Who needs a visa for North Macedonia?
Southern Europe · Skopje
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Of 198 nationalities, 80 enter North Macedonia with no paperwork at all. The rest: 118 must be approved before they travel.
- Visa free 80
- Visa required 118
- Government fee
- €60
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.
Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on mfa.gov.mk
What North Macedonia asks for
- Visa application form, completed and signed
- Passport valid at least 3 months beyond the visa, issued in the last 10 years, with two blank pages
- Colour photo, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, on a white background
- Travel health insurance covering the whole stay
- Proof of purpose, such as a notarised guarantee letter or invitation
- Proof of funds for the stay and the return journey
- Copy of a return ticket or reservation
- Hotel booking confirmation
- Proof of the paid visa fee
- Proof of legal residence, if you apply outside your own country
Worth knowing
- Applications are made in person. An authorised person can apply for you only in exceptional cases.
Photo requirements
We have not yet read the photo rules for North Macedonia on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest
Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.
What do you need?
Who needs what
No nationality matches that.
Visa free 80
Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.
- Albania 90d
- Andorra 90d
- Antigua and Barbuda 90d
- Argentina 90d
- Australia 90d
- Austria 90d
- Bahamas 90d
- Barbados 90d
- Belgium 90d
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 90d
- Brazil 90d
- Brunei 90d
- Bulgaria 90d
- Canada 90d
- Chile 90d
- Colombia 90d
- Costa Rica 90d
- Croatia 90d
- Cyprus 90d
- Czechia 90d
- Denmark 90d
- El Salvador 90d
- Estonia 90d
- Finland 90d
- France 90d
- Georgia 90d
- Germany 90d
- Greece 90d
- Guatemala 90d
- Honduras 90d
- Hong Kong 90d
- Hungary 90d
- Iceland 90d
- Ireland 90d
- Israel 90d
- Italy 90d
- Japan 90d
- Kosovo 90d
- Latvia 90d
- Liechtenstein 90d
- Lithuania 90d
- Luxembourg 90d
- Macao 90d
- Malaysia 90d
- Malta 90d
- Mauritius 90d
- Mexico 90d
- Moldova 90d
- Monaco 90d
- Montenegro 90d
- Netherlands 90d
- New Zealand 90d
- Nicaragua 90d
- Norway 90d
- Panama 90d
- Paraguay 90d
- Peru 90d
- Poland 90d
- Portugal 90d
- Romania 90d
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 90d
- San Marino 90d
- Serbia 90d
- Seychelles 90d
- Singapore 90d
- Slovakia 90d
- Slovenia 90d
- South Korea 90d
- Spain 90d
- Sweden 90d
- Switzerland 90d
- Taiwan 90d
- Türkiye 90d
- Ukraine 90d
- United Arab Emirates 90d
- United Kingdom 90d
- United States 90d
- Uruguay 90d
- Vatican City 90d
- Venezuela 90d
Visa required 118
You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.
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About North Macedonia
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Capital
- Skopje
- Population
- 1,820,909 2025 · 150th of 197
- Size
- 25,713 km² 146th largest of 199
- Density
- 71 per km²
- Language
- Macedonian
- Currency
- denar MKD
Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.