List of countries in the Schengen area

The Schengen area is a group of 29 countries:¹

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland

These countries have a shared border. You can travel between them, without going through border controls.

You can travel to Schengen area countries if you have…²

• A Schengen visa
• or a German National Visa
• or a German residence permit
• or German permanent residence
• or German citizenship

The Schengen area is different from the European Union and the EEA.