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German passport

Where can you go on a Germany passport?

Visa rules, fees, and stay limits for every destination — sourced from official government data, with a direct link to each country's portal.

Visa-free or eTA:
185
Destinations covered:
249

Country profile

Federal Republic of Germany

Population
84M
Capital
Berlin
Currency
EUR
Languages
Deutsch
Calling code
+49
GDP / person
$52.7k
Driving
Right-hand
Region
Europe

Why people move here

Europe's largest economy, EU Blue Card streamlined route, Chancenkarte job-seeker visa, tuition-free public universities for international students.

Official sources

Travel advisories

Crime, security, health and entry conditions are best read from your own government's travel-advisory dashboard — they update faster than we can.

Coverage

We have 1850 verified visas on record across 249 origin countries.

185

Visa-free

0

Visa-free w/ eTA

0

Visa on arrival

12

e-Visa

1653

Embassy

0

Restricted

By purpose

Tourism: 404Business: 0Transit: 0Work: 948Study: 249Partner / Family: 249Diplomatic: 0

Origins by difficulty

Tourism-first headline scores. Click an origin for the full breakdown across all visa types.

Easiest origins (25)

Passports that find this country quick to enter.

AlbaniaVisa-free (90 days)10/10American SamoaVisa-free (90 days)10/10AnguillaVisa-free (90 days)10/10AntarcticaVisa-free (90 days)10/10ArubaVisa-free (90 days)10/10Bouvet IslandVisa-free (90 days)10/10Cayman IslandsVisa-free (90 days)10/10Christmas IslandVisa-free (90 days)10/10Cocos (Keeling) IslandsVisa-free (90 days)10/10ComorosVisa-free (90 days)10/10CongoVisa-free (90 days)10/10CuraçaoVisa-free (90 days)10/10Dominican RepublicVisa-free (90 days)10/10Faroe IslandsVisa-free10/10French GuianaVisa-free10/10French PolynesiaVisa-free10/10French Southern TerritoriesVisa-free10/10GibraltarVisa-free (90 days)10/10GreenlandVisa-free10/10GrenadaVisa-free (90 days)10/10GuadeloupeVisa-free (90 days)10/10GuamVisa-free (90 days)10/10GuernseyVisa-free (90 days)10/10Isle of ManVisa-free (90 days)10/10JerseyVisa-free (90 days)10/10

Moderate origins (22)

Some paperwork or processing time, but routine.

Åland IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10AngolaEmbassy visa required5/10BermudaEmbassy visa required5/10Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaEmbassy visa required5/10British Indian Ocean TerritoryEmbassy visa required5/10British Virgin IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10Cook IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10Côte d'IvoireEmbassy visa required5/10Falkland IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10Heard Island and McDonald IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10NauruEmbassy visa required5/10NiueEmbassy visa required5/10Northern Mariana IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10PalestineEmbassy visa required5/10PitcairnEmbassy visa required5/10RéunionEmbassy visa required5/10Saint Pierre and MiquelonEmbassy visa required5/10South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10Turks and Caicos IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10U.S. Virgin IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10United States Minor Outlying IslandsEmbassy visa required5/10VanuatuEmbassy visa required5/10

Hardest origins (25)

Visa-required with heavy documentation, or restricted entry.

AfghanistanSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10AlgeriaSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10ArmeniaSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10AzerbaijanSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10BahrainSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10BangladeshSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10BelarusSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10BelizeSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10BeninSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10BhutanSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10BoliviaSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10BotswanaSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10Burkina FasoSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10BurundiSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10Cabo VerdeSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10CambodiaSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10CameroonSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10Central African RepublicSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10ChadSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10ChinaSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10Congo (DRC)Schengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10CubaSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10DjiboutiSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10EcuadorSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10EgyptSchengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C)1/10

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From any passport (A–Z)

AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo (DRC)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch)SlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe