Bulgaria Passport Visa Free Countries 2024

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

AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa not required90 days
AlgeriaVisa required
Andorra
Visa not required
AngolaVisa not required30 days
Antigua and BarbudaVisa not required3 months
ArgentinaVisa not required90 days
ArmeniaVisa not required180 days
AustraliaeVisitor90 days
Austria
Freedom of movement
AzerbaijaneVisa30 days
BahamasVisa not required3 months
BahraineVisa / Visa on arrival14 days
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days
BarbadosVisa not required3 months
BelarusVisa not required30 days
Belgium
Freedom of movement
Belize
Visa not required
BenineVisa / Visa on arrival30 days / 8 days
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa on arrival
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not required90 days
BotswanaVisa not required90 days
BrazilVisa not required90 days
BruneiVisa not required90 days
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days
CambodiaeVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa not required6 months
Cape VerdeVisa not required30 days
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa not required90 days
ChinaVisa required
ColombiaVisa not required180 days
ComorosVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa required
Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required
Costa RicaVisa not required90 days
Côte d’IvoireeVisa3 months
CroatiaFreedom of movement
Freedom of movement ID card valid
CubaTourist Card required30 days
CyprusFreedom of movement
Freedom of movement ID card valid
Czech RepublicFreedom of movement
Freedom of movement ID card valid
DenmarkFreedom of movement
Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid
DjiboutieVisa31 days
DominicaVisa not required90 days
Dominican RepublicVisa not required90 days
EcuadorVisa not required90 days
EgypteVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
El SalvadorVisa not required3 months
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaFreedom of movement
Freedom of movement ID card valid
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaeVisaup to 90 days
FijiVisa not required4 months
Finland
Freedom of movement
France
Freedom of movement
GaboneVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
GambiaVisa not required90 days
GeorgiaVisa not required1 year
Germany
Freedom of movement
GhanaVisa required
Greece
Freedom of movement
GrenadaVisa not required3 months
GuatemalaVisa not required90 days
GuineaeVisa90 days
Guinea-BissaueVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa required
HaitiVisa not required90 days
HondurasVisa not required3 months
Hungary
Freedom of movement
Iceland
Freedom of movement
Indiae-Visa60 days
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days
IraneVisa30 days
IraqVisa on arrival60 days
Ireland
Freedom of movement
IsraelVisa not required3 months
Italy
Freedom of movement
JamaicaVisa on arrival
JapanVisa not required90 days
Jordan
Free visa on arrival
KazakhstanVisa not required30 days
KenyaeVisa3 months
KiribatiVisa not required90 days
North KoreaVisa required
South KoreaK-ETA required90 days
KuwaiteVisa / Visa on arrival3 months
KyrgyzstanVisa not required60 days
LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
Latvia
Freedom of movement
LebanonVisa on arrival1 month
LesothoeVisa
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
Liechtenstein
Freedom of movement
Lithuania
Freedom of movement
Luxembourg
Freedom of movement
MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
MalawieVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
MalaysiaVisa not required90 days
MaldivesFree visa on arrival30 days
MaliVisa required
Malta
Freedom of movement
Marshall IslandsVisa not required90 days
MauritaniaVisa on arrival
MauritiusVisa not required90 days
MexicoVisa not required180 days
MicronesiaVisa not required90 days
MoldovaVisa not required90 days
Monaco
Visa not required
MongoliaVisa not required30 days
MontenegroVisa not required90 days
MoroccoVisa not required3 months
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days
MyanmareVisa28 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival3 months
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa on arrival90 days
Netherlands
Freedom of movement
New ZealandElectronic Travel Authority3 months
NicaraguaVisa not required90 days
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa not required90 days
Norway
Freedom of movement
OmanVisa not required14 days
PakistanOnline Visa
PalauVisa not required90 days
PanamaVisa not required180 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa60 days
ParaguayVisa not required90 days
PeruVisa not required90 days
PhilippinesVisa not required30 days
Poland
Freedom of movement
Portugal
Freedom of movement
QatarVisa not required90 days
Romania
Freedom of movement
RussiaeVisa16 days
RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not required3 months
Saint LuciaVisa not required90 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required90 days
SamoaVisa not required90 days
San Marino
Visa not required
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa not required15 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
SenegalVisa not required90 days
SerbiaVisa not required90 days
SeychellesVisa not required3 months
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival
SingaporeVisa not required90 days
Slovakia
Freedom of movement
Slovenia
Freedom of movement
Solomon IslandsVisa not required90 days
SomaliaVisa on arrival
South AfricaeVisa
South SudanElectronic Visa
Spain
Freedom of movement
Sri LankaeVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
SudanVisa required
SurinameeVisa
Sweden
Freedom of movement
Switzerland
Freedom of movement
SyriaVisa required
TajikistaneVisa60 days
TanzaniaeVisa / Visa on arrival3 months
ThailandVisa on arrival15 days
Timor-LesteVisa not required90 days
TogoVisa on arrival7 days
TongaVisa not required90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa not required90 days
TunisiaVisa not required2 months
TurkeyVisa not required90 days
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa not required90 days
Uganda
eVisa / Visa on arrival
UkraineVisa not required90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa not required90 days
United KingdomVisa not required6 months
United StatesVisa required
UruguayVisa not required90 days
UzbekistanVisa not required30 days
VanuatuVisa not required90 days
Vatican City
Visa not required
VenezuelaVisa not required90 days
VietnameVisa30 days
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa not required90 days
ZimbabweVisa on arrival3 months
Europe (Territories)
AbkhaziaVisa required
Mount AthosSpecial 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 GrodnoVisa not required
Visa-free for 10 days
CrimeaVisa required
Visa issued by Russia is required.
Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusVisa not required
3 months; ID card valid
UN Buffer Zone in CyprusAccess Permit required
Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe IslandsVisa not requiredID card valid
GibraltarVisa not requiredID card valid
Guernsey
Visa not required
Isle of Man
Visa not required
Jan MayenPermit 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 OblasteVisa
Currently 16-days common e-visa is available instead of 8-days free regional e-visa
KosovoVisa not requiredID card valid
RussiaSpecial authorization required
Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.
South OssetiaVisa not required
Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
TransnistriaVisa not required
Registration required after 24h.
Africa (Territories)
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required
Special permit required.
Eritrea outside AsmaraTravel permit required
To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
MayotteFreedom of movement
Freedom of movement ID card valid
RéunionFreedom of movement
Freedom of movement ID card valid
Ascension IslandeVisa
3 months within any year period
Saint HelenaVisitor’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 CunhaPermission 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.
SomalilandVisa on arrival
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.
SudanTravel permit required
All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
DarfurTravel permit required
Separate travel permit is required.
Asia
Hong KongVisa not required3 months
India PAP/RAPPAP/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 KurdistanVisa on arrival
Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
KazakhstanSpecial permission required
Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
Kish IslandVisa not required
Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
MacauVisa not required90 days
Sabah and SarawakVisa not required
These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
MaldivesPermission 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 PyongyangSpecial 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)
PalestineVisa not required
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
TaiwanVisa not required90 days
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous ProvinceOIVR permit required
OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
Tibet Autonomous RegionTTP required
Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
TurkmenistanSpecial 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 ZoneRestricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and GhajarRestricted zone.
Phú QuốcVisa not required30 days
YemenSpecial permission required
Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.
Caribbean and North Atlantic (Territories)
AnguillaVisa not required3 months
ArubaVisa not required
30 days, extendable to 180 days
BermudaVisa not required
Up to 6 months, decided on arrival
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaVisa not required3 months
British Virgin IslandsVisa not required
30 days, extensions possible
Cayman Islands
Visa not required
San Andrés and LeticiaTourist Card on arrival
Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
CuracaoVisa not required3 months
French GuianaFreedom of movement
Freedom of movement ID card valid
French West IndiesFreedom of movement
Freedom of movement ID card valid French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Greenland
Visa not required
Margarita IslandVisa not required
All visitors are fingerprinted.
MontserratVisa not required
ID card valid (max.14 days).
Puerto RicoVisa required
Saint Pierre and MiquelonVisa not requiredID card valid
Sint MaartenVisa not required3 months
Turks and Caicos IslandsVisa not required90 days
U.S. Virgin IslandsVisa required
Oceania (Territories)
American Samoa
Entry permit required
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsSpecial authorisation required
Special authorisation required.
Clipperton IslandSpecial permit required
Special permit required.
Cook IslandsVisa not required31 days
Lau ProvinceSpecial permission required
Special permission required.
French PolynesiaVisa not requiredID card valid
GuamVisa required
New CaledoniaVisa not requiredID card valid
NiueVisa on arrival30 days
Northern Mariana IslandsVisa required
Pitcairn IslandsVisa not required
14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
Tokelau
Entry permit required
United States Minor Outlying IslandsSpecial 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 FutunaVisa not requiredID card valid
South Atlantic and Antarctica (Territories)
Falkland IslandsVisa not required
Visa is not required.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPermit 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