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- No visa needed 121
- Visa on arrival 22
- Electronic travel authorisation needed 12
- E-visa needed 29
- Visa needed 14
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No visa needed · 121
- Albaniaup to 90 days✓
- Andorra✓
- Angolaup to 30 days
- Antigua & Barbudaup to 180 days
- Argentinaup to 90 days✓
- Armeniaup to 180 days✓
- Austria✓
- Bahamasup to 90 days
- Barbadosup to 90 days
- Belarusup to 30 days✓
- Belgium✓
- Belize
- Boliviaup to 90 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovinaup to 90 days
- Botswanaup to 90 days
- Brazilup to 90 days✓
- Bruneiup to 90 days
- Bulgaria✓
- Cape Verdeup to 30 days
- Chileup to 90 days
- Chinaup to 30 days✓
- Colombiaup to 90 days✓
- Costa Ricaup to 180 days✓
- Croatia✓
- Cyprus✓
- Czechia✓
- Denmark✓
- Dominicaup to 180 days
- Dominican Republicup to 30 days
- Ecuadorup to 90 days
- El Salvadorup to 90 days
- Estonia✓
- Eswatiniup to 30 days
- Fijiup to 120 days
- Finland✓
- France✓
- Gambiaup to 90 days
- Georgiaup to 365 days✓
- Greece✓
- Grenadaup to 90 days
- Guatemalaup to 90 days
- Guyanaup to 90 days
- Haitiup to 90 days
- Hondurasup to 90 days
- Hong Kongup to 90 days✓
- Hungary✓
- Iceland✓
- Ireland✓
- Italy✓
- Jamaicaup to 90 days✓
- Japanup to 90 days✓
- Kazakhstanup to 30 days✓
- Kiribatiup to 90 days
- Kosovoup to 90 days
- Kyrgyzstanup to 30 days✓
- Latvia✓
- Lesothoup to 14 days
- Liechtenstein✓
- Lithuania✓
- Luxembourg✓
- Macaoup to 90 days
- Malaysiaup to 90 days✓
- Malta✓
- Marshall Islandsup to 90 days
- Mauritiusup to 90 days
- Mexicoup to 180 days✓
- Micronesiaup to 90 days
- Moldovaup to 90 days✓
- Monaco✓
- Mongoliaup to 30 days
- Montenegroup to 90 days
- Moroccoup to 90 days
- Netherlands✓
- Nicaraguaup to 90 days
- North Macedoniaup to 90 days
- Norway✓
- Omanup to 14 days✓
- Palauup to 90 days
- Palestine
- Panamaup to 90 days
- Paraguayup to 90 days
- Peruup to 90 days
- Philippinesup to 30 days✓
- Poland✓
- Portugal✓
- Qatar✓
- Romania✓
- Samoaup to 90 days
- San Marino✓
- São Tomé & Príncipeup to 15 days
- Senegalup to 90 days✓
- Serbiaup to 90 days✓
- Singaporeup to 90 days✓
- Slovakia✓
- Slovenia✓
- Solomon Islandsup to 90 days
- South Africaup to 90 days✓
- South Koreaup to 90 days
- Spain✓
- St. Luciaup to 90 days
- St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days
- Sweden✓
- Switzerland✓
- Taiwanup to 90 days✓
- Tajikistanup to 30 days✓
- Thailandup to 30 days✓
- Timor-Lesteup to 90 days
- Tongaup to 90 days
- Trinidad & Tobagoup to 90 days
- Tunisiaup to 120 days✓
- Türkiyeup to 90 days✓
- Tuvaluup to 90 days
- Ukraineup to 90 days
- United Arab Emiratesup to 90 days✓
- Uruguayup to 90 days
- Uzbekistanup to 30 days✓
- Vanuatuup to 90 days
- Vatican City✓
- Venezuelaup to 90 days
- Vietnamup to 45 days✓
- Zambiaup to 30 days
Electronic travel authorisation needed · 12
- Australiaup to 90 days✓
- Canadaup to 180 days✓
- Israelup to 90 days✓
- Kenyaup to 90 days✓
- Mozambique
- New Zealandup to 90 days✓
- Seychellesup to 90 days✓
- Sri Lankaup to 30 days✓
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Surinameup to 90 days
- United Kingdomup to 180 days✓
- United Statesup to 90 days✓
Visa on arrival · 22
E-visa needed · 29
Visa needed · 14
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can German citizens visit without a visa?
121 visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival, 12 with an electronic authorisation and 29 with an e-visa. A regular visa is needed for 14 of 198 countries.
Do German citizens need a visa for France?
Visa-free.
Do German citizens need a visa for the UK?
No visa, but you need an electronic travel authorisation before travel (gov.uk). (up to 180 days)
Do German citizens need a visa for the US?
No visa, but you need an electronic travel authorisation before travel (esta.cbp.dhs.gov). (up to 90 days)
Do German citizens need a visa for Canada?
No visa, but you need an electronic travel authorisation before travel (canada.ca). (up to 180 days)
Do German citizens need a visa for the UAE?
Visa-free for up to 90 days.
Does a US or Schengen visa help German citizens?
Yes. With a valid US visa or green card, entry gets easier for 1 more countries; with a Schengen visa, for 0. Check your own combination of documents with the form above.