Germany will continue to allow citizens of 62 countries and territories outside the European Union and the Schengen Area to enter the country without a visa for short stays in 2026.According to guidelines sighted on the German Federal Foreign Office’s website on Sunday, eligible travellers can visit Germany for up to 90 days within any 180-day period for purposes such as tourism, business meetings and family visits without obtaining a visa.However, the visa waiver does not permit holders to take up paid employment during their stay.Those intending to work or remain in Germany beyond the permitted period must obtain the appropriate visa or residence permit, depending on their nationality.Some visa-exempt nationals are also eligible to apply for certain residence permits after arriving in Germany, subject to the country’s immigration laws.Related NewsFULL LIST: UK confirms countries that need visas for stays under six monthsJapan hikes visa fees by 400% for Nigerians, other foreign nationalsSt Lucia screens 75 Nigerians for passport-for-cash schemeThe countries whose citizens can travel to Germany without a visa for short stays are:AlbaniaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaDominicaEl SalvadorGeorgiaGrenadaGuatemalaHondurasHong Kong (SAR passport holders)IsraelJapanKiribatiKosovoMacao (SAR passport holders)MalaysiaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNew ZealandNorth MacedoniaNicaraguaPalauPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaTaiwan (passport holders with an identity card number)Timor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaOn the other hand, citizens of 102 countries and territories require a visa to enter Germany.They are Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria.Others are China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Libya.The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. According to guidelines sighted on the German Federal Foreign Office’s website on Sunday, eligible travellers can visit Germany for up to 90 days within any 180-day period for purposes such as tourism, business meetings and family visits without obtaining a visa.However, the visa waiver does not permit holders to take up paid employment during their stay.Those intending to work or remain in Germany beyond the permitted period must obtain the appropriate visa or residence permit, depending on their nationality.Some visa-exempt nationals are also eligible to apply for certain residence permits after arriving in Germany, subject to the country’s immigration laws.Related NewsFULL LIST: UK confirms countries that need visas for stays under six monthsJapan hikes visa fees by 400% for Nigerians, other foreign nationalsSt Lucia screens 75 Nigerians for passport-for-cash schemeThe countries whose citizens can travel to Germany without a visa for short stays are:AlbaniaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaDominicaEl SalvadorGeorgiaGrenadaGuatemalaHondurasHong Kong (SAR passport holders)IsraelJapanKiribatiKosovoMacao (SAR passport holders)MalaysiaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNew ZealandNorth MacedoniaNicaraguaPalauPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaTaiwan (passport holders with an identity card number)Timor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaOn the other hand, citizens of 102 countries and territories require a visa to enter Germany.They are Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria.Others are China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Libya.The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, the visa waiver does not permit holders to take up paid employment during their stay.Those intending to work or remain in Germany beyond the permitted period must obtain the appropriate visa or residence permit, depending on their nationality.Some visa-exempt nationals are also eligible to apply for certain residence permits after arriving in Germany, subject to the country’s immigration laws.Related NewsFULL LIST: UK confirms countries that need visas for stays under six monthsJapan hikes visa fees by 400% for Nigerians, other foreign nationalsSt Lucia screens 75 Nigerians for passport-for-cash schemeThe countries whose citizens can travel to Germany without a visa for short stays are:AlbaniaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaDominicaEl SalvadorGeorgiaGrenadaGuatemalaHondurasHong Kong (SAR passport holders)IsraelJapanKiribatiKosovoMacao (SAR passport holders)MalaysiaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNew ZealandNorth MacedoniaNicaraguaPalauPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaTaiwan (passport holders with an identity card number)Timor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaOn the other hand, citizens of 102 countries and territories require a visa to enter Germany.They are Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria.Others are China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Libya.The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Those intending to work or remain in Germany beyond the permitted period must obtain the appropriate visa or residence permit, depending on their nationality.Some visa-exempt nationals are also eligible to apply for certain residence permits after arriving in Germany, subject to the country’s immigration laws.Related NewsFULL LIST: UK confirms countries that need visas for stays under six monthsJapan hikes visa fees by 400% for Nigerians, other foreign nationalsSt Lucia screens 75 Nigerians for passport-for-cash schemeThe countries whose citizens can travel to Germany without a visa for short stays are:AlbaniaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaDominicaEl SalvadorGeorgiaGrenadaGuatemalaHondurasHong Kong (SAR passport holders)IsraelJapanKiribatiKosovoMacao (SAR passport holders)MalaysiaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNew ZealandNorth MacedoniaNicaraguaPalauPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaTaiwan (passport holders with an identity card number)Timor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaOn the other hand, citizens of 102 countries and territories require a visa to enter Germany.They are Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria.Others are China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Libya.The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Some visa-exempt nationals are also eligible to apply for certain residence permits after arriving in Germany, subject to the country’s immigration laws.Related NewsFULL LIST: UK confirms countries that need visas for stays under six monthsJapan hikes visa fees by 400% for Nigerians, other foreign nationalsSt Lucia screens 75 Nigerians for passport-for-cash schemeThe countries whose citizens can travel to Germany without a visa for short stays are:AlbaniaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaDominicaEl SalvadorGeorgiaGrenadaGuatemalaHondurasHong Kong (SAR passport holders)IsraelJapanKiribatiKosovoMacao (SAR passport holders)MalaysiaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNew ZealandNorth MacedoniaNicaraguaPalauPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaTaiwan (passport holders with an identity card number)Timor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaOn the other hand, citizens of 102 countries and territories require a visa to enter Germany.They are Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria.Others are China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Libya.The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The countries whose citizens can travel to Germany without a visa for short stays are:AlbaniaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaDominicaEl SalvadorGeorgiaGrenadaGuatemalaHondurasHong Kong (SAR passport holders)IsraelJapanKiribatiKosovoMacao (SAR passport holders)MalaysiaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNew ZealandNorth MacedoniaNicaraguaPalauPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaTaiwan (passport holders with an identity card number)Timor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaOn the other hand, citizens of 102 countries and territories require a visa to enter Germany.They are Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria.Others are China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Libya.The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. On the other hand, citizens of 102 countries and territories require a visa to enter Germany.They are Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria.Others are China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Libya.The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. They are Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria.Others are China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Libya.The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Others are China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Libya.The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The rest are Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.