List of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when entering Sweden
Updated
The citizens of these countries and territories need to have visas before entering the Schengen area.
| Afghanistan |
| Albania ****) |
| Algeria |
| Angola |
| Armenia ***) |
| Azerbaijan ***) |
| Bahrain |
| Bangladesh |
| Belarus ***) |
| Belize |
| Benin |
| Bhutan |
| Bolivia *) |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina ****) |
| Botswana |
| Burkina Faso |
| Burundi |
| Cambodia |
| Cameroon |
| Cape Verde ***) |
| Central African Rep. |
| Chad |
| China, excl. Hongkong and Macao **) |
| Comoros |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| Congo, Rep. |
| Cuba |
| Djibouti |
| Dominican Republic |
| Ecuador |
| Egypt |
| Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea |
| Ethiopia |
| Fiji |
| Gabon |
| Gambia |
| Georgia ****) |
| Ghana |
| Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana |
| Fiji |
| Haiti |
| India **) |
| Indonesia |
| Iran |
| Iraq |
| Ivory Coast |
| Jamaica |
| Jordan |
| Kazakstan |
| Kenya |
| Korea (North-) |
| Kosovo ****) |
| Kuwait |
| Kyrgystan |
| Laos |
| Lebanon |
| Lesotho |
| Liberia |
| Libya |
| Madagascar |
| Malawi |
| Maldives |
| Mali |
| Mauritania |
| Moldova ****) |
| Mongolia |
| Montenegro ****) |
| Morocco **) |
| Mozambique |
| Myanmar (Burma) |
| Namibia |
| Nauru |
| Nepal |
| Niger |
| Nigeria |
| North Macedonia ****) |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
| Oman |
| Pakistan |
| Palestine |
| Papua New Guinea |
| The Philippines *) |
| Qatar |
| Russia |
| Rwanda |
| Sao Tomé & Principe |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Senegal |
| Serbia ****) |
| Sierra Leone |
| Somalia |
| South Africa |
| South Sudan |
| Sri Lanka |
| Sudan |
| Surinam |
| Swaziland |
| Syria |
| Taiwan *****) |
| Tajikistan |
| Tanzania |
| Thailand *) |
| Togo |
| Tunisia **) |
| Turkey *) |
| Turkmenistan |
| Uganda |
| Ukraine ****) |
| Uzbekistan |
| Vietnam |
| Yemen |
| Zambia |
| Zimbabwe |
*) = Holder of a Diplomatic Passport or a Service Passport does not require a visa. Visa-free travel also applies to Turkish citizens who hold special passports.
**) = Holder of a Diplomatic Passport does not require a visa.
***) = Holder of a Diplomatic Passport does not require a visa for a short stay according to an agreement between the EC and respectively state
on the facilitation of the issuance of visas.
****) = Holder of a biometric Passport does not require a visa.
*****) = Holder of a Passport with identity card number does not require a visa.
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