How To Travel Non-Schengen Countries with Your Schengen Visa

Many people think that a Schengen Visa allows the entry into the Schengen region only; that’s true – but not entirely. There are many non-Schengen countries or non-schengen states – total of 39 – that allow visa free entry to the Schengen visa holders.

There are 26 countries that fall under the Schengen region:

1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Czech Republic
4. Denmark
5. Estonia
6. Finland
7. France
8. Germany
9. Greece
10. Hungary
11. Iceland
12. Italy
13. Latvia
14. Lithuania
15. Luxembourg
16. Malta
17. Netherlands
18. Norway
19. Poland
20. Portugal
21. Slovakia
22. Slovenia
23. Spain
24. Sweden
25. Switzerland
26. Liechtenstein

Reasons Why Non-Schengen Countries Allow Entry to Schengen Visa Holders?

Many non-Schengen countries consider Schengen visa for multiple reasons:

• The countries which are in line for joining the Schengen visa league have also initiated considering Schengen visas. At present Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Cyprus are soon to be enlisted in Schengen zone
• The applicant evaluation procedure for Schengen visa is very detailed and complete background check is made. That’s the reason why non-Schengen countries trust Schengen visa
• The countries which are not so technologically advanced to carry out detailed check on visa applicants prefer to trust Schengen visa screening procedure.

Which Schengen Visa Type is Applicable to Travel to the Non-Schengen States?

Only a short-term C-type Schengen visa could be used to travel to the below mentioned non-Schengen countries. In some countries, only multiple-entry Schengen visas allow travelers to enter their state.

List of Non-Schengen Countries that Honor Schengen Visa:

Here is the complete list of the country to allow the visa-free entry to the Schengen visa holders:

 

Country Name	Applies To	Days of Stay
Mexico	All Nationalities	Up to 180 Days
Belize	All Nationalities	Up to 30 Days
El Salvador	Only Indian passport holders	Up to 90 Days
Guatemala	Only Indian passport holders	Up to 90 Days
Honduras	Only Indian passport holders	Up to 90 Days
Nicaragua	Only Indian passport holders	Up to 30 Days
Antigua and Barbuda	All Nationalities	Up to 30 Days
Aruba	All Nationalities	Up to 30 Days
Bahamas	Only Indian passport holders	Up to 30 Days
Curacao	China, Dominican Republic and Indian passport holders	Up to 30 Days
Haiti	Colombia, Dominican Republic and Panama passport holders	Up to 180 Days
Jamaica	Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Motenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia	Up to 30 Days
Sint Maarten	All Nationalities	Up to 30 Days
Argentina	Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauricio, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Palaos, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe	Up to 90 Days
Colombia	Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam passport holders only	Up to 90 Days
Peru	India and China passport holders only	Up to 180 Days
Albania	All Nationalities	Up to 90 Days
Andorra	All Nationalities	Up to 90 Days
Belarus	China, Gambia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Lebanon, Namibia, Samoa, Vietnam passport holders only	Up to 30 Days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	All Nationalities except Kosovo passport holder	Up to 30 Days
Bulgaria	All Nationalities	Up to 90 Days
Croatia	All Nationalities	Up to 30 Days
Cyprus	All Nationalities	Up to 90 Days
Georgia	All Nationalities	Up to 90 Days
Kosovo	All Nationalities	Up to 15 Days
Macedonia	All Nationalities	Up to 15 Days
Moldova	China, Kuwait, and Qatar passport holders only	Up to 90 Days
Monaco	All Nationalities	Up to 90 Days
Montenegro	All Nationalities	Up to 30 Days
Romania	All Nationalities	Up to 90 Days
San Marino	All Nationalities	Up to 90 Days
Serbia	All Nationalities	Up to 90 Days
Vatican City	All Nationalities	Up to 1 Day only
Qatar	All Nationalities	Up to 30 Days
Sao Tome and Principe	All Nationalities	Up to 15 Days
Philippines	China and India passport holders only	Up to 07 Days(China Passport), Up to 14 Days(Indian Passport)
Taiwan	China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam	Up to 14 Days