Countries the nationals of which are exempt from the requirement to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the member states for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
List of third countries whose nationals are exempt from the requirement to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period (the list herein is established in accordance with the provisions of Regulation EU 1806/2018)
Albania (*) |
Andorra |
Antigua and Barbuda(#) |
Argentina |
Australia |
Bahamas (#) |
Barbados (#) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (*) |
Brazil |
Brunei Darussalam |
Canada |
Chile |
Colombia (#) |
South Korea |
Costa Rica |
Dominica (#) |
Republic of North Macedonia (#) |
Georgia (#)(*) |
Grenada (#) |
Guatemala |
Holy See |
Honduras |
Israel |
Japan |
Kiribati (#) |
Malaysia |
Marshall Islands (#) |
Mauritius (#) |
Mexico |
Micronesia (#) |
Monaco |
Montenegro (*) |
New Zealand |
Nicaragua |
Palau (#) |
Panama |
Paraguay |
Peru (#) |
Moldova (*) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis (#) |
Saint Lucia (#) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (#) |
Salvador |
Samoa (#) |
San Marino |
Serbia [excluding holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian: Koordinaciona uprava)] (*) |
Seychelles (#) |
Singapore |
Solomon Islands (#) |
Timor-Leste (#) |
Tonga (#) |
Trinidad and Tobago (#) |
Tuvalu (#) |
United Arab Emirates (#) |
Ukraine (#)(*) |
United States of America |
Uruguay |
Vanuatu (#) |
Venezuela |
United Kingdom |
NOTE:
(*) The visa requirement exemption applies to holders of biometric passports.
(#) The exemption from the visa requirement shall apply from the date of entry into force of an agreement on visa exemption to be concluded with the European Union.
2. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
A. Hong Kong
B. Macao
A. The visa requirement exemption applies only to holders of a "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" passport.
B. The visa requirement exemption applies only to holders of a "Região Administrativa Especial de Macau" passport.
3. BRITISH NATIONALS WHO ARE NOT BRITISH CITIZENS
British nationals (Overseas)
British overseas territories citizens (BOTC):
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar 1 , Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension And Tristan Da Cunha, South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands And Turks And Caicos Islands.
British overseas citizens (BOC)
British protected persons (BPP)
British subjects (BS)
4. ENTITIES AND TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES THAT ARE NOT RECOGNISED AS STATES BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER STATE:
A. Taiwan
B. Kosovo - as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999
A. The exemption from the visa requirement is applicable only to holders of passports issued by Taiwan (Republic of China) which include a personal identity number (Regulation (EU) no. 1211/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010)
B. The exemption from the visa requirement shall only apply to holders of biometric passports issued by Kosovo in line with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The exemption from the visa requirement shall apply from the date on which the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 (OJ L 236, 19.9.2018, p. 1), starts operations or from 1 January 2024, whichever date comes first.
1 Gibraltar is a colony of the British Crown. There is a controversy between Spain and the United Kingdom concerning the sovereignty over Gibraltar, a territory for which a solution has to be reached in light of the relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly of the United Nations.