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title: "Top 10 visa-free cities for a US passport"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/top-10/visa-free-for-us-passport
description: "The ten best-scoring cities a US citizen can enter without a visa for at least 90 days per visit, with the exact allowance."
dataset: 2026.09.4 (2026-09-26)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Top 10 visa-free cities for a US passport

227 cities let a US passport holder stay 90 days or more without a visa; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Funchal (Madeira) score best among them. Rules change; verify before booking.

US passport entry rule of 90+ days visa-free (Passport Index data), sorted by balanced score.

| # | City | Country | Score | US passport | Monthly cost | Safety |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Santa Cruz de Tenerife](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/santa-cruz-de-tenerife) | Spain | 75 | 90 days | $2,200* | 77 |
| 2 | [Las Palmas de Gran Canaria](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/las-palmas) | Spain | 75 | 90 days | $2,200* | 77 |
| 3 | [Funchal (Madeira)](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/funchal) | Portugal | 75 | 90 days | $2,000* | 83 |
| 4 | [Palma de Mallorca](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/palma) | Spain | 74 | 90 days | $2,200* | 77 |
| 5 | [Valletta](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/valletta) | Malta | 73 | 90 days | $2,136 | 86 |
| 6 | [Malmö](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/malmo) | Sweden | 73 | 90 days | $1,957 | 82 |
| 7 | [Faro (Algarve)](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/faro) | Portugal | 72 | 90 days | $1,719 | 83 |
| 8 | [Málaga](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/malaga) | Spain | 72 | 90 days | $2,200* | 77 |
| 9 | [Barcelona](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/barcelona) | Spain | 72 | 90 days | $2,694 | 77 |
| 10 | [Lisbon](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/lisbon) | Portugal | 72 | 90 days | $2,499 | 83 |

## FAQ

### Where can Americans stay the longest without a visa?

Honolulu (unlimited), Miami (unlimited), Montréal (180 days), Washington DC (unlimited), New York City (unlimited), Chicago (unlimited), Toronto (180 days), Orlando (unlimited).

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages).

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