List of Visa-Free Countries for German Passport Holders

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Whenever you travel abroad, you need to bring several documents—a passport and visa—with you. However, certain countries possess a powerful passport that enables their citizens to travel without a prior visa.

This applies to German passport holders. According to the Henley Passport Index, the European country currently possesses the second-strongest passport in the world, along with France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain.

Given that, German nationals enjoy visa-free access to approximately 192 travel destinations. Regardless, several others still require them to have a visa-on-arrival and Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA).

For more, here’s the full list of visa-free countries for German passport holders, including visa-free, visa-on-arrival, and eTA countries, citing the Henley Passport Index and Passport Index.

List of Visa-Free Countries for Germany

1. List of Countries Requiring No Visa for German Passport Holders

German passports enable visa-free travel to 151 destinations with duration varying from 15, 30, 90, and up to 180 days.

Northern Europe

Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Island, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Greenland

Western Europe

Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Slovenia

Southern Europe

Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Spain, Vatican City

Eastern Europe

Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine 

East Asia

China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Japan, Macao, South Korea, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)

Southeast Asia 

Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Timor-Leste, Vietnam

Central Asia

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

Western Asia

Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Oman, Palestinian Territory, Turkey (Türkiye), United Arab Emirates

North America

Anguilla, Bermuda

Central America

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Caribbean 

Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands

South America

Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Guyana, Paraguay, Perú, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Oceania

Cook Island, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

French Territories

French Guiana, French Polynesia, French West Indies, Mayotte, Reunion

North Africa

Morocco, Tunisia

West Africa

Cape Verde, Senegal, The Gambia

Central Africa

Sao Tome and Principe

East Africa

Madagascar, Mauritius

Dutch Territories

Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba

Southern Africa

Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia

2. List of Countries Requiring Visa-on-Arrival for German Passport Holders

Visa-on-arrival can be obtained at airports or border crossing points. Citizens from Germany are eligible for this type of visa in 29 countries, as follows:

1. Bahrain (30 days)
2. Bangladesh (30 days)
3. Burkina Faso (90 days)
4. Burundi (30 days)
5. Cambodia (30 days)
6. Comoro Islands (45 days)
7. Djibouti (90 days)
8. Egypt (30 days)
9. Ethiopia (90 days)
10. Guinea-Bissau (90 days)
11. Indonesia (30 days)
12. Iran (30 days)
13. Jordan 
14. Kuwait (90 days)
15. Laos (30 days)
16. Lebanon (30 days)
17. Maldives (30 days)
18. Mauritania
19. Myanmar
20. Nepal (150 days)
21. Qatar (90 days)
22. Rwanda (30 days)
23. Saudi Arabia (90 days)
24. Seychelles (90 days)
25. Sierra Leone (30 days)
26. Somalia (30 days)
27. St. Helena
28. Tanzania
29. Zimbabwe (90 days)

3. List of Countries Requiring eTA for German Passport Holders

There are 12 travel destinations that require German passport holders to obtain eTA as follows:

• American Samoa
• Australia (90 days)
• Canada (180 days)
• Guam
• Kenya (90 days)
• New Zealand (90 days)
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Pakistan (30 days)
• Puerto Rico 
• Sri Lanka (30 days)
• United States (90 days)
• US Virgin Islands

While a German passport allows the holders to travel to 192 destinations without a prior visa, Singapore passport holders enjoy more visa-free access, with a whopping 195 travel destinations. Find out about the list of visa-free countries for Singapore here on Tempo. 

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