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Germany visa requirements

Capital: BerlinGermanUpdated October 2026
93of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Germany?

Holders of 93 passports can visit Germany without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

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Visa-free, 90 days for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Digital nomad visa in Germany

VisaFreelance residence permit (Freiberufler)
StayUsually 1–3 years, renewable
RequirementGerman clients or letters of intent, enough income, health insurance; pension proof if over 45
Fee€75 visa, about €100 permit
ApplyOfficial page

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa-free, 90 days
United KingdomVisa-free, 90 days
GermanyYour own country
FranceVisa-free
CanadaVisa-free, 90 days
AustraliaVisa-free, 90 days
IndiaVisa required
ChinaVisa required
JapanVisa-free, 90 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 90 days
BrazilVisa-free, 90 days
PhilippinesVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
South AfricaVisa required
MexicoVisa-free, 90 days
RussiaVisa required

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa-free, 90 days
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa-free, 90 days
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free, 90 days
ArgentinaVisa-free, 90 days
ArmeniaVisa required
AustraliaVisa-free, 90 days
AustriaVisa-free
AzerbaijanVisa required
BahamasVisa-free, 90 days
BahrainVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosVisa-free, 90 days
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa-free
BelizeVisa required
BeninVisa required
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free, 90 days
BotswanaVisa required
BrazilVisa-free, 90 days
BruneiVisa-free, 90 days
BulgariaVisa-free
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
Cabo VerdeVisa required
CambodiaVisa required
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa-free, 90 days
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa-free, 90 days
ChinaVisa required
ColombiaVisa-free, 90 days
ComorosVisa required
Costa RicaVisa-free, 90 days
CroatiaVisa-free
CubaVisa required
CyprusVisa-free
Czech RepublicVisa-free
DR CongoVisa required
DenmarkVisa-free
DjiboutiVisa required
DominicaVisa-free, 90 days
Dominican RepublicVisa required
EcuadorVisa required
EgyptVisa required
El SalvadorVisa-free, 90 days
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa-free
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa required
FijiVisa required
FinlandVisa-free
FranceVisa-free
GabonVisa required
GambiaVisa required
GeorgiaVisa-free, 90 days
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa-free
GrenadaVisa-free, 90 days
GuatemalaVisa-free, 90 days
GuineaVisa required
Guinea-BissauVisa required
GuyanaVisa required
HaitiVisa required
HondurasVisa-free, 90 days
Hong KongVisa-free, 90 days
HungaryVisa-free
IcelandVisa-free
IndiaVisa required
IndonesiaVisa required
IranVisa required
IraqVisa required
IrelandVisa-free
IsraelVisa-free, 90 days
ItalyVisa-free
Ivory CoastVisa required
JamaicaVisa required
JapanVisa-free, 90 days
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa required
KenyaVisa required
KiribatiVisa-free, 90 days
KosovoVisa-free, 90 days
KuwaitVisa required
KyrgyzstanVisa required
LaosVisa required
LatviaVisa-free
LebanonVisa required
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa-free
LithuaniaVisa-free
LuxembourgVisa-free
MacauVisa-free, 90 days
MadagascarVisa required
MalawiVisa required
MalaysiaVisa-free, 90 days
MaldivesVisa required
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa-free
Marshall IslandsVisa-free, 90 days
MauritaniaVisa required
MauritiusVisa-free, 90 days
MexicoVisa-free, 90 days
MicronesiaVisa-free, 90 days
MoldovaVisa-free, 90 days
MonacoVisa-free, 90 days
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa-free, 90 days
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa required
MyanmarVisa required
NamibiaVisa required
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa required
NetherlandsVisa-free
New ZealandVisa-free, 90 days
NicaraguaVisa-free, 90 days
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North KoreaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa-free, 90 days
NorwayVisa-free
OmanVisa required
PakistanVisa required
PalauVisa-free, 90 days
PalestineVisa required
PanamaVisa-free, 90 days
Papua New GuineaVisa required
ParaguayVisa-free, 90 days
PeruVisa-free, 90 days
PhilippinesVisa required
PolandVisa-free
PortugalVisa-free
QatarVisa required
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RomaniaVisa-free
RussiaVisa required
RwandaVisa required
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa-free, 90 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free, 90 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free, 90 days
SamoaVisa-free, 90 days
San MarinoVisa-free, 90 days
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa required
Saudi ArabiaVisa required
SenegalVisa required
SerbiaVisa-free, 90 days
SeychellesVisa-free, 90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeVisa-free, 90 days
SlovakiaVisa-free
SloveniaVisa-free
Solomon IslandsVisa-free, 90 days
SomaliaVisa required
South AfricaVisa required
South KoreaVisa-free, 90 days
South SudanVisa required
SpainVisa-free
Sri LankaVisa required
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa required
SwedenVisa-free
SwitzerlandVisa-free
SyriaVisa required
TaiwanVisa-free, 90 days
TajikistanVisa required
TanzaniaVisa required
ThailandVisa required
Timor-LesteVisa-free, 90 days
TogoVisa required
TongaVisa-free, 90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free, 90 days
TunisiaVisa required
TurkeyVisa required
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa-free, 90 days
UgandaVisa required
UkraineVisa-free, 90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free, 90 days
United KingdomVisa-free, 90 days
United StatesVisa-free, 90 days
UruguayVisa-free, 90 days
UzbekistanVisa required
VanuatuVisa required
Vatican CityVisa-free, 90 days
VenezuelaVisa-free, 90 days
VietnamVisa required
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa required
ZimbabweVisa required

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