Visa Information
Overview of visa duty or visa freedom for traveling to the Federal Republic of Germany
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [Z]
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A | |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | yes |
| Albania (5) | no |
| Algeria | yes |
| Andorra (5) | no |
| Angola | yes |
| Antigua and Barbuda | no |
| Argentina | no |
| Armenia | yes |
| Australia (Cocos Islands , Norfolk Island , Christmas Island ) (3) | no |
| Austria (2) | no |
| Azerbaijan | yes |
| B | |
|---|---|
| Bahamas | no |
| Bahrain | yes |
| Bangladesh | yes |
| Barbados | no |
| Belarus | yes |
| Belgium (2) | no |
| Belize | yes |
| Benin | yes |
| Bhutan | yes |
| Bolivia | yes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (5) | no |
| Botswana | yes |
| Brazil (4) | no |
| Brunei Darussalam | no |
| Bulgaria (2) | no |
| Burkina Faso | yes |
| Burundi | yes |
| C | |
| Cambodia | yes |
| Cameroon | yes |
| Canada (3) | no |
| Cape Verde | yes |
| Central African Republic | yes |
| Chad | yes |
| Chile | no |
| China, People's Republic of (6) | yes |
| Colombia | yes |
| Comoros | yes |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | yes |
| Congo, Republic of the | yes |
| Costa Rica | yes |
| Croatia | no |
| Cuba | yes |
| Cyprus, Republic of (2) | no |
| Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern | yes |
| Czech Republic (2) | no |
| D | |
| Denmark (2) | no |
| Djibouti | yes |
| Dominica | yes |
| Dominican Republic | yes |
| E | |
| Ecuador | yes |
| Egypt | yes |
| El Salvador (4) | no |
| Equatorial Guinea | yes |
| Eritrea | yes |
| Estonia (2) | no |
| Ethiopia | yes |
| F | |
| Fiji | yes |
| Finland (2) | no |
| France (2) (including French Guiana , French Polynesia , Guadeloupe, Martinique , New Caledonia , Reunion , Saint Pierre and Miquelon ) | no |
| G | |
| Gabon | yes |
| Gambia | yes |
| Georgia | yes |
| Ghana | yes |
| Greece (2) | no |
| Grenada | yes |
| Guatemala | no |
| Guinea | yes |
| Guinea-Bissau | yes |
| Guyana | yes |
| H | |
| Haiti | yes |
| Honduras (4) | no |
| Hongkong (6) | yes |
| Hungary (2) | no |
| I | |
| Iceland (2) | no |
| India | yes |
| Indonesia | yes |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | yes |
| Iraq | yes |
| Ireland (2) | no |
| Israel (3) | no |
| Italy (2) | no |
| Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) | no |
| J | |
| Jamaica | yes |
| Japan (3) | no |
| Jemen | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| K | |
| Kazakhstan | yes |
| Kenya | yes |
| Kiribati | yes |
| Korea, Democratic People's Rep. (North Korea) | yes |
| Korea, Republic of (South Korea) (3) | no |
| Kosovo | yes |
| Kuwait | yes |
| Kyrgyzstan | yes |
| L | |
| Lao, People's Democratic Republic | yes |
| Latvia (2) | no |
| Lebanon | yes |
| Lesotho | yes |
| Liberia | yes |
| Libya | yes |
| Lichtenstein (3) | no |
| Lithuania (2) | no |
| Luxembourg (2) | no |
| M | |
| Macao (6) | no |
| Macedonia, Rep. of (5) | no |
| Madagascar | yes |
| Malawi | yes |
| Malaysia | no |
| Maldives | yes |
| Mali | yes |
| Malta (2) | no |
|
Marshall Islands | yes |
| Mauritania | yes |
| Mauritius | no |
| Mexico | no |
| Micronesia, Federal States of | yes |
| Moldova (5) | no |
| Monaco (4) | no |
| Mongolia | yes |
| Montenegro (5) | no |
| Morocco | yes |
| Mozambique | yes |
| Myanmar, Burma | yes |
| N | |
| Namibia | yes |
| Nauru | yes |
| Nepal | yes |
|
Netherlands (2) | no |
| New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Nilü, Tokelau) (3) | no |
| Nicaragua | no |
| Niger | yes |
| Nigeria | yes |
| Norway (2) | no |
| O | |
| Oman | yes |
| P | |
| Pakistan | yes |
| Palau | no |
| Palestinian National Authority | yes |
| Panama | no |
| Papua New Guinea | yes |
| Paragay | no |
| Peru | yes |
| Philippines | yes |
| Poland (2) | no |
| Portugal (2) | no |
| Q | |
| Qatar | yes |
| R | |
| Romania (2) | no |
| Russian Federation | yes |
| Rwanda | yes |
| S | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | no |
| Saint Lucia | yes |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | yes |
| Samoa | yes |
| Solomon Islands | yes |
| San Marino (4) | no |
| Sao Tome and Príncipe | yes |
| Saudi Arabia | yes |
| Senegal | yes |
| Serbia (8) | no |
| Seychelles | no |
| Sierra Leone | yes |
| Singapore | no |
| Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (2) | no |
| Slovenia (2) | no |
| Solomon Islands | yes |
| Somalia | yes |
| South Africa | yes |
| South Sudan | yes |
| Spain (2) (including Spanish territories in North Africa with Ceuta and Melila) | no |
| Sri Lanka | yes |
| Sudan | yes |
| Suriname | yes |
| Swaziland | yes |
| Sweden (2) | no |
| Swiss Confederation (2) | no |
| Syria, Syrian Arab Republic | yes |
| T | |
| Taiwan, Republic of China (9) | yes |
| Tajikistan | yes |
| Tanzania | yes |
| Thailand | yes |
| Timor-Leste (East Timor) | yes |
| Togo | yes |
| Tonga | yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | yes |
| Tunisia | yes |
| Turkey | yes |
| Turkmenistan | yes |
| Tuvalu | yes |
| U | |
| Uganda | yes |
| Ukraine | yes |
| United Arab Emirates | yes |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2), (7) | no |
| United States (including US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico) (3) | no |
| Uruguay | no |
| Uzbekistan | yes |
| V | |
| Vanuatu | yes |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | no |
| Venezuela | no |
| Vietnam | yes |
| Z | |
| Zambia | yes |
| Zimbabwe | yes |
|
A | |
| Afghanistan | yes |
| Albania (5) | no |
| Algeria | yes |
| Andorra (5) | no |
| Angola | yes |
| Antigua and Barbuda | no |
| Argentina | no |
| Armenia | yes |
| Australia (Cocos Islands , Norfolk Island , Christmas Island ) (3) | no |
| Austria (2) | no |
| Azerbaijan | yes |
| B | |
| Bahamas | no |
| Bahrain | yes |
| Bangladesh | yes |
| Barbados | no |
| Belarus | yes |
| Belgium (2) | no |
| Belize | yes |
| Benin | yes |
| Bhutan | yes |
| Bolivia | yes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (5) | no |
| Botswana | yes |
| Brazil (4) | no |
| Brunei Darussalam | no |
| Bulgaria (2) | no |
| Burkina Faso | yes |
| Burundi | yes |
| C | |
| Cambodia | yes |
| Cameroon | yes |
| Canada (3) | no |
| Cape Verde | yes |
| Central African Republic | yes |
| Chad | yes |
| Chile | no |
| China, People's Republic of (6) | yes |
| Colombia | yes |
| Comoros | yes |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | yes |
| Congo, Republic of the | yes |
| Costa Rica | yes |
| Croatia | no |
| Cuba | yes |
| Cyprus, Republic of (2) | no |
| Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern | yes |
| Czech Republic (2) | no |
| D | |
| Denmark (2) | no |
| Djibouti | yes |
| Dominica | yes |
| Dominican Republic | yes |
| E | |
| Ecuador | yes |
| Egypt | yes |
| El Salvador (4) | no |
| Equatorial Guinea | yes |
| Eritrea | yes |
| Estonia (2) | no |
| Ethiopia | yes |
| F | |
| Fiji | yes |
| Finland (2) | no |
| France (2) (including French Guiana , French Polynesia , Guadeloupe, Martinique , New Caledonia , Reunion , Saint Pierre and Miquelon ) | no |
| G | |
| Gabon | yes |
| Gambia | yes |
| Georgia | yes |
| Ghana | yes |
| Greece (2) | no |
| Grenada | yes |
| Guatemala | no |
| Guinea | yes |
| Guinea-Bissau | yes |
| Guyana | yes |
| H | |
| Haiti | yes |
| Honduras (4) | no |
| Hongkong (6) | yes |
| Hungary (2) | no |
| I | |
| Iceland (2) | no |
| India | yes |
| Indonesia | yes |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | yes |
| Iraq | yes |
| Ireland (2) | no |
| Israel (3) | no |
| Italy (2) | no |
| Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) | no |
| J | |
| Jamaica | yes |
| Japan (3) | no |
| Jemen | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| K | |
| Kazakhstan | yes |
| Kenya | yes |
| Kiribati | yes |
| Korea, Democratic People's Rep. (North Korea) | yes |
| Korea, Republic of (South Korea) (3) | no |
| Kosovo | yes |
| Kuwait | yes |
| Kyrgyzstan | yes |
| L | |
| Lao, People's Democratic Republic | yes |
| Latvia (2) | no |
| Lebanon | yes |
| Lesotho | yes |
| Liberia | yes |
| Libya | yes |
| Lichtenstein (3) | no |
| Lithuania (2) | no |
| Luxembourg (2) | no |
| M | |
| Macao (6) | no |
| Macedonia, Rep. of (5) | no |
| Madagascar | yes |
| Malawi | yes |
| Malaysia | no |
| Maldives | yes |
| Mali | yes |
| Malta (2) | no |
|
Marshall Islands | yes |
| Mauritania | yes |
| Mauritius | no |
| Mexico | no |
| Micronesia, Federal States of | yes |
| Moldova (5) | no |
| Monaco (4) | no |
| Mongolia | yes |
| Montenegro (5) | no |
| Morocco | yes |
| Mozambique | yes |
| Myanmar, Burma | yes |
| N | |
| Namibia | yes |
| Nauru | yes |
| Nepal | yes |
|
Netherlands (2) | no |
| New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Nilü, Tokelau) (3) | no |
| Nicaragua | no |
| Niger | yes |
| Nigeria | yes |
| Norway (2) | no |
| O | |
| Oman | yes |
| P | |
| Pakistan | yes |
| Palau | no |
| Palestinian National Authority | yes |
| Panama | no |
| Papua New Guinea | yes |
| Paragay | no |
| Peru | yes |
| Philippines | yes |
| Poland (2) | no |
| Portugal (2) | no |
| Q | |
| Qatar | yes |
| R | |
| Romania (2) | no |
| Russian Federation | yes |
| Rwanda | yes |
| S | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | no |
| Saint Lucia | yes |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | yes |
| Samoa | yes |
| Solomon Islands | yes |
| San Marino (4) | no |
| Sao Tome and Príncipe | yes |
| Saudi Arabia | yes |
| Senegal | yes |
| Serbia (8) | no |
| Seychelles | no |
| Sierra Leone | yes |
| Singapore | no |
| Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (2) | no |
| Slovenia (2) | no |
| Solomon Islands | yes |
| Somalia | yes |
| South Africa | yes |
| South Sudan | yes |
| Spain (2) (including Spanish territories in North Africa with Ceuta and Melila) | no |
| Sri Lanka | yes |
| Sudan | yes |
| Suriname | yes |
| Swaziland | yes |
| Sweden (2) | no |
| Swiss Confederation (2) | no |
| Syria, Syrian Arab Republic | yes |
| T | |
| Taiwan, Republic of China (9) | yes |
| Tajikistan | yes |
| Tanzania | yes |
| Thailand | yes |
| Timor-Leste (East Timor) | yes |
| Togo | yes |
| Tonga | yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | yes |
| Tunisia | yes |
| Turkey | yes |
| Turkmenistan | yes |
| Tuvalu | yes |
| U | |
| Uganda | yes |
| Ukraine | yes |
| United Arab Emirates | yes |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2), (7) | no |
| United States (including US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico) (3) | no |
| Uruguay | no |
| Uzbekistan | yes |
| V | |
| Vanuatu | yes |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | no |
| Venezuela | no |
| Vietnam | yes |
| Z | |
| Zambia | yes |
| Zimbabwe | yes |
1) Holders of passports of the National States that do not require a visa to enter Germany (phrase: “No”), are not allowed to stay more than 90 days respectively half year in Germany. In addition, they are not allowed to accept an employment during this period.
2) Nationals of these countries are not affected by the point 1).
3) Residence authorization (for stays over 90 days) may be applied for after the visa-free entry.
4) Point 3) applies if no employment is taken up.
5) The visa release applies only to holders of biometric passports.
6) The visa release applies for holders of SAR passports (passports of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau).
7) The visa release applies also for citizens of the british national overseas.
8) The visa release applies to holders of biometric passports if only they are not issued by the serbian coordination directorate (Serbian: Koordinaciona uprava).
9) The visa release applies only to holders of passports issued by Taiwan which an identity card number included.
Current on 28.04.2014