ENTRY VISA

Entry visa

Nationals of the following states are exempted from the visa requirement

A) Citizens of the following countries are exempt from the visa requirement when entering, exiting or travelling through Bosnia and Herzegovina:

 

1) Albania

2) Andorra

3) Argentina

4) Australia

5) Austria

6) Belgium

7) Brunei Darussalam

8) Bulgaria

9) Montenegro

10) Czech Republic

11) Chile

12) Denmark

13) Estonia

14) Finland

15) France

16) Greece

17) Guatemala

18) Honduras

19) Croatia

20) Ireland

21) Island

22) Italy

23) Japan

24) Costa Rica

25) Korea Republic

26) Canada

27) Qatar

28) Cyprus

29) Kuwait

30) Latvia

31) Liechtenstein

32) Lithuania

33) Luxembourg

34) Hungary

35) Macedonia

36) Malta

37) Order of Malta

38) Mexico

39) Monaco

40) Nicaragua

41) the Netherlands

42) Germany

43) Norway

44) New Zealand

45) Panama

46) Paraguay

47) Poland

48) Portugal

49) Romania

50) United States of America

51) Salvador

52) San Marino

53) Singapore

54) Slovakia

55) Slovenia

56) Vatican 

57) Serbia

58) Spain

59) Sweden

60) Swiss Confederation

61) Turkey

62) UK Great Britain and Northern Ireland

63) Uruguay

64) Venezuela

65) Antigua and Barbuda

66) Bahamas

67) Bahrain

68) Barbados

69) Mauritius

70) Seychelles

71) United Arab Emirates

72) Saint Kitts and Nevis

73) Dominican Republic

74) Grenada

75) East Timor

76) Kiribati

77) Colombia 

78) Marshall Islands

70) Micronesia

80) Palau 

81) Peru

82) Samoa

83) Solomon Islands

84) Saint Lucia

85) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

86) Tonga

87) Trinidad and Tobago

88) Tuvalu 

89) Vanuatu

90) China, (People's Republic of China).

91) Georgia

 

B) Holders of valid ordinary passports of the following countries do not need visas for entry, exit or transit through the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with concluded agreements:

1. Albania

2. Azerbaijan

3. Russian Federation

4. Ukraine

5. Israel

6. Malaysia

 

C) Holders of diplomatic and service passports of the following countries do not need visas for entry, exit or transit through the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with concluded agreements:

 

1. Egypt

2. Indonesia

3. Kazakhstan

4. Cuba

5. Moldova

6. Algeria

7. Morocco

 

D) Holders of business passports of the following countries are exempted from the visa requirement when entering,exiting or travelling through Bosnia and Herzegovina:

1) Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

2) Macao, People's Republic of China

3) Taiwan, Republic of China

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ENTRY VISA REQIREMENTS

BiH entry visa shall be issued by diplomatic/consular offices of Bosnia and Herzegovina abroad.

For the purposes of a private visit, a guarantee letter/invitation by a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, certified by the competent body, must be submitted together with the visa application.

For the purposes of business travel, business invitation by the partner from Bosnia and Herzegovina, certified by the competent body, must be submitted together with the visa application.

One photograph shall be submitted together with the visa application. Fees for visa issuance by diplomatic/consular offices:

Single entry / exit visa or transit visa 31,00 EUR

Multiple entry / exit visa or transit visa up to 90 days 57,00 EUR

Multiple entry / exit visa or transit visa over 90 days 72,00 EUR

NOTE 1:

Citizens of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, holding ordinary passports in the period from June 1, 2024. until 30.9.2024. are exempted from the obligation to obtain a visa for entry, exit, transit and stay in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After the expiration of this period, it is allowed to enter BiH and stay on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina without the obligation to obtain visas for holders of valid travelers, if they have valid multiple visa or visa of the EU country, or an appropriate residence permit in the Schengen countries territories or EU countries, after control of the border police of BiH.

 

NOTE 2:

Citizens of countries with which Bosnia and Herzegovina has a visa regime can enter Bosnia and Herzegovina with a passport, without the obligation to obtain visas for entry, exit, transit and stay in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, if they have a valid multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued in to the signatory countries of the Schengen Agreement, the member countries of the European Union or the United States of America.

 

(The time of stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the mentioned cases is possible for a total of 90 days in any period of 180 days, with the proviso that one continuous stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot be longer than 30 days and within the validity period of the visa or permit residence permits issued by the specified countries.