Visa-free regime applies only to short-term non-profit stays. If the purpose of stay is employment, Schengen visa for the purpose of employment or Schengen visa for the purpose of seasonal employment is required.

1) States whose citizens are exempt from the visa requirement for travel to the Schengen Area:

ALBANIA* ANDORRA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BAHAMAS BARBADOS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA* BRAZIL BRUNEI CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA DOMINICA EAST TIMOR GEORGIA* GRENADA GUATEMALA HONDURAS ISRAEL JAPAN

KIRIBATI MALAYSIA MARSHALL ISLANDS MAURITIUS MEXICO MICRONESIA MOLDOVA* MONACO MONTENEGRO* NAURU NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NORTH MACEDONIA* PALAU PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT LUCIA SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

SALVADOR SAMOA SAN MARINO SERBIA* ** SEYCHELLES SINGAPORE SOLOMON ISLANDS SOUTH KOREA TAIWAN** TONGA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUVALU UKRAINE* UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA URUGUAY VATICAN VENEZUELA

* Citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine can travel visa-free only with biometric passports.

** Visa-free regime applies to holders of passports issued by Taiwan only if their passport contains an identity card number.

 

2) Territorial and autonomous units which are not recognized as states by at least one EU Member State and whose residents are exempt from the visa requirement for travel to the Schengen Area:

• KOSOVO as defined by the UNSCR 1244 of June 10, 1999 – for holders of biometric passports only

 

3) Special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China whose residents are exempt from the visa requirement for travel to the Schengen Area:

• HONG KONG – for holders of a "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" passport only
• MACAO – holders of a "Região Administrativa Especial de Macau" passport only

 

4) British citizens who are not nationals of the United Kingdom (British Nationals (Overseas) and whose residents are exempt from the visa requirement for travel to the Schengen Area:

•  British Nationals (Overseas)
•  British Overseas Territories Citizens
•  British Overseas Citizens
•  British Protected Persons
•  British Subjects