Country Information

The following links from the United States of America’s Department of State and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade contain information about each country’s legal sytem and your or your family member’s responsibilities during their stay in that country.

Country US Department of State Website Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Website
Afganistan http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/af/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/afghanistan/
Albania http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/al/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/albania/
Algeria http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/ag/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/algeria/
Andorra http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/an/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/andorra/
Angola http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ao/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/angola/
Antigua and Barbuda http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ac/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/antigua_barbuda/
Argentina http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ar/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/argentina/
Armenia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/am/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/armenia/
Aruba http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/22491.htm http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/aruba/
Australia http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/as/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/australia/
Austria http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/au/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/austria/
Azerbaijan http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/aj/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/azerbaijan/
Bahamas, The http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/bf/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/bahamas/
Bahrain http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/ba/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/bahrain/
Bangladesh http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/bg/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/bangladesh/
Barbados http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/bb/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/barbados/
Belarus http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/bo/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/belarus/
Belgium http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/be/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/belgium/
Belize http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/bh/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/belize/
Benin http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/bn/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/benin/
Bhutan http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/bt/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/bhutan/
Bolivia http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/bl/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/bolivia/
Bosnia and Herzegovina http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/bk/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/bosnia_herzegovina/
Botswana http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/bc/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/botswana/
Brazil http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/br/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/brazil/
Brunei http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/bx/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/brunei/
Bulgaria http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/bu/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/bulgaria/
Burkina Faso http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/uv/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/burkina_faso/
Burma http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/bm/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/myanmar/
Burundi http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/by/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/burundi/
Cambodia http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/cb/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cambodia/
Cameroon http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/cm/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cameroon/
Canada http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ca/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/canada/
Cape Verde http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/cv/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cape_verde/
Central African Republic http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/car/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/central_african_republic/
Chad http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/cd/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/chad/
Chile http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ci/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/chile/
China http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ch/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/china/
Colombia http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/co/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/colombia/
Comoros http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/cn/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/comoros/
Congo, Democratic Republic of the http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/cg/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/congo_dr/
Congo, Republic of the http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/cf/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/congo_republic_of/
Costa Rica http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/cs/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/costa_rica/
Cote d’Ivoire http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/iv/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cote_ivoire/
Croatia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/hr/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/croatia/
Cuba http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/cu/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cuba/
Curacao http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/161154.htm
Cyprus http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/cy/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cyprus/
Czech Republic http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/ez/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/czech_republic/
Denmark http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/da/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/denmark/
Djibouti http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/dj/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/djibouti/
Dominica http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/do/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/dominica/
Dominican Republic http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/dr/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/dominican_republic/
East Timor (see Timor-Leste) http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/tt/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/timor-leste/
Ecuador http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ec/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/ecuador/
Egypt http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/eg/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/egypt/
El Salvador http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/es/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/el_salvador/
Equatorial Guinea http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ek/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/equatorial_guinea/
Eritrea http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/er/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/eritrea/
Estonia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/en/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/estonia/
Ethiopia http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/et/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/ethiopia/
Fiji http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/fj/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fiji/
Finland http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/fi/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/finland/
France http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/fr/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/france/
Gabon http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/gb/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/gabon/
Gambia, The http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ga/index.htm http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/gambia_the/
Georgia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/gg/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/georgia/
Germany http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/gm/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/germany/
Ghana http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/gh/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/ghana/
Greece http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/gr/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/greece/
Grenada http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/gj/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/grenada/
Guatemala http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/gt/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/guatemala/
Guinea http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/guinea/
Guinea-Bissau http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/pu/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/guinea_bissau/
Guyana http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/gy/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/guyana/
Haiti http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ha/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/haiti/
Holy See http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/vt/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/holy_see/
Honduras http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ho/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/honduras/
Hong Kong http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ch/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/hong_kong/
Hungary http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/hu/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/hungary/
Iceland http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/ic/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/iceland/
India http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/in/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/india/
Indonesia http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/id/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/indonesia/
Iran http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/ir/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/iran/
Iraq http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/iz/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/iraq/
Ireland http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/ei/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/ireland/
Israel http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/is/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/israel/
Italy http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/it/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/italy/
Jamaica http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/jm/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/jamaica/
Japan http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ja/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/japan/
Jordan http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/jo/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/jordan/
Kazakhstan http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/kz/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/kazakhstan/
Kenya http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ke/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/kenya/
Kiribati http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/kr/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/kiribati/
Korea, North http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/kn/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/dprk/
Korea, South http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ks/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/rok/
Kosovo http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/kv/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/kosovo/
Kuwait http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/ku/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/kuwait/
Kyrgyzstan http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/kg/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/kyrgyzstan/
Laos http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/la/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/laos/
Latvia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/lg/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/latvia/
Lebanon http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/le/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/lebanon/
Lesotho http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/lt/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/lesotho/
Liberia http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/li/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/liberia/
Libya http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/ly/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/libya/
Liechtenstein http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/ls/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/liechtenstein/
Lithuania http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/lh/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/lithuania/
Luxembourg http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/lu/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/luxembourg/
Macau http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/7066.htm http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/macau/
Macedonia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/mk/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/former-yugoslav-republic-of-macedonia/
Madagascar http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ma/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/madagascar/
Malawi http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/mi/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/malawi/
Malaysia http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/my/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/malaysia/
Maldives http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/mv/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/maldives/
Mali http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ml/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/mali/
Malta http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/mt/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/malta/
Marshall Islands http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/rm/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/marshall_islands/
Mauritania http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/mr/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/mauritania/
Mauritius http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/mp/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/mauritius/
Mexico http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/mx/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/mexico/
Micronesia http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/fm/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fsm/
Moldova http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/md/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/moldova/
Monaco http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/mn/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/monaco/
Mongolia http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/mg/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/mongolia/
Montenegro http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/mj/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/montenegro/
Morocco http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/mo/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/morocco/
Mozambique http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/mz/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/mozambique/
Namibia http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/wa/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/namibia/
Nauru http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/nr/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/nauru/
Nepal http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/np/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/nepal/
Netherlands http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/nl/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/netherlands/
Netherlands Antilles http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/netherlands_antilles/
New Zealand http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/nz/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/new_zealand/
Nicaragua http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/nu/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/nicaragua/
Niger http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ng/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/niger/
Nigeria http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ni/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/nigeria/
North Korea http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/kn/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/dprk/
Norway http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/no/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/norway/
Oman http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/mu/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/oman/
Pakistan http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/pk/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/pakistan/
Palau http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ps/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/palau/
Palestinian Territories
Panama http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/pm/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/panama/
Papua New Guinea http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/pp/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/png/
Paraguay http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/pa/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/paraguay/
Peru http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/pe/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/peru/
Philippines http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/rp/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/philippines/
Poland http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/pl/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/poland/
Portugal http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/po/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/portugal/
Qatar http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5437.htm http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/qatar/
Romania http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/ro/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/romania/
Russia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/rs/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/russia/
Rwanda http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/rw/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/rwanda/
Saint Kitts and Nevis http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/sc/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/stkitts_nevis/
Saint Lucia http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/st/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/stlucia/
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/vc/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/stvincent_grenadines/
Samoa http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ws/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/samoa/
San Marino http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/sm/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/san_marino/
Sao Tome and Principe http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/tp/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/sao_tome_and_principe/
Saudi Arabia http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/sa/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/saudi_arabia/
Senegal http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/sg/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/senegal/
Serbia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/ri/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/serbia/
Seychelles http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/se/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/seychelles/
Sierra Leone http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/sl/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/sierra_leone/
Singapore http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/sn/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/singapore/
Sint Maarten http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/206030.htm
Slovakia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/lo/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/slovakia/
Slovenia http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/si/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/slovenia/
Solomon Islands http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/bp/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/solomon_islands/
Somalia http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/so/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/somalia/
South Africa http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/sf/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/south_africa/
South Korea http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ks/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/rok/
South Sudan http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/od/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/south_sudan/
Spain http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/sp/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/spain/
Sri Lanka http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/ce/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/sri_lanka/
Sudan http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/su/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/sudan/
Suriname http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ns/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/suriname/
Swaziland http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/wz/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/swaziland/
Sweden http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/sw/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/sweden/
Switzerland http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/sz/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/switzerland/
Syria http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/sy/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/syria/
Taiwan http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/taiwan/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/taiwan/
Tajikistan http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/ti/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/tajikistan/
Tanzania http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/tz/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/tanzania/
Thailand http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/th/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/thailand/
Timor-Leste http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/tt/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/timor-leste/
Togo http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/to/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/togo/
Tonga http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/tn/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/tonga/
Trinidad and Tobago http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/td/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/trinidad_tobago/
Tunisia http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/ts/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/tunisia/
Turkey http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/tu/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/turkey/
Turkmenistan http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/tx/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/turkmenistan/
Tuvalu http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/tv/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/tuvalu/
Uganda http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ug/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/uganda/
Ukraine http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/up/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/ukraine/
United Arab Emirates http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/ae/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/uae/
United Kingdom http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/uk/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/united_kingdom/
United States of America http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/us/
Uruguay http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/uy/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/uruguay/
Uzbekistan http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/uz/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/uzbekistan/
Vanuatu http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/nh/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/vanuatu/
Venezuela http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ve/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/venezuela/
Vietnam http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/vm/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/vietnam/
Yemen http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/ym/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/yemen/
Zambia http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/za/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/zambia/
Zimbabwe http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/zi/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/zimbabwe/