | Visa required | — |
| Armenia | Visa required | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Benin | Visa required | — |
| Bhutan | Visa required | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | — |
| Botswana | Visa required | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa required | — |
| Burundi | Visa required | — |
| Cambodia | Visa required | — |
| Cameroon | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | — |
| Chad | Visa required | — |
| China | Visa required | — |
| Comoros | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Djibouti | Visa required | — |
| Dominica | Visa required | — |
| DR Congo | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Eritrea | Visa required | — |
| Eswatini | Visa required | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | — |
| Fiji | Visa required | — |
| Gabon | Visa required | — |
| Gambia | Visa required | — |
| Georgia | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa required | — |
| Grenada | Visa required | — |
| Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa required | — |
| Guyana | Visa required | — |
| Haiti | Visa required | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Indonesia | Visa required | — |
| Iran | Visa required | — |
| Iraq | Visa required | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa required | — |
| Jamaica | Visa required | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Kiribati | Visa required | — |
| Kosovo | Visa required | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa required | — |
| Laos | Visa required | — |
| Lebanon | Visa required | — |
| Lesotho | Visa required | — |
| Liberia | Visa required | — |
| Libya | Visa required | — |
| Macao | Visa required | — |
| Malawi | Visa required | — |
| Maldives | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Mauritania | Visa required | — |
| Mauritius | Visa required | — |
| Micronesia | Visa required | — |
| Moldova | Visa required | — |
| Mongolia | Visa required | — |
| Montenegro | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Mozambique | Visa required | — |
| Myanmar | Visa required | — |
| Namibia | Visa required | — |
| Nauru | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | Visa required | — |
| Niger | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| Oman | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Palau | Visa required | — |
| Palestine | Visa required | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | — |
| Rwanda | Visa required | — |
| Samoa | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| Serbia | Visa required | — |
| Seychelles | Visa required | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa required | — |
| Somalia | Visa required | — |
| South Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Suriname | Visa required | — |
| Syria | Visa required | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | — |
| Tanzania | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa required | — |
| Togo | Visa required | — |
| Tonga | Visa required | — |
| Tunisia | Visa required | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | — |
| Uganda | Visa required | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa required | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | — |
| Venezuela | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
| Yemen | Visa required | — |
| Zambia | Visa required | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa required | — |
Honduras rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller. Grounds for refusal depend on how you enter.
Vaccinations
- International yellow fever vaccination certificate for travellers arriving from a country Honduras considers endemic, who have been in one in the previous 4 weeks, or who had a stopover of more than 12 hours there or left the airport. The vaccine must be given at least 10 days before arriving in the endemic area. Outside those cases no vaccine is required for entry.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Declare on the Regional Traveller's Sworn Declaration if entering or leaving with US$10,000 or its equivalent (or more) in cash or convertible securities per family unit, as well as weapons or goods subject to declaration. Not declaring it can lead to the funds being withheld and money-laundering charges.
Overstay penalties
Anyone who exceeds the authorised period of stay (and its extension, if any) is in an irregular situation and is charged a fine from the first day of overstay, payable at the National Migration Institute or at the exit point; until it is paid, the immigration authorities do not let you leave the country. The Regulation of the Migration and Aliens Law sets a fine of half to three minimum wages for the services sector for this offence (art. 136) and treats overstay as grounds for deportation, which the migration authority may commute to a penalty of 10% of that minimum wage for each month of overstay (art. 121). The Regulation sets no amount in currency: it depends on the minimum wage in force.
Grounds for refusal
Apply to: Visa-free
- Presenting a passport that is not valid or not in good condition: the manual requires this expressly of third-country nationals.
- Not naming the person or institution vouching for your financial solvency to stay as a tourist.
Apply to: Visa required
- Presenting a passport that is not valid or not in good condition: the manual requires this expressly of third-country nationals.
- Not naming the person or institution vouching for your financial solvency to stay as a tourist.
- Arriving on a consulted visa out of time: its validity for entering the region is 60 days from the date of issue.
- What to accept before flying: holding a granted visa does not guarantee admission. The final decision is taken by the migration officer at the port of entry, and the manual says so itself.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, or Roatan?
No. Honduras sets the requirements, so entering through Tegucigalpa asks for the same as entering through San Pedro Sula or Roatan. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Honduras
Honduras brings together Maya heritage, tropical rainforest and the world's second-largest coral reef. Copán, near the Guatemalan border, is the Maya city with the most refined sculpture and epigraphy of the Classic period: its Hieroglyphic Stairway, with over 2,000 glyphs, is the longest known Maya inscription. It has been a World Heritage site since 1980. The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, in the Mosquitia, is one of the last large blocks of tropical rainforest in Central America and also a World Heritage site, though it has been on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2011 due to deforestation and illegal settlement: access is logistically complex and best done with a local operator. On the north coast, the Bay Islands (Roatán, Utila, Guanaja) sit on the Mesoamerican Reef and are one of the cheapest diving destinations in the Caribbean. Honduras has 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs keeps a caution level for crime, advises against night road travel and extra care in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba; in 2026 the Honduran government ruled out a nationwide state of exception but keeps it available for specific areas.
Sources for this section: whc.unesco.org (World Heritage List, 2 sites in Honduras: Copán 1980, Río Plátano 1979: in danger since 2011); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Honduras (security, state of exception); Infobae (6 Jul 2026, the Honduran government's decision on the state of exception). Accessed 6 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Honduras
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Where can Honduras passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.