Visa information for Sofia, Bulgaria

Do I need a tourist visa to visit Bulgaria? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for Bulgaria? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to Bulgaria by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Not required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Angola	Required
Argentina	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Armenia	Required	Visa not required for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states
Australia	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Austria	Not required
Azerbaijan	Required
Bahamas	Not required	3 months within any 6 month period
Bahrain	Required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Not required	3 months within any 6 month period
Belarus	Required
Belgium	Not required
Belize	Required
Benin	Required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Required
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Not required
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Not required	3 months during a 6 months period
Brunei	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required	Visa free entry for Cambodian citizens that have either valid C visa issued by Croatia, Cyprus, Romania or a Schengen Member State.
Cameroon	Required
Canada	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
China	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Colombia	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Costa Rica	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Croatia	Not required
Cuba	Required
Cyprus	Not required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Not required	Freedom of movement
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required
East Timor	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Ecuador	Required
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Not required
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Not required
France	Not required
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Not required
Germany	Not required
Ghana	Required
Greece	Not required
Grenada	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Guatemala	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Required
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Not required
Iceland	Not required	Freedom of movement
India	Required	National visa may be substituted with a C visa issued by Croatia, Cyprus, Romania or a Schengen Area member state
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Not required
Israel	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Italy	Not required
Jamaica	Required
Japan	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Jordan	Required
Kazakhstan	Required
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Required
Kyrgyzstan	Required
Laos	Required
Latvia	Not required
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Not required	Freedom of movement
Lithuania	Not required
Luxembourg	Not required
Macedonia	Not required
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Maldives	Required
Mali	Required
Malta	Not required
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Not required	3 months during a 6 months period
Mexico	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Moldova	Not required
Monaco	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Mongolia	Required
Montenegro	Not required
Morocco	Required	Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states.
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Not required
New Zealand	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Nicaragua	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Not required	Freedom of movement
Oman	Required
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Peru	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Philippines	Required
Poland	Not required
Portugal	Not required
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Not required
Russia	Required
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Saudi Arabia	Required
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Not required
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Slovakia	Not required
Slovenia	Not required
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Required
South Korea	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Not required
Sri Lanka	Required	Multiple-entry Schengen visa covers entry
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Not required
Switzerland	Not required	Freedom of movement
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Required
Togo	Required
Tonga	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Trinidad and Tobago	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Tunisia	Required	Not required if holding a multiple entry C Schengen visa (5 days entry)
Turkey	Required
Tuvalu	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Not required
United Arab Emirates	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
United Kingdom	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
United States	Not required
Uruguay	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Uzbekistan	Required
Venezuela	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required