Visa Requirements for Bulgarian Citizens
Visa Information for Passport Holders of Bulgaria
Freedom of Travel
Bulgarian passport holders can travel to 30 destinations without a visa. Identify cards or passports may be required.
- Austria PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Belgium PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Croatia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Cyprus PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Czech Republic PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Denmark PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (DK)
ID card valid - Estonia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Finland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - France PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (in Regions of France)
ID card valid - Germany PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Greece PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Hungary PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Iceland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Ireland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Italy PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Latvia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Lithuania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Luxembourg PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Malta PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Netherlands PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (European Netherlands)
ID card valid - Norway PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Poland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Portugal PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Romania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Slovakia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Slovenia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Spain PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Sweden PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Switzerland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid
Visa Not Required
82 destinations allow visa-free entry to Bulgarian citizens.
- Albania PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid
- Andorra PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Angola PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysMaximum 3 entries per calendar year
International Certificate of Vaccination required - Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Argentina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Armenia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Barbados PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Belarus PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysVisa-free until 31 December 2024.
- Belize PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period
ID card valid - Botswana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Brazil PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Brunei PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Canada PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 monthseTA required if arriving by air.
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysMust register online at least five days prior to arrival.
- Chile PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- China PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysVisa-free from 30 November, 2024 to 31 December, 2025.
24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.
240-hour visa-free transit in all cities in Anhui, Beijing, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi (except Baise and Chongzuo), Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang provinces,
plus Sichuan province (only Chengdu, Deyang, Leshan, Luzhou, Meishan, Neijiang, Suining, Ya'an, Yibin, Zigong and Ziyang cities), Yunnan province (only Kunming, Lijiang, Pu'er, Yuxi cities, and Chuxiong, Dali, Honghe, Wenshan and Xishuangbanna prefectures), Shanxi province (only Datong and Taiyuan cities), Jiangxi province (only Jingdezhen and Nanchang cities), and Harbin in Heilongjiang province.
15-day package tour visa-free via cruise ships in Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang provinces.
Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24 and 240-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. - Colombia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Dominica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 months
- Fiji PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free4 months
- Gambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Georgia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free1 yearID card valid
- Grenada PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Haiti PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Honduras PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Israel PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Japan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysMay not exceed 90 days within any given 12 months period
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 days
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Mexico PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Moldova PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
ID card valid - Monaco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid for 30 days
- Morocco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Oman PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free14 days30 days e-Visa also available
- Palau PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Panama PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Peru PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period
- Philippines PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Qatar PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Samoa PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- San Marino PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Senegal PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Serbia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period
ID card valid - Seychelles PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Singapore PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free15 days
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysVisa also available online.
- Thailand PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 days
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Tonga PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free2 monthsID card valid on organized tours
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
ID card valid. - Tuvalu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Vatican PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Zambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
Visa On Arrival
A visa can be obtained upon arrival at 17 destinations for passport holders of Bulgaria.
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 daysFree of charge
- Burundi PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 daysAll visitors can obtain their visa (business or tourist) on arrival at Bujumbura Airport, and any land or maritime entry points. A month-long visa costs $90 and a 3 day-long visa costs $40
- Comoros PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival
- Jordan PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 daysConditions apply.
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 month1 month extendable for 2 additional months
Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. - Maldives PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Namibia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival3 monthsAvailable at Hosea Kutako International Airport.
- Nepal PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival
- Somalia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.
30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. - Togo PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival7 days
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival3 months30 days for visits on business, 3 months for tourists
eVisa
Bulgarian passport allows entry to 25 destinations with an eVisa obtained prior to arrival.
- Australia PermalinkShow on MapeVisitor90 days90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.
eVisitor is issued free of charge.
May enter using SmartGate. - Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthseVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on MapeVisa7 days
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on MapeVisa31 days
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisae-Visa holders must arrive via Malabo International Airport.
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on MapeVisaup to 90 dayseVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- India PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports
An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.
Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. - Iran PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Kenya PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 months
- Lesotho PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa28 dayseVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business purposes (allowed stay is 70 days). - New Zealand PermalinkShow on MapETA - NZETA3 monthsMay enter using eGate.
International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.
Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. - Pakistan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 days
- Russia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa16 dayse-Visa holders must arrive and depart via 29 checkpoints
- South Africa PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- South Korea PermalinkShow on Mapk-ETA90 daysBulgarian citizens can enter South Korea as a short term visit (e.g., tours, visiting relatives or friends, attending simple meetings) up to 90 days without a visa, though you should remain aware of the quarantine requirements. You must also have an onward or return ticket. It is illegal to work on a tourist visa, whether as a teacher or in any other capacity.
You must be in possession of a Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) to enter Korea visa-free. You can complete your K-ETA application up to 24 hours before boarding your flight and it will be valid for two years from the date of approval. There is a small, non-refundable charge. - South Sudan PermalinkShow on MapeVisaObtainable online
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel - Suriname PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Syria PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on MapeVisa6 monthsMay enter using ePassport gates.
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
eVisa / On Arrival
For 16 destinations, On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / auhtorization is available to passport holders of Bulgaria.
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival14 daysVisa is also obtainable online.
- Benin PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days / 8 daysMust have an international vaccination certificate.
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysVisa is also obtainable online.
- Egypt PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Gabon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 daysElectronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Iraq PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival60 daysVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports valid for Iraqi Kurdistan only.
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 monthsAvailable at Kuwait International Airport.
- Laos PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days17
e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane. - Madagascar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Malawi PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months
- Uganda PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On ArrivalMay apply online.
Pre-arranged Visa Required
22 destinations require a visa obtained at an embassy or consulate prior to arrival from passport holders of Bulgaria. This requirement may be waived off if Bulgarian citizens meet certain alternate requirements such as holding other visas or resident permits.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required30 days
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Ghana PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Guyana PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Libya PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- United States of America PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
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