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Visa policy of North Macedonia

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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.

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 policy map

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Visa policy of North Macedonia
  North Macedonia
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa required

Visa exemption

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Ordinary passports

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Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter North Macedonia without a visa for the following period:[1][2]

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:

  • Citizens of China are visa-exempt if they have a passport endorsed "for public affairs".[2]
  • 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.[3][4][5]
  • 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.)[4][6]
  • Holders of UN travel documents do not require a visa.

Conditional visa exemption

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Citizens of the following country 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:[2]

Non-ordinary passports

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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.

Reciprocity

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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, Kazakhstan, 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Министерство За Надворешни Работи". www.mfa.gov.mk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Entry in the Republic of Macedonia for Schengen Visa Holders". www.mfa.gov.mk. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. ^ a b "Visa requirements for entering the Republic of North Macedonia". www.mfa.gov.mk. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  5. ^ "Информации за влез во Република Северна Македонија" [Information about entry into the Republic of North Macedonia]. www.mfa.gov.mk (in Macedonian). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  6. ^ "Информации за влез во Република Северна Македонија" [Information about entry into the Republic of North Macedonia]. www.mfa.gov.mk (in Macedonian). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 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.
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