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Visa Requirements for German Passports

Germany's passport is one of the strongest in this group, with visa-free or freedom-of-movement access to 42 of 43 European destinations and the best Oceania coverage of any passport tracked here, at roughly seven in ten countries. That EU membership advantage carries over into a genuinely global reach: even in Africa and Asia, German travelers see more visa-free doors than US, UK, or Canadian passport holders do. Only a small slice of destinations, mostly in Africa and parts of Asia, still call for an eVisa or visa on arrival.

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This page covers requirements for short-stay tourist and visitor travel only. Business trips, work assignments, study programs, and immigration all follow separate application processes with their own documentation, so check with the relevant embassy or consulate before traveling for any of those purposes.

Visa requirement data last verified September 2, 2026.

DestinationRequirementTypical stay
AlbaniaVisa not required90 days
AlgeriaVisa required—
AndorraVisa not required—
AngolaVisa not required30 days
Antigua and BarbudaVisa not required180 days
ArgentinaVisa not required90 days
ArmeniaVisa not required180 days
AustriaFreedom of movement—
AzerbaijaneVisa30 days
BarbadosVisa not required90 days
BelarusVisa not required30 days
BelgiumFreedom of movement—
BelizeVisa not required—
BenineVisa30 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not required90 days
BrazilVisa not required90 days
BruneiVisa not required90 days
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days
CameroonOnline visa required180 days
CanadaeTA180 days
ChileVisa not required90 days
ChinaVisa not required30 days
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days
Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)Visa required—
Costa RicaVisa not required180 days
DenmarkFreedom of movement—
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days
DominicaVisa not required180 days
Dominican RepublicVisa not required90 days
EcuadorVisa not required90 days
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days
El SalvadorVisa not required180 days
Equatorial GuineaeVisa—
EritreaVisa required—
EstoniaFreedom of movement—
Eswatini (fmr. "Swaziland")Visa not required30 days
EthiopiaVisa on arrival90 days
FijiVisa not required120 days
FinlandFreedom of movement—
FranceFreedom of movement—
GaboneVisa30 days
GambiaVisa not required90 days
GeorgiaVisa not required360 days
GhanaeVisa—
GreeceFreedom of movement—
GrenadaVisa not required90 days
GuatemalaVisa not required90 days
GuineaeVisa90 days
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa not required90 days
HaitiVisa not required90 days
Holy SeeVisa not required—
HondurasVisa not required90 days
HungaryFreedom of movement—
IcelandFreedom of movement—
IndiaeVisa30 days
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days
IraneVisa30 days
IraqeVisa30 days
IrelandFreedom of movement—
IsraeleTA90 days
ItalyFreedom of movement—
JamaicaVisa not required90 days
JapanVisa not required90 days
JordanVisa on arrival90 days
KazakhstanVisa not required30 days
KenyaeTA90 days
KiribatiVisa not required90 days
KuwaitVisa on arrival90 days
KyrgyzstanVisa not required30 days
LaosVisa on arrival30 days
LatviaFreedom of movement—
LebanonVisa on arrival30 days
LesothoVisa not required14 days
LiberiaVisa required—
LibyaeVisa—
LiechtensteinFreedom of movement—
LithuaniaFreedom of movement—
LuxembourgFreedom of movement—
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days
MalawiVisa on arrival30 days
MalaysiaVisa not required90 days
MaldivesFree visa on arrival30 days
MaliVisa required—
MaltaFreedom of movement—
Marshall IslandsVisa not required90 days
MauritaniaeVisa90 days
MauritiusVisa not required90 days
MexicoVisa not required180 days
MicronesiaVisa not required90 days
MoldovaVisa not required90 days
MonacoFreedom of movement—
MongoliaVisa not required30 days
MontenegroVisa not required90 days
MoroccoVisa not required90 days
MozambiqueeTA30 days
Myanmar (formerly Burma)eVisa28 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days
NauruVisa required—
NepalVisa on arrival150 days
NetherlandsFreedom of movement—
New ZealandeTA90 days
NicaraguaVisa not required90 days
NigerVisa required—
NigeriaeVisa30 days
North KoreaVisa required—
North MacedoniaVisa not required90 days
NorwayFreedom of movement—
OmanVisa on arrival14 days
PakistanVisa Grant Notice30 days
PalauVisa not required90 days
Palestine StateVisa not required—
PanamaVisa not required90 days
Papua New GuineaeVisitors60 days
ParaguayVisa not required90 days
PeruVisa not required90 days
PhilippinesVisa not required30 days
PolandFreedom of movement—
PortugalFreedom of movement—
QatarFree visa on arrival90 days
RomaniaFreedom of movement—
RussiaeVisa30 days
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days
Saint LuciaVisa not required90 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required90 days
SamoaVisa not required90 days
San MarinoVisa not required—
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa not required15 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival90 days
SenegalVisa not required90 days
SerbiaVisa not required90 days
SeychelleseTA90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days
SingaporeVisa not required90 days
SlovakiaFreedom of movement—
SloveniaFreedom of movement—
Solomon IslandsVisa not required90 days
SomaliaeTAS30 days
South AfricaVisa not required90 days
South KoreaVisa not required90 days
South SudaneVisa30 days
SpainFreedom of movement—
Sri LankaeTA30 days
SudanVisa required—
SurinameVisa not required (Entry Fee)90 days
SwedenFreedom of movement—
SwitzerlandFreedom of movement—
SyriaVisa on arrival30 days
TajikistanVisa not required30 days
TanzaniaVisa on arrival90 days
ThailandVisa not required60 days
Timor-LesteVisa not required90 days
TogoeVisa15 days
TongaVisa not required90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa not required90 days
TunisiaVisa not required120 days
TurkeyVisa not required90 days
TurkmenistanVisa required—
TuvaluVisa not required90 days
UgandaeVisa90 days
UkraineVisa not required90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa not required90 days
United KingdomeTA180 days
United States of AmericaESTA90 days
UruguayVisa not required90 days
UzbekistanVisa not required30 days
VanuatuVisa not required120 days
VenezuelaVisa not required90 days
VietnamVisa not required45 days
YemenVisa required—
ZambiaVisa not required90 days
ZimbabweVisa on arrival90 days

Sourced from live visa requirement data. Provided for general guidance only and may not reflect the latest rule changes — confirm with the relevant embassy or consulate before booking travel.