No visa needed

Do citizens of the United States need a visa for Brunei?

Citizens of the United States don’t need a visa for Brunei and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Bandar Seri Begawan: ≈ 14,990 km, about 19 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Brunei without a visa on a United States passport?

Yes, citizens of the United States don’t need a visa for Brunei for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Brunei visa rules at a glance

With a United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Brunei passport: 103.
Citizens of the United States and Brunei can travel together visa-free to 89 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Honduras, Guatemala, Dominica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Citizens of Brunei, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Brunei

Travelling to Brunei: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Bandar Seri Begawan: about 14,990 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +17 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Bandar Seri Begawan 05:00.
Local currency: Brunei Dollar and Singapore Dollar.
Languages: Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BND 1.28.
Brunei is the 191st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.