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Key entry notes
- Holders of short stay and transit visas issued by Croatia, Cyprus and Romania can enter Bulgaria for the duration of their visa.
- National visas issued by Bulgaria or Schengen visas issued by a Schengen Member State in expired, full or invalidated travel documents are accepted if accompanied by a new valid travel document of the same nationality.
- Visitors with a family member residence card issued by Switzerland or another EEA Member State are visa exempt and allowed a total stay of 90 days within a period of 180 days.
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- The card must be issued to family members of a national of Switzerland or an EEA Member State.
- They must travel with or travel to join the national of Switzerland or an EEA Member State.
- This does not apply to visitors with a different type of residence permit.
- Visitors with a residence permit issued by Croatia, Cyprus, Romania or a Schengen Member State are visa exempt for a maximum allowed stay of 90 days within a 180-day period (residence permits issued by Malta must be biometric).
- Holders of a Schengen visa can enter Bulgaria for up to 90 days within a 180-day period during the validity of their Schengen visa (must hold a double or multiple entry C or D visa) without having to apply for a Bulgarian visa.
Data refreshed 06 Sep 2026
At a glance
Travel basics
- Region
- Eastern Europe
- Capital
- Sofia
- Languages
- Bulgarian
- Currency
- BGN
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00
- Borders
- GreeceVisa requiredNorth MacedoniaVisa requiredRomaniaVisa requiredSerbiaVisa requiredTurkeyVisa free / eVisa
- Area
- 110,879 km2
- Population
- 7,202,198
- Gini index
- 28.2