Visa requirements for German citizens

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Visa requirements for German citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Germany.

As of 9 January 2024, German citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 194 countries and territories. Ranking the German passport 1st in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain), and tied with the greatest access of all European Union member states along with France, Italy, and Spain, according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map[edit]

Visa requirements[edit]

Country / Region	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)	Reciprocity
Afghanistan	Visa required[3]			✓
Albania	Visa not required[3]	90 days	ID card valid.[4]	X
Algeria	Visa required[3]			✓
Andorra	Visa not required[3][5]	90 days[6]	ID card valid.[7]	✓
Angola	Visa not required[3][8]	30 days	30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only.[9] Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.[10] An International Certificate of Vaccination is required.	X
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[3]	180 days[11]		X
Argentina	Visa not required[3][12]	90 days		✓
Armenia	Visa not required[3]	180 days		X
Australia	eVisitor[3][13]	90 days	eVisitor is considered to be a visa under Australia law. 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.	✓
Austria	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Azerbaijan	eVisa[3][15]	30 days		X
Bahamas	Visa not required[3]	90 days[16]		✓
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][17]	14 days	Extendable for an additional 2 weeks.	X
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[3]	30 days		X
Barbados	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Belarus	Visa not required[3]	30 days[18]	Visa not required if arriving and departing via Minsk International Airport, except for flights departing to and from Russian airports. The allowed length of stay is up to 30 days.[3] Currently only possible if arriving from non-EU countries, due to EU sanctions on Belarus, as the EU banned Belarusian carriers from flying into its airspace and prohibited EU-based airlines from flying through Belarusian airspace.[19][20][21] Visa not required for the single visa-free territory "Brest – Grodno". The allowed length of stay is up to 15 days.[22] Local travel agency issued document required prior to arrival.[23]	X
Belgium	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Belize	Visa not required[3]	30 days[24]		X
Benin	eVisa[3][25]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.	X
Bhutan	eVisa[3][26]		Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	X
Bolivia	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[3]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period. ID card valid.[27]	X
Botswana	Visa not required[3]	90 days	90 days per calendar year.[28]	X
Brazil	Visa not required[3]	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.[29]	✓
Brunei	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Bulgaria	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Burkina Faso	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][30]	30 days		X
Burundi	Visa on arrival[3]	30 days	From December 2021, passengers of all countries that required visa, can now obtain visa on arrival at Bujumbura International Airport, and all land borders.[31]	X
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][32]	30 days	Visa is also obtainable online.	X
Cameroon	eVisa[3][33]			X
Canada	eTA / Visa not required[3]	180 days	eTA required if arriving by air.[34][35]	✓
Cape Verde	EASE[3][2]	30 days	Must register online at least five days prior to arrival.	X
Central African Republic	Visa required[3]			✓
Chad	Visa required[3]			✓
Chile	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
China	Visa not required[3]	15 days	Visa-free from December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. 24-hour visa-free transit through China (unless arriving in Fuzhou, Huangshan, Mudanjiang, or Yanji). 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an.[36] Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies.	X
Colombia	Visa not required[3]	90 days	90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.	✓
Comoros	Visa on arrival[3]	45 days[3]		X
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[3]			✓
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[3][37]	7 days		X
Costa Rica	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[3][38]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.[39]	X
Croatia	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Cuba	Tourist card required[3]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.	X
Cyprus	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Czech Republic	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Denmark	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Djibouti	eVisa[3][40]	90 days		X
Dominica	Visa not required[3]	180 days		X
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[3]	30 days[41]	Application for a fee-based extension possible.[41]	X
Ecuador	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][42]	30 days	ID card valid, passport type photo is required on arrival.[43]	X
El Salvador	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[3][44]		e-Visa holders must arrive via Malabo International Airport.[45]	X
Eritrea	Visa required[3]			✓
Estonia	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.[14]	✓
Eswatini	Visa not required[3]	30 days[3]		X
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3]	90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[46] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[47]	X
Fiji	Visa not required[3]	120 days		X
Finland	Freedom of movement[48][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
France	Freedom of movement[49][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid (including in Overseas France).	✓
Gabon	eVisa[3][50]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.	X
Gambia	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Georgia	Visa not required[3]	360 days	ID card valid.[51]	X
Ghana	Visa required[3]			✓
Greece	Freedom of movement[52][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Grenada	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Guatemala	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Guinea	eVisa[3][53]	90 days		X
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[3]	90 days		X
Guyana	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Haiti	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Honduras	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Hungary	Freedom of movement[54][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Iceland	Freedom of movement[55][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
India	eVisa[3]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 7] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 8][56] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[57] Former Indian citizens with an OCI (Overseas Citizen Of India) cards are eligible for unlimited travel and stay.[58]	X
Indonesia	e-VOA / Visa on arrival[3]	30 days[59]	Cost for Visa on arrival approx. 30 Euro for 30 days. You can extend it once in Bali by another 30 days. As of February 2024.	X
Iran	eVisa[3][60]	30 days	Passengers who have already made an application, at least 2 days before arrival, at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affair's e-Visa website and present the submission notification at the airport's visa desk may obtain a visa on arrival.[61]	X
Iraq	Visa on arrival[3][62]	60 days		X
Ireland	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Israel	Visa not required[3]	90 days	3 months for tourism only.[63] German citizens born before 1 January 1928 need a visa which will be issued for free if one was not a member of the Nazi party or involved in crimes committed during the time of Nazi Germany.[citation needed]	✓
Italy	Freedom of movement[64][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Jamaica	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Japan	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][65]		Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)	X
Kazakhstan	Visa not required[3]	30 days		X
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[3][66]	3 months	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.	X
Kiribati	Visa not required[3]	120 days		X
North Korea	Visa required			✓
South Korea	Electronic Travel Authorization[3][67]	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[68]	✓
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][69]	90 days		X
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[3]	60 days		X
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][70]	30 days	17[Note 9] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[71] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 10] and in Boten (road and railroad).[72] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 11] and 6 border crossings.[Note 12][71] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[73]	X
Latvia	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.[14]	✓
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival[3][74]	30 days	Extendable for 2 additional months. Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non-refundable return or circle trip ticket.[citation needed]	X
Lesotho	Visa not required[3][75]	14 days		X
Liberia	Visa required[3]			✓
Libya	eVisa[3][76]			X
Liechtenstein	Freedom of movement[77][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Lithuania	Freedom of movement[78][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Luxembourg	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[3]	60 days		X
Malawi	Visa not required[3]	30 days		X
Malaysia	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[3]	30 days		X
Mali	Visa required[3]			✓
Malta	Freedom of movement[79][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Marshall Islands	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[3]	30 days[80]		X
Mauritius	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Mexico	Visa not required[3]	180 days		✓
Micronesia	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Moldova	Visa not required[3]	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period. ID card valid.[81]	X
Monaco	Visa not required[3]	3 months[82]	ID card valid.[83]	✓
Mongolia	Visa not required[3]	30 days		X
Montenegro	Visa not required[3]	90 days	ID card valid for 30 days.[84]	X
Morocco	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Mozambique	Visa not required[3][85]	30 days	Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT.	X
Myanmar	eVisa[3][86]	28 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes.	X
Namibia	Visa not required[3]	90 days	90 days within a calendar year.[87]	X
Nauru	Visa required[3]			✓
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[3]	90 days[88]		X
Netherlands	Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)[89][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
New Zealand	NZeTA[3]	90 days	NZeTA is an electronic travel permit but not legally a visa. May enter using eGate.[90] International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[91] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[92] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[91]	✓
Nicaragua	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Niger	Visa required[3]			✓
Nigeria	eVisa[3][93]	90 days	Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.[94]	X
North Macedonia	Visa not required[3]	90 days	ID card valid.[95]	X
Norway	Freedom of movement[96][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa[3][97]	14 days / 30 days		X
Pakistan	ETA / Online Visa[3][98]	30 days / 3 months	Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.[99] Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.[100] Online Visa eligible.[101]	X
Palau	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Panama	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[3][102]	60 days	Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).[citation needed]	X
Paraguay	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Peru	Visa not required[3]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.	✓
Philippines	Visa not required[3]	30 days		X
Poland	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Portugal	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Qatar	Visa not required[3][103]	90 days		X
Romania	Freedom of movement[104][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.[14]	✓
Russia	eVisa[3][105]	16 days		X
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][106]	30 days		X
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
Samoa	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
San Marino	Visa not required[3]	3 months[107]	ID card valid.[108]	✓
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required[3]	15 days		X
Saudi Arabia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][109]	90 days		X
Senegal	Visa not required[3]	90 days[3]		X
Serbia	Visa not required[3]	90 days[3]	90 days within any 6-month period.[110] ID card valid.	X
Seychelles	Visa not required[3][111]	90 days[112]		✓
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][113]	3 months / 30 days		X
Singapore	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Slovakia	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[14]	ID card valid.	✓
Slovenia	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[14]	ID card valid.[14]	✓
Solomon Islands	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Somalia	Visa on arrival[3]	30 days	Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.[citation needed] 30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.[citation needed]	X
South Africa	Visa not required[3]	90 days		X
South Sudan	eVisa[3][114]	90 days	Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.	X
Spain	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][115]	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6 month period.[116] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).	X
Sudan	Visa required[3]			✓
Suriname	Visa not required[3][117]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[118] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[119]	X
Sweden	Freedom of movement[120][14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Switzerland	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.	✓
Syria	Visa required[3]			✓
Tajikistan	Visa not required[3]	30 days[3]	Visa also available online.[121] e-Visa holders can enter through all border points.	X
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[3][122]	90 days		X
Thailand	Visa not required[3]	30 days	Maximum 2 visits annually if not arriving by air.[123]	X
Timor-Leste	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Togo	eVisa[3][124]	15 days		X
Tonga	Visa not required[3][125]	90 days		X
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[3]	90 days[3]		X
Tunisia	Visa not required[3]	120 days[126]	ID card valid if entry takes place as part of a package tour.[127][128]	X
Turkey	Visa not required[3]	90 days	ID card valid.[129] Former Turkish citizens with a Turkish "Blue Card" (Mavi Kart): Freedom of movement.[130]	X
Turkmenistan	Visa required[3]			✓
Tuvalu	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Uganda	eVisa[3][3][131]	3 months		X
Ukraine	Visa not required[3]	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.	✓
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[3]	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.	✓
United Kingdom	Visa not required[3][132]	180 days		✓
United States	Visa Waiver Program[3][133]	90 days	ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.[134] ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land.[135] Visa required if Nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan.	✓
Uruguay	Visa not required[3]	90 days		✓
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[3]	30 days		X
Vanuatu	Visa not required[3]	90 days[3]		X
Vatican City	Visa not required[3]	1 day[136]	ID card valid.[137]	✓
Venezuela	Visa not required[3]	90 days[3]		X
Vietnam	Visa not required[3][138]	45 days	A single entry e-Visa valid for 90 days is also available.	X
Yemen	Visa required[3]			✓
Zambia	Visa not required[3]	30 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.	X
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[3]	30 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.	X

List of territories, disputed areas or restricted zones[edit]

Visa requirements for German citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
Abkhazia	Visa required[139]
Mount Athos	Special permit required	4 days[citation needed]	Special permit required (25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[140]
Brest and Grodno	Visa not required	10 days[141]
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months[142]	ID card valid.
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required[143]		Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.[citation needed]
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[144]		ID card valid.[145]
Gibraltar	Visa not required[146]	6 months from January 2021.[citation needed]	ID card valid.[147]
Guernsey	Visa not required[148]	6 months from January 2021.[citation needed]
Isle of Man	Visa not required[149]	6 months from January 2021.[citation needed]
Jan Mayen	Permit required		Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours.[150] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[151]
Jersey	Visa not required	6 months from January 2021.[citation needed]
Kosovo	Visa not required[3]	90 days[152]	ID card valid.[153]
Russia	Special authorization required[citation needed]		Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[154]
South Ossetia	Russian multiple entry visa required[citation needed]		Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[155][156]
Transnistria	Visa not required[157]		ID card valid.[157]
Africa
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required[citation needed]		Special permit required.[158]
Canary Islands	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.[14]
Eritrea outside Asmara	Travel permit required[citation needed]		To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[159]
Madeira	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.
Mayotte	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[160][14]	ID card valid.[161]
Ascension Island	eVisa[162][163]	3 months within any year period.[citation needed]
Réunion	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[160]	ID card valid.[161]
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required[citation needed]		Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[164]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required[citation needed]		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[165]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	Visa not required[citation needed]	90 days[citation needed]	Same visa regime as Morocco.[citation needed]
Somaliland	Visa on arrival[citation needed]	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[166]
Sudan	Travel permit required[citation needed]		All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.[citation needed]
Darfur	Travel permit required[citation needed]		Separate travel permit is required.[167]
Asia
Hainan	Visa not required	30 days under certain conditions[168]	Individual tourists need to select a tour agency and inform them their schedule.
Hong Kong	Visa not required	90 days[169]
India PAP/RAP	PAP/RAP required[citation needed]		Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[170][171][172]>[173]
Iraqi Kurdistan	eVisa[174]	30 days
Kazakhstan	Special permission required		Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[175]
Kish Island	Visa not required		Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[176]
Macao	Visa not required[citation needed]	90 days[177]
Sabah and Sarawak	Visa not required[citation needed]		These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[178]
Maldives	Permission required[citation needed]		With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[179]
North Korea outside Pyongyang	Special permit required[citation needed]		People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)[citation needed]
Palestine	Permit required		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[181]
Taiwan	Visa not required[citation needed]	90 days[182]
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OVIR permit required[citation needed]		OVIR permit required, can be obtained with e-visa application for an additional $20. Locally it may be obtained for 15+5 Tajikistani Somoni. Another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[183][184][185]
Tibet Autonomous Region	TTP required[citation needed]		Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[186][187][188]
Turkmenistan	Special permit required[citation needed]		A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[189]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone[citation needed]
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone[citation needed]
Phú Quốc	Visa not required	30 days
Yemen	Special permission required		Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[190]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Açores	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay	ID card valid.
Anguilla	Visa not required[citation needed]	3 months
Aruba	Visa not required	30 days, extendable to 180 days
Bermuda	Visa not required	Up to 6 months, decided on arrival.[191]
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba	Visa not required	3 months
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required	30 days, extensions possible[192]
Cayman Islands	Visa not required	6 months[193]
San Andrés and Leticia	Tourist Card on arrival		Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[194]
Curacao	Visa not required	3 months[195]
Greenland	Visa not required[196]
Guadeloupe	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[160][14]	ID card valid.[161][14]
Martinique	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[160]	ID card valid.[161]
Montserrat	Visa not required	6 months[197][198]
Puerto Rico	ESTA[199]	90 days (same as US)
Saint Barthélemy	Visa not required		ID card valid.[161]
Saint Martin	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[160]	ID card valid (passport needed for the Dutch part of the island Sint Maarten).[161][200]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[citation needed]		ID card valid.[161]
Sint Maarten	Visa not required[201]	3 months
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa not required[202]	90 days
U.S. Virgin Islands	ESTA[203]	90 days (same as US)
Oceania
American Samoa	Electronic authorization[204]	30 days[citation needed]
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required		Special authorisation required.[205]
Clipperton Island	Special permit required		Special permit required.[206]
Cook Islands	Visa not required	31 days
Lau Province	Special permission required		Special permission required.[207]
Guam	ESTA[208]	90 days (same as US)
New Caledonia	Freedom of movement[209]		ID card valid.[161]
Niue	Visa not required[210]	30 days
Northern Mariana Islands	ESTA[211]		Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days[citation needed]	Landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
French Polynesia	Visa not required[citation needed]		ID card valid.[161]
Tokelau	Entry permit required[212]
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Special permits required		Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[213][214][215][216][217][218]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[citation needed]		ID card valid.[161]
South America
French Guiana	Freedom of movement[14]	Unlimited stay[160]	ID card valid.[161]
Galápagos	Online pre-registration required[citation needed]		Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[219]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands	Visa not required[220]	1 month	A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival.[221]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required[citation needed]		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[222][223]
British Antarctic Territory	Special permit required[224][225]
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Special permits required[226][227][228]
Argentine Antarctica	Special permit required[229]
Australian Antarctic Territory	Special permit required[230]
Ross Dependency	Special permit required[231]
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Special permit required[232]
Chilean Antarctic Territory	Special permit required[citation needed]
Peter I Island	Special permit required[233]
Queen Maud Land	Special permit required[234]

History[edit]

Visa requirements for German citizens were lifted by China (1 December 2023),^[235] Zambia (1 October 2022),^[236] Oman (9 December 2020, previously visa on arrival),^[237] Uzbekistan (15 January 2019),^[238] Cape Verde (1 January 2019),^[239] Belarus (February 2017),^[240] Solomon Islands (October 2016),^[241] Tuvalu (July 2016), Marshall Islands (June 2016),^[242] Palau (December 2015),^[243] Tonga (November 2015),^[125] São Tomé and Príncipe (August 2015),^[244] Vietnam (July 2015 – June 30, 2021 at least),^[245] Indonesia (June 2015),^[246][247] United Arab Emirates, Timor-Leste, Samoa (May 2015),^{[248][249][250][251]} Kazakhstan (July 2014),^[252] Mongolia (September 2013)^[253] and Kyrgyzstan (July 2012).^[254]

German citizens were made eligible for eVisas by Russia (January 2021, suspended during COVID-19 pandemic, previously only Kaliningrad and Far East),^[255] Guinea and Malawi (October 2019), Saudi Arabia (September 2019), Suriname and Pakistan (April 2019), Tanzania and Papua New Guinea (November 2018),^[256] Angola (March 2018), Djibouti (February 2018),^[257] Egypt (December 2017),^[258] Azerbaijan (January 2017),^[259] Tajikistan (June 2016),^[260] India (e-Tourist visa from November 2014)^[261] and Myanmar (September 2014).^[262]

Vaccination requirements[edit]

Vaccination requirements map[edit]

Certain countries and territories require travellers arriving from Germany to be vaccinated against specific diseases. This is a map of vaccination requirements for German citizens and residents arriving directly from the Schengen area, excluding those arriving from third countries.

Quadrivalent meningococcal vaccination (ACYW135)[edit]

Meningococcal vaccination requirements for international travel^[263]

Country or territory	Details
Gambia	All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine (ACYW135) upon arrival.[264]
Indonesia	Travellers arriving from or departing to Saudi Arabia must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135.[265]
Lebanon	Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers departing Lebanon and going to Hajj, Umrah, and to certain African countries.[266]
Libya	All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 upon arrival.[267]
Philippines	Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers going to Hajj and Umrah (in Saudi Arabia).[268]
Saudi Arabia	Proof of vaccination is required for travellers 2 years of age and older who are Hajj or Umrah pilgrims and seasonal or pilgrim workers in Hajj and Umrah areas. Vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW135 (either polysaccharide or conjugate) must be issued not less than 10 days before arrival and not more than 3 years (polysaccharide vaccine) or 5 years (conjugate vaccine) before arrival. The immunisation certificate should clearly state if the traveller was vaccinated with the conjugate vaccine for the 5-year validity to apply.[269] Vaccination is also required for domestic pilgrims, residents of Mecca and Medina, and any persons participating in Hajj or Umrah or seasonal or pilgrimage work in Hajj and Umrah zones. At the discretion of the Ministry of Health, travellers may be administered prophylactic antibiotics upon arrival.[269]

Polio vaccination[edit]

Polio vaccination requirements for international travel^[263]

Country	Details
Afghanistan	Travellers from polio-endemic countries (Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Afghanistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) when departing from Afghanistan.[263][270]
Belize	Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Belize residents travelling countries with confirmed polio cases also need proof of vaccination.[271]
Brunei	Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[272]
Egypt	Travellers from Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, China, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Somalia need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[273]
Georgia	Travellers from at-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof are offered OPV vaccination upon arrival.[274]
India	Travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[275]
Iran	Travellers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival.[276]
Iraq	Travellers aged 15+ from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival; children under age 15 must have received three doses of polio vaccine before travel. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival. Travellers departing Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan must also provide proof of vaccination upon departure.[277]
Jordan	Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[278]
Lebanon	Travellers from and to polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[279]
Libya	Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[280]
Maldives	Travellers from and to polio-exporting countries, as well as Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[281]
Morocco	Travellers from polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[282]
Nepal	Travellers from Afghanistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[283]
Oman	Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[284]
Pakistan	Travellers from ALL countries planning to stay in Pakistan for more than 4 weeks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV vaccination upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Pakistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of OPV vaccination when departing from Pakistan.[263][285]
Philippines	Travellers from or to high-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination upon arrival or before departure, respectively.[263] Due to an ongoing local VDPV2 outbreak, the government recommends all others travellers to consider getting a polio vaccine or booster dose, depending on their situation.[286]
Qatar	Travellers from polio-exporting countries (identified by Qatar as: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Philippines) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[287]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Travellers from polio-endemic countries as identified by WHO (Afghanistan and Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[263][288]
Saudi Arabia	Travellers from active-transmission (including wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus) and at-risk countries, as well as all travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Regardless of immunisation status, all travellers from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen will be given an Oral Polio Vaccine dose upon arrival.[289]
Seychelles	Travellers from countries with polio outbreaks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[290]
Syria	Travellers from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. ALL Syria residents departing Syria to any country also need proof of vaccination.[291]
Ukraine	Long-term visitors departing to states with wild or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus transmission should present Carte Jaune proof of vaccination with at least one dose of bivalent OPV or IPV (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure). Persons obliged to undertake urgent international travel must be immunised with a single dose of polio vaccine before their departure.[263] There is also risk of poliovirus transmission inside Ukraine itself, and travellers to Ukraine are recommended to be up to date with their polio vaccination before entry.[292]

Yellow fever vaccination[edit]

Yellow fever vaccination requirements for international travel (July 2019)^[263]

Country or territory	Status	Vaccination required for travellers coming from	Traveller age
Albania	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Algeria	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Angola	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Antigua and Barbuda	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Argentina	Risk provinces: Misiones, Corrientes	No[note 2]	–
Aruba	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Australia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Bahamas	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Bahrain	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Bangladesh	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Barbados	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Belize	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Benin	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Bolivia	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Bonaire	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Botswana	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Brazil	Risk country	No[note 2]	–
Brunei	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Burkina Faso	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Burundi	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Cabo Verde	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Cambodia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Cameroon	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Central African Republic	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Chad	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
China	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Christmas Island	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Colombia	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Congo-Brazzaville	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Congo-Kinshasa	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Costa Rica	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Côte d'Ivoire	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Cuba	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Curaçao	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Dominica	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Dominican Republic	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Ecuador	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Egypt	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
El Salvador	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Equatorial Guinea	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Eritrea	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Eswatini	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Ethiopia	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Fiji	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
French Guiana	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
French Polynesia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Gabon	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Gambia	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Ghana	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Grenada	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Guadeloupe	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Guatemala	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Guinea	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Guinea-Bissau	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Guyana	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Haiti	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Honduras	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
India	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Indonesia	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Iran	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Iraq	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Jamaica	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Jordan	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Kenya	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Kyrgyzstan	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Laos	No risk	Risk countries	Unknown
Lesotho	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	6 months or older
Liberia	Risk country	Risk countries	9 months or older
Libya	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Madagascar	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Malawi	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Malaysia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Maldives	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Mali	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Malta	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Martinique	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Mauritania	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Mayotte	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Montserrat	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Mozambique	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Myanmar	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Namibia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Nepal	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
New Caledonia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Nicaragua	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Niger	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
Nigeria	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Niue	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
North Korea	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Oman	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Pakistan	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Panama	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Papua New Guinea	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Paraguay	Risk country	Risk countries	1 year or older
Peru	Risk country	No[note 2]	–
Philippines	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Pitcairn Islands	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Rwanda	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Saint Barthélemy	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Saint Helena	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Saint Lucia	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Saint Martin	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No risk	Risk countries	1 year or older
Samoa	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
São Tomé and Príncipe	No risk	Risk countries[note 3]	1 year or older
Saudi Arabia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Senegal	Risk country	Risk countries[note 3]	9 months or older
Seychelles	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Sierra Leone	Risk country	All countries	Unknown
Singapore	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Sint Eustatius	No risk	Risk countries	6 months or older
Sint Maarten	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Solomon Islands	No risk	Risk countries	9 months or older
Somalia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
South Africa	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
South Sudan	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Sri Lanka	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Sudan	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Suriname	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Tanzania	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Thailand	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Togo	Risk country	All countries	9 months or older
Trinidad and Tobago	Risk region: Trinidad	Risk countries	1 year or older
Uganda	Risk country	All countries	1 year or older
United Arab Emirates	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
Venezuela	Risk country	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Wallis and Futuna	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Zambia	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	1 year or older
Zimbabwe	No risk	Risk countries[note 1]	9 months or older
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COVID-19 vaccination[edit]

Many countries increasingly consider the vaccination status of travellers with regard to quarantine requirements or when deciding to allow them entry at all.^[293] This is justified by research that shows that the Pfizer vaccine effect lasts for six months or so.^[294]

Passport requirements[edit]

Passport not required[edit]

German identity card is valid for these countries:

•  EU and Europe (including Gibraltar and except Belarus, Russia, the United Kingdom [for tourism] and Ukraine)^[295][147]
•  Egypt (passport type photo is required on arrival)^[43]
• French overseas territories (passport needed if the direct flight has a scheduled intermediate landing in a country that requires a passport)^[161]
•  Georgia^[51]
•  Tunisia (on package holidays)^[296]
•  Turkey^[129]
•  United Kingdom (individuals with pre-settled or settled status or^[147] frontier-worker permits can continue using national identity cards ^[297]

Blank passport pages[edit]

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.^[298] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Passport validity length[edit]

Many countries require passports to be valid for at least 6 months upon arrival and one or two blank pages.^[299]

Countries requiring passports to be validity at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra – 3 months and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah – on arrival), Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela,