No visa needed

Do citizens of the United States need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of the United States 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 the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Skopje: ≈ 7,830 km, about 10.5 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 United States passport?

Yes, citizens of the United States 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 United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of the United States and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 74 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Honduras, Guatemala, Dominica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, Barbados, Grenada, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Skopje: about 7,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Skopje 23:00.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 84th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.