Bulgaria Transit Visa

Bulgaria Transit Visa

A visa is most likely do not required to transit through Bulgaria providing that they do not intend to leave the international transit area.

Citizens of the following States are subject to an airport transit visa requirement: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Congo (former Zaire), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan.

An airport transit visa is issued to a foreign holder of a regular foreign travel document or an equivalent document.

The airport transit visa may be single, double or, as an exception – multiple, with a validity term of three months from the date of its issue.

The airport transit visa entitles the foreigner to cross or to stay in the international transit zone of the airport in the case of a transit landing or of changing flights for the purpose of continuing travel to another state for a duration not exceeding 24 hours.

A foreigner staying in a transit room of international flights is deemed not admitted to the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and is not entitled to leave the transit room. The border passport control authorities retain the foreign-travel documents of any such alien until his or her exit from Bulgaria.

The following documents shall be submitted together with the application on applying for an airport transit visa:

1. A regular foreign travel document;
2. A photocopy of the pages the foreign travel document with the personal information and with the visas laid and/or a photocopy of the held permits for stay in the next states along the route as well as for the end destination state, if required.
3. A recent colorful photograph (passport size)
4. Flight booking

Before the airport transit visa is issued, the ticket and a copy thereof are presented.


Remarks: The provided information serves as a guideline only. If you have any doubts, please refer to the appropriate authority for clarification.