Countries Requiring/ Needing the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)

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European countries requiring ETIAS

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus (in government-controlled areas)
• Czech Republic
• Denmark (incl. Faroe & Greenland)
• Estonia
• Finland
• France (excl. overseas territories)
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands (excl. Caribbean territories)
• Norway (excl. Svalbard)
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain (incl. Ceuta & Melilla)
• Sweden
• Switzerland

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Nationals of the following countries need an ETIAS travel authorisation before travelling

• Albania (holders of biometric passports need ETIAS, others need a visa)
• American Samoa
• Anguilla
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Australia
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Bermuda
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (holders of biometric passports need ETIAS, others need a visa)
• Brazil
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Brunei
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Chile
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Colombia
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Dominica
• El Salvador
• Falkland Islands
• Georgia (holders of biometric passports need ETIAS, others need a visa)
• Gibraltar
• Grenada
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Honduras
• Hong Kong (holders of a special administrative region passport need ETIAS, others need a visa)
• Israel
• Japan
• Kiribati
• Macau (holders of a special administrative region passport need ETIAS, others need a visa)
• Malaysia
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Moldova (holders of biometric passports need ETIAS, others need a visa)
• Montenegro (holders of biometric passports need ETIAS, others need a visa)
• Montserrat
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• North Macedonia (holders of biometric passports need ETIAS, others need a visa)
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Palau
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Pitcairn Islands
• Puerto Rico
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• Serbia (holders of biometric passports need ETIAS, others - including holders of passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate -, need a visa)
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• Solomon Islands
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• South Korea
• Taiwan (holders of passports which include an identity card number need ETIAS, others need a visa)
• Timor-Leste
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Tuvalu
• US Virgin Islands
• Ukraine (nationals displaced starting 24 Feb 2022, as a result of the Russian military invasion, fall under the scope of temporary protection)
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
  (incl. overseas territories, such as the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
  (excl. Crown dependencies Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man)
• United States
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Uruguay
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela

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EU agencies

Within their respective mandate, the following EU Agencies have the right to search directly in the system:

• Europol
• Frontex

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Special situations

1. Nationals of these countries are out of the scope of ETIAS; third-country nationals travelling to these countries need an ETIAS travel authorisation (because they will necessarily transit through a country requiring it):

• Andorra
• Monaco
• San Marino
• Holy See / Vatican City State

2. Nationals of the country are out of the scope of ETIAS; third-country nationals travelling to the country do not need an ETIAS travel authorisation:

• Ireland

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How much does the ETIAS application cost? How long does the application process take?
Find out in the

ETIAS FAQ

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Also consult the

EES Map