Overview

• Henley’s October 2025 update places the United States 12th, tied with Malaysia, granting visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 180 of 227 destinations.
• Singapore holds first with access to 193 destinations, followed by South Korea at 190 and Japan at 189, cementing Asia’s dominance at the top.
• Henley attributes the U.S. slide to recent access changes including Brazil’s visa-free withdrawal, exclusion from China and Vietnam’s new visa-free lists, and policy shifts by Papua New Guinea, Myanmar and Somalia’s eVisa rollout.
• The United Kingdom drops to 8th place, its lowest-ever Henley ranking, after slipping two spots since July.
• Despite broad outbound access, the U.S. ranks 77th on the Henley Openness Index, allowing visa-free entry to only 46 nationalities, underscoring asymmetric reciprocity.