Who Needs and Who Doesn’t Need a Schengen Visa to Travel to the EU?

"While some categories and citizens of certain countries enjoy the privilege of visa-free entry into the Schengen zone, there are also other categories and nationals who must navigate the complete visa application process, fulfilling requirements and attending interviews, in order to obtain the necessary visa granting them access to the Schengen Area."

  • The countries whose citizens are required to obtain a Schengen visa in order to enter any member country of the Schengen Area are:

    Afghanistan Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chad China Comoros Cote D’ivoire Cuba Dem. Rep. Of Congo Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Mauritania Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Niger Nigeria North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palestine Papua New Guinea Philippines Qatar Republic of the Congo Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syria São Tomé and Príncipe Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkmenistan Türkiye Uganda Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

  • Citizens of Which Countries Need an Airport Transit Schengen Visa?:

    Afghanistan Bangladesh Dem. Rep. Of Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Iran Iraq Nigeria Pakistan Somalia Sri Lanka Zimbabwe

"However, there are exceptions concerning the Airport Transit Visa for specific individuals. In the following scenarios, nationals of the countries mentioned above are not required to obtain an airport transit visa:

  1. If the person possesses a residency permit from a Schengen member country or holds a valid Schengen Visa for either short stays or long stays.

  2. If the person possesses a residency permit from countries such as Andorra, Canada, Japan, San Marino, or the USA, it guarantees their legal residence status.

  3. If the person holds a valid Schengen visa or a valid visa for entering one of the EFTA countries, as well as Canada, Japan, or the United States, even if they are returning from one of these specific countries after using the visa.

  4. If the person is a close family member of an EU citizen.

  5. If the person holds a diplomatic passport."

  • Citizens of Which Countries Don’t Need a Schengen Visa to Enter Europe?

    "The countries whose citizens do not need to acquire a Schengen visa for the purpose of tourism or business when entering any member country of the Schengen Area include:"

Albania Antigua and Barbuda Argentina

  • Australia

  • Bahamas

  • Barbados

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Brazil

  • Brunei

  • Canada

  • Chile

  • Colombia

  • Costa Rica

  • Dominica

  • El Salvador

  • Georgia

  • Grenada

  • Guatemala

  • Honduras

  • Hong Kong S.A.R*

  • Israel

  • Japan

  • Kiribati

  • Macao S.A.R*

  • Malaysia

  • Marshall Islands

  • Mauritius

  • Mexico

  • Micronesia

  • Moldova

  • Montenegro

  • Nauru

  • New Zealand

  • Nicaragua

  • North Macedonia

  • Palau

  • Panama

  • Paraguay

  • Peru

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Saint Lucia

  • Saint Vincent

  • Samoa

  • Serbia

  • Seychelles

  • Singapore

  • Solomon Islands

  • South Korea

  • Taiwan**

  • Timor Leste

  • Tonga

  • Trinidad and Tobago

  • Tuvalu

  • Ukraine

  • United Arab Emirates

  • United Kingdom

  • United States of America

  • Uruguay

  • Venezuela


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Our team

Our strength lies in our individuality. Set up by Esther Bryce, the team strives to bring in the best talent in various fields, from architecture to interior design and sales.

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woman wearing black scoop-neck long-sleeved shirt
Esther Bryce

Founder / Interior designer

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woman in black blazer with brown hair
Lianne Wilson

Broker

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man standing near white wall
Jaden Smith

Architect

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Jessica Kim

Photographer