We have compiled visa requirements for countries and territories accessible to bulgarian passport holders. As of 2024, Bulgarian passport has 179 visa free destinations becoming 13th powerful passport in the world according to Henley passport index. Bulgaria joins schengen area in March 2024.
Visa Free Countries
| Afghanistan | Visa required | |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Algeria | Visa required | |
| Andorra |
Visa not required
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| Angola | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Armenia | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Australia | eVisitor | 90 days |
| Austria |
Freedom of movement
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| Azerbaijan | eVisa | 30 days |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Belgium |
Freedom of movement
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| Belize |
Visa not required
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| Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days / 8 days |
| Bhutan | Visa required | |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Burkina Faso | Visa required | |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Cameroon | Visa required | |
| Canada | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Cape Verde | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | |
| Chad | Visa required | |
| Chile | Visa not required | 90 days |
| China | Visa required | |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required | |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Côte d’Ivoire | eVisa | 3 months |
| Croatia | Freedom of movement |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Cuba | Tourist Card required | 30 days |
| Cyprus | Freedom of movement |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Czech Republic | Freedom of movement |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Denmark | Freedom of movement |
Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid
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| Djibouti | eVisa | 31 days |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | |
| Eritrea | Visa required | |
| Estonia | Freedom of movement |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Eswatini | Visa required | |
| Ethiopia | eVisa | up to 90 days |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months |
| Finland |
Freedom of movement
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| France |
Freedom of movement
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| Gabon | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year |
| Germany |
Freedom of movement
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| Ghana | Visa required | |
| Greece |
Freedom of movement
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| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days |
| Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Guyana | Visa required | |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Hungary |
Freedom of movement
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| Iceland |
Freedom of movement
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| India | e-Visa | 60 days |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Iran | eVisa | 30 days |
| Iraq | Visa on arrival | 60 days |
| Ireland |
Freedom of movement
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| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Italy |
Freedom of movement
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| Jamaica | Visa on arrival | |
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Jordan |
Free visa on arrival
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| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Kenya | eVisa | 3 months |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 90 days |
| North Korea | Visa required | |
| South Korea | K-ETA required | 90 days |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days |
| Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Latvia |
Freedom of movement
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| Lebanon | Visa on arrival | 1 month |
| Lesotho | eVisa | |
| Liberia | Visa required | |
| Libya | Visa required | |
| Liechtenstein |
Freedom of movement
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| Lithuania |
Freedom of movement
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| Luxembourg |
Freedom of movement
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| Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Maldives | Free visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Mali | Visa required | |
| Malta |
Freedom of movement
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| Marshall Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Monaco |
Visa not required
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| Mongolia | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days |
| Namibia | Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Nauru | Visa required | |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Netherlands |
Freedom of movement
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| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Niger | Visa required | |
| Nigeria | Visa required | |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Norway |
Freedom of movement
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| Oman | Visa not required | 14 days |
| Pakistan | Online Visa | |
| Palau | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | 60 days |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Poland |
Freedom of movement
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| Portugal |
Freedom of movement
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| Qatar | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Romania |
Freedom of movement
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| Russia | eVisa | 16 days |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 90 days |
| San Marino |
Visa not required
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required | 15 days |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Slovakia |
Freedom of movement
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| Slovenia |
Freedom of movement
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| Solomon Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | |
| South Africa | eVisa | |
| South Sudan | Electronic Visa | |
| Spain |
Freedom of movement
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| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Sudan | Visa required | |
| Suriname | eVisa | |
| Sweden |
Freedom of movement
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| Switzerland |
Freedom of movement
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| Syria | Visa required | |
| Tajikistan | eVisa | 60 days |
| Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | 15 days |
| Timor-Leste | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | 7 days |
| Tonga | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 2 months |
| Turkey | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | |
| Tuvalu | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Uganda |
eVisa / Visa on arrival
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| Ukraine | Visa not required | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa not required | 6 months |
| United States | Visa required | |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Vatican City |
Visa not required
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| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Vietnam | eVisa | 30 days |
| Yemen | Visa required | |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Europe (Territories) | ||
| Abkhazia | Visa required | |
| Mount Athos | Special permit required |
Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors’ quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
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| Brest and Grodno | Visa not required |
Visa-free for 10 days
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| Crimea | Visa required |
Visa issued by Russia is required.
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| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Visa not required |
3 months; ID card valid
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| UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required |
Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
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| Faroe Islands | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Gibraltar | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Guernsey |
Visa not required
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| Isle of Man |
Visa not required
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| Jan Mayen | Permit required |
Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
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| Jersey |
Visa not required
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| Kaliningrad Oblast | eVisa |
Currently 16-days common e-visa is available instead of 8-days free regional e-visa
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| Kosovo | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Russia | Special authorization required |
Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.
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| South Ossetia | Visa not required |
Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
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| Transnistria | Visa not required |
Registration required after 24h.
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| Africa (Territories) | ||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required |
Special permit required.
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| Eritrea outside Asmara | Travel permit required |
To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
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| Mayotte | Freedom of movement |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Réunion | Freedom of movement |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Ascension Island | eVisa |
3 months within any year period
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| Saint Helena | Visitor’s Pass required |
Visitor’s Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.
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| Tristan da Cunha | Permission required |
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
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| Somaliland | Visa on arrival |
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.
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| Sudan | Travel permit required |
All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
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| Darfur | Travel permit required |
Separate travel permit is required.
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| Asia | ||
| Hong Kong | Visa not required | 3 months |
| India PAP/RAP | PAP/RAP required |
Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
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| Iraqi Kurdistan | Visa on arrival |
Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
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| Kazakhstan | Special permission required |
Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
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| Kish Island | Visa not required |
Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
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| Macau | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Sabah and Sarawak | Visa not required |
These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
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| Maldives | Permission required |
With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
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| North Korea outside Pyongyang | Special permit required |
People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
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| Palestine | Visa not required |
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
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| Taiwan | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required |
OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
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| Tibet Autonomous Region | TTP required |
Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
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| Turkmenistan | Special permit required |
A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
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| Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone. | |
| UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone. | |
| Phú Quốc | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Yemen | Special permission required |
Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.
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Caribbean and North Atlantic (Territories)
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| Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Aruba | Visa not required |
30 days, extendable to 180 days
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| Bermuda | Visa not required |
Up to 6 months, decided on arrival
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| Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required | 3 months |
| British Virgin Islands | Visa not required |
30 days, extensions possible
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| Cayman Islands |
Visa not required
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| San Andrés and Leticia | Tourist Card on arrival |
Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
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| Curacao | Visa not required | 3 months |
| French Guiana | Freedom of movement |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| French West Indies | Freedom of movement |
Freedom of movement ID card valid French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
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| Greenland |
Visa not required
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| Margarita Island | Visa not required |
All visitors are fingerprinted.
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| Montserrat | Visa not required |
ID card valid (max.14 days).
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| Puerto Rico | Visa required | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required | |
| Oceania (Territories) | ||
| American Samoa |
Entry permit required
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| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required |
Special authorisation required.
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| Clipperton Island | Special permit required |
Special permit required.
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| Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days |
| Lau Province | Special permission required |
Special permission required.
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| French Polynesia | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Guam | Visa required | |
| New Caledonia | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Niue | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required | |
| Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required |
14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
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| Tokelau |
Entry permit required
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| United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required |
Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
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| Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required | ID card valid |
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South Atlantic and Antarctica (Territories)
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| Falkland Islands | Visa not required |
Visa is not required.
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| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required |
Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
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| Antarctica |
Special permits required for British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
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Source: Wikipedia
Reference: MFA Bulgaria