Visa policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Visitors to Bosnia and Herzegovina must obtain a visa from one of the Bosnia and Herzegovina diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Entry and exit stamps.

As an applicant country for membership in the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains visa policy similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area. Bosnia and Herzegovina grants visa-free entry to all Schengen Annex II nationalities and it also grants visa-free entry to several additional countries – Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, Kosovo, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Russia and Turkey.

Visa policy map

 

Visa policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Visa-free access

Holders of passports of the following 102 jurisdictions, including resident stateless persons and refugees, may enter and stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina for up to 90 days within 180 days without a visa (unless otherwise noted): ^[1][2][3]

All European Union citizens ^1   Albania ^1   Andorra   Antigua and Barbuda   Argentina   Azerbaijan   Australia   Bahamas   Bahrain   Barbados   Brazil   Brunei   Canada   Chile   China   Colombia   Costa Rica   Dominica   El Salvador   Georgia   Grenada   Guatemala    Holy See   Honduras   Hong Kong   Iceland   Israel   Japan   Kiribati   Kosovo ^1   Kuwait   Liechtenstein ^1   Macau   Malaysia   Marshall Islands   Mauritius   Mexico   Micronesia   Moldova   Monaco ^1   Montenegro ^1   New Zealand   Nicaragua   North Macedonia ^1   Norway ^1   Oman   Palau   Panama   Paraguay   Peru   Qatar   Russia (30 days)   Saint Kitts and Nevis   Saint Lucia   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   Samoa   San Marino ^1   Serbia ^1   Seychelles   Singapore   Solomon Islands   South Korea   Switzerland ^1   Taiwan   Timor-Leste   Tonga   Trinidad and Tobago   Turkey ^1   Tuvalu   Ukraine (30 days)   United Arab Emirates   United Kingdom   United States   Uruguay   Vanuatu   Venezuela

^{1 - May enter using a national ID card (incl. Irish passport card) for a stay of up to 90 days within 180 days}

The maximum stay is granted within 6 months (2 months to citizens of Russia and Ukraine).

Substitute visas

Valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of the European Union, Schengen Area member states, and United States of America can enter Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days.^[4][5] This is not applicable to holders of Kosovan passport.^[6]

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia and holders of only diplomatic passports of Algeria and Armenia do not require a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Visa is also not required for stateless persons and refugees residing in countries whose citizens do not require a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina (except for countries of Central and South America and the Caribbean).^[7]

Reciprocity

Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens can enter without a visa some of the countries whose citizens are granted visa-free access to Bosnia and Herzegovina but require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Grenada (grants visa on arrival), Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Mauritius (grants visa on arrival), Marshall Islands, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Paraguay, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu (grants visa on arrival), United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Venezuela.

COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, entry was not allowed for persons who had previously visited China, Iran, Italy or South Korea.^[8]

Visitors statistics

Most visitors arriving to Bosnia and Herzegovina on short-term basis are from the following countries of nationality:^[9]

Country	2018	2017
Croatia	116,823	96,986
Turkey	90,749	85,416
Serbia	88,797	77,867
Slovenia	65,002	55,527
Germany	50,402	34,612
South Korea	45,388	52,056
Italy	44,979	43,718
Poland	39,811	39,551
United Arab Emirates	35,255	33,896
United States	28,187	25,926
Austria	26,560	23,889
Total	1,052,898	923,221

See also

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina portal

• Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens
• Visa policy of the Schengen Area

References

1. "Vize". www.mvp.gov.ba.
2. "Visa and health information". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
3. Bosnia lifts visa requirements for 10 countries
4. "Decision on Visas". Article 17, Decision of 18 December 2014 (PDF).
5. "Decision on Visas-Amendments". Article 2, Decision of 5 September 2017 (PDF).
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK - UPDATE 14.03.2020, International Air Transport Association
9. "TOURISM STATISTICS Cumulative data, January – December 2018" (PDF). Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHAS). Retrieved 9 April 2019.

External links

• Visa Information and Decision on visas