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ETIAS by nationality

Find your country: what you need today and what will change with ETIAS.

Checked: Official sources: 1Independent guide
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Nationalities that will need ETIAS

ALAlbaniaAGAntigua and BarbudaARArgentinaAUAustraliaBBBarbadosBABosnia and HerzegovinaBRBrazilBNBruneiCACanadaCLChileCOColombiaCRCosta RicaDMDominicaSVEl SalvadorGEGeorgiaGDGrenadaGTGuatemalaHNHondurasHKHong KongILIsraelJPJapanKIKiribatiXKKosovoMOMacaoMYMalaysiaMHMarshall IslandsMUMauritiusMXMexicoFMMicronesiaMDMoldovaMEMontenegroNZNew ZealandNINicaraguaMKNorth MacedoniaPWPalauPAPanamaPYParaguayPEPeruKNSaint Kitts and NevisLCSaint LuciaVCSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesWSSamoaRSSerbiaSCSeychellesSGSingaporeSBSolomon IslandsKRSouth KoreaTWTaiwanBSThe BahamasTLTimor-LesteTOTongaTTTrinidad and TobagoTVTuvaluUAUkraineAEUnited Arab EmiratesGBUnited KingdomUSUnited StatesUYUruguayVEVenezuela

Nationalities that need a Schengen visa

For example: India, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Ecuador, Bolivia or the Dominican Republic. For them ETIAS doesn't apply: they still need a Schengen visa.

World map

World map: in yellow, the countries whose citizens will need ETIAS
Citizens will need ETIASCountries that will require ETIASNeed a Schengen visa (or other)

How to read this list

The official ETIAS list includes 59 countries and territories whose citizens can visit Europe visa-free today, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. If your nationality is on it, you will need ETIAS once it launches. If it isn't, and you're not an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen, you probably need a Schengen visa. Some special passports (for example British National Overseas) have their own rules: use the checker or the official list.

Frequently asked questions

Which countries need ETIAS?

59 visa-exempt countries and territories, including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea and most of Latin America.

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Sources

  1. European Commission: official list of nationalities

This guide is independent and for information only. Rules can change: before you travel, always double-check on the official ETIAS website and with the authorities of the country you're visiting.