Visa information for Cologne, Germany

Do I need a tourist visa to visit Germany? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for Germany? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Cologne, Germany.

Visa Check

For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to Germany by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Not required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Not required
Angola	Required
Argentina	Not required
Armenia	Required
Australia	Not required
Austria	Not required
Azerbaijan	Required
Bahamas	Not required
Bahrain	Required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Not required
Belarus	Required
Belgium	Not required
Belize	Required
Benin	Required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Required
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Not required
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Not required
Brunei	Not required
Bulgaria	Not required
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Required
Canada	Not required
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Not required
China	Not required
Colombia	Not required
Costa Rica	Not required
Croatia	Not required
Cuba	Required
Cyprus	Not required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Not required	Freedom of movement
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required
East Timor	Not required
Ecuador	Required
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Not required
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Not required
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Not required
France	Not required
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Not required
Ghana	Required
Greece	Not required
Grenada	Not required
Guatemala	Not required
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Required
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Not required
Iceland	Not required	Freedom of movement
India	Required
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Not required
Israel	Not required
Italy	Not required
Jamaica	Required
Japan	Not required
Jordan	Required
Kazakhstan	Required
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Not required
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Required
Kyrgyzstan	Required
Laos	Required
Latvia	Not required
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Not required	Freedom of movement
Lithuania	Not required
Luxembourg	Not required
Macedonia	Not required
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Not required
Maldives	Required
Mali	Required
Malta	Not required
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Not required
Mexico	Not required
Moldova	Not required
Monaco	Not required
Mongolia	Required
Montenegro	Not required
Morocco	Required	Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states.
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Not required
New Zealand	Not required
Nicaragua	Not required
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Not required	Freedom of movement
Oman	Required
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Not required
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Not required
Peru	Not required
Philippines	Required
Poland	Not required
Portugal	Not required
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Not required
Russia	Required
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	Not required
Saudi Arabia	Required
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Not required
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Not required
Slovakia	Not required
Slovenia	Not required
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Required
South Korea	Not required
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Not required
Sri Lanka	Required
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Not required
Switzerland	Not required	Freedom of movement
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Required
Togo	Required
Tonga	Not required
Trinidad and Tobago	Not required
Tunisia	Required
Turkey	Required
Tuvalu	Not required
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Not required
United Arab Emirates	Not required
United Kingdom	Not required
United States	Not required
Uruguay	Not required
Uzbekistan	Required
Venezuela	Not required
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required