Visa Free Countries for Germans

In 2016, roughly 73.6 billion euros were spent by the German residents on travelling abroad. Preferred travel destinations of the German citizens were Austria and Netherlands.

Nevertheless, some countries don’t yet to recognize the German passport as an entry permit, so they apply also a visa regime towards its holders.

Where Can Germans Travel Without a Visa?

The majority of world countries can be visited by the Germans only by holding a valid German passport. Traveling to such countries, thus, is very much simpler compared to the visa regime countries.

Here are the 145 world countries that can be visited by German citizens without a visa:

Country	Allowed stay	Country	Allowed Stay
Albania	90 days	Malaysia	3 months
Andorra	90 days	Malta	Freedom of Movement
Antigua and Barbuda	6 months	Marshall Islands	90 days
Argentina	90 days	Mauritius	90 days
Armenia	180 days	Mexico	180 days
Austria	Freedom of movement	Micronesia	90 days
Bahamas	3 months	Moldova	90 days
Barbados	6 months	Monaco	90 days
Belarus	30 days	Mongolia	30 days
Belgium	Freedom of movement	Montenegro	90 days
Belize	1 month	Morocco	90 days
Bolivia	90 days	Namibia	3 months
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days	Netherlands	Freedom of Movement
Botswana	90 days	Nicaragua	90 days
Brazil	90 days	North Macedonia	90 days
Brunei	90 days	Norway	Freedom of Movement
Bulgaria	Freedom of movement	Oman	14 days
Canada	6 months	Palau	90 days
Cape Verde	30 days	Panama	180 days
Chile	90 days	Paraguay	90 days
Colombia	180 days	Peru	90 days
Costa Rica	90 days	Philippines	30 days
Croatia	Freedom of movement	Poland	Freedom of Movement
Cyprus	Freedom of movement	Portugal	Freedom of Movement
Czech Republic	Freedom of movement	Qatar	90 days
Denmark	Freedom of movement	Romania	Freedom of Movement
Dominica	90 days	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3 months
Dominican Republic	90 days	Saint Lucia	90 days
Ecuador	90 days	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	90 days
El Salvador	3 months	Samoa	90 days
Estonia	Freedom of movement	San Marino	Freedom of Movement
Eswatini	30 days	Sao Tome and Pri­ncipe	15 days
Fiji	4 months	Senegal	90 days
Finland	Freedom of movement	Serbia	90 days
France	Freedom of movement	Seychelles	3 months
Gambia	90 days	Singapore	90 days
Georgia	1 year	Slovakia	Freedom of Movement
Greece	Freedom of movement	Slovenia	Freedom of Movement
Grenada	3 months	Solomon Islands	90 days
Guatemala	90 days	South Africa	90 days
Guyana	3 months	Spain	Freedom of Movement
Haiti	90 days	Sweden	Freedom of Movement
Honduras	3 months	Switzerland	Freedom of Movement
Hungary	Freedom of movement	Thailand	30 days
Iceland	Freedom of movement	Timor-Leste	90 days
Indonesia	30 days	Tonga	90 days
Ireland	Freedom of movement	Trinidad and Tobago	90 days
Israel	3 months	Tunisia	4 months
Italy	Freedom of movement	Turkey	3 months
Jamaica	90 days	Tuvalu	90 days
Luxembourg	Freedom of Movement	Ukraine	90 days
Kazakhstan	30 days	United Arab Emirates	90 days
Kiribati	90 days	United Kingdom	6 months
Kosovo	90 days	United States	90 days
South Korea	90 days	Uruguay	90 days
Kyrgyzstan	60 days	Uzbekistan	30 days
Latvia	Freedom of movement	Vanuatu	90 days
Lesotho	14 days	Vatican	90 days
Liechtenstein	Freedom of movement	Venezuela	90 days
Lithuania	Freedom of movement	Vietnam	15 days

Countries Requiring Visa on Arrival or eVisas for German Citizens

Certain countries have abandoned the classic visa requirements where you have to get the visa early before traveling. They have replaced them with a visa taken at the borders of the country by the immigration staff, known as a visa on arrival. For traveling to few foreign countries, Germans are required to obtain an electronic travel authorization (eTA) beforehand, through a simple online application procedure.

Country	Allowed stay	Country	Allowed stay
Bahrain	14 days	Rwanda	30 days
Bangladesh	30 days	Saudi Arabia	90 days
Benin	30 days/8 days	Sierra Leone	30 days
Burkina Faso	1 month	Somalia	1 month
Cambodia	30 days	Sri Lanka	30 days
Comoros	45 days	Tajikistan	45 days
Egypt	30 days	Tanzania	3 months
Ethiopia	up to 90 days	Togo	7 days
Gabon	90 days	Uganda	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	90 days	Zambia	90 days
Iran	30 days	Zimbabwe	3 months
Iraq	60 days	Angola	30 days
Jordan	30 days	Australia	90 days
Kuwait	3 months	Azerbaijan	30 days
Laos	30 days	Co´te d'Ivoire	3 months
Lebanon	1 month	Djibouti	31 days
Madagascar	90 days	Guinea	90 days
Malawi	30 days	India	60 days
Maldives	30 days	Kenya	3 months
Mauritania	30 days	New Zealand	3 months
Mozambique	30 days	Pakistan	30 days
Myanmar	28 days	Russia	16 days
Nepal	90 days	South Sudan	3/6 months
Papua New Guinea	60 days	Suriname	90 days

Countries With Visa Regimes Towards the Germans

Apart from the main percentage of the world countries, there are remaining states which have retained the visa regime towards German nationals.

Thus, for visiting such countries a German passport holder should obtain a visa at the consular service abroad, usually to be stamped on a blank page of their passport, early enough before traveling.

Every country has its own visa requirements, usually accessible on the official website of the respective country’s embassy in Germany.

The following 25 countries apply a visa regime towards all the holders of German passports coming to visit their territory:

• Afghanistan
• Algeria
• Bhutan
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• China
• Republic of the Congo
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Cuba
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Ghana
• North Korea
• Liberia
• Libya
• Mali
• Nauru
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Sudan
• Syria
• Turkmenistan
• Yemen

Countries That Use EURO Currency

There are 18 foreign countries where you can pay with Euro currency, used as the official local currency. This includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

Further countries and territories recognizing Euro as their main currency are the Azores, the Canaries, Ceuta and Melilla, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Madeira, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City.

Moreover, two countries outside the EU also use the Euro as their currency: Kosovo and Montenegro.

Passport Validity Requirements for German Citizens

Commonly, German travelers to overseas countries are required to possess at least 3 to 6 months remaining validity period on their passports, beyond the period of their visit.

Return/Onward Travel Ticket

Most of the countries you will attempt to visit require from you to have a return or onward travel ticket when you enter the country.