ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: A U.S. passport valid for at least three months from the date of entry is required to enter Honduras.  Though not required by law, some travelers have reported difficulty departing Honduras using a passport with less than three months of validity from the date of departure. A visa is not required, but tourists must provide evidence of return or onward travel.  Parents should not rely on birth certificates for their children’s travel; rather, prior to travel they should obtain U.S. passports for infants and minors born in the U.S.  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 U.S. citizen children born in the U.S. to Honduran parents, Honduran Immigration provides an "evidence of continuance" (Constancia de Permanencia) stamp placed in the U.S. passport that allows the child to enter, depart, and remain in Honduras.  Visitors are given a permit to remain in Honduras for 30 days.  Honduran immigration may grant up to two thirty-day extensions for a total of 90 days.  Thereafter, tourists must leave the country to qualify for a renewed visitor’s permit.  Upon departure, visitors are required to pay an exit fee, either in U.S. dollars or in local currency.  The current fee for international departures is USD $32.42.  The fees are subject to change.  

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MEDICAL FACILITIES AND HEALTH INFORMATION: Medical care in Honduras varies greatly in quality and availability.  Outside Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, medical care is inadequate to address complex situations.  Support staff facilities and necessary equipment and supplies are not up to U.S. standards anywhere in Honduras.  Facilities for advanced surgical procedures are not available.  Wide areas of the country, including the popular tourist areas of the Bay Islands, do not have a general surgery hospital.  Ambulance services are limited in major cities and almost non-existent elsewhere.

Scuba diving is popular in the Bay Islands, but the limited medical facilities there pose a special risk in the event of an emergency.  There is a decompression chamber on Roatan and Utila for divers, but no advanced medical care on either island for diving related accidents. 

MEDICAL INSURANCE:  The Department of State strongly urges Americans to consult with their medical insurance company prior to traveling abroad to confirm whether their policy applies overseas and whether it will cover emergency expenses such as a medical evacuation.

REGISTRATION / EMBASSY LOCATION: Americans living or traveling outside of the U.S. are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department’s travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov.  Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S. Embassy.  By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. 

U.S. Embassy and Consulate location:

Avenida La Paz in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Internet Web site: http://honduras.usembassy.gov/
Telephone: 011-504-236-9320 or 011-504-238-5114
For information on services for U.S. citizens, please ask for ext. 4400. 
American Citizens Services Unit Fax: 011-504-238-4357

Consular Agency in San Pedro Sula location:

Banco Atlantida Building – 11th Floor
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Telephone: 011-504-558-1580

The Consular Agent is available during limited hours perform notarial services, to assist U.S. citizens with emergencies, and to accept U.S. passport and U.S. Report of Birth applications for adjudication at the Embassy in Tegucigalpa.  Please call for office hours.  The Consular Agent does not provide visa information or services.

For more details about all U.S. Embassy and consular services in Honduras, please see the Embassy web site at: http://honduras.usembassy.gov or visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs web site at: http://travel.state.gov