A Schengen Visa grants the holder access to 26 countries in the Schengen zone and to some other 30+ non-schengen countries. Countries that do not appear on this list require a visa when traveling to a member country.
Countries whose nationals do not need a Schengen Visa to enter the Schengen area
The countries below can enter the Schengen area and stay up to 90 days within every 180 days without a visa.
Albania* | Israel | Saint Vincent |
Andorra | Japan | Samoa |
Antigua and Barbuda | Kiribati | Serbia* |
Argentina | Macao S.A.R*** | Seychelles |
Australia | Malaysia | Singapore |
Bahamas | Marshall Islands | Solomon Islands |
Barbados | Mauritius | South Korea |
Bosnia and Herzegovina* | Mexico | Taiwan** |
Brazil | Micronesia | Timor Leste |
Brunei | Moldova* | Tonga |
Canada | Monaco | Trinidad and Tobago |
Chile | Montenegro* | Tuvalu |
Colombia | Nauru | Ukraine |
Costa Rica | New Zealand | United Arab Emirates |
Dominica | Nicaragua | United Kingdom |
El Salvador | North Macedonia* | British Nationals (Overseas) |
Georgia | Palau | British Overseas Territories Citizens |
Grenada | Panama | British Protected Persons |
Guatemala | Paraguay | United States of America |
Holy See (Vatican City State) | Peru | Uruguay |
Honduras | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Vanuatu |
Hong Kong S.A.R*** | Saint Lucia | Venezuela |
* Eligible only if they are holders of biometric passports.
** Eligible only if passport contains an identity card number.
*** Visa-free regime applies only to holders of a “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” passport.
*** Visa-free regime applies only to holders of a “Região Administrativa Especial de Macau” passport.
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