🇺🇸 What does a US Green Card unlock?
Updated 2026-07-04 · every rule verified against official sources
Beyond its issuing country, a valid US Green Card opens 18 additional destinations that waive or simplify their own visa for its holders:
🇲🇽 Mexico Visa-free · 180 days
Mexico admits any traveler holding a valid visa or permanent residence of the US, Canada, the UK, Japan or a Schengen country — visa-free for up to 180 days.
🇨🇷 Costa Rica Visa-free · 30 days
Costa Rica: entry for up to 30 days (but no longer than the visa's validity) with a valid visa or residence of the US, Canada or Schengen.
🇵🇦 Panama Visa-free · 30 days
Panama: up to 30 days with a valid visa (used at least once) or residence permit of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or the EU.
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Visa-free · 30 days
Dominican Republic: visa-free entry for holders of valid visas or residence permits of the US, Canada, the UK or the EU.
🇬🇹 Guatemala Visa-free · 90 days
Guatemala: up to 90 days per half-year with a valid visa or residence of the US, Canada, the EU or Mexico. Granted at the border, no pre-approval needed.
🇨🇴 Colombia Visa-free · 90 days
Colombia: citizens of China, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Macau and Taiwan (also Myanmar, Nicaragua) enter visa-free for up to 90 days with a US or Schengen visa/permit valid 180+ days.
🇦🇷 Argentina Visa-free · 90 days
Argentina (2025): permanent residents of the US, Canada, the EU and the UK enter as tourists without a visa or AVE.
🇬🇪 Georgia Visa-free · 90 days
Georgia: holders of valid visas or residence permits of the US, EU/Schengen, UK, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia, NZ or Gulf states — visa-free for 90 days.
🇦🇱 Albania Visa-free · 90 days
Albania: visa-free up to 90 days with a used multiple-entry visa or residence permit of the US, UK or Schengen.
🇷🇸 Serbia Visa-free · 90 days
Serbia: holders of valid visas or residence permits of the US, UK or Schengen — visa-free up to 90 days.
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina Visa-free · 30 days
Bosnia & Herzegovina: any visa-required nationality may enter with a valid multiple-entry visa or residence permit of Schengen, the EU or the US — up to 30 days continuously.
🇴🇲 Oman Visa-free · 14 days
Oman: 14 days entirely visa-free for holders of valid visas/residence permits of the US, UK, Canada, Schengen, Australia or Japan and for GCC residents (longer stays via e-visa).
🇵🇠Philippines Visa-free · 30 days
Philippines (since 2025-06-08): Indian citizens with an AJACSSUK visa or residence permit get 30 days instead of the base 14.
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates Visa on arrival · 14 days
UAE: Indian citizens with a US visa or Green Card (or UK/EU residence) get a 14-day visa on arrival.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Visa on arrival · 90 days
Saudi Arabia: holders of used US/UK/Schengen visas or residence permits of those countries get a visa on arrival.
🇪🇬 Egypt Visa on arrival · 30 days
Egypt: Indian citizens with a used US/UK/Schengen/Japan visa or a Western residence permit get a 30-day visa on arrival (not guaranteed).
🇹🇷 Turkey e-Visa required · 30 days
Turkey: conditional e-visa for citizens of Egypt, India, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and others — only with a valid Schengen/US/UK/Irish visa or residence permit.
🇧🇠Bahrain e-Visa required · 14 days
Bahrain: e-visa (and for several nationalities a visa on arrival) with a US/UK/Schengen visa, a Green Card or GCC residence.