FYR Macedonia
Country Info
Visas & Borders
Citizens from most European countries, New Zealand and the USA and a handful of others don’t need a visa for stays of generally up to 90 days. All others, including Canadians and Australians, need to apply for a visa in advance at one of Macedonia’s embassies abroad. Check the current situation at www.mfa.gov.mk. Travellers to Macedonia can take a maximum of €2,000 worth of cash into the country. Those insane enough to import alcohol or cigarettes into this drinkers’ and smokers’ paradise can take in 200 cigarettes and one litre of spirits or two litres of wine. For more information, see www.customs.gov.mk. When driving into Macedonia, change some cash at the border or at the first town to be able to pay the highway toll fees. All travellers entering Macedonia by train are obliged to fill out a small slip of paper requiring exactly the same information as is written in your passport. Once you’ve filled it in (with the help of your passport) somebody will check it, and throw it away.
