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Germany: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Germany. 185 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 6 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 143Visa-free
  • 18ETA
  • 24On arrival
  • 29eVisa
  • 12Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Germany
Rank6
No prior visa185
CodeDEU

Passport strength

One of the strongest passports in the world 6

Rank 6 of 199. 185 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 20.

United KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETA90 daysCanadaETA180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaVisa-free90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 41

A prior visa is needed for 41 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

IndiaeVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisaBhutaneVisaBurkina FasoeVisa
Taxes13/100up to 47.5%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Germany passport gives

84of 100
rank 9 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility95185 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law86score 1.24 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life98HDI 0.959
  • Health and longevity8481.4 years life expectancy
  • Education99education index 0.96
  • Taxes13up to 47.5%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 143

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGreecePortugalTürkiye
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEurope · 90 daysAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEuropeBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 90 daysBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericas · 30 daysBermudaAmericas · 180 daysBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEuropeCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 180 daysCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 360 daysGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysGuyanaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLatviaEuropeLesothoAfrica · 14 daysLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 90 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEurope · 90 daysMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPalauOceania · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEuropePortugalEuropeQatarMiddle East · 90 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSamoaOceania · 90 daysSan MarinoEurope · 90 daysSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 90 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSpainEuropeSt. HelenaAfricaSt. LuciaCaribbean · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 90 daysTongaOceania · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 120 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 90 daysVatican CityEurope · 1 daysVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysVietnamAsia · 45 daysZambiaAfrica · 30 days

ETA 18

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesIsraelSri LankaAustraliaCanada
American SamoaOceaniaAustraliaOceania · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysGuamOceania · 90 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 24

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysDjiboutiAfrica · 90 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 30 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 29

Applied for online before travel

Popular:IndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfrica

Visa required 12

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaEritreaAfricaLiberiaAfricaMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 2United Arab Emirates189
  2. 3Japan188
  3. 4South Korea187
  4. 5Sweden186
  5. 6Germany185
  6. 6Luxembourg185
  7. 6Switzerland185
  8. 7Austria184
  9. 7Belgium184

Frequently asked questions

Germany: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 185 of 226 countries and territories, 143 visa-free, 18 with an ETA and 24 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 6 of 199.

Germany: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. This is a Schengen country, its citizens have freedom of movement.

Germany → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Germany → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA, 90 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Germany → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 12 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 12. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.