Bulgaria Visa free countries list

Bulgaria is a member country of the EU since January 1, 2007. Bulgaria is not a member country of the Schengen Area. Bulgarian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 173 countries and territories, ranking the Bulgarian passport 16th powerful in the World according to Henley.

Below are full list of visa free countries and territories for Bulgarian passport holders.

Countries

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay
Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan Visa required
Albania Visa not required 90 days ID card valid
Algeria Visa required
Andorra
Visa not required
ID card valid
Angola eVisa 30 days
Visitors who have been granted an online pre-visa or have requested such pre-visa from the consulates of Angola abroad, are then issued with a visa on arrival at the country’s border check points.
For a maximum total stay of 90 days within a one year period.
Besides having printed confirmation that a visa will be issued upon arrival, passengers must: have a return/onward ticket, and have a hotel reservation confirmation.
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 3 months
Argentina Visa not required 90 days
Armenia Visa not required 180 days
Australia eVisitor 90 days
90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.Countries
Bulgarian Government officially considers that Australia maintains a visa regime towards its citizens. This was dismissed by the European Commission.
Austria Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Azerbaijan eVisa 30 days
Bahamas Visa not required 3 months
Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival 14 days
Visa is also obtainable online.
Bangladesh Visa on arrival 30 days
Barbados Visa not required 3 months
Belarus Visa not required 30 days
Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
Belgium Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Belize
Visa not required
Benin eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days / 8 days
Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan Visa required
Bolivia Visa on arrival
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 6 month period
ID card valid
Botswana Visa not required 90 days
Brazil Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Brunei Visa not required 90 days
Burkina Faso Visa required
Burundi Visa required
Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Visa is also obtainable online.
Cameroon Visa required
Canada Visa not required 6 months
eTA required if arriving by air.
Cape Verde Visa not required 30 days
Must register online at least five days prior to arrival.
Central African Republic Visa required
Chad Visa required
Chile Visa not required 90 days
China Visa required
24-hour visit without a visa when in transit through China (unless arriving in Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Huangshan Tunxi International Airport, Mudanjiang Hailang Airport, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport and Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport).
72-hour visit without a visa when in transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin.
144-hours visit without a visa when in transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi’an.Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan do count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours visa-free transit (TWOV) policies.
Colombia Visa not required 180 days
90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one year period
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
eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Cuba Tourist Card required 30 days
Cyprus Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Czech Republic Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Denmark Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement (DK)
ID card valid
Djibouti eVisa 31 days
Dominica Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
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
Eswatini Visa required
Ethiopia eVisa up to 90 days
eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji Visa not required 4 months
Finland Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
France Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement (in Regions of France)
ID card valid
Gabon eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia Visa not required 90 days
Georgia Visa not required 1 year ID card valid
Germany Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Ghana Visa required
Greece Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
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
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Iceland Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
India e-Visa 60 days
e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2]
An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.
Indonesia Visa not required 30 days
Iran eVisa/Visa on arrival 30 days
Iraq Visa on arrival 60 days
Visa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports valid for Iraqi Kurdistan only.
Ireland Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Israel Visa not required 3 months
Italy Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Jamaica Visa on arrival
Japan Visa not required 90 days
Jordan
Free visa on arrival
Conditions apply.
Kazakhstan Visa not required 30 days
Kenya eVisa / Visa on arrival 3 months
Kiribati Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
North Korea Visa required
South Korea Visa not required 90 days
Kuwait eVisa / Visa on arrival 3 months
Available at Kuwait International Airport.
Kyrgyzstan eVisa / Visa on arrival 1 month
Visa on arrival available at Manas International Airport.
Electronic visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).
Laos eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Visa on arrival is available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge,[Note 3] and at 13 border crossings[Note 4] as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand. Visa on arrival facility will be gradually phased out at various border crossings starting January 2020.
eVisa may be used to enter Laos through the following entry points — Wattay International Airport and the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders.
Visa on arrival is extendable up to 60 days.
Latvia Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Lebanon Visa on arrival 1 month
1 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.
Lesotho eVisa
Liberia Visa required
Libya Visa required
Liechtenstein Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Lithuania Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Luxembourg Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
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
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Marshall Islands Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Mauritania Visa on arrival
Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius Visa not required 90 days
Mexico Visa not required 180 days
Micronesia Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Moldova Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
ID card valid
Monaco
Visa not required
ID card valid
Mongolia Visa required
Montenegro Visa not required 90 days
ID card valid for 30 days
Morocco Visa not required 3 months
Mozambique Visa on arrival 30 days
Myanmar eVisa 28 days
eVisa 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).
Namibia Visa on arrival 3 months
Available at Hosea Kutako International Airport.
Nauru Visa required
Nepal Visa on arrival 90 days
Netherlands Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)
ID card valid
New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority 3 months
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. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
Nicaragua Visa not required 90 days
Niger Visa required
Nigeria Visa required
North Macedonia Visa not required 90 days ID card valid
Norway Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Oman Visa not required 14 days
Pakistan Online Visa
Online Visa eligible.
Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.
Palau Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Panama Visa not required 180 days
Papua New Guinea eVisa / Free visa on arrival 60 days
Paraguay Visa not required 90 days
Peru Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 6 month period
Philippines Visa not required 30 days
Poland Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Portugal Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Qatar Visa not required 90 days
Romania Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Russia eVisa 16 days
e-Visa holders must arrive and depart via 29 checkpoints
Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 3 months
Saint Lucia Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Samoa Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
San Marino
Visa not required
ID card valid
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
90 days within any 6 month period
ID card valid
Seychelles Visa not required 3 months
Sierra Leone Visa on arrival
Singapore Visa not required 90 days
Slovakia Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Slovenia Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Solomon Islands Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Somalia Visa on arrival
Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.
30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa Visa required
South Sudan Electronic Visa
Obtainable online
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Sri Lanka eVisa / Visa on arrival 30 days
Sudan Visa required
Suriname eVisa
Sweden Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Switzerland Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
ID card valid
Syria Visa required
Tajikistan eVisa 45 days
Tanzania eVisa / Visa on arrival 3 months
Thailand Visa on arrival 15 days
Timor-Leste Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Togo Visa on arrival 7 days
Tonga Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Tunisia Visa not required 2 months
Turkey Visa not required 3 months
Turkmenistan Visa required
Tuvalu Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Uganda
eVisa / Visa on arrival
May apply online.
Ukraine Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
United Kingdom Visa not required 6 months
ID card valid until 1 October 2021.
United States Visa required
Uruguay Visa not required 90 days
Uzbekistan Visa not required 30 days
Vanuatu Visa not required 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Vatican City
Visa not required
ID card valid
Venezuela Visa not required 90 days
Vietnam eVisa 30 days
Yemen Visa required
Zambia eVisa / Visa on arrival 90 days
Zimbabwe Visa on arrival 3 months
30 days for visits on business, 3 months for tourists

Territories

Europe
Visitor to Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)
Abkhazia Visa required
Artsakh Visa required
Travellers with Artsakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Artsakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
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.
Brest and Grodno Visa not required
Visa-free for 10 days
Crimea Visa required
Visa issued by Russia is required.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Visa not required
3 months; ID card valid
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus Access Permit required
Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands
Visa not required
Gibraltar
Visa not required
Guernsey
Visa not required
Isle of Man
Visa not required
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.
Jersey
Visa not required
Kaliningrad Oblast eVisa
From 1 July 2019, Bulgarian citizens are eligible for eVisa access to Kalinigrad oblast for 8 days.
Kosovo Visa not required 90 days
Russia Special authorization required
Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.
South Ossetia Visa not required
Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
Transnistria Visa not required
Registration required after 24h.
Africa
Visitor to Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)
British Indian Ocean Territory Special permit required
Special permit required.
Eritrea outside Asmara Travel permit required
To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
Mayotte
Visa not required
Réunion
Visa not required
Ascension Island eVisa
3 months within any year period
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.
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.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland Visa on arrival
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.
Sudan Travel permit required
All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur Travel permit required
Separate travel permit is required.
Asia
Visitor to Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)
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.
Iraqi Kurdistan Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
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.
Kish Island Visa not required
Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
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.
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.
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)
Palestine Visa not required
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
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.
Tibet Autonomous Region TTP required
Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
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.
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.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Visitor to Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)f
Anguilla Visa not required 3 months
Aruba Visa not required
30 days, extendable to 180 days
Bermuda Visa not required
Up to 6 months, decided on arrival
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba Visa not required 3 months
British Virgin Islands Visa not required
30 days, extensions possible
Cayman Islands
Visa not required
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.
Curacao Visa not required 3 months
French Guiana
Visa not required
French West Indies Visa not required
French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Greenland
Visa not required
Margarita Island Visa not required
All visitors are fingerprinted.
Montserrat Visa not required 6 months
Puerto Rico Visa required
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Visa not required
Sint Maarten Visa not required 3 months
Turks and Caicos Islands Visa not required 90 days
U.S. Virgin Islands Visa required
Oceania
Visitor to Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)
American Samoa
Entry permit required
Ashmore and Cartier Islands Special authorisation required
Special authorisation required.
Clipperton Island Special permit required
Special permit required.
Cook Islands Visa not required 31 days
Lau Province Special permission required
Special permission required.
French Polynesia
Visa not required
Guam Visa required
New Caledonia
Visa not required
Niue Visa on arrival 30 days
Northern Mariana Islands Visa required
Pitcairn Islands Visa not required
14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
Tokelau
Entry permit required
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.
Wallis and Futuna
Visa not required
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Visitor to Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)
Falkland Islands Visa not required
Visa is not required.
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).
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.

Source: Wikipedia
Reference: MFA Bulgaria