Visa policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entry and exit stamps.

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.

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 exemption

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):

Alle European Union citizensID AlbanienID Andorra Antigua und Barbuda Argentinien Aserbaidschan Australien Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Brasilien Brunei Kanada Chile China Kolumbien Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador Georgien Grenada Guatemala Holy See Honduras Hongkong Island Israel Japan Kiribati KosovoID Kuwait LiechtensteinID Macao Malaysia Marshallinseln Mauritius Mexiko Mikronesien Moldawien MonacoID MontenegroID Neuseeland Nicaragua North MacedoniaID NorwegenID Oman Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Katar Russland (30 days) St. Kitts und Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent und die Grenadinen Samoa San MarinoID SerbienID Seychellen Singapur Salomonen Südkorea SchweizID Taiwan Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad und Tobago Türkei Tuvalu Ukraine (30 days) Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Vereinigtes Königreich Vereinigte Staaten Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela

^{ID — May enter using a national ID card or 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. This is not applicable to holders of Kosovan passport.

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).

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,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.

Visitors statistics

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

Land	2018	2017
Kroatien	116,823	96,986
Türkei	90,749	85,416
Serbien	88,797	77,867
Slowenien	65,002	55,527
Deutschland	50,402	34,612
Südkorea	45,388	52,056
Italien	44,979	43,718
Polen	39,811	39,551
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate	35,255	33,896
Vereinigte Staaten	28,187	25,926
Österreich	26,560	23,889
Total	1,052,898	923,221

See also

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

External links

• Visa Information and Decision on visas