North Macedonia’s route to the North Atlantic Alliance was long and full of challenges. In the meantime, the former Yugoslav state had to concentrate its efforts on the political, economic and social transformation which was the result of the declaration of independence by North Macedonia the nineties of the twentieth century. The country began reorganizing the entire state system in the face of the collapse of Yugoslavia. The result of the „open door” policy of NATO and the reforms that the country introduced was the signing of the accession protocol by representatives of the member states and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Nikola Dmitrov at the headquarter of the organization in Brussels on 6 II 2019. The purpose of this article is to analyze the accession process of North Macedonia to NATO, including the political aspects of its course and the importance of integration with the structures of the Alliance.