Countries the nationals of which are required to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member StatesB>
I. List of third countries whose nationals are required to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States (the list herein is established in accordance with the provisions of Regulation EU 2018/1806)
Afghanistan * (1) |
South Africa |
Algeria * |
Angola * |
Saudi Arabia |
Armenia |
Azerbaijan |
Bahrain |
Bangladesh * (1) |
Belarus |
Belize |
Benin |
Bhutan |
Bolivia |
Botswana |
Burkina Faso |
Burma/Myanmar |
Burundi |
Cambodia |
Cameroon |
Cape Verde |
Central African Republic |
Chad * |
China |
The Comoros |
Congo |
Democratic Republic of the Congo * (1) |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Cuba |
Djijbouti |
Dominican Republic |
Ecuador |
Equatorial Guinea |
Egypt * (1) |
Eritrea (1) |
Eswatini |
Ethiopia (1) |
Fiji |
Gabon |
Gambia |
Ghana (1) |
Guinea |
Guinea-Bissau |
Guyana |
Haiti |
India *(1) |
Indonesia * |
Iran * (1) |
Iraq * (1) |
Jamaica |
Jordan * |
Kazakhstan |
Kenya |
North Korea * |
Kuwait |
Kyrgyzstan |
Laos |
Lebanon * (1) |
Lesotho |
Liberia |
Libya * |
Madagascar |
Malawi |
Maldives |
Mali * |
Mauritania * |
Mongolia |
Morocco *(1) |
Mozambique |
Namibia |
Nepal(1) |
Nauru(■) |
Niger |
Nigeria*(1) |
Oman |
Pakistan * (1) |
Papua New Guinea |
Philippines |
Qatar |
Russia* |
Rwanda |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
Senegal |
Sierra Leone |
Somalia * (1) |
Sri Lanka * (1) |
Sudan * |
South Sudan * |
Surinam |
Syria *(1) |
Tajikistan |
Tanzania |
Thailand |
Togo |
Tunisia *(1) |
Turkey |
Turkmenistan |
Uganda |
Uzbekistan * |
Vanuatu (#) |
Vietnam |
Yemen *(1) |
Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
NOTE:
* The states whose nationals must be in possession of an invitation endorsed by the Inspectorate General for Immigration from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that they must submit when applying for a short-stay visa;
(1) States whose nationals are subject to the airport transit visa requirement.
(■) 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.
(#) From 4th February 2023 until 3rd August 2024, the application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu on short-stay visa waiver is suspended in whole as regards nationals of Vanuatu.
2. ENTITIES AND TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES THAT ARE NOT RECOGNISED AS STATES BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER STATE:
1. Palestine *(1)