Visa policy of North Macedonia explained

Visitors to North Macedonia must obtain a visa from one of the North Macedonia diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Visa policy of North Macedonia is similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area. It grants 90-day visa-free entry to all Schengen Annex II nationalities except Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. It also grants visa-free access to the European Union candidate member country of Turkey, whose citizens are still required visa for entry to the Schengen Area unlike the other candidates.

Foreign visitors must have a passport that are valid for at least 90 days from the date of arrival, and show an accommodation booking if they have no residence in the country.

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter North Macedonia without a visa for the following period:^[1]

90 days Georgia^1 90 days within any 180 days All European Union member states^ID Albania^ID Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina^T Australia Bahamas Barbados Bosnia and Herzegovina^ID Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong Iceland^ID Israel Japan ^ID Liechtenstein^ID Macao Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Monaco Montenegro^ID New Zealand Nicaragua Norway^ID Panama Paraguay Peru^T Saint Kitts and Nevis San Marino Seychelles Serbia^ID Singapore Switzerland^ID Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay

_{ID - May enter with an ID card (Irish passport card is not accepted).
T - Visa-exempt for tourism purposes only.
1 - For holders of biometric passports only.}

In addition:

• Holders of a valid Type "C" multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area or a temporary/permanent residence permit of an EU Member State or a country signatory of the Schengen Agreement may enter North Macedonia without a visa for up to 15 days. A temporary residence permit is also acceptable since 27 February 2019.^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Holders of a valid Canada, UK or US visa may enter North Macedonia without a visa for up to 15 days. (This decision is of a temporary character and shall be in force from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024.)^{[3] [5]}
• Holders of UN travel documents do not require a visa.

Conditional visa exemption

Belarus	May enter North Macedonia without a visa if they are entering North Macedonia as a tourist and have a "tourist voucher" or are in a travel group organised by travel agencies.
China	Visa exempt if the passport is endorsed "for public affairs".

Non-ordinary passports

In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic or official passports of the following countries may enter North Macedonia without a visa:

Belarus China Georgia India^D

Indonesia Mongolia Peru

_{D - Diplomatic passports only.}

Reciprocity

See main article: Visa requirements for citizens of North Macedonia.

Citizens of North Macedonia may enter without a visa to most countries whose citizens are allowed visa-free entry to North Macedonia, but they require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda (grants electronic entry visa), Australia, Brunei, Canada, Ireland, Mauritius (grants visa on arrival), Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis (grants e visa), South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

See also

• Visa policy of the Schengen Area
• Visa requirements for citizens of North Macedonia

External links

• Entry visa for North Macedonia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Министерство За Надворешни Работи . www.mfa.gov.mk . 19 August 2017.
2. Web site: Entry in the Republic of Macedonia for Schengen Visa Holders. www.mfa.gov.mk. en. 2018-03-14.
3. Web site: Visa requirements for entering the Republic of North Macedonia. www.mfa.gov.mk. en. 9 February 2022. 2022-10-23.
4. Web site: Информации за влез во Република Северна Македонија. Information about entry into the Republic of North Macedonia. www.mfa.gov.mk. mk. 9 February 2022. 2022-10-23.
5. Web site: Информации за влез во Република Северна Македонија. Information about entry into the Republic of North Macedonia. www.mfa.gov.mk. mk. 11 January 2023. 2023-01-30. Се укинуваат визите за краткорочен престој (виза Ц) во Република Северна Македонија, за странски државјани носители на валидни патни исправи на трети земји кои поседуваат важечки британкса, американска и канадска виза, при што должината на нивниот престој во Република Северна Македонија може да биде најмногу до 15 дена, а важноста на важечката британска, американска и канадска виза треба да биде 5 дена подолго од од планираниот престој во Република Северна Македонија. Одлуката е од временски карактер, со важност од 1 јануари 2023 година до 31 декември 2023 година..