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Visa policy of the Schengen Area

{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter the Schengen Area}}

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The visa policy of the Schengen Area is a component within the wider area of freedom, security and justice policy of the European Union. It applies to the Schengen Area and Cyprus, but not to EU member state Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/travel-stay/entry-and-residence-in-austria/entry-and-visa/schengen-visa/|title=Schengen Visa – BMEIA, Außenministerium Österreich|first=Außenministerium der Republik|last=Österreich|access-date=6 May 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023648/http://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/travel-stay/entry-and-residence-in-austria/entry-and-visa/schengen-visa/|url-status=dead}} The visa policy allows nationals of certain countries to enter the Schengen Area via air, land or sea without a visa for up to 90 days within any 180-day period. Nationals of certain other countries are required to have a visa to enter and, in some cases, transit through the Schengen area.

The Schengen Area consists of 25 EU member states and four non-EU countries that are members of EFTA: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Cyprus, while an EU member state, is not yet part of the Schengen Area but, nonetheless, has a visa policy that is partially based on the Schengen acquis.{{cite web|title=Visa policy|url=http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/visa-policy/index_en.htm|publisher=European Commission|access-date=2023-04-06|archive-date=10 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510065734/http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/visa-policy/index_en.htm|url-status=dead}}

Ireland has opted out of the Schengen Agreement and instead operates its own visa policy,{{Cite web |title=The Schengen Area |url=https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government-in-ireland/european-government/european-union/schengen-area |website=Citizens Information}} as do certain overseas territories of Schengen member states.

Nationals of EU single market countries are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries.{{Cite web |title=EU visa policy |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-visa-policy/ |website=European Council Council of the European Union}} However, their right to freedom of movement in each other's countries can be limited in a reserved number of situations, as prescribed by EU treaties.

Visa policy map

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{{legend|#003399|Schengen Area}}

{{legend|#00A4E9|Other EU members and territories of Schengen countries outside the Schengen Area with freedom of movement in the Schengen Area}}

{{legend|#22B14C|Visa not required for short stays in the Schengen Area, usually 90 days within any 180-day period (EU 2018/1806 Annex II)}}

{{legend|#ADADAD|Visa required to enter the Schengen Area, and, in some cases, to transit through certain Schengen countries (EU 2018/1806 Annex I)}}

{{legend|#878787|Visa required to enter or transit through any Schengen country (EC 810/2009 Annex IV)}}]]

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Visa exemptions

=Freedom of movement=

{{Main|Directive 2004/38/EC on the right to move and reside freely}}

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  • {{flag|European Union}} citizens
  • {{flagdeco|EFTA}} Citizens of EFTA member states

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style="width:100%;"|Rules for freedom of movement
Directive 2004/38/EC defines the right of free movement for citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes the European Union (EU) and three European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.{{CELEX|32004L0038|text=Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States}}Summary of the Directive 2004/38/EC {{cite web|url= http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/education_training_youth/lifelong_learning/l33152_en.htm|title=Right of Union citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States|date=2006-05-02|access-date=2008-12-17}}{{CELEX|22007D0158|text=Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2007 of 7 December 2007 amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement}} Switzerland, which is a member of EFTA but not of the EEA, is not bound by the Directive but rather has a separate multilateral agreement on the free movement with the EU and its member states. Freedom of movement between Switzerland and the other EFTA countries happens in accordance with the EFTA convention.{{cite web|title=Short Overview of the EFTA Convention|url=http://www.efta.int/legal-texts/efta-convention/detailed-overview-of-the-efta-convention#persons|access-date=29 November 2017}} All of these countries comprise the EU single market.

Nationals of all EU single market states holding a valid passport, passport card, or national identity card can enter, reside and work in each other's territory without a visa. If they are unable to present a valid passport or national identity card at the border, they must nonetheless be afforded every reasonable opportunity to obtain the necessary documents or have them brought to them within a reasonable period of time or corroborate or prove by other means that they are covered by the right of free movement.Article 6.3.2 of the Practical Handbook for Border Guards ([http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/06/st15/st15010.en06.pdf C (2006) 5186])Judgement of the European Court of Justice of 17 February 2005, Case C 215/03, Salah Oulane vs. Minister voor Vreemdelingenzaken en Integratie, {{ECLI|ECLI:EU:C:2005:95}}

However, EU single market states can refuse entry to any EU single market national on public policy, public security or public health grounds where the person presents a "genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society".Article 27 of Directive 2004/38/EC ({{CELEX|32004L0038|text=Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States}}). If the person has obtained permanent residence in the country where entry is sought (a status which is normally attained after 5 years of residence), the member state can only expel the person on serious grounds of public policy or public security. Where the person has resided for 10 years or is a minor, the member state can only expel the person on imperative grounds of public security (and, in the case of minors, if expulsion is necessary in the best interests of the child, as provided for in the Convention on the Rights of the Child).Article 28 of Directive 2004/38/EC ({{CELEX|32004L0038|text=Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States}}). Expulsion on public health grounds must relate to diseases with 'epidemic potential' which have occurred less than 3 months from the person's date of arrival in the member state where entry is sought.Article 29 of Directive 2004/38/EC ({{CELEX|32004L0038|text=Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States}}).

=Nationals of 'Annex II' countries and territories (visa waiver countries)=

Since 2001, the European Union has issued a list of countries whose nationals need visas (Annex I) and a list of those who do not (Annex II).{{CELEX|32018R1806|text=Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}} The two lists are also adopted by Cyprus, despite not being part of the Schengen Area yet.{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.cy/en/information/visas/ |title=Visas |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus}}

Nationals of the following countries and territories holding ordinary passports may enter the Schengen Area and Cyprus without a visa, for short stays (usually 90 days within any 180-day period):{{cite web |url=https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en |title=Lists of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders and of those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement |publisher=European Commission}}

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  • {{flag|Andorra}}
  • {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
  • {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Bahamas}}
  • {{flag|Barbados}}
  • {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
  • {{flag|Brazil}}
  • {{flag|Brunei}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Colombia}}
  • {{flag|Costa Rica}}
  • {{flag|Dominica}}
  • {{flag|El Salvador}}
  • {{flag|Georgia}}
  • {{flag|Grenada}}
  • {{flag|Guatemala}}
  • {{flag|Honduras}}
  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}{{efn|For holders of a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport.}}

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  • {{flag|Israel}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|Kiribati}}
  • {{flag|Kosovo}}
  • {{flag|Macau}}{{efn|For holders of a Macao Special Administrative Region passport.}}
  • {{flag|Malaysia}}
  • {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
  • {{flag|Mauritius}}
  • {{flag|Mexico}}
  • {{flag|Micronesia}}
  • {{flag|Moldova}}
  • {{flag|Monaco}}
  • {{flag|Montenegro}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Nicaragua}}
  • {{flag|North Macedonia}}
  • {{flag|Palau}}
  • {{flag|Panama}}
  • {{flag|Paraguay}}
  • {{flag|Peru}}
  • {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

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  • {{flag|Saint Lucia}}
  • {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
  • {{flag|Samoa}}
  • {{flag|San Marino}}
  • {{flag|Serbia}}
  • {{flag|Seychelles}}
  • {{flag|Singapore}}
  • {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
  • {{flag|South Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}{{efn|For holders of passports containing an identity card number.}}
  • {{flag|Timor-Leste}}
  • {{flag|Tonga}}
  • {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
  • {{flag|Tuvalu}}
  • {{flag|Ukraine}}{{efn|For holders of biometric passports only.}}
  • {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
  • {{flag|United Kingdom}}{{efn|Including all classes of British nationality.}}
  • {{flag|United States}}
  • {{flag|Uruguay}}
  • {{flag|Vatican City}}
  • {{flag|Venezuela}}

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style="width:100%;"|Date of visa changes
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2017}}

Nationalities exempt from visas in all EU member states, for holders of ordinary passports for short stays not including study or work (additional nationalities were exempt for only some EU member states):

  • Before 1 July 1996: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom;{{efn|British citizens, British subjects with right of abode in the United Kingdom, and British Overseas Territories citizens of Gibraltar.}} Andorra, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City{{CELEX|31996Y1214(01)|format=PDF|text=Commission communication in pursuance of Council Regulation (EC) No 2317/95 of 25 September 1995 determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of the Member States – Information as at 1 July 1996}}
  • 1 July 1996 to 15 April 1997: Brazil, Mexico; removed Vatican City{{CELEX|31997Y0614(01)|format=PDF|text=Commission communication pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2317/95 of 25 September 1995 determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of the Member States – Information provided by the Member States as at 15 April 1997}}
  • 5 February 1998 to 1 May 1999: Australia, Paraguay, Singapore; removed Slovakia{{CELEX|31998Y0403(01)|format=PDF|text=Commission communication pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2317/95 of 25 September 1995 determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of the Member States – Information provided by the Member States as at 5 February 1998}}{{CELEX|31999Y0513(03)|format=PDF|text=Commission communication in pursuance of Council Regulation (EC) No 574/1999 of 12 March 1999 determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of the Member States – Information provided by the Member States as at 1 May 1999}}
  • 1 May 1999 to 1 August 2000: Costa Rica, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania; removed Australia{{CELEX|32000Y0923(01)|format=PDF|text=Commission communication in pursuance of Council Regulation (EC) No 574/1999 of 12 March 1999 determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of the Member States – Information provided by the Member States as of 1 August 2000}}

Nationalities exempt from visas in all EU member states, except Ireland and the United Kingdom, and in non-EU states part of the Schengen Area (exemptions were harmonised):

  • 1 August 2000 to 10 April 2001: Australia (resumed), Bolivia, Brunei, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama, Slovakia (resumed), Vatican City (resumed), Venezuela{{CELEX|32001R0539|text=Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}}
  • 1 January 2002: Romania{{CELEX|32001R2414|text=Council Regulation (EC) No 2414/2001 of 7 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}}
  • 1 June 2003: removed Ecuador{{CELEX|32003R0453|text=Council Regulation (EC) No 453/2003 of 6 March 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}}
  • 19 January 2007: British Nationals (Overseas){{CELEX|32006R1932|format=PDF|text=Council Regulation (EC) No 1932/2006 of 21 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}}
  • 1 April 2007: removed Bolivia
  • 28 May 2009: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Mauritius, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles{{cite web |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2009:169:TOC |title=Official Journal of the European Union, L 169 |date=30 June 2009 |publisher=EUR-Lex}}
  • 19 December 2009: Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia), Montenegro, Serbia{{efn|Except for holders of passports issued by the Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija.}}{{CELEX|32009R1244|text=Council Regulation (EC) No 1244/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}}
  • 15 December 2010: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina{{CELEX|32010R1091|text=Regulation (EU) No 1091/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}}
  • 11 January 2011: Taiwan{{CELEX|32010R1211|text=Regulation (EU) No 1211/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}}
  • 28 April 2014: Moldova{{CELEX|32014R0259|text=Regulation (EU) No 259/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}}
  • 9 June 2014: all other British nationals{{efn|British subjects without right of abode in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories citizens other than of Gibraltar, British Overseas citizens, and British protected persons.}}{{CELEX|32014R0509|text=Regulation (EU) No 509/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement}}
  • 6 May 2015: United Arab Emirates{{CELEX|52016PC0189|text=Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands on the short-stay visa waiver}}
  • 26 May 2015: Timor-Leste
  • 28 May 2015: Dominica, Grenada, Samoa, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu
  • 21 November 2015: Tonga
  • 3 December 2015: Colombia
  • 8 December 2015: Palau
  • 15 March 2016: Peru{{cite web |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/treaties-agreements/agreement/?docLanguage=en&id=2015061 |title=Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Peru on the short-stay visa waiver |publisher=Council of the European Union and European Council}}
  • 24 June 2016: Kiribati{{cite web |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/treaties-agreements/agreement/?docLanguage=en&id=2015059 |title=Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kiribati on the short-stay visa waiver |publisher=Council of the European Union and European Council}}
  • 28 June 2016: Marshall Islands{{cite web |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/treaties-agreements/agreement/?docLanguage=en&id=2016048 |title=Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the short-stay visa waiver |publisher=Council of the European Union and European Council}}
  • 2 July 2016: Tuvalu{{cite web |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/treaties-agreements/agreement/?docLanguage=en&id=2016050 |title=Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver |publisher=Council of the European Union and European Council}}
  • 20 September 2016: Micronesia{{cite web |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/treaties-agreements/agreement/?docLanguage=en&id=2016041 |title=Agreement between the European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia on the short-stay visa waiver |publisher=Council of the European Union and European Council}}
  • 8 October 2016: Solomon Islands{{cite web |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/treaties-agreements/agreement/?docLanguage=en&id=2016049 |title=Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands on the short-stay visa waiver |publisher=Council of the European Union and European Council}}
  • 28 March 2017: Georgia{{CELEX|32017R0372|text=Regulation (EU) 2017/372 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 March 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Georgia)}}
  • 11 June 2017: Ukraine{{CELEX|32017R0850|text=Regulation (EU) 2017/850 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Ukraine)}}
  • 4 May 2022: removed Vanuatu{{efn|The visa waiver agreement with Vanuatu was suspended from 4 May 2022 for holders of ordinary passports issued from 25 May 2015.{{CELEX|32022R0693|text=Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/693 of 27 April 2022 on the temporary suspension of the visa exemption for nationals of Vanuatu}} Although the visa waiver could still apply to passports issued before that date, such passports had a validity of five years so they had already expired.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailypost.vu/news/no-more-passport/article_d3395e35-bb6c-57a7-8672-ec37aa93ff59.html |title=No More Passport |publisher=Vanuatu Daily Post |date=10 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517075915/https://www.dailypost.vu/news/no-more-passport/article_d3395e35-bb6c-57a7-8672-ec37aa93ff59.html |archive-date=17 May 2018}} The suspension was extended to all passports from 4 February 2023,{{CELEX|32023R0222|text=Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/222 of 1 December 2022 on the temporary suspension of the visa exemption for all nationals of Vanuatu}} was renewed on 4 August 2024,{{CELEX|32024R2059|text=Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2059 of 31 May 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the extension of the temporary suspension of the visa exemption for nationals of Vanuatu}} and became permanent from 3 February 2025.{{CELEX|32025R0011|text=Regulation (EU) 2025/11 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu}}}}
  • 1 January 2024: Kosovo{{CELEX|32023R0850|text=Regulation (EU) 2023/850 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo (This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.))}}, EUR-Lex, 25 April 2023. The regulation specified that the visa exemption would apply from the date when ETIAS started operations or from 1 January 2024, whichever came first. ETIAS did not start operations before that date. {{cite web |url=https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias/faqs-etias_en |title=Frequently asked questions about ETIAS |publisher=European Union}}
  • 13 October 2024: holders of Serbian passports issued by the Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija{{cite web |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2495/oj |title=Regulation (EU) 2024/2495 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (Koordinaciona uprava) |publisher=EUR-Lex}}

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style="width:100%;"|Rules for Annex II nationals
To be able to enter the Schengen Area or Cyprus, the above Annex II nationals are required to:

  • have a travel document which is valid for at least 3 months after the intended date of departure and which has been issued in the previous 10 years;
  • have sufficient funds for their stay and onward/return journey;
  • justify the purpose and conditions of their stay;
  • not be listed in the Schengen Information System as someone to be refused entry and not be considered as a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of any Schengen country.Article 6 of the {{CELEX|32016R0399|text=Schengen Borders Code}}Practical Handbook for Border Guards, Part II, Section I, Point 3.1 [https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/e-library/documents/policies/borders-and-visas/schengen/docs/c2019-7131-annex.pdf C (2019) 7131]

The above Annex II nationals can enter the Schengen Area as a whole for pleasure or for business without the need to apply for a visa for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period (which entails considering the 180-day period preceding each day of stay).Article 1(5)(b) of {{CELEX|32013R0610|text=Regulation (EU) No 610/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, Council Regulations (EC) No 1683/95 and (EC) No 539/2001 and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council}}. Prior to Regulation (EU) No 610/2013, in response to an [http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/networks/european_migration_network/reports/docs/ad-hoc-queries/residence/337._emn_ad_hoc_query_duration_of_stay_and_refusal_of_exit_5aug2011_wider_dissemination_en.pdf Ad-hoc Query by the European Migration Network]), the national agencies responsible for border control in 9 Member States confirmed that Annex II nationals holding residence permits or long-stay visas would be entitled to stay for a further period of three months without a visa upon the expiration of the residence permit/long-stay visa. However, following the entry in force of Article 1(5)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 610/2013 on 18 October 2013, all Annex II nationals holding residence permits or long-stay visas issued by a Schengen member state are entitled automatically to stay for a further period of three months without a visa upon the expiration of the residence permit/long-stay visa (the conditions of a visa-free stay would apply to this period of three months after the expiration of the residence permit/long-stay visa, rather than the conditions of stay associated with the residence permit/long-stay visa). For nationals of Brazil, the maximum visa-free stay is defined as 3 months during a 6-month period from the date of first entry, due to a visa waiver agreement between the EU and Brazil using such definition.{{cite web |url=https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/border-crossing_en |title=Border crossing |publisher=Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs}}{{cite web |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/treaties-agreements/agreement/?docLanguage=en&id=2018053 |title=Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports |publisher=Council of the European Union and European Council}} Any time spent by an Annex II national in the Schengen Area on a long-stay visa or a residence permit does not count towards the visa exemption period limit of 90 days.

All Annex II nationals can also enter Cyprus without a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period. The visa-free time restriction for entering and staying in Cyprus is calculated separately from the one for the Schengen Area.

According to a table compiled by the European Commission, some Schengen countries permit certain nationals to work during their visa-free stay:[https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/e3561580-9b1d-40cc-ae35-82b31817429b_en Information on national derogations from the visa requirement], Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

  • Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania: none
  • Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden: all visa-free nationals
  • France: all visa-free nationals, except of Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, United States and Venezuela
  • Greece: all visa-free nationals not working as intellectual creators
  • Spain: nationals of Andorra not working in an independent profession
  • Switzerland: nationals of Andorra, Australia, Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, San Marino, Singapore, United Kingdom and Vatican City

=Residents and holders of visas of Schengen states=

Holders of a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by a Schengen state or Monaco may also travel to other Schengen states, without an additional visa, for a stay of up to 90 days in any 180-day period.[https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/frequently_asked_questions_en.pdf Frequently asked questions], European Union External Action Service.[http://en.service-public-particuliers.gouv.mc/Nationality-and-residency/Residency/Residents/Residence-Permit Residence Permit], Government of Monaco, 5 October 2012.[http://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/third-country-nationals-travelling-in-the-eu-schengen.aspx Travelling in the EU / Schengen], Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic, 11 December 2017. Short-stay visas issued by a Schengen state are also valid for all other Schengen states unless marked otherwise.

Holders of a double or multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued by a Schengen state or Monaco may also travel to Cyprus without an additional visa, for a stay of up to 90 days in any 180-day period, except nationals of Turkey and Azerbaijan, who still need a Cypriot visa. However, visas and residence permits issued by Cyprus are not valid for travel to the Schengen Area.[https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-11/Practical%20handbook%20for%20border%20guards_en.pdf Practical Handbook for Border Guards], European Commission, 28 October 2022. Page 80, footnote 83, and page 91, paragraph 9.

=Family members of EU single market nationals=

Individuals of any nationality who are family members of EU single market nationals and are in possession of a residence card indicating their status are exempt from the requirement to hold a visa when entering the EU single market when they are accompanying their EU single market family member or are seeking to join them.Articles 3(1) and 5(2) of the Directive 2004/38/EC ({{CELEX|32004L0038|text=Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States}}).

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An individual can enter and stay in each Schengen member state for up to 3 months without a visa if he/she:{{Cite web|url=https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-family/index_en.htm|title=Travel documents for non-EU family members|website=Your Europe}}Practical Handbook for Border Guards, Part II, Section I, Points 2.1.2 and 2.8 ([https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/e-library/documents/policies/borders-and-visas/schengen/docs/c2019-7131-annex.pdf C (2019) 7131, 8 October 2019])

  • holds a valid travel document, and
  • possesses a residence card indicating that the person is a family member of an EU single market national.

Holders of a residence card of a family member of a Union citizen issued by a Schengen member state can travel to another Schengen member state without a visa, regardless of whether they are travelling independently, or accompanying or joining their EU/EEA/Swiss citizen family member. However, holders of a residence card of a family member of a Union citizen issued by Cyprus and Ireland can travel to the Schengen Area without a visa only if they are accompanying or joining their EU/EEA/Swiss citizen family member.Practical Handbook for Border Guards, Part II, Section I, Point 2.8 ([https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/e-library/documents/policies/borders-and-visas/schengen/docs/c2019-7131-annex.pdf C (2019) 7131, 8 October 2019, p. 22])

A family member of an EU single market national satisfying the above conditions can also enter Cyprus for a stay of up to 90 days.{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/highcom/highcom_london.nsf/DMLVisainfo_en/DMLVisainfo_en?OpenDocument|title=High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in London – Visa Information|access-date=7 July 2012|archive-date=16 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616170849/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/highcom/highcom_london.nsf/DMLVisainfo_en/DMLVisainfo_en?OpenDocument|url-status=dead}}

In theory, a family member of an EU single market national who does not fulfil the above conditions does not have to apply for a visa in advance, and can instead obtain a visa on arrival at the border checkpoint of a Schengen country or Cyprus by presenting evidence of the familial relationship.

=School pupils resident in the EU single market or Annex II countries and territories=

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A school pupil who is not an EU single market national, but who legally resides in the EU single market, can enter the Schengen Area and Cyprus without a visa for a short stay or transit if:{{CELEX|31994D0795|text=94/795/JHA: Council Decision of 30 November 1994 on a joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3.2.b of the Treaty on European Union concerning travel facilities for school pupils from third countries resident in a Member State}}

  • he or she is travelling as a member of a group of school pupils from a general education school, and
  • the group is accompanied by a teacher from the school, and
  • the teacher can present a 'List of Travellers' form identifying the pupils on the trip, the purpose and circumstances of the intended stay/transit.

Even though a school pupil fulfilling all of the above conditions is exempt from having to obtain a visa to enter the Schengen Area and Cyprus, he or she is nonetheless required to have a valid travel document. However, he or she is exempt from having to carry a valid travel document if:

  • a photograph of him or her is included in the 'List of Travellers' form, and
  • the responsible authority in the member state where he/she resides endorses the 'List of Travellers' form to confirm his or her residence status and his or her right to re-entry.

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School pupils travelling in the context of a school excursion as members of a group of school pupils accompanied by a teacher from the school in question who reside in an Annex II country/territory, but hold the nationality of an Annex I country/territory, are granted visa-free entry to Cyprus (a national collective visa is required), Germany, Malta, Poland and Slovakia. In addition, those who reside in the United Kingdom are also granted visa-free entry to Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

School pupils (of any nationality and resident in any country) who require a visa for the Schengen Area or Cyprus and who are visiting for the purpose of study and/or educational training are waived the visa application fee (but are still required to submit the relevant supporting documents).Article 16 of the Visa Code ({{CELEX|2009R0810|text=Regulation (EC) No 810/2009}}), p. 1–58

=Refugees and stateless people resident in Ireland or Annex II countries and territories=

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According to a table compiled by the European Commission, some Schengen countries grant visa-free entry to refugees or stateless people who reside in Ireland or in an Annex II country/territory:

  • Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia: none
  • Belgium: refugees in Ireland, United States
  • Germany, Italy: Ireland, all Annex II
  • Croatia: Andorra, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Monaco, San Marino, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City
  • Czech Republic, Malta, Poland: refugees in Ireland
  • Denmark, France, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden: Ireland
  • Finland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Switzerland: Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Hungary: all Annex II; refugees in Ireland
  • Luxembourg, Netherlands: United Kingdom; refugees in Ireland, United States
  • Slovakia: refugees in Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Singapore, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela
  • Slovenia: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Macau, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Peru, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela
  • Spain: refugees in Ireland; stateless people in the United Arab Emirates

=Holders of local border traffic permits=

Currently the local border traffic regulation agreements exist with Belarus (with Latvia since 2011), Moldova (with Romania since 2010), Russia (with Norway since 2012,[https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/borders/2022/04/tensions-are-high-no-plans-terminate-visa-free-travel Tensions are high, but no plans to terminate visa-free travel], The Barents Observer, 7 April 2022. with Latvia since 2013 and Poland 2012-2016{{ref|PL|1}}) and Ukraine (with Hungary and Slovakia since 2008, Poland since 2009 and Romania since 2015). Agreement between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina is pending ratification but is applied on provisional basis.{{Cite web|url=https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2016-12/notifications_under_article_19_en.pdf|title=List of notifications of bilateral agreements under Article 19 of Local Border Traffic Regulation|website=home-affairs.ec.europa.eu}}

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  1. {{Note|1}} Poland has suspended the border traffic agreements with Russia indefinitely from 4 July 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.gov39.ru/news/101/102771/|title=Польша временно останавливает действие соглашения о местном приграничном передвижении|access-date=1 July 2016|archive-date=4 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704230340/http://www.gov39.ru/news/101/102771/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://fedpress.ru/news/cfo/policy/1658315|title=Польша не возобновила пограничное движение с Калининградом - ЦФО - РИА ФедералПресс|date=3 August 2016 }}}}

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Schengen countries are authorised by virtue of the EU regulation no 1931/2006 to conclude bilateral agreements with neighbouring third countries to introduce a local border traffic permit scheme.{{CELEX|32006R1931R(01)|text=Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 |date=30 December 2006 |access-date=2 March 2008}} Such permits are a type of multiple-entry visa in the form of a passport sticker or a card containing the holder's name and photo, as well as a statement that its holder is not authorised to move outside the border area and that any abuse shall be subject to penalties. The border area may include any administrative district within 30 kilometres from the external border (and, if any district extends beyond that limit, the whole district up to 50 kilometres from the border). The applicant for the permit has to show legitimate reasons to frequently cross an external land border under the local border traffic regime. The validity of the permit can be up to five years.

Holders of local border traffic permits are able to spend up to 3 months every time they enter the border area of the Schengen country which has issued the permit (this time limit is far more generous than the '90 days in a 180-day period' normally granted to third-country nationals visiting the Schengen Area).Judgement of the European Court of Justice of 21 March 2013, Case C‑254/11, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Rendőrkapitányság Záhony Határrendészeti Kirendeltsége v Oskar Shomodi, {{ECLI|ECLI:EU:C:2013:182}}, see [http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2013-03/cp130035en.pdf Press release]

A local border traffic permit scheme has been implemented in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia for Ukrainian nationals, is being implemented or negotiated in Poland and Lithuania regarding Belarus and Russia (Kaliningrad area), and has also been implemented in a 30 km border zone between Norway and Russia in 2012. See Schengen Area#Local border traffic at external borders.

There is also a tendency to allow more and more one-year multiple-entry visas to Russians{{snd}} especially by Finland. There are plans in the EU to allow up to 5 years validity on multiple-entry visas for Russians, partly to relieve the work load at embassies.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

=Holders of non-ordinary passports=

There are no common visa lists for holders of diplomatic and official passports. States may still maintain different policies on these.

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Holders of diplomatic and official passports of Annex II countries (listed above) do not need a visa for a short stay of 90 days, except for:[https://www.mfa.gr/en/visas/visas-for-foreigners-traveling-to-greece/countries-requiring-or-not-requiring-visa.html Countries requiring or not requiring a visa], Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece.[https://island.is/en/do-you-need-a-visa Check if you need a visa to travel to Iceland], Government of Iceland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/georgian-prime-minister-criticizes-eu-plan-to-suspend-visa-waiver-for-georgian-diplomats/3430614|title=Georgian prime minister criticizes EU plan to suspend visa waiver for Georgian diplomats|website=www.aa.com.tr}}{{Cite web|url=https://schengen.news/germany-france-poland-to-end-visa-free-travel-for-georgian-diplomats/|title=Germany, France & Poland to End Visa-Free Travel for Georgian Diplomats|first=Arta|last=Desku|date=3 January 2025|website=SchengenNews}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/01/27/georgia-council-suspends-visa-free-travel-for-diplomats-and-officials/|title=Georgia: Council suspends visa-free travel for diplomats and officials|website=Consilium}}{{Cite web|url=https://schengen.news/hungary-wont-end-visa-free-travel-for-georgian-diplomats-officials-minister-says/#google_vignette|title=Hungary Won't End Visa-Free Travel for Georgian Diplomats & Officials, Minister Says|first=Arta|last=Desku|date=28 January 2025|website=SchengenNews}}

  • All Schengen members (except for Hungary): Georgia
  • Bulgaria: Australia, United States
  • Cyprus, France, Greece, Romania, Spain: United States

In addition, holders of diplomatic and official passports of the following countries do not need a visa for:

  • Austria: Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Belarus, Belize, China, India, Order of Malta
  • Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands: Bolivia, Cape Verde, Ecuador, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malawi, Morocco, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Chad, India, China, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Senegal
  • Bulgaria: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Cape Verde, China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Morocco, North Korea, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Vietnam; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Belarus, Kuwait, Qatar
  • Croatia:[https://mvep.gov.hr/services-for-citizens/consular-information-22802/visas-22807/visa-requirements-overview-22879/22879?country=91 Visa requirements overview: Mongolia], Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Cape Verde, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam; and only diplomatic passports of Algeria, Belarus, Fiji, Kuwait
  • Cyprus: Armenia, Bahrain, Cape Verde, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Vietnam; and only diplomatic passports of Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), Qatar
  • Czech Republic: Bolivia, Cape Verde, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Laos, Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), China, Ecuador, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Order of Malta, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
  • Denmark: Bolivia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, China, Kazakhstan, Tunisia
  • Estonia: Bolivia, Cape Verde, Morocco, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), Belize, China, Egypt, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia (biometric only), Suriname, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
  • Finland: Bolivia, Cape Verde, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), China, India, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Tunisia
  • France: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus (biometric only), Belize, China, Congo (secured only), India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Namibia, Qatar, Senegal, Vietnam
  • Germany: Bolivia, Cape Verde, Chad, Ecuador, Ghana, Oman (biometric only), Philippines, Qatar (biometric only), Thailand, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), China, Gabon (biometric only), India, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kuwait (biometric only), Malawi, Mongolia (biometric only), Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, South Africa, Tunisia
  • Greece: Algeria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, Zimbabwe; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), China, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
  • Hungary:[https://konzinfo.mfa.gov.hu/en/visa-free-travel-hungary Visa-free travel to Hungary], Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary. Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus (biometric only), Belize, Cambodia, Cape Verde, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, South Africa, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Vietnam; and only diplomatic passports of Algeria, Egypt, Eswatini, Iran, Lebanon, Qatar, Uzbekistan
  • Iceland: India, Pakistan, South Africa, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of China
  • Italy: Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eswatini, Gambia, Guyana, Indonesia, Lesotho, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Order of Malta, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Bahrain, Belarus (biometric only), China, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Mozambique, Senegal, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
  • Latvia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cape Verde, Kuwait, Mongolia, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Belarus (biometric only), China, India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
  • Lithuania: Azerbaijan, Cape Verde, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Oman, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Belarus (biometric only), Egypt, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Vietnam
  • Malta: Algeria, Cape Verde, China, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Order of Malta, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), Belize, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Eswatini, Gambia, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Maldives, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia
  • Norway:[https://www.udi.no/en/word-definitions/persons-who-do-not-need-a-visa-to-visit-norway-/ Persons who do not need a visa to visit Norway (visa-free)], Norwegian Directorate of Immigration. Bolivia, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Tunisia
  • Poland: Algeria, Cape Verde, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Morocco, Order of Malta, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), Egypt, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
  • Portugal: Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Mozambique, Oman, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Belarus (biometric only), China, Congo, India, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Senegal
  • Romania: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), Bolivia, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Zambia; and only diplomatic passports of India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
  • Slovakia: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), Bolivia, Cambodia, Cape Verde, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam
  • Slovenia: Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Cape Verde, China, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Order of Malta, Philippines, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Belarus (biometric only), Ecuador, India, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Maldives
  • Spain: Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Ecuador, Egypt, Morocco, Order of Malta, Philippines, Tunisia, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), China, Dominican Republic, Guyana, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Qatar, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Sweden: Bolivia, Cape Verde, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (biometric only), China, India, Morocco, Tunisia
  • Switzerland, Liechtenstein: Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan (biometric only), Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey; and only diplomatic passports of Armenia, China, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Vietnam

Holders of a United Nations laissez-passer, regardless of nationality, do not need a valid visa for up to 90 days in the Schengen Area and Cyprus.

=Airport transit=

In general, a passenger who transits through one single airport in the Schengen Area and Cyprus while remaining airside in the international transit area less than one day will not require a visa (transit privilege). This only applies if the transfer is possible without leaving the international transit area, which depends on the connecting flight and airport layout.{{cite web|url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aamt/zugastimaa/buergerservice/faq|title=FAQ - I'm planning a trip by air and have to transit at a German airport. Do I need a visa?|website=German Federal Foreign Office|language=en|access-date=2019-12-13|quote=The vast majority of foreign travellers benefit from the "transit privilege" - if during a stopover at a German airport, you do not leave the International Airport Area and if the destination is not in a Schengen country, you do not need a transit visa.}}

However, on 5 April 2010, common visa requirements for airport transit were introduced by the European Union.Article 3 and Annex IV of the Visa Code ({{CELEX|32009R0810|text=Regulation (EC) No 810/2009}}), p. 1–58 Nationals of the following 12 countries are required to hold an airport transit visa (ATV) when transiting through any airport in the Schengen Area or Cyprus, even if they remain airside:[https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-08/annex_7a_atv_common_list_en.pdf Common list of third countries listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) no 539/2001, whose nationals are required to be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through the international transit area of airports situated on the territory of the Member States], Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Union.

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However, nationals of the above countries are exempt from airport transit visas if they hold a visa or residence permit for an EU single market country, Canada, Japan, United States or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a residence permit for Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or the United Kingdom, a diplomatic passport, are family members of an EU single market national, or are flight crew members.{{CELEX|32009R0810|text=Regulation (EC) No 810/2009}}, article 3.5.

Additionally, individual Schengen countries can impose airport transit visa requirements for nationals of other countries in urgent cases of mass influx of illegal immigrants.Article 3(2) of the Visa Code ({{CELEX|32009R0810|text=Regulation (EC) No 810/2009}}), p. 1–58 For example, nationals of Syria need ATVs for many but not all Schengen countries.

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! Additional nationalities (with ordinary passports) required to have an ATV in some Schengen countries[https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/7337515c-60a1-4510-b639-80de714f543e_en List of third countries whose nationals are required to be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through the international transit area of airports situated on the territory of one/some Member States], European Commission.

*Austria: Syria

  • Belgium: Dominican Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Nepal, Palestine, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen
  • Cyprus: Turkey
  • Czech Republic: Algeria, Armenia, Chad, Cuba, Egypt, India, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Palestine, Russia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen
  • Denmark: Syria
  • France: Angola, Bolivia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Haiti, India, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Palestine (only with refugee travel documents), Philippines, Russia (only if arriving from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey or Ukraine), Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Turkey, Uzbekistan
  • Germany: Cuba, India, Jordan (except if travelling to or from Australia, Israel or New Zealand, with a valid visa for that country), Lebanon, Mali, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey
  • Greece: Cameroon, Congo, Sudan, Syria
  • Italy: Senegal, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  • Netherlands: Central African Republic, Chad, Cuba, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Nepal, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen
  • Norway: Syria, Turkey
  • Poland: Armenia, Cuba, Egypt
  • Portugal: Guinea, Senegal, Uzbekistan
  • Romania: Egypt, India, Lebanon, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
  • Spain: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti (only with passports issued from 1 September 2021), India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Palestine, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Yemen
  • Switzerland: Cuba, Syria, Turkey
  • Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden: no additional nationalities beyond common ATV list
  • Liechtenstein: no airports

Visas

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Schengen visas can be issued by any member state of the Schengen Area. Travellers must apply to the embassy or consulate of the country which they intend to visit. In cases of travellers visiting multiple countries in the Schengen Area, travellers must apply to their main destination's embassy or consulate.Article 12(2) of the {{CELEX|42000A0922(02)|text=Schengen Convention}}. If the main destination cannot be determined, the traveller should apply for the visa at the embassy of the Schengen member state of first entry. Often, external service providers are contracted by certain diplomatic missions to process, collect and return visa applications.

Schengen visa applications may not be submitted more than six months prior to the proposed date of entry into the Schengen Area.[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_20_149 New EU visa rules – Questions and answers], European Commission, 31 January 2020. All countries' embassies may require applicants to provide biometric identifiers (ten fingerprints and a digital photograph) as part of the visa application process to be stored on the Visa Information System (VIS). Biometric identifiers are not collected from children under the age of 12.Article 13 of the Visa Code ({{CELEX|32009R0810|text=Regulation (EC) No 810/2009}}), p. 1–58]) Travellers applying for a Schengen visa for the first time must apply in person and are subject to an interview by the consular officers. If biometric identifiers have been provided within the past 59 months, the applicant may not be required to provide biometric identifiers again. Providing that the visa application is admissible and there are no issues with the application, a decision must be given within 15 calendar days of the date on which the application was lodged.Article 23 of the Visa Code ({{CELEX|32009R0810|text=Regulation (EC) No 810/2009}}), p. 1–58)

The standard application fee for a Schengen visa is EUR 90. There is a reduced fee of EUR 45 for children aged 6 to 12, and no fee for children under age 6, for applicants intending to undertake study, educational training or scientific research, and for applicants under age 25 representing non-profit organisations. In some cases the visa fee may be waived for children under age 18, for holders of diplomatic and service passports, and for applicants under age 25 participating in events by non-profit organisations, and may be waived or reduced in order to 'promote cultural or sporting interests, interests in the field of foreign policy, development policy and other areas of vital public interest, or for humanitarian reasons or because of international obligations'. If the applicant's country of nationality is considered not to be cooperating on the readmission of irregular migrants, the visa fee may be increased up to EUR 180, except for children under age 12. If a visa application is submitted to an external service provider, an additional service fee up to EUR 120 may be required.{{CELEX|02009R0810-20200202|text=Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)}}, articles 16, 17 and 25a.{{CELEX|32024R1415|text=Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415 of 14 March 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 as regards the amount of the visa fees}}

Schengen visas are valid for any country in the Schengen Area unless marked otherwise. Cyprus also accepts double and multiple-entry Schengen visas, for stays of up to 90 days in a 180-day period, except for nationals of Turkey and Azerbaijan. However, visas issued by Cyprus are not valid for travel to the Schengen Area.

The Schengen Convention and Schengen Borders Code permit member states to require third-country nationals to report their presence to a police station within 3 working days of crossing an internal border.Article 22 of the {{CELEX|42000A0922(02)|text=Schengen Convention}}, p. 19–62 and Article 23 of the Schengen Borders Code ({{CELEX|32016R0399|text=Regulation (EU) 2016/399}}). This requirement varies by country and can usually be performed by hotels instead.

Since the global loosening of COVID-19 lockdown rules and the rebound in travel demand, Schengen nation embassies have come under immense criticism for long visa processing times and unavailability of visa appointments.[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/delay-in-schengen-visa-issuances-riles-mea/articleshow/92989743.cms?from=mdr Delay in Schengen visa issuances riles MEA], The Economic Times, 20 July 2022.[https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/travellers-face-financial-losses-as-processing-time-for-schengen-visa-increases/ Travellers Face Financial Losses as Processing Time for Schengen Visa Increases], Schengen Visa Info, 15 June 2022. The general lack of competition for visa outsourcing contracts, which are dominated by companies such as VFS Global, BLS International and TLScontact, has also been blamed for the poor service.[https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2022-10-22/portuguese-visa-application-monopoly/71425 Portuguese visa application “monopoly”], The Portugal News, 22 October 2022.

This has partly spurred the EU to further digitalise the process. It is planning to introduce a unified online visa application platform at the EU and Schengen level, replacing the separated national platforms. The platform will be built by eu-LISA and is scheduled to be introduced in 2026. A transition period for all member states to migrate to the single platform is scheduled to last until 2031.[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_22_2583 Questions and Answers – Visa Digitalisation: Visa travel to the EU becomes easier], European Commission, 27 April 2022. The European Parliament voted on 18 October 2023 to introduce the digital application system and for cryptographically signed visas. In almost all cases, applications for Schengen visas will be made through a single website.{{cite web |title=Schengen Visas to Become More Secure & Accessible as MEPs Adopt Digital Visas |url=https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/schengen-visas-to-become-more-secure-accessible-as-meps-adopt-digital-visas/ |date=19 October 2023}}

=Number of entries and validity period=

Schengen visas may be issued for one, two or multiple entries, with a validity period up to five years. Under the standard rules, new applicants are granted visas valid only for their intended trips, then after using three visas in two years they qualify for a multiple-entry visa valid for one year, then for two years, then for five years. However, applicants who justify their need for frequent travel may be granted a multiple-entry visa with a longer validity without satisfying the previous requirements.{{CELEX|02009R0810-20200202|text=Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)}}, article 24.

The EU Commission may set different rules about multiple-entry visas for specific countries. For example, nationals of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are granted multiple-entry visas valid for five years even if applying for the first time; nationals of India who used two visas in three years qualify for a multiple-entry visa valid for two years, then for five years; the maximum validity of multiple-entry visas is two years for nationals of Algeria and Iran, and three years for nationals of Ghana.{{cite web |url=https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy/legal-documents-related-schengen-visas_en |title=Legal documents related to Schengen visas |publisher=Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs}}

=Visa facilitation agreements=

The EU has concluded visa facilitation agreements with several countries, which allow facilitated procedures for issuing visas for both EU citizens and nationals of partner countries. The facilitated procedures include faster visa processing times, reduced or no fees, and reduced list of supporting documents.{{cite web |url=https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy_en |title=Visa policy |date=15 May 2024 |publisher=European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs}} These agreements are also linked to readmission agreements that allow the return of people irregularly residing in the EU.{{cite web |url=https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/irregular-migration-and-return/humane-and-effective-return-and-readmission-policy_en |title=A humane and effective return and readmission policy |publisher=European Commission – Migration and Home Affairs}}

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CountryEntry into forceNotes
{{flag|Armenia}}1 January 2014
{{flag|Azerbaijan}}1 September 2014
{{flag|Belarus}}1 July 2020Suspended for Belarusian government officials from 12 November 2021
{{flag|Cape Verde}}1 December 2014Amended from 7 October 2021
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| {{flag|Albania}}

1 January 2008Visa waiver from 15 December 2010
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| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

1 January 2008Visa waiver from 15 December 2010
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| {{flag|Georgia}}

1 March 2011Visa waiver from 28 March 2017
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| {{flag|Moldova}}

1 January 2008Amended from 1 July 2013, visa waiver from 28 April 2014
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| {{flag|Montenegro}}

1 January 2008Visa waiver from 19 December 2009
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| {{flag|North Macedonia}}

1 January 2008Visa waiver from 19 December 2009
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| {{flag|Russia}}

1 June 2007Fully suspended from 9 September 2022
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| {{flag|Serbia}}

1 January 2008Visa waiver from 19 December 2009
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| {{flag|Ukraine}}

1 July 2013Visa waiver from 11 June 2017

=Working Holiday Visas=

Many EU/Schengen countries have signed bilateral Working Holiday Visas for non-EU/Schengen countries which allows the nationals of those countries to work and travel up to one year in the country they applied for.

Those agreements are usually reciprocal with other countries allowing some EU/Schengen countries to work and travel outside the EU/Schengen countries.

Those visas are bilateral and not multilateral for the whole EU/Schengen countries.

All EU/Schengen countries have some Working Holiday Visa programs except Lichtenstein and Bulgaria.

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colspan=3|Working Holiday Visas
EU/Schengen countryNon-EU/Schengen countryNotes
{{flag|Austria}}{{cite web |title=Working Holiday Application |url=https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/travel-stay/entrance-and-residence-in-austria/working-holiday-programmes/working-holiday-application |website=bmia.gov.at |publisher=Federal Ministry Republic of Austria European and International Affairs |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Argentina}}

  • {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}
  • {{flag|Israel}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
  • {{flag|United States of America}}
* Up to 12 months
  • 150 Euro fee for Visa D - WHP.
  • Health, accident and travel insurance.
  • Proof of departure prior to arrival.
  • Valid passport.
    • {{flag|Belgium}}{{cite web |title=Working Holiday Programme |url=https://dofi.ibz.be/en/themes/ressortissants-dun-pays-tiers/travail/working-holiday-programme |website=dofi.ibz.be |publisher=Federal Public Service Interior |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
    		• * Being between 18 and 30 years old.
  • Valid passport.
  • Return ticket or having sufficient funds.
  • Never participated in the program.
  • Proof of no criminal record.
  • Proof of no diseases that may endanger public health.
  • Insurance.
  • Demonstrating the purpose of the stay.
    • {{flag|Croatia}}{{cite web |title=Chile and Croatia hold political consultations and make progress on several agreements |url=https://www.minrel.gob.cl/news/chile-and-croatia-hold-political-consultations-and-make-progress-on |website=minrel.gob.cl |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
    		• * Being between 18 and 30 years old.
  • Being between 18 and 35 years old (for Canadian).
  • Valid passport.
  • Having sufficient funds.
    • {{flag|Cyprus}}{{cite web |title=Bilateral Agreements |url=https://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dl/dl.nsf/page5c_en/page5c_en?OpenDocument |website=mlsi.gov.cy |publisher=Department of Labour |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Australia}}* Being between 18 and 30 years old.
  • Valid passport.
  • Having sufficient funds.
    • {{flag|Czech Republic}}{{cite web |title=Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for the Purpose of a Working Holiday |url=https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-visa/visa-for-a-stay-longer-than-90-days-for-the-purpose-of-a-working-holiday/ |website=ipc.gov.cz |publisher=Official Information Portal for Foreigners of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic |access-date=14 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Celebración de la VIII Reunión del Mecanismo de Consultas Políticas Perú – República Checa |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/rree/noticias/315862-celebracion-de-la-viii-reunion-del-mecanismo-de-consultas-politicas-peru-republica-checa |website=gob.pe |publisher=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Israel}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Peru}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old.
  • Valid passport.
  • Having sufficient funds.
    • {{flag|Denmark}}{{cite web |title=Working Holiday |url=https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Working-Holiday |website=nyidanmark.dk |publisher=Danish Immigration Service |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old (for Argentina, Chile, Japan, and New Zealand).
  • Being between 18 and 35 years old (for Australia, Canada, and the Republic of Korea).
  • Valid passport.
  • Having sufficient funds.
    • {{flag|Estonia}}{{cite web |title=Working holiday visa |url=https://tokyo.mfa.ee/working-holiday-visa/ |website=tokyo.mfa.ee |publisher=Embassy of Estonia Tokyo |access-date=14 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Estonia - Working Holiday - Working Holiday Visa |url=https://www.whatpassport.com/countries/Estonia/Working_Holiday/Working_Holiday_Visa#:~:text=The%20Working%20Holiday%20Visa%20for,way%20to%20supplement%20their%20travel |website=whatpassport.com |publisher=Sable International |access-date=14 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=What is Youth Mobility Agreement? |url=https://ottawa.mfa.ee/youth-mobility-agreement/ |website=ottawa.mfa.ee |publisher=Embassy of Estonia Ottawa |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old (18 - 35 for Canadian).
    • {{flag|Finland}}{{cite web |title=Residence permit application for Working Holiday |url=https://migri.fi/en/working-holiday/en |website=migri.fn |publisher=Finnish Immigration Service |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old (for Japan, and New Zealand).
  • Being between 18 and 35 years old (for Australia, and Canada).
  • Valid passport.
  • Having sufficient funds.
  • No entry ban, not being a danger to the public health, order and security, and not to Finland's international relations.
    • {{flag|France}}{{cite web |title=Young traveller (working holiday) |url=https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/young-traveller |website=france-visas.gouv.fr |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Brazil}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Colombia}}
  • {{flag|Ecuador}}
  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|Mexico}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Peru}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Russia}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
  • {{flag|Uruguay}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old.
  • Being between 18 and 35 years old (for Argentina, Australia, and Canada).
    • {{flag|Germany}}{{cite web |title=What exactly is the Working Holiday programme? |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service/buergerservice/faq/06-workingholiday/606672 |website=auswaertiges-amt.de |publisher=Federal Foreign Office |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Brazil}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}
  • {{flag|Israel}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
    		• * Up to 12 months.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old.
    • {{flag|Greece}}{{cite web |title=Work and Holiday Visa – Greece/Australia |url=https://www.mfa.gr/australia/en/greece/greece-and-australia/work-and-holiday-visa.html |website=mfa.gr |publisher=Hellenic Republic - Greece in Australia |access-date=14 March 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfa.gr/canada/en/services/other-services/youth-mobility.html|title=Youth Mobility - Other Services|first=Άννα-Λουϊζα|last=Κοντοβουνήσιου|website=www.mfa.gr}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
    		• * Up to 12 months.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old (Australia) or between 18 and 35 years old (Canada).
    • {{flag|Hungary}}{{Cite web|url=http://bevandorlas.hu/factsheets/list-of-agreements-concluded-on-working-holiday-scheme|title=List of agreements concluded on Working Holiday Scheme|website=bevandorlas.hu}}{{Cite web|url=https://tajpej.mfa.gov.hu/eng/page/working-holiday|title=Hungarian Trade Office Taipei|website=tajpej.mfa.gov.hu}}* {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
    		• * Up to 12 months.
  • Being between 18 and 35 years old.
    • {{flag|Iceland}}{{Cite web|url=https://island.is/en/permit-for-working-holiday|title=Residence permit for Working Holiday / Youth Mobility | Ísland.is|website=island.is}}* {{flag|Andorra}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|United Kingdom}}
    		• * No visa fees for applicants from Japan
    {{flag|Ireland}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/visas-for-ireland/working-holiday-authorisation/|title=Working Holiday Authorisation | Department Of Foreign Affairs | Ireland.ie | Ireland.ie|website=www.ireland.ie}}* {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
  • {{flag|United States of America}}
    • {{flag|Italy}}{{Cite web|url=https://working-holidays.io/visa-country/italy/#google_vignette|title=How to Apply - Italy | Working Holiday Visa's|first=Maria|last=Maltesen|date=14 March 2018}}{{cite web |title=WORKING HOLIDAY VISA General Information and Step by Step guide |url=https://consadelaide.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/How-to-VISTO-DI-VACANZA-LAVORO-ENG-3.pdf |website=consadelaide.esteri.it |publisher=Consulate of Italy Adelaide |access-date=14 March 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://constoronto.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero/visti/visti-nazionali/vacanze-lavoro/|title=Consolato Generale d'Italia Toronto|first=Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione|last=Internazionale|website=constoronto.esteri.it}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Work permit up to 6 months between two different employers for 3 months.
    • {{flag|Latvia}}{{Cite web|url=https://working-holidays.io/visa-country/latvia/|title=How to Apply - Latvia | Working Holiday Visa's|first=Michael|last=Visser|date=27 March 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www2.mfa.gov.lv/en/japan/consular-information/working-holiday-visa|title=Working Holiday VISA|first=Ilze|last=Kalniņa|website=www2.mfa.gov.lv}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    • {{flag|Lithuania}}{{Cite web|url=https://working-holidays.io/visa-country/lithuania/|title=How to Apply - Lithuania | Working Holiday Visa's|first=Michael|last=Visser|date=27 March 2018}}* {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    • {{flag|Luxemburg}}{{Cite web|url=https://mae.gouvernement.lu/en/services-aux-citoyens/work-travel/arrivee-luxembourg.html|title=Coming to Luxembourg|date=28 February 2025|website=mae.gouvernement.lu}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old (for Australia, Japan, and New Zealand).
  • Being between 18 and 35 years old (for Canada, Chile, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan).
  • Valid passport.
  • Having sufficient funds.
    • {{flag|Malta}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/DOI/Press+Releases/Pages/2018/August/1/pr181698.aspx|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|website=www.gov.mt}}{{Cite web|url=https://working-holidays.io/visa-country/malta/|title=How to Apply - Malta | Working Holiday Visa's|first=Michael|last=Visser|date=27 March 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0100&key=20230907.99099001866|title=한동훈도 이상민도 엑스포 출장, 대통령실 총동원령에 총대멘 장관들|website=국제신문}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    • {{flag|Netherlands}}{{Cite web|url=https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/au-pair-and-exchange/working-holiday-residence-permit|title=Working holiday residence permit|first=Immigratie-en|last=Naturalisatiedienst|website=ind.nl}}* {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
  • {{flag|Uruguay}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old.
    • {{flag|Norway}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/|title=Want to apply: Exchange programmes, culture and organisational work|website=UDI}}* {{flag|Andorra}}
  • {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old or up to 35 years old if Canadian.
    • {{flag|Poland}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.pl/web/family/the-working-holiday-programme|title=The "Working Holiday Programme" - Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy - Gov.pl website|website=Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old.
    • {{flag|Portugal}}{{Cite web|url=https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/necessary-documentation/youth-mobility|title=Youth Mobility}}* {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Chile}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Peru}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|United States of America}}
  • {{flag|Uruguay}}
    		• * Up to 12 months.
    {{flag|Romania}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/www/brd/4080/view.do?seq=346739|title=윤병세 장관,「코르러쩨안」루마니아 외교장관과 회담 상세보기|보도자료 | 외교부}}* {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    {{flag|Slovakia}}{{Cite web|url=https://mzv.sk/web/gksydney-en/services/working-holiday-visa-in-slovakia|title=Working Holiday Visa in Slovakia - gksydney-en - MZV|website=gksydney-en}}{{Cite web|url=https://mzv.sk/web/ottawa-en/discover-slovakia/youth-mobility-program|title=Youth Mobility Program - ottawa-en - MZV|website=ottawa-en}}{{Cite web|url=https://working-holidays.io/visa-country/slovakia/|title=How to Apply - Slovakia | Working Holiday Visa's|first=Michael|last=Visser|date=22 March 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/brd/m_5674/view.do?seq=319873|title=ROK-Slovakia Foreign Ministerial Meeting Held View|Ministry News | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea|website=www.mofa.go.kr}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}
    • {{flag|Slovenia}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/errors/404.html|title=Not Found|first=Service|last=Canada|date=13 October 2015|website=www.canada.ca}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20230630091700013|title=악수하는 한ㆍ슬로베니아 외교장관 | 연합뉴스|date=30 June 2023}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    • {{flag|Spain}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.asp?lang=eng&id=105130|title=Canada Treaty Information - View Treaty|date=6 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706181956/http://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.asp?lang=eng&id=105130 |archive-date=6 July 2011 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_001536.html|title=Signing of the Japan-Spain Working Holiday Agreement|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}{{Cite web|url=https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/es-es/brd/m_8065/view.do?seq=761009|title=[Anuncio] La firma de Working Holiday entre Corea y España 상세보기|Avisos de la EmbajadaEmbajada de la República de Corea en el Reino de España|website=overseas.mofa.go.kr}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    • {{flag|Sweden}}{{cite web |title=Working holiday visa for young people |url=https://www.migrationsverket.se/ |website=migrationsverket.se |publisher=Swedish Migration Agency |access-date=14 March 2025}}* {{flag|Australia}}
  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Republic of Korea}}
    		• * Up to one year.
  • Being between 18 and 30 years old.
    • {{flag|Switzerland}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/canada/en/home/switzerland-and/youth-mobility-program.html|title=Youth Mobility Program|website=www.eda.admin.ch}}* {{flag|Canada}}

    =At the border=

    In exceptional cases, single-entry Schengen visas valid for up to 15 days may be issued on arrival at the border. These visas are reserved for individuals who can prove that they were unable to apply for a visa in advance due to time constraints arising out of 'unforeseeable' and 'imperative' reasons as long as they fulfil the regular criteria for the issuing of a Schengen visa.Article 7.2 of the Practical Handbook for Border Guards ([http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/06/st15/st15010.en06.pdf C (2006) 5186]) However, if the individual requesting a Schengen visa at the border falls within a category of people for which it is necessary to consult one or more of the central authorities of other Schengen states, they may only be issued a visa at the border in exceptional cases on humanitarian grounds, on grounds of national interest or on account of international obligations (such as the death or sudden serious illness of a close relative or of another close person).Article 7.5 of the Practical Handbook for Border Guards ([http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/06/st15/st15010.en06.pdf C (2000) 5186]) People trying this way to travel to the Schengen Area can be denied boarding by the airline because of the carrier's responsibility, which penalises airlines if they carry passengers who do not have the correct documentation.

    =Visas with limited territorial validity=

    In exceptional cases, Schengen states may issue visas with limited territorial validity (LTV), either specifically naming the state(s) for which it is valid or, inversely, the state(s) for which it is not valid. According to the Schengen Visa Code, member states may issue LTV visas when a consulate deems it justifiable to overcome the three-month limitation in six months, when a member state considers it necessary due to pressing circumstances to derogate from entry conditions as set by Schengen Borders Code, to overcome objections of other member states, or in cases of urgency.Article 25 of the Visa Code ({{CELEX|32009R0810|text=Regulation (EC) No 810/2009}}])

    =Unrecognised travel documents=

    Schengen visas are only issued on travel documents of UN member states, Kosovo, Palestine, Taiwan, Vatican City, the Order of Malta, and certain international organisations (Council of Europe, EU, NATO, Red Cross, UN).[https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/document-security/docs/part_i_travel_documents_issued_by_third_countries_and_territorial_entities_en.xlsx Travel documents issued by third countries and territorial entities], Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, 17 July 2018.[https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/document-security/docs/part_ii_travel_documents_issued_by_member_states_en.xlsx Travel documents issued by member states], Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, 27 April 2018.[https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/document-security/docs/part_iii_travel_documents_issued_by_international_organisations_and_other_entities_subject_to_international_law_en.xlsx Travel documents issued by international organisations and other entities subject to international law], Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, 27 April 2018. Belgium and France also accept the passport of Somaliland.[http://www.maalmahanews.com/2018/04/02/travel-countries-that-accept-somaliland-passport/ Travel: Countries that accept Somaliland passport], Maalmaha News, 2 April 2018. Passports of Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, South Ossetia, Transnistria and Western Sahara are not accepted.[https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/document-security/docs/list_of_known_fantasy_and_camouflage_passports_en.pdf Information concerning the non-exhaustive list of known fantasy and camouflage passports, as stipulated by Article 6 of the Decision no. 1105/2011/EU], Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, 15 March 2017.

    =Statistics=

    Most Schengen visas, including visas with limited territorial validity, were issued at consulates of Schengen states located in the countries listed below.{{cite web |url=https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy/statistics-short-stay-visas-issued-schengen-states_en |title=Statistics on short-stay visas issued by the Schengen states |publisher=Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission}} Visas issued in a country were not necessarily for nationals of that country.

    class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:smaller; text-align:right"

    |+class="nowrap" style="font-size:larger"|By location of consulates

    rowspan=2|Location of consulates

    ! colspan=2|2023

    		colspan=2|2022colspan=2|2021colspan=2|2020colspan=2|2019colspan=2|2018colspan=2|2017
    style=line-height:1.2

    ! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate

    align=left|{{flag|Russia}}459,19810.6%604,92610.2%514,6553.2%635,6632.6%4,055,6981.5%3,632,4921.6%3,827,1911.4%
    align=left|{{flag|China}}1,043,5915.5%80,0489.3%24,3208.7%202,3844.8%2,847,2143.8%2,708,4773.7%2,447,3093.3%
    align=left|{{flag|Turkey}}881,25716.1%647,69115.7%221,12516.9%198,31212.7%813,4989.7%800,7068.5%905,0216.5%
    align=left|{{flag|India}}811,64215.8%541,44018.3%98,03623.3%138,67016.9%1,013,83910.8%975,8589.4%837,5428.6%
    align=left|{{flag|Morocco}}437,79523.8%283,02029.7%103,66027.6%135,86823.6%545,90321.0%530,75818.4%514,86015.4%
    align=left|{{flag|Belarus}}158,1213.4%118,5571.9%57,5001.1%134,8340.3%643,6690.3%677,1730.3%710,7230.3%
    align=left|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}399,2236.0%333,6365.2%161,9554.3%43,0638.4%368,1885.7%327,7477.7%312,0165.5%
    align=left|{{flag|Algeria}}300,90635.6%192,63948.2%84,33632.0%87,67638.0%376,15143.3%385,93045.7%503,79435.7%
    align=left|{{flag|United Kingdom}}379,8485.7%261,1734.2%66,0075.0%70,8788.1%259,7884.4%267,9371.5%259,5091.4%
    align=left|{{flag|Thailand}}252,0906.7%189,6008.2%27,82613.3%70,4848.0%323,1123.9%319,9743.4%293,5223.1%
    align=left|{{flag|Ukraine}}5,32913.0%28,7472.7%188,8102.7%94,5945.1%186,0365.8%182,5224.7%694,7143.7%
    align=left|{{flag|South Africa}}192,9494.8%155,5805.3%22,9036.1%31,6466.3%217,1703.3%215,3052.4%201,5462.1%
    align=left|{{flag|Indonesia}}195,8105.5%125,3305.1%25,6545.2%44,8373.2%221,9212.4%205,5811.8%195,9961.4%
    align=left|{{flag|Philippines}}187,8465.9%143,6715.1%75,1502.7%59,7965.0%172,1328.3%159,9378.3%157,8507.1%
    align=left|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}177,21322.8%143,55322.7%58,30322.1%32,80220.6%182,46818.8%176,40918.1%169,68016.7%
    align=left|{{flag|Tunisia}}122,88224.0%112,71830.3%44,72124.8%49,79629.0%181,22824.9%186,56618.6%171,68516.8%
    align=left|{{flag|Kuwait}}166,9236.7%138,3715.0%51,0273.3%16,7398.2%153,4285.9%165,5754.9%158,3414.7%
    align=left|{{flag|Iran}}111,08430.3%100,17025.2%20,50920.1%25,89236.2%148,78033.5%190,47829.7%209,53119.6%
    align=left|{{flag|Egypt}}139,51925.2%133,88818.9%45,51317.0%33,45621.6%159,91919.1%148,64920.3%139,07018.1%
    align=left|{{flag|United States}}169,5023.8%112,9464.2%29,7864.5%28,1153.8%164,1203.0%154,5102.0%136,9771.1%
    align=left|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}144,1299.0%96,5908.2%18,07711.0%29,51610.0%160,4177.0%149,6364.8%147,4803.7%
    align=left|{{flag|Lebanon}}95,00118.3%80,28518.5%41,44621.3%26,34224.4%136,43913.6%135,40712.2%137,6159.2%
    align=left|{{flag|Kosovo}}105,46012.7%108,04911.2%39,60011.0%20,07621.5%88,44818.8%71,25721.6%72,75619.6%
    align=left|{{flag|Vietnam}}90,91812.1%71,9248.7%2,1045.3%10,49412.8%122,13711.7%114,0369.5%93,87010.4%
    align=left|{{flag|Qatar}}87,38714.8%70,06011.2%41,5274.7%14,08810.6%86,5048.0%83,0858.0%76,4888.5%
    style="border-top:3px solid green"

    |align=left|Total

    		8,595,56116.0%6,080,11317.9%2,450,16313.4%2,519,83513.6%15,151,43110.0%14,378,9699.7%14,765,2078.2%

    class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:smaller; text-align:right"

    |+class="nowrap" style="font-size:larger"|By issuing state

    rowspan=2|Issuing state

    ! colspan=2|2023

    		colspan=2|2022colspan=2|2021colspan=2|2020colspan=2|2019colspan=2|2018colspan=2|2017
    style=line-height:1.2

    ! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate !! Visas
    issued !! Refusal
    rate

    align=left|{{flag|Austria}}196,69114.3%127,04415.9%40,1789.9%42,5025.6%312,8365.1%287,0356.2%290,3234.7%
    align=left|{{flag|Belgium}}166,45426.5%117,26928.4%34,90220.4%35,91023.6%190,77119.6%174,51117.5%185,86416.6%
    align=left|{{flag|Croatia}}30,16120.0%{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}
    align=left|{{flag|Czech Republic}}114,61017.4%100,68314.4%200,4563.3%167,4985.5%700,8895.3%631,5814.7%595,3194.5%
    align=left|{{flag|Denmark}}79,88521.2%56,50918.9%19,51121.1%27,07911.8%148,2678.9%149,8987.1%141,4526.3%
    align=left|{{flag|Estonia}}8,80133.1%18,11720.0%38,3895.4%24,9691.5%143,6471.4%125,5131.6%136,3941.2%
    align=left|{{flag|Finland}}72,97318.5%144,8859.7%55,8824.7%132,9363.7%877,7591.9%754,4101.8%816,7891.1%
    align=left|{{flag|France}}2,175,64416.7%1,431,74922.2%481,61821.1%553,53918.5%3,294,69616.2%3,348,71115.8%3,164,75113.7%
    align=left|{{flag|Germany}}1,246,07814.3%869,46516.2%286,53115.9%353,58114.1%1,958,0039.8%1,869,5979.1%1,892,6627.6%
    align=left|{{flag|Greece}}530,43514.7%396,43212.5%274,8366.3%98,2798.4%835,8654.5%813,2724.9%989,5953.9%
    align=left|{{flag|Hungary}}183,35615.1%122,73715.1%66,3974.8%39,9479.1%217,2207.9%211,0317.8%249,8345.3%
    align=left|{{flag|Iceland}}21,2532.2%7,4121.9%2,4109.7%3,1154.0%18,0201.2%8,8561.7%7,1541.0%
    align=left|{{flag|Italy}}974,54012.0%632,45312.7%191,8769.8%259,86911.5%1,895,9647.7%1,708,2587.4%1,708,5387.7%
    align=left|{{flag|Latvia}}16,68911.7%19,0309.5%16,1823.5%29,6302.7%163,3392.4%157,7112.1%164,3061.5%
    align=left|{{flag|Lithuania}}26,55212.8%24,1387.8%23,9982.8%65,2162.1%354,3731.3%346,6261.3%407,0011.2%
    align=left|{{flag|Luxembourg}}9,29112.7%6,01810.5%2,2961.2%2,4395.2%11,2703.9%10,4753.7%9,6423.7%
    align=left|{{flag|Malta}}20,31137.6%13,80136.4%3,57716.2%4,66427.8%27,77319.7%25,12320.8%27,92425.5%
    align=left|{{flag|Netherlands}}544,40117.3%335,01517.4%117,94613.5%138,49716.8%632,24613.3%585,45813.2%553,05810.2%
    align=left|{{flag|Norway}}92,36115.9%57,74420.3%7,88626.2%18,04516.2%168,5615.6%149,0869.5%184,9065.7%
    align=left|{{flag|Poland}}106,51714.8%74,90011.6%39,9155.6%98,8914.8%438,5103.6%509,9383.2%790,8093.9%
    align=left|{{flag|Portugal}}174,54016.0%123,53418.1%40,70912.1%39,65330.0%236,92020.3%222,33716.6%224,15114.9%
    align=left|{{flag|Slovakia}}11,80812.9%11,0269.7%3,8062.7%4,1924.0%23,6716.1%25,6804.2%40,7732.1%
    align=left|{{flag|Slovenia}}16,72415.6%13,91518.1%5,6167.6%4,57414.8%25,06810.1%23,77110.0%26,7768.5%
    align=left|{{flag|Spain}}1,107,94218.5%920,77319.8%380,93015.5%265,11217.4%1,675,73610.3%1,508,5679.5%1,461,2448.4%
    align=left|{{flag|Sweden}}128,68023.1%94,69129.0%15,06130.6%27,36923.0%236,29012.5%216,23412.0%216,39610.2%
    align=left|{{flag|Switzerland}}538,86410.7%360,77312.0%99,25513.0%82,32910.8%563,7377.8%515,2907.4%479,5467.2%
    style="border-top:3px solid green;"

    |align=left|Total

    		8,595,56116.0%6,080,11317.9%2,450,16313.4%2,519,83513.6%15,151,43110.0%14,378,9699.7%14,765,2078.2%

    Proposed changes

    =Visa exemptions=

    • {{flag|Armenia}} – In 2023, EU and Armenian officials discussed plans for visa liberalisation following their Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement.{{cite web |url=https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/armenia/eu-and-armenia-look-strengthening-and-deepening-their-partnership_en?s=216 |title=The EU and Armenia look into strengthening and deepening their partnership |publisher=Delegation of the European Union to Armenia |date=29 November 2023}} The European Commission officially launched a dialogue on visa liberalisation with Armenia in July 2024.{{cite web |url=https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-launches-dialogue-visa-liberalisation-armenia-2024-07-23_en |title=Commission launches a dialogue on visa liberalisation with Armenia |publisher=European Commission |date=23 July 2024}} In 2025, the EU announced that the visa liberalisation action plan with Armenia is expected to be finalised by June of this year.{{Cite news |last=Restelica |first=Bleona |date=7 April 2025 |title=EU-Armenia Visa Liberalisation Action Plan to Be Finalised by June, Official Says |url=https://schengenvisainfo.com/news/eu-armenia-visa-liberalisation-action-plan-to-be-finalised-by-june-official-says/ |access-date=22 April 2025 |work=Schengen.News}}
    • {{flag|Bahrain}} {{flag|Kuwait}} {{flag|Oman}} {{flag|Qatar}} {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} – In 2022, the EU Council proposed a visa exemption for nationals of all countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council that were not yet exempt.[https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10038-2022-INIT/en/pdf Council conclusions on a strategic partnership with the Gulf], Council of the European Union, 20 June 2022.
    • {{flag|Belize}} – In 2024, EU and Belizean officials continued meeting to discuss a Schengen visa waiver.{{cite web |url=https://lovefm.com/belize-continues-push-for-schengen-visa-waiver-in-eu-talks/ |title=Belize Continues Push for Schengen Visa Waiver in EU Talks |publisher=Love FM |date=8 February 2024}}
    • {{flag|Ecuador}} – In 2022, the EU Parliament proposed a visa exemption for nationals of Ecuador.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/ep-eu-visa-freedom-for-citizens-of-kuwait-qatar-oman-and-ecuador/ |title=EP: EU visa freedom for citizens of Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Ecuador |publisher=European Interest |date=1 December 2022}}
    • {{flag|Fiji}} – In 2023, EU and Fijian officials met to discuss potential visa-free travel for nationals of Fiji to the Schengen Area.{{cite web |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/eu-and-fiji-strengthen-cooperation/ |title=EU and Fiji strengthen cooperation |publisher=FBC News |date=3 August 2023}}
    • {{flag|Guyana}} – In July 2023, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali stated that at least five EU countries had agreed to sponsor a proposal for a visa exemption for nationals of Guyana.[https://op.gov.gy/index.php/2023/07/21/five-eu-countries-to-sponsor-guyanas-bid-for-schengen-visa-free-travel-president-ali/ Five EU countries to sponsor Guyana's bid for Schengen visa-free travel], Office of the President of Guyana, 21 July 2023.
    • {{flag|Indonesia}} – In 2020, Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly met with ambassadors from 20 EU member states to discuss a reciprocal visa-free scheme.{{cite web |url=https://en.antaranews.com/news/139695/law-minister-discusses-schengen-visa-issue-for-indonesians |title=Law Minister discusses Schengen visa issue for Indonesians |publisher=Antara |date=14 January 2020}}
    • {{flag|Kazakhstan}} – In October 2024, officials of the EU and Kazakhstan expressed their readiness to begin negotiations for a visa facilitation agreement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/10/16/kazakhstan-21st-cooperation-council-with-the-european-union/|title=Kazakhstan: 21st Cooperation Council with the European Union|website=Consilium}}
    • {{flag|Maldives}} – In December 2022, Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid discussed with EU diplomats the possibility of securing a visa waiver for Maldivian nationals wishing to enter the Schengen Area.{{Cite news |last=Restelica |first=Bleona |date=13 December 2023 |title=Netherlands & Maldives Discuss Schengen Visa Facilitation |url=https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/netherlands-maldives-discuss-schengen-visa-facilitation/ |publisher=Schengen Visa Info}}
    • {{flag|Nauru}} – In 2014, the EU approved a visa waiver for nationals of several countries, including Nauru, contingent on a reciprocal agreement to be signed with each country. All of these countries, except Nauru, concluded such agreements by 2016.{{cite web |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/visa-waiver-agreements.html |title=Visa waiver agreements |publisher=EUR-Lex |date=28 April 2023}}
    • {{flag|Russia}} – In 2014, the EU suspended talks for visa-free travel with Russia as a result of the War in Donbas.{{cite web |url=http://www.euronews.com/2014/03/06/eu-suspends-talks-on-visa-free-travel-with-russia-and-threatens-further-/ |title=EU suspends talks on visa-free travel with Russia and threatens further sanctions |date=5 March 2014 |publisher=Euronews |access-date=1 November 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123427/http://www.euronews.com/2014/03/06/eu-suspends-talks-on-visa-free-travel-with-russia-and-threatens-further-/ |url-status=dead }} In 2019, German officials suggested a visa-free regime for young Russians.{{cite web |url=https://ridl.io/russia-and-europe-visa-free-a-pipe-dream-or-a-real-possibility/ |title=Russia and Europe, Visa-Free: A Pipe Dream or a Real Possibility? |publisher=Riddle |date=27 June 2019}} In 2022, the EU fully suspended its visa facilitation agreement with Russia as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{CELEX|32022D1500|text=Council Decision (EU) 2022/1500 of 9 September 2022 on the suspension in whole of the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation}}
    • {{flag|Thailand}} – In 2024, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin met with French President Emmanuel Macron and gained his support for a visa-free agreement with the EU.{{cite web |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2757449/france-said-to-back-thai-visa-free-push |title=France said to back Thai visa-free push |work=Bangkok Post |date=12 March 2024 |last1=Bangprapa |first1=Mongkol }}
    • {{flag|Turkey}} – In 2023, EU and Turkish officials met to discuss progress in the conditions for visa liberalisation.{{cite web |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-eu-to-explore-ways-for-visa-facilitation-188089 |title=Türkiye, EU to explore ways for visa facilitation |publisher=Hürriyet Daily News |date=24 November 2023}}

    =Entry/Exit System=

    {{main|Entry/Exit System}}

    In 2017, the EU adopted a regulation to establish an Entry/Exit System (EES) to record electronically the entry and exit of third-country nationals to and from the Schengen Area in a central database, replacing the manual stamping of passports. The goals are to increase automation of border control and to identify overstayers.{{CELEX|32017R2226|text=Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2017}}[https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Information%20Material/Leaflet%20EES.pdf Enhanced Security with the Entry/Exit System], EU-LISA. As of April 2025, EES was expected to become operational in October 2025.{{cite web |url=https://travel-europe.europa.eu/revised-timeline-ees-and-etias-2025-04-14_en |title=Revised timeline for the EES and ETIAS |publisher=Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs |date=14 April 2025}}

    The EU also plans to establish a Registered Traveller Programme that would allow pre-screened travellers easier access.[http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/doc_centre/borders/docs/1_en_act_part1_v14.pdf Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Registered Traveller Programme], European Commission, 2013.

    =ETIAS=

    {{main|European Travel Information and Authorisation System}}

    The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is a planned electronic authorisation system for visa-exempt visitors to travel to the Schengen Area and to other EU member states,{{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_18_4362|title=Security union: A European Travel Information and Authorisation System - Questions & answers|website=European Commission|date=5 July 2018|access-date=14 August 2021}} except Ireland, which remains in the Common Travel Area with the United Kingdom and other British Islands.{{cite web|title=Will you need a visa to visit Ireland in 2021?|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/news/visa-visit-ireland-2021|website=IrishCentral|date=8 March 2019|access-date=15 August 2021}}

    The implementation of ETIAS has been postponed several times. As of 2024, it was expected to become operational six months after EES,{{cite web |url=https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias/faqs-etias_en |title=Frequently asked questions about ETIAS |publisher=European Union}} with a 6-month grace period to allow travellers and staff to become familiar with the new system.{{CELEX|32018R1240|text=Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council}} Prospective visitors will need to complete an online application and a €7 fee must be paid by those aged 18 to 70.{{cite web|title=ETIAS, what it means for travellers; what it means for Frontex|url=https://frontex.europa.eu/future-of-border-control/etias/|website=Frontex|access-date=14 August 2021}} ETIAS is expected to process the vast majority of applications automatically by searching in electronic databases and then provide an immediate response but, in some limited cases, it may take up to 30 days.

    = Single online visa application platform =

    The European Commission is planning to introduce a single online visa application platform at the EU level, replacing the separate national platforms. The platform will be built by eu-LISA, based on a system that was successfully piloted in some embassies in 2020-2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/Publications/Reports/eu-LISA%20-%20Seamless%20Travel%20Report%202022.pdf|title=Enabling Seamless Travel to the European Union - Research Monitoring Report}} It is scheduled to be introduced by January 2026, with wide adoption by 2028.[https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/switzerland-adapts-laws-for-digitalisation-of-schengen-visa-application/ Switzerland Adapts Laws for Digitalisation of Schengen Visa Application], Schengen Visa Info, 9 December 2023[https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/everything-you-need-know-schengen-visa-digitalisation-2023-12-01_en Everything you need to know on the Schengen visa digitalisation], European Commission, 1 December 2023 A transition period for all member states to migrate to the single platform is scheduled to be up to 7 years after the platform starts.

    The proposal was approved by the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in February 2023 by a margin of 34–5.[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2023-0025_EN.html Report - A9-0025/2023], European Parliament, 7 February 2023. A formal regulation was adopted and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 7 December 2023.[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-promoting-our-european-way-of-life/file-digitalisation-of-visa-procedures Legislative Train Schedule - Digitalisation of visa procedures], European Parliament.[https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/29/schengen-visa-council-agrees-negotiating-mandate-on-the-digitalisation-of-the-visa-procedure/ Schengen visa: Council agrees negotiating mandate on the digitalisation of the visa procedure], European Council.{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3220|title=Schengen visa: Political agreement on digitalisation of visa application|website=European Commission - European Commission}}

    Reciprocity

    {{Main|Visa requirements for European Union citizens}}

    File:Visa requirements for the European Union citizens.png

    The EU requires that all Annex II countries and territories provide visa-free access for 90 days or longer to nationals of all Schengen states and other EU countries implementing the common visa rules (Cyprus, but not Ireland). If an Annex II country is found to not provide full reciprocity, the EU may decide to suspend the visa exemption for certain categories or later all nationals of that country.

    Since the adoption of this policy, full reciprocity has been achieved with all Annex II countries except the United States, which, {{As of|2025|lc=y}}, requires visas from nationals of Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania.[https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/policies/european-agenda-migration/20181219_com-2018-855-communication_en.pdf State of play and way forward as regards the situation of non-reciprocity in the area of visa policy], European Commission, 19 December 2018. In November 2014, the Bulgarian government announced that it would not ratify the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership unless the United States lifted visa requirements for its nationals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.novinite.com/articles/165030/Bulgaria+Will+Not+Sign+TTIP+Unless+US+Lifts+Visa+Requirements+-+Minister|title=Bulgaria Will Not Sign TTIP Unless US Lifts Visa Requirements - Minister - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency|website=www.novinite.com}} Since the United States failed to lift the requirements, on 3 March 2017 the European Parliament approved a non-binding resolution calling on the European Commission to revoke the visa-free travel for US nationals to the Schengen Area.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-visa-free-travel-americans-european-parliament-vote-a7609406.html|title=European Parliament votes to end visa-free travel for Americans|last=Sharman|first=Jon|date=3 March 2016|work=The Independent|access-date=4 March 2017}}

    Some Annex II countries and territories also impose minor restrictions on nationals of certain or all EU/Schengen states that are not considered a breach of reciprocity by the EU. Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States require an electronic authorisation before travel, similar to the EU's own planned ETIAS. Canada also requires a visa from nationals of Romania with non-electronic passports.{{cite web|url = https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/romania-valid-electronic-passport.html | title = Citizens of Romania now need a valid electronic passport for visa-free travel to Canada | publisher = Government of Canada | date = 5 June 2018 | access-date= 15 November 2019}} El Salvador requires citizens of Bulgaria and Croatia to buy tourist cards on arrival.{{Cite web | url=https://www.emirates.com/english/before-you-fly/visa-passport-information/visa-passport-information-results/?widgetheader=visa&nationality=bg&destination=sv | title=Visa requirements for Bulgaria Nationals | website=www.emirates.com}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.emirates.com/english/before-you-fly/visa-passport-information/visa-passport-information-results/?widgetheader=visa&nationality=hr&destination=sv | title=Visa requirements for Croatia Nationals | website=www.emirates.com}} Israel requires a visa from nationals of Germany born before 1928, which is issued free of charge if they were not involved with the Nazi Party.[http://embassies.gov.il/berlin-en/ConsularServices/Pages/consular-services.aspx Consular services], Israeli Embassy in Germany.[http://embassies.gov.il/berlin/ConsularServices/visainformation/Pages/Deutsche-Staatsburger-die-vor-1928-geboren-sind.aspx German nationals who were born before 1928], Israeli Embassy in Germany. {{in lang|de}}[http://embassies.gov.il/berlin/ConsularServices/Formulare/Erklaerung_1928.pdf Statement], Israeli Embassy in Germany. {{in lang|de}} Montserrat requires an electronic visa from nationals of Croatia.[https://www.immigration.ms/countries/visa_required Countries requiring a visa], Government of Montserrat. The United States limits the validity of its electronic authorisation for nationals of Hungary to one year and a single use,[https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en Frequently asked questions], Electronic System for Travel Authorization, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. and requires a visa for those born outside Hungary.[https://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/tajekoztato-az-egyesult-allamokba-torteno-beutazasi-es-tartozkodasi-feltetelekrol Information on conditions of entry and stay in the United States], Consular Services of Hungary {{in lang|hu}}.[https://kronikaonline.ro/erdelyi-hirek/kulhoni-magyar-allampolgarok-mar-nem-utazhatnak-vizummentesen-az-egyesult-allamokba Hungarian citizens abroad can no longer travel to the United States without a visa], Krónika Online, January 20, 2022 {{in lang|hu}}.

    Australia still imposes some minor visa requirements on five nationalities under its eVisitor program. In the second quarter of 2024, tourism application approval rates were very low for nationals of Romania (62.6%), Croatia (71.5%), Bulgaria (78.1%), Lithuania (82.1%), and Latvia (84.8%). Since 2022, approval rates for these countries have ranged between 62-89%, while in all other Schengen states the approval rate has never dropped below 95%.{{cite web | title=Report | url=https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-june-2024.pdf | publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection | access-date=6 April 2024}}{{cite web | title=Report | url=https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-december-2023.pdf | publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection | access-date=31 December 2023}}

    Stays exceeding 90 days

    In general, third-country nationals staying more than 90 days in the Schengen Area as a whole or in Cyprus require either a long-stay visa for less than a year or a residence permit for longer periods.

    Although long-stay visas issued by these countries have a uniform design, the procedures and conditions for issuing them are usually determined by each individual country. For example, some Schengen countries require applications for long-stay visas to be made in the applicant's home country, while other Schengen countries permit them after arrival. Some procedures may vary depending on the applicant's country as well.{{Cite web|url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/visa-und-aufenthalt/staatenliste-zur-visumpflicht-207820?isLocal=false&isPreview=false|title=Übersicht zur Visumpflicht bzw. -freiheit bei Einreise in die Bundesrepublik Deutschland|first=Auswärtiges|last=Amt|website=Auswärtiges Amt}}{{Cite web|url=http://hungarianconsulate.co.nz/visa_en.html|title=hungarianconsulate.co.nz|website=hungarianconsulate.co.nz}}{{cite web|url=http://www.minbuza.nl/en/services/consular-services/visa/visas-for-the-netherlands-schengen-visas/visa-requirements-according-to-nationality/stay-longer-than-90-days/countries-whose-nationals-do-not-require-an-mvv-for-a-stay-of-more-than-90-days|title=Visas - Topic - Government.nl|first=Ministerie van Buitenlandse|last=Zaken|date=2016-08-02}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bfm.admin.ch/content/dam/data/migration/rechtsgrundlagen/weisungen_und_kreisschreiben/weisungen_visa/bfm-anh01-liste1_vorschriften-nach-staat-e.pdf|title=Federal Office of Migration: List 1: Overview of ID and visa provisions according to nationality (version of 4 December 2011)|access-date=30 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214010259/http://www.bfm.admin.ch/content/dam/data/migration/rechtsgrundlagen/weisungen_und_kreisschreiben/weisungen_visa/bfm-anh01-liste1_vorschriften-nach-staat-e.pdf|archive-date=14 February 2012|url-status=dead}} In some situations, such as for study, the procedures and conditions for long-stay visas have been harmonised among all issuing states.{{CELEX|32004L0114|text=Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service}}{{Cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2011:0587:FIN:EN:PDF|title=Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 2004/114/EC}} Each country is also free to establish its own conditions for residence permits.

    Third-country nationals who are long-term residents of an EU or Schengen state (except Ireland and Denmark) may also acquire the right to move to and settle in another of these states without losing their legal status and social benefits.{{CELEX|32003L0109|text=Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents}}, p.44 The Van Der Elst visa rule allows third-country nationals employed in the EU single market to work temporarily in another EU single market country for the same employer under certain conditions.

    =Bilateral visa waivers=

    Some third-country nationals are permitted to stay in the Schengen Area for more than 90 days without the need to apply for a long-stay visa. For example, France does not require nationals of the European microstates to apply for a long-stay visa.{{cite web|url=http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/F16162.xhtml|title=Accueil Particuliers - service-public.fr|access-date=12 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126151919/http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/F16162.xhtml|archive-date=26 January 2013|url-status=dead}}

    Nationals of some 'Annex II' countries (such as Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States) that had entered into visa waiver agreements with individual Schengen states before they implemented the Schengen agreement are permitted to stay for an additional period of time, above and beyond the typical maximum stay limit of 90 days within 180 days imposed on visa-free 'Annex II' nationals. In such instances, the period of additional stay depends on the specific visa waiver agreement, and only applies if the 'Annex II' national has used up their maximum stay limit as provided for under the Schengen Area.

    class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: left; font-size: smaller; table-layout: fixed;"
    style="width:100%;"|Legacy visa waiver agreements for Annex II nationals
    Australian and New Zealand citizens enjoy a more liberal visa policy, with both governments having signed bilateral visa agreements with individual Schengen countries. Australian citizens can spend up to 90 days in each of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden without reference to time spent in other Schengen signatory states.{{cite web|url=https://smartraveller.gov.au/bulletins/pages/europe_schengen.aspx#bilateral_visa_waiver_agreements|title=Europe entry requirements: Schengen area|website=smartraveller.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-07-28}} New Zealand citizens can spend up to 90 days in each of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland (as well as Hungary if visiting it as the final Schengen destination) without reference to time spent in other Schengen signatory states,{{cite web|url=http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/new_zealand/eu_travel/visa/index_en.htm|title=European Union - EEAS (European External Action Service) - Travelling to the EU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118232230/http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/new_zealand/eu_travel/visa/index_en.htm | archive-date=18 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/europetips.shtml |title=NZ government travel advisory – travel tips to Europe |publisher=Safetravel.govt.nz |date=13 September 2013 |access-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929010623/http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/europetips.shtml |archive-date=29 September 2013}}{{cite web | title = Visa for New Zealand passport holders | publisher = Embassy of Switzerland in Wellington | date = 7 November 2017 | url = https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/new-zealand/en/home/visa/entry-ch/visa-new-zealand-passport-holders.html | access-date = 13 April 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200413100300/https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/new-zealand/en/home/visa/entry-ch/visa-new-zealand-passport-holders.html | archive-date = 13 April 2020}}{{cite web | title = Visa | publisher = Embassy of Italy in Wellington | url = https://ambwellington.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Wellington/en/informazioni_e_servizi/visti/visti.html | access-date = 13 April 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200413102202/https://ambwellington.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Wellington/en/informazioni_e_servizi/visti/visti.html | archive-date = 13 April 2020}}{{cite web | title = Fact Sheet: Austria-New Zealand Bilateral Agreement on Visa Free Short Stays | publisher = Austrian Embassy in Canberra | url = https://www.bmeia.gv.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Vertretungen/Canberra/Austria_New_Zealand_Bilateral_Agreement_on_Visa_Free_Short_Stays_-_Fact_sheet.pdf | access-date = 13 April 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200413102420/https://www.bmeia.gv.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Vertretungen/Canberra/Austria_New_Zealand_Bilateral_Agreement_on_Visa_Free_Short_Stays_-_Fact_sheet.pdf | archive-date = 13 April 2020}}{{cite web | title = Visa | publisher = Embassy of Hungary in Wellington | url = https://wellington.mfa.gov.hu/eng/page/visa | access-date = 13 April 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200413102710/https://wellington.mfa.gov.hu/eng/page/visa | archive-date = 13 April 2020}}{{citation | title = Border controls in Europe | publisher = Embassy of France in Wellington | url = http://www.ambafrance-nz.org/IMG/pdf/Border_controls_in_Europe.pdf | access-date = 1 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120131092536/http://www.ambafrance-nz.org/IMG/pdf/Border_controls_in_Europe.pdf | archive-date = 31 January 2012 | url-status = live}}{{citation | title = Frequently Asked Questions | publisher = Embassy of Spain in Wellington | date = 29 April 2009 | url = http://www.maec.es/subwebs/Embajadas/Wellington/es/MenuPpal/faqs/Paginas/faqs.aspx | access-date = 1 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111204191718/http://www.maec.es/subwebs/Embajadas/Wellington/es/MenuPpal/faqs/Paginas/faqs.aspx | archive-date = 4 December 2011 | url-status = dead}} but if travelling to other Schengen countries the 90 days in any 180-day period time limit applies.

    Other passport holders mentioned below also enjoy extended visa-free stays in certain countries, above the framework of the Schengen visa exemption of 90 days in any 180-day period:

    Argentine, Chilean, Costa Rican, Israeli, Malaysian, South Korean and Uruguayan nationals are permitted to spend an extra 3 months per 6-month period visa-free in the Czech Republic, regardless of time spent in other Schengen countries. Separately, Singaporean nationals are permitted to spend an additional 30 days visa-free in Czechia. Further, the old method of calculating the length of the visa-free stay (i.e. 3 months within 6 months instead of 90 days in any 180-day period) still applies to nationals of Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Paraguay in the Czech Republic.{{Cite web|url=https://mv.gov.cz/mvcren/article/third-country-nationals-entering-the-czech-republic.aspx?q=Y2hudW09Mg==|title=Entering the Czech Republic, duties, length of stay - Ministry of the interior of the Czech Republic|website=mv.gov.cz}}

    Canadian, Chilean, Israeli, Japanese, Malaysian, Singaporean, South Korean and United States nationals are permitted to spend an extra period of 3 months visa-free in Denmark.{{cite web | title = Visa-free travel | publisher = Danish Immigration Service | date = 13 February 2019 | url = https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Short-stay-visa/Visa-free-visits | access-date = 13 April 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200413101133/https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Short-stay-visa/Visa-free-visits | archive-date = 13 April 2020}}

    Argentine, Costa Rican, Israeli, Japanese, Panamanian, South Korean, United States and Uruguayan nationals are permitted to spend an extra 90 days visa-free in Latvia.{{cite web |title=Entry requirements for the citizens of countries with whom Latvia has signed a bilateral visa waiver agremeent {{!}} Ārlietu ministrija |url=https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/entry-requirements-citizens-countries-whom-latvia-has-signed-bilateral-visa-waiver-agremeent |website=www.mfa.gov.lv |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvia) |access-date=4 December 2023 |language=en |date=15 November 2021 }}

    Argentine, Australian, Brazilian, Bruneian, Canadian, Chilean, Costa Rican, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduran, Israeli, Japanese, Malaysian, Mexican, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Singaporean, South Korean, United States, Uruguayan and Venezuelan nationals are permitted to spend an extra period of 3 months visa-free in Norway.{{cite web|url=https://www.udiregelverk.no/en/documents/udi-guidelines/udi-2010-080/ |title=UDI 2010-080 Bortvisningspraksis for borgere fra stater Norge har inngått bilaterale visumfrihetsavtaler med |publisher=Norwegian Directorate of Immigration |date=28 November 2019 |language=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413105136/https://www.udiregelverk.no/en/documents/udi-guidelines/udi-2010-080/ |archive-date=13 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.udiregelverk.no/en/documents/udi-guidelines/udi-2010-080/udi-2010-080v1/ |title=UDI 2010-080V1 Liste over visumfrie borgere som er omfattet |publisher=Norwegian Directorate of Immigration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413105042/https://www.udiregelverk.no/en/documents/udi-guidelines/udi-2010-080/udi-2010-080v1/ |archive-date=13 April 2020 |date=28 November 2019 |language=no}}

    Argentine, Chilean, Costa Rican, Honduran, Israeli, Japanese, Malaysian, Mexican, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Singaporean, South Korean, United States and Uruguayan nationals are permitted to spend an extra period of 3 months visa-free in Poland.{{cite web | title = Do I need a visa | publisher = Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców (Office for Foreigners) | url = https://udsc.gov.pl/en/cudzoziemcy/obywatele-panstw-trzecich/chce-przyjechac-do-polski/czy-potrzebuje-wizy/ | access-date = 13 April 2020 | archive-date = 16 February 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200216162438/http://udsc.gov.pl/en/cudzoziemcy/obywatele-panstw-trzecich/chce-przyjechac-do-polski/czy-potrzebuje-wizy/ | url-status = dead }}See [http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/oct/eu-tcn-exit-entry-schengen-questionnaire-13403-08.pdf The Council of the European Union: Replies to the questionnaire on the Presidency project for a system of electronic recording of entry and exit dates of third-country nationals in the Schengen area] (PDF), pg 43.

    Means of subsistence

    In addition to general requirements, Schengen states also set entry conditions for foreign nationals of countries outside the EU single market called the "reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border fixed by national authorities" regarding means of subsistence during their stay.{{cite web |url =https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/e-library/documents/policies/borders-and-visas/schengen/docs/handbook-annex_25.pdf |title=Annex 25 – Reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border fixed by national authorities}}{{cite web |url=https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-07/reference_amounts_table_en.pdf |title=Reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border fixed by national authorities |publisher=Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs |date=July 2022}}

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    colspan=2|Means of subsistence requirements
    CountryReference amount
    Belgium

    | €45 per day for aliens staying with a private individual; €95 per day for aliens staying at a hotel.

    Bulgaria

    | €50 per day; minimum €500 per stayArticle 19(5) of the Ordinance on the terms and the procedure for the issuing of visas, adopted by Council of Ministers Decree No 97/11.05.2002

    Croatia

    | €100 per day; but €50 for aliens possessing a certified guarantee letter, a proof of paid travel arrangements, etc.

    Czech Republic

    | €40 per day up to 30 daysAct No 326/1999 Sb. on Residence of Aliens in the Territory of the Czech Republic and Amendments of Some Acts

    Denmark

    | DKK 350 per day

    Estonia

    | €130.80 per day

    Finland

    | €30 per dayAliens' Act (301/2004, paragraph 11)

    France

    | €120 per day if holding no proof of accommodation; €65 per day if staying at a hotel; €32.50 per day if holding proof of accommodation.Minimum wage equivalent.

    Germany

    | €45 per day in the form of cash, credit cards and cheques but alternatively a letter of guarantee from the host.Article 15(2) of the Residence Act of 30 July 2004

    Greece

    | €50 per day; minimum total amount of €300 for a stay of up to 5 days reduced by 50% for minorsCommon Ministerial Decision No 3021/22/10- f of 24 December 2007

    Hungary

    | HUF 10,000 per entry or letter of invitation, confirmation of accommodation or any other credible proof.Decree No 25/2001. (XI. 21.) of the Minister of Interior

    Iceland

    | ISK 8,000 per day + ISK 40,000 per each entry

    Italy

    | €269.60 fixed sum for stays up to 5 days (€212.81 per person for groups of two and more); 6–10 days: €44.93 per day (€26.33); 11–20 days: €51.64 fixed sum + €36.67 per day (€25.82 + €22.21); 20+ days €206.58 fixed sum + €27.89 per day (€118.79 + €17.04).

    Latvia

    | €14 per day or certified invitation letter

    Liechtenstein

    | CHF 100 per day; CHF 30 for students

    Lithuania

    | €40 per day

    Luxembourg

    | €67 per day

    Malta

    | €48 per day

    Netherlands

    | €55 per day

    Norway

    | NOK 500 per day (indicative for those not staying with friends or relatives)

    Poland

    | PLN 300 for stay not exceeding 4 days; PLN 75 per day for stay exceeding 4 days

    Portugal

    | €40 per day + €75 per entry

    Romania

    | €50 per day; minimum €500 per stay

    Slovakia

    | €56 per day (€30 for accommodation, €4 for breakfast, €7.5 for lunch, €7.5 for dinner, €7 for spending) or a certified invitation letterArticle 4 of the Act No 48/2002 Coll. on Stay of Aliens and on amendment of certain acts as amended

    Slovenia

    | €70; €35 for minors accompanied by parentsInstructions on refusing entry to aliens, conditions for issuing visas at border crossings, conditions for issuing visas for humanitarian reasons and procedure for revoking visas (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 2/01)

    Spain

    | €900 minimum amount (for stays of up to 9 days); €100 per day in excess of 9 days.Order of the Ministry of the Presidency (PRE/1282/2007){{cite web |title=Entrada: requisitos y condiciones |url=http://www.interior.gob.es/web/servicios-al-ciudadano/extranjeria/regimen-general/entrada-requisitos-y-condiciones |publisher=Ministerio del Interior |access-date=28 July 2020}}

    Sweden

    | SEK 450 per day. Needed proof is a copy of three months of bank statements, or of two years of income tax declaration, if there is no official sponsor with proof of that.{{cite web|url=https://www.swedenabroad.se/globalassets/ambassader/indien-new-delhi/documents/sweden-tourist-checklist.pdf |title=TOURIST VISA CHECKLIST |publisher=Embassy of Sweden |access-date=2018-11-19}}

    Switzerland

    | CHF 100 per day; CHF 30 for students

    colspan=2|Authorities of Austria and Cyprus decide on a case-by-case basis.

    The Netherlands exempts visitors from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, United States and Vatican City from holding proof of sufficient funds and return tickets.{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=NL|access-date=1 April 2017}} Romania requires visitors from Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine to hold a medical insurance covering the period of stay. Romania also exempts visitors from Australia, Canada, South Korea and the United States from holding proof of sufficient funds and return tickets.{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=RO|access-date=1 April 2017}}

    Visa policies of Ireland and overseas territories

    {{main|Visa policy of Ireland|Visa policy of Akrotiri and Dhekelia|Visa policies of Overseas France|Visa policy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean|Visa policy of the Faroe Islands|Visa policy of Greenland|Visa policy of Svalbard}}

    Ireland has an independent visa policy. It grants visa-free entry to all Schengen Annex II nationalities, except for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Dominica, East Timor, Georgia, Honduras, Kosovo, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Palau, Peru, Serbia and Venezuela. It also grants visa-free entry to some additional countries{{snd}} Belize, Fiji, Guyana, and Maldives. Visas for Ireland and for the Schengen Area are not valid for each other. Ireland is part of the Common Travel Area and maintains freedom of movement with the United Kingdom in addition to with EU and Schengen countries.[https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/ireland_and_the_uk/residence_rules_UK_citizens.html Residence rights of UK citizens], Citizensinformation.ie, 9 April 2021.

    The British overseas territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia has open borders with Cyprus and follows the visa policy of the Schengen Area, but requires permits for stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period.[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2003.236.01.0931.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2003:236:TOC Protocols No. 3 and 10 to the Treaty of Accession 2003], EUR-Lex, 23 September 2003.[https://www.sbaadministration.org/home/legislation/01_02_09_04_INCON/C/20220513_AGLA_Control-EntrySettlementCommEnterprises-Ordinance-1960_CONSOL.pdf Control (entry, settlement and commercial enterprises) ordinance 1960], Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Gazette, consolidated version as of 13 May 2022. These rules were not affected by Brexit.Protocol relating to the Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Cyprus, {{CELEX|12019W/TXT(02)|text=Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community2019/C 384 I/01}}

    Overseas France and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have individual visa policies that are mostly aligned with the Schengen Area, with some exceptions and additions.

    The Faroe Islands and Greenland have the same list of nationalities exempt from visas as the Schengen Area, and arrivals from the Schengen Area are not subject to border checks. However, Schengen visas are not valid there, so nationalities that are not exempt need separate visas for these territories. These regulations are due to a special agreement under the Nordic Passport Union.[https://www.government.fo/en/foreign-relations/visas-and-work-permits/ Visa and Work Permits], Government of the Faroe Islands.[http://naalakkersuisut.gl/en/About-government-of-greenland/About-Greenland/Coming-to-Greenland/Schengen-and-Tourists Schengen and Tourists], Government of Greenland.

    Svalbard is an entirely visa-free zone. Travellers to and from Svalbard must present a passport or national ID card.{{cite web|title=How to travel to Svalbard|url=https://en.visitsvalbard.com/visitor-information/travel-information/how-to-travel-to-svalbard|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Visit Svalbard|language=en-GB}} Travellers who need a visa for the Schengen Area must have such visa if they travel to Svalbard via mainland Norway, and this must be a double-entry visa if they also return from Svalbard via mainland Norway.{{cite web|title=Visas and immigration|url=http://www.sysselmannen.no/en/visas-and-immigration/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Governor of Svalbard|language=en}}

    Visa policies of candidate and applicant states

    {{see also|Potential enlargement of the European Union}}

    File:EU-candidate countries map.svg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/candidate-countries/index_en.htm |title=European Commission—Enlargement—Potential Candidates |accessdate=28 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023030335/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/candidate-countries/index_en.htm |archivedate=23 October 2011 }}}}{{legend|#77bbbc|Recognised by the EU as a potential candidate which has applied for membership: Kosovo (status disputed).{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/potential-candidates/index_en.htm |title=European Commission—Enlargement—Potential Candidates |accessdate=28 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028143123/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/potential-candidates/index_en.htm |archivedate=28 October 2011 }}}}]]

    Countries applying to join the European Union are obliged to adopt the EU's visa policy no later than three months before they formally join the Union.{{Cite web|url=http://dalje.com/en-croatia/russians-ukrainians-turks-need-visa-for-croatia/461657|title=Wayback Machine|website=dalje.com}} Schengen countries give visa-free access to nationals of all EU candidate and applicant states except Turkey.{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_09_1852|title=Visa free travel for citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia before Christmas|website=European Commission - European Commission}} Candidate states Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia, and applicant state Kosovo maintain similar visa policies as the Schengen Area, with some notable exceptions regarding countries that were added to the Schengen Annex II more recently and additional nationalities not listed in Annex II. Candidate states Georgia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine require visas from some nationalities that have always been in Annex II and also maintain visa exemptions for some additional nationalities not in Annex II. Turkey also requires electronic visas from nationals of EU member state Cyprus.{{cite web |url=https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa |title=Visa information for foreigners |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}

    Validity for other countries

    Schengen visas that are valid for further travel are accepted as substitute visas for national visas in several other countries.

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    Validity of Schengen visas for other countries
    *{{flag|Albania}}{{snd}} 90 days; must hold a multiple entry C visa or D visa used to enter the Schengen Area at least once.

    • {{flag|Andorra}}{{snd}} should hold a multiple entry visa, relaxed checks.
    • {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}{{snd}} 30 days; US$100 visa waiver fee applies.
    • {{flag|Belarus}}{{snd}} 5 days; for nationals of Gambia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Lebanon, Namibia, Samoa and Vietnam only.
    • {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{snd}} 30 days; must hold a multiple entry visa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhembassy.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=28&lang=en|title=Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Kingdom of Norway|website=www.bhembassy.no}}
    • {{flag|Colombia}}{{snd}} 90 days; for nationals of Cambodia, China, India, Macau (180 days), Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam only. Schengen visa must be valid for 180 days at the time of entry to Colombia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/sites/default/files/tramites_servicios/visas/paises_a_los_cuales_colombia_exige_visa_08.abril_.2017.pdf|title=}}
    • {{flag|Cyprus}}{{snd}} 90 days; must hold a double or multiple entry C visa valid for the period of stay. Not applicable to Azerbaijani and Turkish citizens.
    • {{flag|Dominican Republic}}{{snd}} 90 days;
    • {{flag|Dutch Caribbean}}{{snd}} Nationals of any country who are not otherwise visa exempted can enter the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days provided holding a valid visa or residence permit for a Schengen country.{{cite web | url=https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/caribbean-visa/visa-needed-caribbean | title=Do I need a visa for the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom? | Netherlands Worldwide | date=12 January 2022 }}
    • {{flag|El Salvador}}{{snd}} 90 days; not applicable to all nationalities.
    • {{flag|Georgia}}{{snd}} 90 days within any 180-day period;
    • {{flag|Gibraltar}}{{snd}} 21 days; not applicable to all nationalities.
    • {{flag|Guatemala}}{{snd}} 90 days; not applicable to all nationalities.
    • {{flag|Honduras}}{{snd}} 90 days; not applicable to all nationalities.
    • {{flag|Jamaica}}{{snd}} 30 days; not applicable to all nationalities.
    • {{flag|Mexico}}{{snd}} 180 days;{{Cite web|url=http://www.inm.gob.mx/gobmx/word/index.php/paises-no-requieren-visa-para-mexico/|title=Países y regiones que No requieren visa para viajar a México | Instituto Nacional de Migracion|website=www.inm.gob.mx}}
    • {{flag|Moldova}}{{snd}} 90 days within any 180-day period; applicable to nationals of China, Kuwait, and Qatar only.
    • {{flag|Montenegro}}{{snd}} 30 days;
    • {{flag|Morocco}}{{snd}} certain nationalities can obtain an electronic Moroccan visa if holding a valid Schengen visa.
    • {{flag|Nicaragua}}{{snd}} 90 days; not applicable to all nationalities.
    • {{flag|North Macedonia}}{{snd}} 15 days; must hold a C visa valid for at least 5 days beyond the period of stay and must be valid for re-entry to any of the Schengen Area member states.
    • {{flag|Oman}}{{snd}} certain nationalities can obtain an electronic Omani visa if holding a valid Schengen visa.
    • {{flag|Philippines}}{{snd}} 7 days for nationals of China; 14 days for nationals of India.
    • {{flag|Qatar}}{{snd}} Non-visa-free nationals can obtain an electronic travel authorization for 30 days if holding a valid Schengen visa.
    • {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}{{snd}} 15 days;
    • {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}{{snd}} Nationals of most countries can obtain a visa on arrival or electronic Saudi visa provided holding a valid Schengen visa or residence permit for a Schengen country;
    • {{flag|Serbia}}{{snd}} 90 days;
    • {{flag|Turkey}}{{snd}} certain nationalities can obtain an electronic Turkish visa if holding a valid Schengen visa.

    See also

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    References

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