No visa needed

Do citizens of Austria need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Austria don’t need a visa for North Macedonia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Austria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Vienna — Skopje: ≈ 800 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to North Macedonia without a visa on a Austria passport?

Yes, citizens of Austria don’t need a visa for North Macedonia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

North Macedonia visa rules at a glance

With a Austria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Austria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Austria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of Austria and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 77 countries, for example: Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Liechtenstein, Poland, San Marino, Montenegro, Switzerland, Kosovo, and Luxembourg.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Austria. Austria visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Vienna — Skopje: about 800 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 18th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Austria.
Austria has an embassy in North Macedonia — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.