Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens explained

Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As of 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 123 countries and territories, ranking the Bosnia and Herzegovina passport 43rd, tied with Albanian passport in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

In 2016, the Bosnia and Herzegovina passport was declared one of the five passports with the most improved rating since 2006.[2]

Recent

On 3 August 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina and Morocco signed an agreement to abolish visa requirements for the holders of diplomatic passports for period of 90 days.[3]

Belarus introduced 5 days visa-free access to Bosnian citizens from 12 February 2017 if they arrive via Minsk International Airport, later expanded to 30 days.[4] [5]

Lesotho introduced an e-Visa system on 1 May 2017 for Bosnian citizens.[6]

Qatar introduced an e-Visa system on 23 June 2017 for Bosnian citizens. On 1 January 2018, Japan abolished visa requirements for the holders of Bosnian diplomatic passports for period of 90 days. In March 2018, Colombia abolished visa requirements for Bosnian citizens.[7]

A visa exemption agreement was signed with China on 28 November 2017 and it entered into force on 29 May 2018.[8]

E-Visa available for Taiwan starting from 20 November 2019. As of 3 November 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo formally signed an agreement abolishing visas.

Argentina abolished visa requirements for the holders of ordinary Bosnian passport on the 5 September 2023.

United Arab Emirates abolished visa requirements for the holders of Bosnian passport on the 1 September 2023.

Future

In December 2015 it was announced by the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina that visa requirements for holders of regular biometric passports would be abolished for Mexico and Japan while a simplified visa regime would be introduced with the United Kingdom.[9]

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania90 days
Algeria
Andorra90 days
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda[10]
Argentina90 days
Armenia[11] 120 days
Australia[12]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria90 days
Azerbaijan[14] 90 days
Bahamas3 months
Bahrain14 days
Bangladesh30 days
Barbados
Belarus[15] [16]
  • Visa-free until 31 December 2024
Belgium90 days
Belize
[17] 30 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan[18]
90 days[19]
Botswana[20] 3 months
Brazil90 days
Bulgaria90 days
Burkina Faso[21]
Burundi1 month
Cambodia[22] 30 days
Cameroon[23]
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile90 days
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.[24]
  • Visa also not required to Hong Kong for 2 weeks; Macao for 3 months.
Colombia90 days
Comoros45 days
[25] 7 days
Costa Rica
  • 90 days visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued by Canada, the European Union member state, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or the United States
Cote d'Ivoire[26] 3 months
Croatia90 days
Cuba90 days
Cyprus90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.
Czech Republic90 days
Denmark90 days
Djibouti[27] 90 days
Dominica21 days
Dominican Republic90 days
  • extension of stay is possible for up to 120 days for a fee
Ecuador90 days
Egypt[28] 30 days
El Salvador
  • 90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Equatorial Guinea[29]
Eritrea
Estonia90 days
30 days
Ethiopia[30] up to 90 days
Fiji
Finland90 days
France90 days
Gabon[31] 90 days
Gambia[32]
Georgia1 year
Germany90 days
Ghana
Greece90 days
Grenada[33]
  • Holders of a pre-clearance letter may collect visa upon arrival.
Guatemala
  • 90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Guinea[34] 90 days
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana
Haiti3 months
Honduras
  • 90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Hungary90 days
Iceland90 days
India30 days
Indonesia30 days[35]
[36] 15 days
Iraq[37]
Ireland
  • Visa is issued free of charge.[38]
  • Visa waiver for UK 'C' visa holders until October 2016. Entry permitted only if first point of entry to the Common Travel Area is in the UK.[39]
Israel
Italy90 days
Jamaica90 days
  • 30 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by any member state of Schengen Area, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States and who have a proof that they are immunized against measles, rubella and polio
Japan
Jordan[40] 30 days
Kazakhstan[41]
Kenya[42] 90 days
Kiribati
[43] 30 days
  • The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[44]
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan60 days
30 days
Latvia90 days
Lebanon
Lesotho[45]
Liberia
Libya[46]
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 days
Madagascar60 days
Malawi[47] 90 days
Malaysia90 days
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta90 days
Marshall Islands90 days
Mauritania
Mauritius60 days
Mexico
  • 180 days Visa free for holders of valid visa or permanent residence issued by the US, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, or Schengen area.
30 days
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.
Monaco90 days
Mongolia[48] 30 days
Montenegro90 days
  • Biometric ID card valid for 30 days.
Morocco
  • e-Visa available for foreign nationals holding a residence or stay permit valid for at least 180 days on the date of application for the e-visa and residing in one of the EU countries, the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Norway, New Zealand and Switzerland as well as foreign nationals holding non-electronic visas of Schengen countries, the United States Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand, with multiple entries and that are valid for at least 90 days as of the date of submission of the e-Visa application. [49] [50]
Mozambique[51] 30 days
Myanmar[52] 28 days
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal90 days[53]
Netherlands90 days
New Zealand
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[54]
Nicaragua
  • Visa on arrival with valid visa issued by US, Canada, or Schengen Member State.
Niger
Nigeria[55] 90 days
90 days
Norway90 days
Oman[56] 14 days[57]
Pakistan[58] 90 days
Palau30 days
Panama90 days
Papua New Guinea[59]
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland90 days
Portugal90 days
Qatar[60] 30 days
Romania90 days
30 days
  • 30 days within any 60 day period.
Rwanda[61] 30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3 month
Samoa60 days
San Marino90 days
[62]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia90 days
Seychelles3 months
Sierra Leone[63] 3 months
Singapore30 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
Solomon Islands
Somalia30 days
South Africa
[64]
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain90 days
Sri Lanka[65] 60 days / 30 days
Sudan
Suriname[66] 90 days
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
[67]
Tajikistan[68] 30 days
  • Visa also available online.[69]
[70] 90 days
[71] 60 days
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo[72] 15 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago90 days
Tunisia3 months
Turkey90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period. ID card valid.
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda[73] 3 months
Ukraine30 days
  • 30 days within any 60 day period.
United Arab Emirates90 days
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan30 days
Vanuatu
90 days
[74] 90 days
Yemen
Zambia[75] 90 days
Zimbabwe30 days

Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:

Visitor toVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
[76] From January 1st 2025, Kosovo will give visa free access to Bosnia and Herzegovina with only ID cards
Asia
30 days

Dependent and autonomous territories

CountriesVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes
United Kingdom
AnguillaHolders of a valid visa or residence permit for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa
Bermuda
Holders of a visa for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa. The visa for those countries must have at least 6 months of validity before travel
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
[77]
[78]
[79]
MontserratHolders of a valid visa for the United Kingdom, United States, Canada or an EU country do not need a visa.
Turks and Caicos IslandsHolders of a valid visa or residence permit for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa
[80]
China
Hong Kong14 days
90 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands[81] 90 days
Greenland[82] 90 days
Netherlands
Aruba30 days
Caribbean Netherlands90 daysincludes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
90 days
90 days
France
French Guiana90 days
French Polynesia90 days
French West Indies90 daysincludes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy
Mayotte90 days
New Caledonia90 days
Reunion90 days
Saint Pierre and Miquelon[83] 90 days
Wallis and Futuna90 days
New Zealand
Cook Islands31 days
Niue30 days
Tokelau[84]
South Korea
Jeju Special Autonomous Province[85] 30 days
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico

Diplomatic and official passports only

Countriesallowed stay
Belarus[86] 30 days
China90 days
Egypt90 days
Israel[87] 90 days
Japan[88] 90 days
Kazakhstan30 days
Lebanon30 days*
[89] 90 days**

See also

References and Notes

References
Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Passport Ranking.
  2. The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index Celebrates Ten Years.
  3. Web site: Ukinute vize za Maroko nositeljima diplomatskih, službenih i posebnih pasoša BiH.
  4. Web site: Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь.
  5. Web site: Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь.
  6. Web site: Lesotho: Online Visa Application System Introduced . 18 May 2017.
  7. Web site: Kolumbija ukinula vize državljanima BiH.
  8. Web site: 中国-波黑即将全面免签_新闻_央视网(cctv.com) . 尹惠仙 . m.news.cctv.com . 2017-11-28.
  9. Web site: BiH nastoji omogućiti građanima bezvizna putovanja u Argentinu i Japan.
  10. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda eVisa.
  11. Web site: Armenia eVisa.
  12. Web site: Australia Subclass 600.
  13. Holders of biometric passports only.
  14. https://mfa.gov.az/en/category/visa/visa-free-countries Visa free countries
  15. Web site: Statement of Belarus Foreign Ministry on visa-free travel to Belarus for the citizens of 35 European countries . 2024-07-19.
  16. Web site: Statement of Belarus Foreign Ministry on visa-free travel to Belarus for the citizens of 35 European countries . 2024-07-19.
  17. Web site: Benin eVisa.
  18. Web site: Bhutan eVisa.
  19. Web site: Bolivia Online Visa.
  20. Web site: Botswana eVisa.
  21. Web site: Burkina Faso eVisa.
  22. Web site: Cambodia eVisa.
  23. Web site: Cameroon eVisa.
  24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505004847/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/05/c_137156745.htm China-BiH visa-free regime to go into effect
  25. Web site: DR Congo eVisa.
  26. Web site: CI eVisa.
  27. Web site: Djibouti eVisa.
  28. Web site: Egypt eVisa.
  29. Web site: Equatorial Guinea eVisa.
  30. Web site: Ethiopia eVisa.
  31. Web site: Gabon eVisa.
  32. Web site: ENTRY INTO THE GAMBIA. GAMBIA IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. gid.gov.gm . 2017-12-23 . 2017-12-23.
  33. Web site: Visa Requirements for Grenada: Complete List . April 2018 . Embassy of Grenada to the United States of America.
  34. Web site: Guinea eVisa.
  35. Web site: Indonesia e-VOA.
  36. Web site: Iran eVisa.
  37. https://evisa.iq/en Iraq eVisa portal
  38. https://www.dfa.ie/travel/visas/visas-for-ireland/#tabs-3 No fee required
  39. http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Visa%20Waiver%20Programme%20Information%20Note%20March%202012.pdf/Files/Visa%20Waiver%20Programme%20Information%20Note%20March%202012.pdf The Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme
  40. Web site: Jordan E-Services.
  41. Web site: Kazakhstan eVisa.
  42. Web site: Kenya eTA.
  43. Web site: K-ETA.
  44. Web site: K-ETA Application Guide.
  45. Web site: Lesotho eVisa.
  46. Web site: Libya eVisa.
  47. Web site: Malawi eVisa.
  48. Web site: Consul.mn .
  49. Web site: Morocco eVisa.
  50. Web site: Launch of electronic visas for Morocco.
  51. Web site: Mozambique eVisa.
  52. Web site: Myanmar eVisa.
  53. Web site: Nepal Online Visa.
  54. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . 21 May 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
  55. Web site: Nigeria Immigration Services.
  56. Web site: Oman to give visa-free 10-day entry to 103 countries to boost tourism . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123123702/https://fm.gov.om/oman-to-give-visa-free-10-day-entry-to-103-countries-to-boost-tourism/ . 23 January 2021 . 10 December 2020 .
  57. Web site: Oman extends visa-free period for visitors from 103 countries . 20 January 2021 .
  58. Web site: List of Countries for Visa Prior to Arrival.
  59. Web site: PNG eVisa.
  60. Web site: Qatar Hayya.
  61. Web site: Rwanda E-Services.
  62. Web site: ST eVisa.
  63. Web site: Sierra Leone eVisa.
  64. Web site: South Sudan eVisa.
  65. Web site: SL eVisa.
  66. Web site: Suriname eVisa.
  67. https://evisa.sy/home-content eVisa Syria
  68. Web site: The list of countries eligible for the unilateral visa-free entry system has been expanded, and the visa application process for citizens of certain countries to the Republic of Tajikistan has been simplified.
  69. https://www.evisa.tj/index.evisa.html#/help Tajikistan e-Visa
  70. Web site: Tanzania eVisa.
  71. Web site: Thai eVisa.
  72. Web site: Togo eVisa.
  73. Web site: Uganda eVisa.
  74. Web site: Vietnam eVisa.
  75. Web site: Zambia eVisa.
  76. Web site: Entry to Kosovo with Bosnian ID card.
  77. Web site: Do I require an entry clearance/ VISA . 2018-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222421/http://www.gov.gg/doirequireanentryclearance . 2013-12-02 . dead .
  78. Web site: Immigration Details for the Isle of Man . 2014-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140629181047/http://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/immigration/foreign-nationals/ . 2014-06-29 . dead .
  79. Web site: Visa and passport requirements for visitors.
  80. Web site: Saint Helena eVisa. Saint Helena Government.
  81. Web site: Passport and visa . 2014-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140720043911/http://www.visitfaroeislands.com/en/about-the-faroe-islands/important-facts-for-travelers/passport-and-visa/ . 2014-07-20 . dead.
  82. Web site: Practical information. Greenland Travel EN.
  83. Web site: Requesting a visa . Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires . étrangères . France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
  84. Web site: Welcome to nginx! . 2014-03-15 . https://archive.today/20140315034207/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NZ&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C . 2014-03-15 . dead.
  85. Web site: Immigration Clearance for non-Koreans.
  86. Web site: Narodna Republika KINA.
  87. Web site: IZRAEL.
  88. Web site: BHRT.
  89. Web site: RUSKA Federacija.

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