Visitors to Bosnia and Herzegovina must obtain a visa from one of the Bosnia and Herzegovina diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of 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 except Kosovo and it also grants visa-free entry to several additional countries - Azerbaijan, China, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia and Turkey.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption Ordinary passports Citizens of the following countries and territories (including resident stateless persons and refugees) may enter Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa for the following period:
90 days 1
90 days within any 180 days ID AID
90 days within any 6 months All European Union member statesID AID
ID A
ID ID
IDID ID
ID
30 days within any 60 days
ID - May enter with an ID card (including Irish passport card) in lieu of a passport. A - For Chinese citizens with People's Republic of China passports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports or Macao Special Administrative Region passports only. 1 - The maximum length of stay must not exceed 180 days per year.
Substitute visa Holders of a valid multiple-entry visa issued by any Schengen Area member state, Cyprus, Ireland, Monaco or the United States of America may enter Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days. They may stay for a maximum of 90 days within any 6-month period. This is not applicable to holders of Kosovar passport.
Holders of a residence permit issued by any Schengen Area member state, Albania, Cyprus, Ireland, Monaco, Montenegro, Serbia or the United States of America may enter Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days. They may stay for a maximum of 90 days within any 6-month period. This is not applicable to holders of Kosovar passport.
Non-ordinary passports In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, 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).
Visitors statistics Most visitors arriving to Bosnia and Herzegovina on short-term basis are from the following countries of nationality:
Country 2018 2017 116,823 96,986 90,749 85,416 88,797 77,867 65,002 55,527 50,402 34,612 45,388 52,056 44,979 43,718 39,811 39,551 35,255 33,896 28,187 25,926 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
References
External links
Visa Information and Decision on visas