Visible International Roaming: Global Pass Prices, Countries and Daily Charges

Global Pass bills by the day and by the country, so on a long or multi-stop trip, a HelloRoam travel eSIM, for one country or a whole region, can carry your data while your Visible number stays on the phone.

We read every Visible price and rule in this guide on Visible's own pages on November 8, 2026, and Verizon's TravelPass prices on Verizon's on November 9, 2026. Visible has changed its plans and Global Pass perks before, as its "network changes over time" page shows, so check its Global Pass page before you fly.

Visible Global Pass prices and free days by plan

Global Pass works on all three Visible plans. What you pay depends on your plan and where you are. The monthly prices below are Visible's regular rates, with taxes and fees included.

Your phone's hotspot can share each session's 2 GB of high-speed data. Past 2 GB, data keeps working at 3G speeds.

Free days on a monthly plan don't expire, but you can hold only 12, and no new ones arrive while you're at 12. On an annual plan, unused days don't roll over when the plan renews. Visible uses your banked days first, then charges $10 a day. Moving from Visible+ down to the base plan wipes out the days you've banked.

Thinking of moving to Visible+ for one trip? On the base plan, a week in Mexico costs $35 in Global Pass fees. At regular prices, Visible+ costs $10 a month more and includes Mexico. Visible's help page says your first free day arrives right after you switch to Visible+, but its plans page says members who upgrade mid-cycle get it the following month. Ask Visible's care team which applies before you count on that day.

A Global Pass session starts with the first call, text or app refresh abroad

You don't buy Global Pass one day at a time. Once it's on in your account, Visible starts a 24-hour session the first time your phone connects to a network in a Global Pass country, and it texts you when you arrive. Visible counts these as a connection:

• apps using or refreshing data in the background
• placing or receiving a call
• sending or receiving a text

When a session ends, the next connection starts another one, with another fee. Crossing into a second Global Pass country starts a new session too, once your phone connects there, even on the same day.

So a morning in Paris and an evening in Brussels is two sessions: $20 before any free days. And one incoming text, like a bank's sign-in code, is enough to start a paid day.

Visible texts you about your usage and when you've used the day's 2 GB, but its terms call these free courtesy alerts and say it can't guarantee you'll get them.

Visible+ includes Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

On Visible+ and Visible+ Pro, these four places come with your plan: unlimited calls and texts within the country and back to the US, plus 2 GB a day of high-speed data, then 3G. Visible says Global Pass isn't triggered there, even if you have it turned on.

On the base Visible plan, the same four places cost $5 a day through Global Pass, under the same session rules.

Two details on Visible's own pages don't match. Its plan pages say Visible+ data drops to 3G after 2 GB a day, while one note on its international help page says 2G. And its $10-a-day country list also names the US Virgin Islands, which its price table puts at $5 a day on the base plan. If either one matters for your trip, ask Visible's care team before you go.

Bought Visible+ on or before March 31, 2025? Visible's "network changes over time" page lists a smaller allowance on those older plans: 0.5 GB a day of high-speed data in these four places, then 2G.

These places are for trips, not a second home. Visible's Global Pass terms say that if more than 50% of your talk, text or data use in a 60-day period happens in the destination, it may disable or limit those services there.

What Visible roaming costs in the 5 countries Americans visit most

Mexico and Canada top the list of places Americans visit, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office's 2024 count of US travelers abroad. Here's what a Visible line pays in the top five.

Mexico and Canada are the cheap end of Global Pass, and included on Visible+. The limit is the daily 2 GB. If you'll stream, work online or stay for weeks in Cancun or Mexico City, compare Mexico plans by GB and days with $5 a day. A long stay in Toronto or Vancouver calls for the same check against data plans for Canada.

A week of daily use in the UK, Italy or France comes to $70 on any plan, less any free days you've banked. A London week at 2 GB a day is 14 GB of high-speed data, so look at 14 GB and larger UK plans for the same seven days.

Visible Global Pass countries: where it works and where it doesn't

Visible lists its Global Pass countries behind the "140 countries" link on its Global Pass page. The usual US trips are on it: the UK, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Japan, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, Peru and Thailand.

Some popular stops aren't. When we read the list, it didn't include Monaco, Andorra, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, Martinique, North Macedonia or Cuba. That catches a day trip from Nice to Monaco, a Maldives honeymoon and a Tanzania safari.

Outside the US, Visible's help page names three ways to stay connected: Wi-Fi, a local SIM card in an unlocked phone, or Global Pass. In a country off the list, Global Pass isn't one of them. For an island stay, look at mobile data plans for the Maldives, and check our A to Z destination list for the rest of your route.

How to turn on Visible Global Pass before you fly

Besides an active plan, Visible's terms ask for four things: a world-capable phone with HD Voice, a valid payment method on file, Autopay, and Global Pass turned on in your account. They also say to turn on data roaming and Wi-Fi Calling before you travel.

In the Visible app or online

Open the Visible app, or sign in to your account on Visible's website. From your account overview, select Global Pass. Agree to the Global Pass Terms and Conditions, then select Enable Global Pass. If Autopay is off, you'll agree to the Autopay terms too.

On the same Global Pass screen, View Global Pass countries under What you'll pay shows the list. The Global Pass button on your account overview shows how many free days you have.

On your phone

Turn on data roaming for your Visible line. Visible's steps for the switch: on iPhone, go to Settings, Cellular, Cellular Data Options and turn on Data Roaming. On a Samsung phone, go to Settings, Connections, Mobile Networks and turn on Data roaming. On a Google Pixel, go to Settings, Network & internet, Mobile Network and turn on Roaming.

Turn on Wi-Fi Calling while you're still in the US. Visible says it has to be activated before you leave, and its setup steps start with your phone on Visible's LTE network.

Check that your phone can roam. Visible lists these phones as working on its network but unable to roam: the ZTE Blade A3 Prime, A7 Prime, 10 Prime, 11 Prime and X1 5G, the Visible Midnight, the Orbic Joy and Myra, the TCL 20A 5G and 30 LE, the moto g pure and the Samsung Galaxy A03. Its terms add that LTE-only phones won't work off Visible's network.

How to stop Visible Global Pass charges you didn't plan

Visible's help page gives three ways to keep a session, or the next one, from starting:

• Keep Airplane Mode on until you're ready for your 24 hours to begin.
• Turn Airplane Mode on before an active session runs out.
• Turn Global Pass off in the app or online (Global Pass, then Disable Global Pass), and turn it back on when you need it.

If a travel eSIM carries your data, use the third way. Airplane Mode turns off all radios except Bluetooth, Apple's Airplane Mode guide says, so it cuts the travel eSIM's data too.

Visible doesn't offer phone support. For a charge you didn't expect or a session that won't start, chat with Visible's care team in the app or on its website, any time of day, or message @visiblecare on X or Visible on Facebook Messenger. Abroad, use Wi-Fi for the chat, so the app's data doesn't start a session.

Visible international roaming not working: what Global Pass needs

If your phone shows no service abroad, run through what Visible's pages say Global Pass needs:

• Global Pass shows as enabled in your account, and Autopay is on.
• Your destination is on the Global Pass country list.
• Data roaming is on for your Visible line.
• Your phone isn't on Visible's can't-roam list, and it's a world-capable phone with HD Voice.
• Slow but connected? You may have used the day's 2 GB. After that, data runs at 3G speeds.

Visible's terms also warn that voicemail, call waiting and some domestic data apps may not work as expected while you travel.

Calls home from abroad: Wi-Fi Calling and what Visible includes

Wi-Fi Calling comes with every Visible plan at no charge. Visible treats any Wi-Fi call to a US number as a domestic call, wherever you make it from, and a Wi-Fi call to a non-US number as an international call.

For Wi-Fi Calling abroad, Visible says your Visible line has to be on and set as the default for voice. During a Global Pass session, calls within the country you're in and calls to the US cost nothing extra.

Visible's international calling perks are a different thing. Unlimited calls and texts to Mexico and Canada on every plan, and Visible+ Pro's 500 calling minutes a month and texting to 200+ countries, are for calls and texts you make from the US. They aren't roaming.

A travel eSIM can run next to your Visible line once the phone is unlocked

Check the phone's lock first. Visible's unlocking policy says it locks any smartphone you buy through Visible for 365 days. After that, the phone unlocks on request once it has been active for more than 365 days with at least 365 days of paid service, among other conditions. Visible says a non-Visible SIM in a locked phone shows a "SIM Not Supported" error.

An iPhone has to be unlocked to use another carrier's eSIM abroad. Go to Settings, General, About: "No SIM Restrictions" next to Carrier Lock means it's unlocked, as Apple's eSIM travel guide explains.

Once it's unlocked, install the travel eSIM at home and make it your data line. On iPhone, go to Settings, Cellular, Cellular Data and pick the travel eSIM. Leave Allow Cellular Data Switching off, since Apple's dual SIM guide says turning it on lets the phone use data from both plans. On a Pixel, go to Settings, Network & internet, SIMs and choose it under Mobile data. Only one SIM can be the default for data, as Google's Pixel help on dual SIMs notes.

Then decide what your Visible line does. With Global Pass on, a call or text that reaches it abroad starts a paid day, or uses a free one. Turning Global Pass off is one of Visible's own ways to avoid those charges. Apple says FaceTime and iMessage keep working on your home number even if you use only the travel eSIM.

Visible Global Pass costs less per day than Verizon TravelPass but covers fewer places

Visible runs on Verizon's network, and its customer agreement names Verizon Value, Inc. as the company that provides the service. Its travel pass is a different product from Verizon's, though.

Verizon's TravelPass costs $12 a day per line plus taxes and fees, or $6 in Canada and Mexico on plans that don't include them, with 5 GB of high-speed data per session in 210+ countries and destinations. Visible's Global Pass is $10 a day with 2 GB, in over 140 countries. For the Verizon side, our guide to Verizon TravelPass charges shows which plans include it. Our explainer on what US carriers charge abroad sets TravelPass next to AT&T's and T-Mobile's plans.

At home, Visible's plans cost $25 to $45 a month at regular rates, with taxes and fees included.

When a travel eSIM costs less than Visible roaming

Global Pass makes sense for a short trip, for days you'll lean on your own number for calls, and for Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands on Visible+, where you already pay nothing extra. Banked free days can cover a quick trip outright.

A travel eSIM is worth pricing against Global Pass in these cases:

• Your destination isn't on Visible's list, like the Maldives or Tanzania.
• You'll cross borders often, since each new country starts a new $10 session.
• You'll use more than 2 GB a day.
• The trip runs long: in a $10 country, 14 days of sessions cost $140 and 30 days cost $300, before free days.

To compare fairly, match the data and the days. For Rome, check Italy plans for the same dates. For Paris, run the same check on France plans with matching data.

On a route through several countries, a HelloRoam multi-country Europe plan is one prepaid plan that stays with you across every country it covers, so a border crossing doesn't start a new daily fee.

Install it at home. Our plan pages, read the same day as Visible's, say a HelloRoam plan's days start at its first connection to a supported network where you land. Then switch that line on, turn on data roaming for it and pick it for mobile data.

We sell travel eSIMs, so weigh our view with that in mind. Our editorial policy's disclosure section explains how we handle it. For the wider choice, see our guide to choosing between an eSIM and roaming.