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🇧🇬 Who needs a visa for Bulgaria?

U.S. State Department travel advisory for Bulgaria: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (updated 9 October 2025). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter Bulgaria visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for Bulgaria

Capital	Sofia
Currency	Euro (EUR, €)
Official languages	Bulgarian
Calling code	+359
Plugs and voltage	type C, F · 230 V
Internet domain	.bg

Neighbouring countries: 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇹🇷 Turkey

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for Bulgaria by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Bulgaria before you travel.

Visa-free (93)

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🇦🇺 Australia · 90 days
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇸 Bahamas · 90 days
🇧🇧 Barbados · 90 days
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · 90 days
🇧🇷 Brazil · 90 days
🇧🇳 Brunei · 90 days
🇨🇦 Canada · 90 days
🇨🇱 Chile · 90 days
🇨🇴 Colombia · 90 days
🇨🇷 Costa Rica · 90 days
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇩🇲 Dominica · 90 days
🇸🇻 El Salvador · 90 days
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇬🇪 Georgia · 90 days
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇬🇩 Grenada · 90 days
🇬🇹 Guatemala · 90 days
🇭🇳 Honduras · 90 days
🇭🇰 Hong Kong · 90 days
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇱 Israel · 90 days
🇮🇹 Italy
🇯🇵 Japan · 90 days
🇰🇮 Kiribati · 90 days
🇽🇰 Kosovo · 90 days
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇲🇴 Macau · 90 days
🇲🇾 Malaysia · 90 days
🇲🇹 Malta
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands · 90 days
🇲🇺 Mauritius · 90 days
🇲🇽 Mexico · 90 days
🇫🇲 Micronesia · 90 days
🇲🇩 Moldova · 90 days
🇲🇨 Monaco · 90 days
🇲🇪 Montenegro · 90 days
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇳🇿 New Zealand · 90 days
🇳🇮 Nicaragua · 90 days
🇲🇰 North Macedonia · 90 days
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇼 Palau · 90 days
🇵🇦 Panama · 90 days
🇵🇾 Paraguay · 90 days
🇵🇪 Peru · 90 days
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇴 Romania
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis · 90 days
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia · 90 days
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 90 days
🇼🇸 Samoa · 90 days
🇸🇲 San Marino · 90 days
🇷🇸 Serbia · 90 days
🇸🇨 Seychelles · 90 days
🇸🇬 Singapore · 90 days
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · 90 days
🇰🇷 South Korea · 90 days
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇹🇼 Taiwan · 90 days
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste · 90 days
🇹🇴 Tonga · 90 days
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · 90 days
🇹🇻 Tuvalu · 90 days
🇺🇦 Ukraine · 90 days
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · 90 days
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 90 days
🇺🇸 United States · 90 days
🇺🇾 Uruguay · 90 days
🇻🇦 Vatican City · 90 days
🇻🇪 Venezuela · 90 days

🇧🇬 Who needs a visa for Bulgaria?

Travel essentials for Bulgaria

Visa requirements by passport

Visa-free (93)

Visa required (105)