eSIM and SIM cards by country
Every country has its own rules: some require your passport to activate a SIM, some charge triple at the airport, some barely support eSIM at all. Pick a destination to see what actually works there.
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Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
VietnamEast Asia
China
Hong Kong
Japan
South Korea
Macau
TaiwanSouth Asia
Bangladesh
India
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Nepal
PakistanMiddle East
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Israel
Jordan
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
TurkeyEurope
Albania
ID registration required
AlbaniaAustria
ID registration required
AustriaBosnia and Herzegovina
ID registration required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBelgium
ID registration required
BelgiumBulgaria
ID registration required
BulgariaSwitzerland
ID registration required
SwitzerlandCzech Republic
No ID registration needed
Czech RepublicGermany
ID registration required
GermanyDenmark
ID registration required
DenmarkEstonia
No ID registration needed
EstoniaSpain
ID registration required
SpainFinland
No ID registration needed
FinlandFrance
ID registration required
FranceUnited Kingdom
No ID registration needed
United KingdomGeorgia
ID registration required
GeorgiaGreece
ID registration required
GreeceCroatia
No ID registration needed
CroatiaHungary
ID registration required
HungaryIreland
No ID registration needed
IrelandIceland
No ID registration needed
IcelandItaly
ID registration required
ItalyLithuania
No ID registration needed
LithuaniaLatvia
No ID registration needed
LatviaMontenegro
ID registration required
MontenegroNorth Macedonia
ID registration required
North MacedoniaMalta
ID registration required
MaltaNetherlands
No ID registration needed
NetherlandsNorway
ID registration required
NorwayPoland
ID registration required
PolandPortugal
ID registration required
PortugalRomania
ID registration required
RomaniaSerbia
ID registration required
SerbiaSweden
ID registration required
SwedenSlovenia
No ID registration needed
SloveniaSlovakia
ID registration required
SlovakiaUkraine
No ID registration needed
UkraineLatin America
Argentina
ID registration required
ArgentinaBolivia
ID registration required
BoliviaBrazil
ID registration required
BrazilChile
ID registration required
ChileColombia
ID registration required
ColombiaCosta Rica
ID registration required
Costa RicaEcuador
ID registration required
EcuadorGuatemala
ID registration required
GuatemalaMexico
ID registration required
MexicoPanama
ID registration required
PanamaPeru
ID registration required
PeruParaguay
ID registration required
ParaguayUruguay
ID registration required
UruguayAfrica
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Morocco
Nigeria
Rwanda
Tanzania
South AfricaCaribbean
Barbados
Bahamas
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Puerto RicoCentral Asia
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Tajikistan
UzbekistanOceania
Australia
Fiji
New ZealandNorth America
CanadaFrequently asked questions
What is an eSIM?
An eSIM is a SIM card built into your phone that you activate by scanning a QR code or installing a profile in an app. There is no plastic card to swap, so you can buy and activate a data plan before you leave home and be online the moment you land.
Does my phone support eSIM?
Most phones released since 2019 do, including iPhone XS and newer, Google Pixel 3 and newer, and recent Samsung Galaxy S and Z models. Your phone also has to be carrier-unlocked. Check Settings for an option to add a mobile or cellular plan: if it is there, you are set.
Is an eSIM better than a local SIM card?
An eSIM is faster and easier: no queue at the airport, no passport registration, and it works the moment you land. A local SIM is usually cheaper per gigabyte and gives you a local phone number, which some banking and delivery apps require. For trips under two weeks an eSIM almost always wins.