# Passport Index API: Check visa requirement

> Checks a passport holder's visa requirement and permitted stay for a destination on Passport Index. This is guidance; travellers should confirm entry rules with the embassy before travel. Visits to the passport's issuing country are not listed.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Passport Index.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/passportindex.org/check-visa-requirement
- Method: `passportindex.org/check_visa_requirement`, version 1
- Website: passportindex.org
- Returns: requirement, allowed stay, raw requirement, Passport Index link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `passport_country` | string | yes | `"US"` | Country that issued the passport, as a name or two-letter code, for example India or IN. |
| `destination_country` | string | yes | `"France"` | Country to visit, as a name or two-letter code, for example Japan or JP. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026. Its input:

```json
{
  "passport_country": "US",
  "destination_country": "France"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "requirement": "visa free",
  "allowed_stay": "90 days",
  "raw_requirement": "visa-free",
  "passport_country": "United States of America",
  "destination_country": "France",
  "passport_index_link": "https://www.passportindex.org/passport/united-states-of-america/"
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"passportindex.org/check_visa_requirement","input":{"passport_country":"US","destination_country":"France"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Do I need a visa to visit Japan with an Indian passport, and how long can I stay?
- I hold a Nigerian passport and I'm planning a trip to Turkey next month. What's the entry requirement there?
- Check on passportindex.org whether a US passport holder needs a visa for Brazil.
- Can someone with a Philippine passport enter Thailand visa-free? If so, for how many days?
- Look up on Passport Index what a Canadian (CA) passport gets for Vietnam (VN): visa on arrival, e-visa, or visa-free, and the permitted stay.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "passport_country",
    "destination_country"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "passport_country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country that issued the passport, as a name or two-letter code, for example India or IN."
    },
    "destination_country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country to visit, as a name or two-letter code, for example Japan or JP."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "passport_country",
    "destination_country",
    "requirement",
    "allowed_stay",
    "passport_index_link",
    "raw_requirement"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "requirement": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Visa or entry requirement in plain words."
    },
    "allowed_stay": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Allowed stay as stated by Passport Index, if shown."
    },
    "raw_requirement": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Requirement value as shown by Passport Index.",
      "x-fous-developer": true
    },
    "passport_country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Passport issuing country."
    },
    "destination_country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Destination country."
    },
    "passport_index_link": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Passport Index passport page containing the requirement."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

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