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

1) States whose citizens are exempt from the visa requirement for travel to the Schengen Area – based on Regulation (EU) 2018/1806:

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 VANUATU**** 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 does not apply to holders of Serbian passports issued by the Special Coordination Directorate in Belgrade.

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

**** Visa-free regime applies to holders of passport issued BEFORE 2015 only.

 

2) Territorial and autonomous units which are not recognized as states by at least one EU Member State and whose residents do not need a visa to enter 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 – based on Regulation (EU) 2018/1806:

• Hong Kong*
• Macao**

* 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.

 

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 – based on Regulation (EU) 2018/1806:

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