Travel & Study

Since 2009, citizens of North Macedonia who hold biometric passports can travel to the EU’s Schengen area without a visa for up to 90 days per six-month period. 

For people who intend to work during a short stay or who want to stay for more than 90 days, both visas and work permits are required.  

Erasmus+ is the European Union’s programme for education, training, youth and sport. It offers students, teachers, apprentices, and enterprises opportunities to study, work and do internships and exchanges across Europe. 

The Erasmus programme, covering the period 2021-2027, has a budget of €26.2 billion. This is complemented by about €2.2 billion from the EU’s external instruments. Building on the success of the programme in the 2014-2020 period, Erasmus+ increases the number of opportunities offered to even more participants and to a wider range of organisations. Erasmus+ has become more inclusive, more digital, and greener. It also includes DiscoverEU which offers 18 year-olds the possibility to get a European rail pass to travel, learn from other cultures and meet fellow Europeans.

In Erasmus+, North Macedonia is on an equal footing with the EU Member States. Since 2021, the EU has funded under ERASMUS+ over 39,900 exchanges between citizens of the EU and North Macedonia in the areas of education, training, youth, and sport.