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Under the Schengen regulations, citizens of countries listed below need a valid visa to visit or transit any country in the Schengen area:
Nationals of certain other countries must have travel insurance, but do not need a short-stay visa. These include Brazil or Argentina, for example. Those requirements might change. To be certain, the best sources of information will be your embassy, consulate or travel agent.
Your passport must be valid for at least six months after your return.
| Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Angola |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Armenia | Azerbaijan | |
| Bahrain | Bangladesh | Belarus | |
| Belize | Benin | Bhutan | Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi |
| Cambodia | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic |
| Chad | China | Colombia | Comoros |
| Congo | Cuba | Djibouti | Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | Ethiopia | Fiji | Gabon |
| Gambia | Georgia | Ghana | Grenada |
| Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Haiti |
| India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq |
| Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Jordan | Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Kiribati | Korea | Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Lebanon | Lesotho |
| Liberia | Libya | Madagscar | |
| Malawi | Maldives | Mali | Marshall Islands |
| Mauritania | Micronesia | Moldova | Mongolia |
| Montenegro | Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar |
| Namibia | Nauru | Nepal | Niger |
| Nigeria | Northern Marianas | Oman | Pakistan |
| Palau | Papau New Guinea | Peru | Philippines |
| Qatar | Russia | Rwanda | Saint Helena and dependencies |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | São Tomé and Principe |
| Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sierra Leone | |
| Solomon Islands | Somalia | South Africa | Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Suriname | Swaziland | Syria |
| Taiwan | Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand |
| Timor-Leste | Togo | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tunisia | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Tuvalu |
| Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan |
| Vanuatu | Vietnam | Yemen | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe |
However, there are specific regimes. If you require any additional information concerning the Schengen visa procedure, please contact the relevant embassy or consulate.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 24 August 2010 06:35)
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