Entry/Exit Requirements

To enter Honduras, you must present a U.S. passport with at least six months remaining validity.  U.S. citizens do not require a visa for tourism, but you must provide evidence of return or onward travel. U.S. citizens are encouraged to carry a photocopy of their U.S. passports with them at all times so that if questioned by local officials proof of identity and U.S. citizenship are readily available.  For the most current information concerning visa, entry and exit requirements, contact the Embassy of Honduras at 3007 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008, telephone (202) 966-7702, or any of the Honduran consulates in the United States.

For tourist information, please contact the Honduras Institute of Tourism at (800) 410-9608 (in the United States) or (800) 222-TOUR (8687) (within Honduras only), or visit the Honduras Institute of Tourism website.

Immigration officials at the first port of entry determine the length of stay, up to a maximum of 90 days, for foreign tourists entering the Central America-4 (CA-4) region of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.  Tourists who desire to stay beyond the period initially granted for their visit must request a one-time extension of stay from local immigration authorities in the country where the traveler is physically present.  Under the CA-4 agreement, U.S. citizens and other eligible foreign nationals who legally enter the CA-4 region may travel between countries without obtaining additional visas or tourist entry permits.  Foreigners expelled from any one of the four countries are excluded from re-entering into the entire CA-4 region.  In some cases, travelers have been detained for 72 hours or longer or fined up to 100 USD when traveling between countries due to lack of clarity in implementing the CA-4 regulations.

Travelers must clear Honduran Immigration to depart the country.  Travelers must return the copy of their immigration document or entrance permit they received when entering Honduras before exiting.  If you are departing via air, travelers must pay an airport tax of approximately 40 USD.  The airport tax is payable at the airport in cash in either U.S. dollars or lempiras or by credit card.  Checks are not accepted.  If you stay in Honduras beyond 90 days, Honduran Immigration may impose a fine prior to your departure.

The U.S. Department of State is unaware of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors to or foreign residents of Honduras.

Special Requirements for Minor Travelers: U.S. citizen infants and minors born in the United States should possess a valid passport.  Honduran entry and exit control laws require that a child under age 21, traveling either unaccompanied or with one parent only, must have written and notarized permission to travel from the non-traveling parent/s (or legal guardian/s).  If the minor is traveling with one parent only, the absent parent should sign the authorization.  If neither parent is traveling with the minor, both parents must sign the authorization.

Information about dual nationality or the prevention of international child abduction can be found on our website.  For further information about customs regulations, please read our Customs Information page.