{
  "snapshot_id": "approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8",
  "page_version": "dae2b53287c34a58c63ec956eb703601",
  "content_date": "2026-10-16",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-25",
  "schema_version": "immigrationdb-visa-pair-answer-v1",
  "question": "Do United States citizens need a visa for Germany?",
  "route": "/visas/pair/united-states-to-germany/",
  "passport_origin": "us",
  "destination_country_code": "DE",
  "purpose": "tourism",
  "stay_profile": "short_visit",
  "verdict": "visa_free",
  "verdict_label": "Visa-free",
  "answer_sentence": "No. American passport holders do not need a visa for short tourism stays in Germany, per home-affairs.ec.europa.eu (checked 2026-07-15).",
  "source": {
    "url": "https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf",
    "label": "home-affairs.ec.europa.eu",
    "source_title": "ES short-stay passport rule",
    "last_checked": "2026-07-15"
  },
  "conditions": [
    "Article 4(1) visa exemption for a national listed in Annex II: stay no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. This candidate carries only the unqualified Annex II country identity; any later passport or travel-document restriction must be checked before admission.",
    "Rolling reference period: no more than 90 days in any 180-day period."
  ],
  "allowed_stay": "90 days",
  "selection": {
    "monthly_volume": 2540,
    "rule": "combined known volume >= 750/mo + accepted non-superseded cell + official source with checked date (pair sizing, 2026-09-18)"
  },
  "purpose_boundary": {
    "work_route": "/visas/germany/work/",
    "study_route": "/visas/germany/study/",
    "note": "A tourism entry rule never answers a work or study question."
  }
}