Visa requirements for Paraguayan citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of foreign states on citizens of Paraguay.

As of 2024, Paraguayan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 145 countries and territories, ranking the Paraguayan passport 32nd in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Also according to VISAINDEX website, As of 2024, Paraguayan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 147 countries and territories, ranking the Paraguayan passport 30th in the world.^[2]

In order to travel to another country, Paraguayan citizens require a passport, except for travel to full and associated member states of Mercosur (except for Guyana and Suriname) where a civil identity card (Cédula de Identidad Civil) suffices.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports travelling for tourist purposes:

Paraguay is a full member of Mercosur. As such, its citizens enjoy unlimited access to any of the other full members (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay) and the associated members of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru with the right to residence and work, with no requirement other than nationality.

Citizens of these nine countries (including Paraguay) may apply for the grant of temporary residence for up to two years in another country of the bloc.^[3] Then, they may apply for permanent residence just before the term of their temporary residence expires.^[4][5]

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[6]
Albania	Visa not required[7]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[8]
Andorra	Visa not required[9]
Angola	Visa required[10]
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa[11]
Argentina	Visa not required[12]	3 months	Entry is allowed with a valid Paraguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Paraguayans can live and work legally in Argentina under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Armenia	eVisa[13]	120 days
Australia	Visa required[14][15]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa not required[16]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Azerbaijan	eVisa[17][18]	30 days
Bahamas	Visa not required[19]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[20]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa required[21]
Barbados	Visa not required[22]	90 days
Belarus	Visa required[23]		Visas are issued on arrival at Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.[24]
Belgium	Visa not required[25]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Belize	Visa not required[26]	90 days
Benin	eVisa[27][28]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[29][30]
Bolivia	Visa not required[31]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Paraguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Paraguayans can live and work legally in Bolivia under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[32]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Botswana	Visa not required[33]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Brazil	Visa not required[34]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Paraguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Paraguayans can live and work legally in Brazil under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Brunei	Visa required[35]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[36]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Burkina Faso	eVisa / Visa on arrival[37][38]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[39]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[40][41]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[42][43]
Canada	Visa required[44]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[45]		Not available at all entry points.[46]
Central African Republic	Visa required[47]
Chad	Visa required[48]
Chile	Visa not required[49]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Paraguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Paraguayans can live and work legally in Chile under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.|
China	Visa required[50]
Colombia	Visa not required[51]	90 days	Extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period. Entry is allowed with a valid Paraguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Paraguayans can live and work legally in Colombia under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Comoros	Visa on arrival[52]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[53]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[54][55]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required[56]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[57][58]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[59]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Cuba	Tourist card required[60]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa not required[61]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic	Visa not required[62]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required[63]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Djibouti	eVisa[64][65]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[66]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[67]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[68]	90 days[69]	Entry is allowed with a valid Paraguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Paraguayans can live and work legally in Ecuador under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Egypt	Visa on arrival[70]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required[71]	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[72][73]
Eritrea	Visa required[74]
Estonia	Visa not required[75]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Eswatini	Visa required[76]	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa[77][78]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji	Visa not required[79]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[80]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
France and territories	Visa not required[81]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Gabon	eVisa[82][83]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[84]		An entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.[85]
Georgia	eVisa[86][87]	90 days
Germany	Visa not required[88]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required[89]
Greece	Visa not required[90]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa required[91]
Guatemala	Visa not required[92]	90 days
Guinea	eVisa[93][94]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[95]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[96]
Haiti	Visa not required[97]	3 months
Honduras	Visa not required[98]	3 months
Hong Kong	Visa not required[99]	30 days
Hungary	Visa not required[100]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required[101]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
India	eVisa[102]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][103] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[104]
Indonesia	Visa required[105]
Iran	eVisa[106][107]	30 days
Iraq	Visa required[108]
Ireland	Visa not required[109]	90 days
Israel	Visa not required[110]	3 months
Italy	Visa not required[111]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Jamaica	Visa not required[112]	30 days
Japan	Visa required[113]
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[114][115]		Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
Kazakhstan	eVisa[116][117]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[118][119]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is 32.50 USD. Proof of reservation at the hotel where you plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[120]	90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
North Korea	Visa required[121]
South Korea	Electronic Travel Authorization[122][123]	30 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[124]
Kuwait	Visa required[125]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[126][127]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).[128]
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[129]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[130] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[131] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][130] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[132]
Latvia	Visa not required[133]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival[134]	1 month
Lesotho	eVisa[135][136]
Liberia	Visa required[137]
Libya	eVisa[138][139]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[140]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required[141]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required[142]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[143]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[144][145]	30 days	Can extend for a total of 90 days.
Malaysia	Visa not required[146]	1 month
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[147]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[148]
Malta	Visa not required[149]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[150]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[151]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[152]	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required[153]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[154]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[155]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Monaco	Visa not required[156]
Mongolia	Visa not required[157]	90 days
Montenegro	Visa not required[158]	90 days
Morocco	Visa required[159]
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[160][161]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[162]
Namibia	Visa required[163]
Nauru	Visa required[164]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[165][166]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[167]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
New Zealand	Visa required[168]		May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for no longer than 24 hours, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[169] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[170]
Nicaragua	Visa not required[171]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[172]
Nigeria	eVisa[173][174]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa not required[175]	90 days
Norway	Visa not required[176]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa[177][178]	14 days / 30 days
Pakistan	ETA / Online Visa[179][180]	30 days / 3 months	Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.[181] Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.[182] Online Visa eligible.[183]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[184]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[185]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[186][187]	60 days	You can apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Peru	Visa not required[188]	183 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Paraguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Paraguayans can live and work legally in Peru under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Philippines	Visa not required[189]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[190]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Portugal	Visa not required[191]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Qatar	Visa not required[192]	30 days
Romania	Visa not required[193]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Russia	Visa not required[194]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[195][196]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[197]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[198]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[199]	3 month
Samoa	Free entry permit on arrival[200]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[201]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[202][203]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[204]
Senegal	Visa required[205]
Serbia	Visa not required[206]	30 days	30 days within any year period.
Seychelles	Electronic Border System[207][208]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (10 EUR) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa[209][210]	3 months
Singapore	Visa not required[211]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[212]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required[213]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Visa required[214]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[215]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa not required[216]	90 days
South Sudan	eVisa[217][218]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa not required[219]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival[220][221]	30 days	Electronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival. 30 days extendable to 6 months.
Sudan	Visa required[222]
Suriname	Visa not required[223][224]	90 days	An entrance fee of 25 USD or 25 Euros must be paid online prior to arrival.[225] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[226]
Sweden	Visa not required[227]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Switzerland	Visa not required[228]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Syria	Visa required[229]
Tajikistan	eVisa[230][231]	60 days
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[232][233]	90 days
Thailand	eVisa[234][235]	60 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[236]	30 days	Not available at all entry points.[237]
Togo	eVisa[238][239]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required[240]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[241]
Tunisia	Visa required[242]
Turkey	Visa not required[243]	90 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required[244]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[245]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa[246][247]	3 months
Ukraine	Visa not required[248]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period .
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[249]	90 days
United Kingdom	Visa not required[250]	6 months
United States	Visa required[251]
Uruguay	Visa not required[252]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Paraguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old. Paraguayans can live and work legally in Uruguay under the Mercosur (and Associated Members) immigration agreement with no requirement other than being a citizen at birth or a naturalized citizen for over 5 years, and passing a background check.
Uzbekistan	eVisa[253][254]	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa required[255]
Vatican City	Visa not required[256]
Venezuela	Visa not required[257]	90 days	Entry is allowed with a valid Paraguayan identity card that is less than 10 years old.[citation needed]
Vietnam	eVisa[258][259]		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phú Quốc[260] or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days.[261]
Yemen	Visa required[262]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[263][264]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[265]	30 days

Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Paraguayan citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Abkhazia	Visa required[266]
Isla Apipé and Isla del medio	Visa not required	By being Argentine territories, the same visa policy applies.
Kosovo	Visa not required[267]	90 days
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	Unclear	Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Taiwan	Visa not required	90 days[268]

Non-visa restrictions

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.^[269] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year^[270] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.^[271]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[272][273]

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens^[274][275] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).^[276]

Some countries, such as Japan,^[277] Ireland and the United Kingdom,^[278] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,^[279] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,^[280] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,^[281] Philippines,^[282] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.^[283]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives^[284] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,^[285] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.^[286]

Israeli stamps

Kuwait,^[287] Lebanon,^[288] Libya,^[289] Syria,^[290] and Yemen^[291] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017^[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.^{[citation needed]}

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.^[292]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,^[293][294] Argentina,^[295] Brunei, Cambodia,^[296] China,^[297] Ethiopia,^[298] Ghana, Guinea,^[299] India, Japan,^[300][301] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),^[302] Malaysia upon entry and departure,^[303] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,^[304] Singapore, South Korea,^[305] Taiwan, Thailand,^[306] Uganda,^[307] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation),^{[308][309][310]} intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.^[311]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports^[312] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.^[313][314]