Visa policy of North Macedonia

Visitors to North Macedonia must obtain a visa from one of the North Macedonia diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.
Visa policy of North Macedonia is similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area. It grants 90-day visa-free entry to all Schengen Annex II nationalities except Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. It also grants visa-free access to the European Union candidate member country of Turkey, whose citizens are still required visa for entry to the Schengen Area unlike the other candidates.
Foreign visitors must have a passport that are valid for at least 90 days from the date of arrival, and show an accommodation booking if they have no residence in the country.

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter North Macedonia without a visa for the following period:
_{ID - May enter with an ID card.}

_{T - Visa-exempt for tourism purposes only.}

_{1 - For holders of biometric passports only.}

In addition:

Holders of a valid Type "C" multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area or a temporary/permanent residence permit of an EU Member State or a country signatory of the Schengen Agreement may enter North Macedonia without a visa for up to 15 days. A temporary residence permit is also acceptable since 27 February 2019.
Holders of a valid Canada, UK or US visa may enter North Macedonia without a visa for up to 15 days.
Holders of UN travel documents do not require a visa.

Non-ordinary passports

In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic or official passports of the following countries may enter North Macedonia without a visa:
_{D - Diplomatic passports only.}

Reciprocity

Citizens of North Macedonia may enter without a visa to most countries whose citizens are allowed visa-free entry to North Macedonia, but they require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.