# Germany visas and residence permits 10 visa and permit types for Germany, each with its requirements and official source, and the short-visit answer for 199 passports. ## Visa and permit types ### Germany citizenship Germany has a naturalisation route governed by the Nationality Act; this is a citizenship route rather than an entry visa. - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/citizenship/ ### Germany entrepreneur and start-up visa - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/entrepreneur-startup/ ### Germany family reunification visa Germany provides family reunification residence/visa routes for joining qualifying family members. - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/family/ ### Germany highly skilled worker visa Germany provides EU Blue Card and skilled-worker residence routes for qualified employment. - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/highly-skilled/ ### Germany permanent residence Permanent residence through the German settlement permit and the permanent EU residence permit routes. - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/permanent-residence/ ### Germany self-employment visa Germany has a self-employment visa/residence route, with separate freelancer and self-employed business pathways. - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/self-employed/ ### Germany short-stay entry - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/short-stay-entry/ ### Germany study visa Germany provides a study visa/residence route for international students. - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/study/ ### Germany visitor visa The Germany visitor route covers a temporary visit; the traveller must meet entry conditions and leave within the permitted short-stay period. - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/visitor/ ### Germany work visa Germany provides employment visa/residence routes for qualified and other workers under the Skilled Immigration framework. - Page: https://immigrationdb.com/visas/germany/work/ ## Do you need a visa to visit? - Afghanistan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Albania passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Algeria passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Andorra passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Angola passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Antigua & Barbuda passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Argentina passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Armenia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Australian passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Austrian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Azerbaijan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Bahamas passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Bahrain passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Bangladesh passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Barbados passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Belarus passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Belgian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Belize passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Benin passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Bhutan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Bolivia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Bosnia & Herzegovina passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Botswana passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Brazilian passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Brunei passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Bulgarian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Burkina Faso passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Burundi passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Cambodia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Cameroon passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Canadian passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Cape Verde passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Central African Republic passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Chad passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Chile passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Chinese passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Colombia passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Comoros passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Congo - Brazzaville passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Congo - Kinshasa passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Costa Rica passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Côte d’Ivoire passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Croatian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Cuba passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Cypriot passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Czech passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Danish passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Djibouti passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Dominica passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Dominican Republic passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Ecuador passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Egypt passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - El Salvador passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Equatorial Guinea passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Eritrea passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Estonian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Eswatini passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Ethiopia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - European Union passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Fiji passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Finnish passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - French passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Gabon passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Gambia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Georgia passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - German passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Ghana passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Greek passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Grenada passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Guatemala passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Guinea passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Guinea-Bissau passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Guyana passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Haiti passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Honduras passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Hong Kong SAR China passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Hungarian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Icelandic passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Indian passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Indonesia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Iran passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Iraq passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Irish passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Israel passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Italian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Jamaica passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Japanese passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Jordan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Kazakhstan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Kenya passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Kiribati passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Kuwait passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Kyrgyzstan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Laos passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Latvian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Lebanon passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Lesotho passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Liberia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Libya passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Liechtenstein passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Lithuanian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Luxembourg passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Macao SAR China passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Madagascar passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Malawi passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Malaysia passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Maldives passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Mali passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Maltese passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Marshall Islands passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Mauritania passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Mauritius passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Mexican passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Micronesia passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Moldova passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Monaco passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Mongolia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Montenegro passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Morocco passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Mozambique passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Myanmar (Burma) passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Namibia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Nauru passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Nepal passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Dutch passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - New Zealand passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Nicaragua passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Niger passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Nigeria passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - North Korea passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - North Macedonia passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Norwegian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Oman passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Pakistan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Palau passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Palestinian Territories passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Panama passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Papua New Guinea passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Paraguay passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Peru passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Philippines passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Polish passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Portuguese passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Qatar passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Romanian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Russian passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Rwanda passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Samoa passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - San Marino passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - São Tomé & Príncipe passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Saudi Arabian passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Senegal passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Serbia passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Seychelles passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Sierra Leone passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Singapore passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Slovak passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Slovenian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Solomon Islands passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Somalia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - South African passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - South Korean passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - South Sudan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Spanish passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Sri Lanka passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - St. Kitts & Nevis passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - St. Lucia passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - St. Vincent & Grenadines passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Sudan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Suriname passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Swedish passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Swiss passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Syria passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Taiwan passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Tajikistan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Tanzania passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Thailand passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Timor-Leste passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Togo passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Tonga passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Trinidad & Tobago passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Tunisia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Turkish passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Turkmenistan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Tuvalu passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Uganda passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Ukrainian passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - United Arab Emirates passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - British passport: Visa-free — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - American passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Uruguay passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Uzbekistan passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Vanuatu passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Vatican City passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Venezuela passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Vietnam passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Yemen passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Zambia passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) - Zimbabwe passport: Visa required — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf (checked 2026-07-15) ## Work-permit salary thresholds - EU Blue Card salary threshold, standard rate: €50,700 a year (from 2026-08-27) — https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/pdf-blaue-karte-eu - EU Blue Card salary threshold, shortage occupations: €45,934 a year (from 2026-08-27) — https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/pdf-blaue-karte-eu This is reference information, not legal advice. 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