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.
Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter North Macedonia without a visa for the following period:[1]
90 days
90 days within any 180 days |
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:
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. | ||
Visa exempt if the passport is endorsed "for public affairs". |
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:
D - Diplomatic passports only.
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.