Bulgaria
Republic of Bulgaria
An official application portal and a named visa-type list have both been confirmed, and the portal was reachable at the last check. Links last checked 2026-09-07.
Photo credit
Sofia, Bulgaria — photograph by Deensel, CC BY 2.0 · source
Overview
Bulgaria is listed in the Visa Atlas directory with stable ISO codes BG/BGR, capital Sofia. This directory covers 196 countries: the 193 United Nations member states plus the Holy See, the State of Palestine and Kosovo. That is a chosen editorial scope, not a universally accepted count — recognition and membership differ between organisations and governments, and listing a place here implies no political position.
Official resources
Official visa website Opens a form
Visa for Bulgaria :: MFA (opens in a new tab)https://www.mfa.bg/en/services-travel/consular-services/travel-bulgaria/visa-bulgaria
Confirmed on an official government page we cite. Reachable when last checked (September 7, 2026). Evidence page (opens in a new tab)
Immigration authority
Дирекция "Миграция" (opens in a new tab)https://mvr.bg/migration/
Government-owned domain; provenance not cross-confirmed. Temporarily unavailable when last checked (September 7, 2026).
Official application portal Opens a form
Чуждестранни граждани, пребиваващи в България (opens in a new tab)http://www.identity.egov.bg/wps/portal/egov/uslugi/chuzhdestranni%20grazhdani,%20prebivavashti%20v%20bulgaria
Government-owned domain; provenance not cross-confirmed. Reachable when last checked (September 7, 2026).
A working link is not proof of official status, and a reachable page is not expert review. Confirm every rule on the government site itself before you travel.
Official guidance
Source checkedThis is the official page Visa Atlas opened for Bulgaria. It is the authority for visa categories, requirements, fees and processing times — those are not restated here unless an official schedule has been recorded field by field.
Visa for Bulgaria :: MFANo country-specific summary has been quoted from this page yet, so nothing is paraphrased here. Open the official link above for the current rules.
- Publisher:
- www.mfa.bg
- Link opened:
- 2026-09-07
- Checked with:
- HTTP request
Source checked is not expert review, and it does not make any eligibility claim for your nationality.
Schengen membership
Source checkedBulgaria is listed as a Schengen Area member state.
Provenance
- Reviewer:
- None recorded
- Reviewed:
- Not reviewed
- Effective from:
- Not stated
- Jurisdiction:
- Schengen Area
- Schengen Area — European Commission — Migration and Home Affairs, Source checked on 2026-09-07
A Schengen short-stay visa is not a long-stay or national visa and does not grant the right to work. Stays beyond 90 days, study, and employment are governed by each member state's national rules, which are not seeded here.
Set your travel context
These selectors record who is travelling so guidance can be filtered later. They never produce an eligibility decision.