Visa requirements for citizens of North Macedonia

Visa requirements for citizens of North Macedonia are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of North Macedonia.

North Macedonian passport

As of 2025, citizens of North Macedonia had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 130 countries and territories, ranking the North Macedonian passport 38th in the world, according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for citizens of North Macedonia holding ordinary passports

  North Macedonia

  ID card travel

  Visa not required

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa-free with voucher or letter of invitation

  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)	Reciprocity
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]			√
Albania	Visa not required[3]	90 days	ID card valid. 90 days within any 180 day period.	√
Algeria	Visa required[4]			√
Andorra	Visa not required[5]			√
Angola	Visa required[6]			√
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa[7][8]		Negotiations to abolish visa requirements are currently in progress Permanent residents of the United States and Canada and holders of valid visas of the United States, Canada, Schengen Area and the United Kingdom do not require a visa.	X
Argentina	Visa not required[9]	90 days		√
Armenia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[10][11]	120 days		X
Australia	Online Visa required[12][13]		Online Visitor e600 visa.	X
Austria	Visa not required[14]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Azerbaijan	eVisa[15][16]	30 days		X
Bahamas	Visa not required[17]	3 months		√
Bahrain	eVisa[18]	14 days		√
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[19]	30 days	Not available at all entry points.[20]	X
Barbados	Visa not required[21]	90 days		X
Belarus	Visa not required[22]	30 days[22]	Visa-free until 31 December 2024.[22]	√
Belgium	Visa not required[23]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Belize	Visa required[24]		Visa not required for A max. stay of 90 days for holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member. Holders of a valid multiple entry visa issued by the USA can obtain a visa on arrival.	√
Benin	eVisa[25][26]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.	X
Bhutan	eVisa[27][28]		Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[29]	30 days[30]		X
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[31]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period. ID card valid.	√
Botswana	eVisa[32][33]	3 months		X
Brazil	Visa not required[34]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.	√
Brunei	Visa required[35]			X
Bulgaria	Visa not required[36]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Burkina Faso	eVisa[37][38]			√
Burundi	Visa on arrival[39]	1 month		√
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[40][41]	30 days		X
Cameroon	eVisa[42][43]		Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Canada	Visa required[44]		Visa not required for permanent residents of the United States.[45]	X
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[46]		Not available at all entry points.[47]	X
Central African Republic	Visa required[48]			√
Chad	eVisa[49][50][51]			√
Chile	Visa not required[52]	90 days		√
China	Visa not required[53]	30 days	Visa-free from 30 November, 2024 to 31 December, 2025. 24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.[Note 2] 240-hour visa-free transit in all cities in Anhui, Beijing, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi (except Baise and Chongzuo), Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang provinces, plus Sichuan province (only Chengdu, Deyang, Leshan, Luzhou, Meishan, Neijiang, Suining, Ya'an, Yibin, Zigong and Ziyang cities), Yunnan province (only Kunming, Lijiang, Pu'er, Yuxi cities, and Chuxiong, Dali, Honghe, Wenshan and Xishuangbanna prefectures), Shanxi province (only Datong and Taiyuan cities), Jiangxi province (only Jingdezhen and Nanchang cities), and Harbin in Heilongjiang province.[55] 15-day package tour visa-free via cruise ships in Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang provinces. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24 and 240-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. Visa not required for holders of normal North Macedonia passports endorsed "on business".	X
Colombia	Visa not required[56]			√
Comoros	Visa on arrival[57]	45 days		X
Republic of the Congo	eVisa[58][59]			√
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[60][61]	7 days		√
Costa Rica	Visa required[62]		Visa not required for holders of a visa issued by the USA (except for B1, B2, C1 and D visas), provided valid for at least 6 months from date of arrival. Additionally a max. stay of 30 days is allowed for residents of Canada or an EU Member provided the residence is valid for at least 6 months on arrival.	X
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[63][64]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.	X
Croatia	Visa not required[65]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[Note 1]	√
Cuba	Visa not required[66]	90 days		√
Cyprus	Visa not required[67]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Czech Republic	Visa not required[68]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Denmark	Visa not required[69]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Djibouti	eVisa[70][71]	90 days		X
Dominica	Visa not required[72]	21 days		X
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[73]	90 days		X
Ecuador	Visa not required[74]	90 days		X
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival[75][76]	30 days		X
El Salvador	Visa not required[77]	180 days		√
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[78][79]			√
Eritrea	Visa required[80]		Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Estonia	Visa not required[81]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Eswatini	Visa required[82]			X
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[83][84]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport	X
Fiji	eVisa[85][86]			√
Finland	Visa not required[87]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
France	Visa not required[88]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Gabon	eVisa[89][90]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.	X
Gambia	Visa required[91]			X
Georgia	Visa not required[92]	90 days		√
Germany	Visa not required[93]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Ghana	Visa required[94]			√
Greece	Visa not required[95]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Grenada	Visa on arrival[96]	3 months		X
Guatemala	Visa not required[97]	90 days		√
Guinea	eVisa[98][99]	90 days		X
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[100]	90 days		X
Guyana	Visa required[101]			√
Haiti	Visa not required[102]	90 days		X
Honduras	Visa not required[103]	90 days		√
Hungary	Visa not required[104]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Iceland	Visa not required[105]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
India	eVisa[106]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 3] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 4][107] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[108] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[109]	X
Indonesia	Visa required[110]			X
Iran	eVisa[111][112]	30 days		X
Iraq	eVisa[113]			X
Ireland	Visa required[114]		Visa is issued free of charge.[115] Visa waiver for UK 'C' visa holders. Entry permitted only if first point of entry to the Common Travel Area is in the UK.[116]	X
Israel	Visa not required[117]	3 months		√
Italy	Visa not required[118]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Jamaica	Visa on arrival[119]	30 days		X
Japan	Visa not required[120]	90 days		√
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[121][122]	30 days	Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)	X
Kazakhstan	eVisa[123][124]			X
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[125][126]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.	X
Kiribati	Visa required[127]			√
North Korea	Visa required[128]			√
South Korea	Visa required[129]		Visa not required for 30 days on Jeju Island.	X
Kuwait	Visa required[130]			√
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[131][132]	60 days	Visa on arrival available at Manas International Airport. e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).	X
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[133]	30 days	17[Note 5] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[134] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 6] and in Boten (road and railroad).[135] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 7] and 6 border crossings.[Note 8][134] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[136]	X
Latvia	Visa not required[131]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Lebanon	Free Visa on arrival[137]	1 month	Extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.	X
Lesotho	eVisa[138][139]			X
Liberia	eVisa[140][141][142]		Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Libya	eVisa[143][144]			√
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[145]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Lithuania	Visa not required[146]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Luxembourg	Visa not required[147]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[148]	60 days		X
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[149][150]	90 days		X
Malaysia	Visa not required[151]	30 days		√
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[152]	30 days		X
Mali	Visa required[153]			√
Malta	Visa not required[154]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[155]	90 days		X
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[156]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.	X
Mauritius	Visa on arrival[157]	60 days		√
Mexico	Visa required[158]		Visa not required for holders of a valid visa issued by the US and permanent residents of the European Union.	X
Micronesia	Visa not required[159]	30 days		X
Moldova	Visa not required[160]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.	√
Monaco	Visa not required[161]			√
Mongolia	eVisa[162][163]	30 days		√
Montenegro	Visa not required[164]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period. Biometric ID card valid for 30 days	√
Morocco	Visa required[165]		Holders of valid visa of the United States can apply for e-Visa.[166]	√
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[167][168]	30 days		X
Myanmar	Visa required[169]			√
Namibia	Visa required[170]			√
Nauru	Visa required[171]			√
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[172]	90 days[173]		X
Netherlands	Visa not required[174]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1] (European Netherlands)	√
New Zealand	Visa required[175]		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[176]	X
Nicaragua	Visa not required[177]	90 days		√
Niger	Visa required[178]			√
Nigeria	eVisa[179][180]	90 days		√
Norway	Visa not required[181]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa[182][183]	14 days / 30 days		X
Pakistan	eVisa[184]	90 days		X
Palau	Free visa on arrival[185]	30 days		X
Panama	Visa not required[186]	90 days		X
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[187][188]	60 days	Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.	√
Paraguay	Visa required[189]			X
Peru	Visa not required[190]	183 days		√
Philippines	Visa required[191]			√
Poland	Visa not required[192]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Portugal	Visa not required[193]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Qatar	Visa not required[194]	30 days		X
Romania	Visa not required[195]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Russia	Visa not required (conditional) / eVisa[196][197]	30 days / 16 days	Visa free for holders a letter of invitation or a tourist voucher only.	√
Rwanda	Visa not required[198]	30 days		X
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[199]			√
Saint Lucia	Visa required[200]			√
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[201]	3 months		X
Samoa	Visa not required[202]	60 days		X
San Marino	Visa not required[203]			√
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[204][205]			X
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[206]			√
Senegal	Visa required[207]			X
Serbia	Visa not required[208]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period. ID card valid.	√
Seychelles	Electronic Border System[209][210]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.	√
Sierra Leone	eVisa[211][212]	3 months	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Singapore	Visa not required[213]	30 days		√
Slovakia	Visa not required[214]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Slovenia	Visa not required[215]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Solomon Islands	Visa required[216]			√
Somalia	Visa on arrival[217]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.	√
South Africa	Visa required[218]			√
South Sudan	eVisa[219][220]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.	X
Spain	Visa not required[221]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[222][223]	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.[224] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).	X
Sudan	eVisa[225][226]			√
Suriname	Visa not required[227][228]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival.[229] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[230]	X
Sweden	Visa not required[231]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Switzerland	Visa not required[232]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]	√
Syria	eVisa[233][234]			X
Tajikistan	eVisa[235]	60 days	Visa free for visitor are aged 55 and over[236]	X
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[237][238]	90 days		X
Thailand	Visa required[239]			√
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[240]	30 days	Not available at all entry points.[241]	X
Togo	eVisa[242][243]	15 days		X
Tonga	Visa required[244]			√
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[245]		Transit visa required.	√
Tunisia	Visa not required[246]	3 months		X
Turkey	Visa not required[247]	90 days		√
Turkmenistan	eVisa[248][249]		Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[250]	1 month		X
Uganda	eVisa[251][252]	3 months		X
Ukraine	Visa not required[253]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.	X
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[254]	90 days	From April 2025	X
United Kingdom	Visa required[255]		Travelers do not require a Direct Airside Transit (DAT) visa if they hold a valid entry visa for Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States, and a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom, as part of a journey to or from one of those countries. Additionally permanent residents of the European Union, Australia, Canada and New Zealand do not require a Direct Airside Transit visa.	X
United States	Visa required[256]			X
Uruguay	Visa required[257]			X
Uzbekistan	eVisa[258][259]	30 days	5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.[260]	X
Vanuatu	eVisa[261][262]			√
Vatican City	Visa not required[263]			√
Venezuela	Visa required[264]			√
Vietnam	eVisa[265][266]	90 days	Visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island	X
Yemen	Visa required[267]			√
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[268][269]	90 days		X
Zimbabwe	eVisa[270][271]	3 months		X

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Countries	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[272]
Kosovo	Visa not required[273]	90 days, ID card valid
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[274]	90 days
Palestine	Visa not required[275]	Access to Gaza Strip severely restricted.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
South Ossetia	Visa not required[276]	Must notify about arrival in advance.
Taiwan	Visa not required[277]	90 days, temporarily policy until 31 March 2030.
Transnistria	Visa not required[278]	Registration required after 24 hours.

Dependent and autonomous territories

Countries	Conditions of access	Notes
United Kingdom
Anguilla	Visa required[279]
Bermuda	Visa required[280]
British Virgin Islands	Visa required[281]
Cayman Islands	Visa required[282]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[283]
Gibraltar	Visa required[284]
Guernsey	Visa required[285]
Isle of Man	Visa required[286]
Jersey	Visa required[287]
Montserrat	eVisa[288]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required
Saint Helena	eVisa[289]
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required	14 days[290]
Macau	Visa not required	90 days[291]
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[292]	90 days
Greenland	Visa not required[293]	90 days
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa not required[294]	30 days
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa not required[295]	90 days; includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Curaçao	Visa not required[296]	90 days
Sint Maarten	Visa not required[297]	90 days
France
French Guiana	Visa not required[298]	90 days
French Polynesia	Visa not required[299]	90 days
French West Indies	Visa not required[300]	90 days; includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy
Mayotte	Visa not required[301]	90 days
New Caledonia	Visa not required[302]	90 days
Réunion	Visa not required[303]	90 days
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[304]	90 days
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[304]	90 days
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required	31 days[305]
Niue	Visa not required	30 days[306]
Tokelau	Entry permit required[307]
South Korea
Jeju Special Autonomous Province	Visa not required[308]	30 days
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[309]
Guam	Visa required[310]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[311]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[312]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[313]

See also

• North Macedonia portal

• Visa policy of North Macedonia
• North Macedonian passport