Passport Atlas

Entering Bulgaria

Bulgaria does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#91

Entry openness

93

Visa free

93

Visa required

105

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Country profile

Capital

Sofia

Population

6.4 million

Area

110,910 km²

Currency

Euro EUR

Languages

Bulgarian

Time zone

UTC+02:00

Foreign-born

299,100 · 2024

Migrant share

4.4%

Ethnic groups · 2021

Bulgarian78.5%
unspecified9.4%
Turkish7.8%
Roma4.1%
other1.2%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+359

Airports

SOF · BOJ · VAR · PDV

Highlights

Rila Monastery
Nesebar
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Bulgaria Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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