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 60,00 EUR
Multiple entry / exit visa or transit visa up to 90 days 60,00 EUR
Multiple entry / exit visa or transit visa over 90 days 95,00 EUR
NOTE 1:
Between June 1st and September 30th, 2026, nationals of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the Sultanate of Oman holding ordinary passports are exempt from the visa requirement for entry, exit, transit, and stay on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this period, the total duration of stay for citizens of Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia in Bosnia and Herzegovina may not exceed 30 days.
After this period, entry and stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa will still be permitted only if the traveler holds a valid multiple-entry Schengen visa, a visa issued by an EU member state, or an appropriate residence permit for the territory of the Schengen Area or an EU country, subject to border control by the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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.