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Table of Contents
- • Albania
- • Andorra
- • Austria
- • Belgium
- • Bosnia and Herzegovina
- • Bulgaria
- • Croatia
- • Cyprus
- • Czech Republic
- • Denmark
- • Estonia
- • Finland
- • France
- • Germany
- • Greece
- • Hungary
- • Iceland
- • Ireland
- • Italy
- • Kosovo
- • Latvia
- • Liechtenstein
- • Lithuania
- • Luxembourg
- • Malta
- • Moldova
- • Monaco
- • Montenegro
- • Netherlands
- • North Macedonia
- • Norway
- • Poland
- • Portugal
- • Romania
- • San Marino
- • Serbia
- • Slovakia
- • Slovenia
- • Spain
- • Sweden
- • Switzerland
- • Türkiye
- • Ukraine
- • United Kingdom (UK)
- • Vatican City
Albania
Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period for citizens of the EU, US, UK, and Switzerland. Valid passport or national identity card (valid for at least 3 months beyond departure date) required.
Official Authority / Online Form: Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Albania – eVisa Portal
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Visa / Length of Stay: No visa required for tourist visits up to 90 days. Entry is solely via France or Spain; therefore, travelers must comply with standard Schengen transit and entry regulations.
Official Authority: Government of Andorra – Official Portal
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member state. Freedom of movement applies to EU/EEA and Swiss citizens. Visa-exempt third-country nationals may visit for tourism up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
Official Authority: Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA)
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member. EU citizens enjoy unrestricted right of stay with a national ID card or passport. Non-EU visa-waiver nationals are limited to stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day window.
Official Authority: Belgian Immigration Office (Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken)
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Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period for EU, UK, US, and Swiss citizens. Entry permitted with a valid passport or biometric ID card (minimum 3 months validity).
Official Authority: Service for Foreigners' Affairs Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member state. EU citizens enjoy unrestricted residence rights. Visa-exempt non-EU passport holders can visit for up to 90 days within a 180-day period across the Schengen Area.
Official Authority: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Bulgaria
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Visa / Length of Stay: Full EU and Schengen member. Freedom of movement for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens. For non-EU visa-waiver travelers, stays are limited to 90 days within any 180-day period.
Official Authority: Ministry of the Interior Republic of Croatia (MUP)
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU member state (outside the borderless Schengen border-free zone). Freedom of movement for EU/EFTA citizens with an ID card or passport. Visa-free third-country visitors can stay up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Official Authority: Civil Registry and Migration Department Cyprus
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member state. Free movement for EU and Swiss citizens with a passport or national ID card. Visa-exempt third-country visitors can stay up to 90 days per 180-day period.
Official Authority: Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic – Immigration
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member. EU citizens enjoy unrestricted stay rights. Visa-free third-country travelers can visit for up to 90 days within a 180-day period. (Special rules apply to Greenland and the Faroe Islands).
Official Authority / Online Form: Danish Immigration Service – New to Denmark
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member. Freedom of movement for EU and Swiss citizens. Visa-exempt foreign nationals can visit for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Official Authority: Estonian Police and Border Guard Board
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member state. EU and Swiss nationals have unrestricted freedom of movement. Visa-exempt tourists from outside the EU may stay for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
Official Authority: Finnish Immigration Service (Migri)
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member state. EU citizens enjoy unrestricted right of residence with a national ID card or passport. Visa-exempt travelers from third countries may visit for up to 90 days per 180-day window.
Official Authority / Online Form: France-Visas – Official Portal for Visas to France
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area country. Freedom of movement for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens. Visa-exempt foreign nationals can stay for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Official Authority: Federal Foreign Office Germany – Visa Regulations
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member. Freedom of movement for EU/EEA citizens. Visa-exempt non-EU citizens may visit for tourism purposes for up to 90 days within a 180-day window.
Official Authority: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Greece – Visa Information
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member state. Free movement for EU and Swiss citizens. Non-EU visitors who are exempt from visa requirements can stay for up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Official Authority: National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing Hungary
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Visa / Length of Stay: Schengen Area and EEA member state. Freedom of movement for EU/EFTA citizens. Visa-exempt non-EEA nationals may stay up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
Official Authority: Directorate of Immigration Iceland (Útlendingastofnun)
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU member state, operates outside Schengen (part of Common Travel Area with the UK). Freedom of movement for EU citizens with an ID card or passport. Non-EU visa-exempt tourists (e.g. US, Canada, Australia) are typically granted stays of up to 90 days on arrival.
Official Authority: Immigration Service Delivery Ireland (ISD)
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member state. Freedom of movement for EU and Swiss citizens with an ID card or valid passport. Visa-free third-country visitors may stay up to 90 days per 180-day period.
Official Authority / Online Form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Italy – Visa for Italy
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Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period for citizens of the EU, US, and Switzerland. Valid passport or biometric identity card required.
Official Authority: Ministry of Internal Affairs Republic of Kosovo
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member state. Free movement for EU and Swiss citizens. Visa-exempt third-country passport holders are authorized to visit up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Official Authority: Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs Latvia (PMLP)
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Visa / Length of Stay: Schengen Area and EEA member in customs union with Switzerland. Freedom of movement for EU/EFTA citizens. Schengen 90 days per 180-day rule applies to third-country nationals.
Official Authority: Migration and Passport Office Principality of Liechtenstein
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member state. EU and Swiss citizens enjoy unrestricted residence rights. Visa-free third-country visitors can stay up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
Official Authority / Online Form: Migration Department of Lithuania (MIGRIS)
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member state. Freedom of movement for EU and EFTA citizens. Non-EU visa-exempt travelers can visit for up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Official Authority: Guichet.lu – Immigration Directorate Luxembourg
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member state. EU citizens have unrestricted right of stay with a valid passport or ID card. Visa-exempt third-country visitors may stay up to 90 days within a 180-day window.
Official Authority: Identità Malta Agency
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Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period for EU, US, UK, and Swiss citizens. Valid passport or national identity card required.
Official Authority / Online Form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova – eVisa Portal
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Visa / Length of Stay: Open border with France (customs and border union). EU citizens can visit without visa restrictions for up to 90 days (longer stays require an official Carte de Séjour).
Official Authority: Prince's Government of Monaco – Public Services
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Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for EU, UK, and Swiss citizens for stays of up to 90 days with a passport or up to 30 days with a national ID card. Mandatory registration with local tourist police within 24 hours of arrival.
Official Authority: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Montenegro
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area country. Freedom of movement for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens. Third-country visa-exempt visitors are allowed to stay up to 90 days per 180-day period.
Official Authority: Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) Netherlands
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Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period for EU, US, UK, and Swiss citizens. Valid passport or national identity card (minimum 3 months validity) required.
Official Authority: Ministry of Foreign Affairs North Macedonia
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Visa / Length of Stay: Schengen Area and EEA member state. Free movement for EU and Swiss citizens. Visa-exempt third-country visitors can visit for up to 90 days within any 180-day period. (Svalbard is subject to special non-Schengen rules).
Official Authority: Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member state. Freedom of movement for EU and Swiss citizens. Visa-free third-country passport holders are authorized to stay up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Official Authority: Office for Foreigners Poland (UdSC)
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member (including Madeira and Azores). Freedom of movement for EU and Swiss nationals. Visa-exempt visitors may stay for tourism purposes up to 90 days per 180-day window.
Official Authority: Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) Portugal
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member state. EU citizens have unrestricted right of stay. For visa-exempt non-EU citizens, visits are permitted up to 90 days within a 180-day period across Schengen.
Official Authority / Online Form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Romania – eVisa Portal
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Visa / Length of Stay: No visa required for tourist visits up to 90 days. Accessible only through Italy; Italian and Schengen transit requirements apply.
Official Authority: Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs San Marino
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Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period for EU, US, UK, and Swiss citizens. Valid passport or biometric identity card accepted.
Official Authority / Online Form: eUprava Portal – Republic of Serbia eVisa Portal
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member state. Freedom of movement for EU and Swiss citizens. Visa-exempt third-country nationals may visit for up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Official Authority: Bureau of Border and Alien Police Slovakia
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member state. Free movement for EU and Swiss citizens. Visa-free third-country visitors can stay up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
Official Authority: Government of Slovenia – Migration and Alien Policy
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen member (including Balearic and Canary Islands). EU citizens enjoy unrestricted right of residence. Visa-exempt third-country visitors may stay up to 90 days per 180-day period.
Official Authority: Ministry of the Interior Spain – Immigration Department
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Visa / Length of Stay: EU and Schengen Area member. Freedom of movement for EU and Swiss citizens. Non-EU visa-exempt travelers are authorized to visit up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Official Authority: Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket)
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Visa / Length of Stay: Schengen Area member. EU/EFTA citizens enjoy freedom of movement with a valid passport or identity card. Visa-exempt third-country visitors can stay up to 90 days within any 180-day window.
Official Authority: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) Switzerland
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Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period for citizens of most European and Schengen nations. National identity cards are accepted for many European countries (e.g. Germany, France, Switzerland). Visa-required passport holders can apply online via the official e-Visa portal.
Official Authority / Online Form: Republic of Türkiye Electronic Visa Application System
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Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for tourism up to 90 days within a 180-day period for EU, US, UK, and Swiss citizens. Passport must be valid for the stay duration. Comprehensive travel medical insurance covering potential war risks is mandatory.
Official Authority / Online Form: State Migration Service of Ukraine
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Visa / Length of Stay: Visa-free for tourism for up to 6 months (180 days) for citizens of the EU, US, Canada, Australia, and Switzerland. A valid passport is strictly required (national ID cards are generally not accepted). Mandatory: Travelers must obtain a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) online or via the UK ETA app prior to travel (valid for 2 years for multiple entries).
Official Authority / Online Form: UK Visas and Immigration – Apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
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Visa / Length of Stay: Enclave surrounded by Rome. There are no formal passport checks to enter public areas (St. Peter's Square/Basilica). Admission follows Italian and Schengen entry requirements.
Official Authority: Vatican City State Official Site
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