Entry restricted

Entry to the United States for citizens of Yemen

Entry to the United States is currently restricted for citizens of Yemen. Rules can change, so check with the destination’s embassy before you travel.

For citizens of Yemen: the passport opens 9 countries visa-free; Aden — Washington, D.C.: ≈ 11,710 km, about 15 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

Entry restricted

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

Entry to the United States is currently restricted for citizens of Yemen. Check the rules with the embassy before you travel.

United States visa rules at a glance

With a Yemen passport you can visit 9 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 55 with an e-visa; 111 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Yemen passport ranks 195th of 199.
Yemen passport: visa-free access to 9 countries; United States passport: 112.
Citizens of Yemen and the United States can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Seychelles, Palestine, Malaysia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of the United States, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Yemen. Yemen visa for citizens of the United States

Travelling to the United States: good to know

Aden — Washington, D.C.: about 11,710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −12 hours.
Local time: Aden 12:00 — Washington, D.C. 00:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English.