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Bulgaria visa rules for Botswana passport holders

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The answer

No. Botswana passport holders need a visa to visit Bulgaria.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

publications.europa.euPublications Office of the European Union (consolidated text of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, as on EUR-Lex)Checked 29 Oct 2026

Afghanistan Armenia Angola Azerbaijan Bangladesh Burkina Faso Bahrain Burundi Benin Bolivia Bhutan Botswana Belarus Belize

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Bulgaria passport holders need to visit Botswana.

Bulgaria passport Botswana

Visa-free · 90 days

Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Botswana passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Sofia, nearest first.

  1. GeorgiaTbilisi, about 1,770 km from SofiaVisa-free · 12 months
  2. RussiaMoscow, about 1,780 km from SofiaVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Sofia

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Sofia, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 3.5°CLow -3.9°CRain 35 mm
  2. FebHigh 6.5°CLow -2.4°CRain 35 mm
  3. MarHigh 11.4°CLow 1.1°CRain 45 mm
  4. AprHigh 16.7°CLow 5.4°CRain 52 mm
  5. MayHigh 21.4°CLow 9.9°CRain 72 mm
  6. JunHigh 25.3°CLow 13.4°CRain 78 mm
  7. JulHigh 27.9°CLow 15.3°CRain 64 mm
  8. AugHigh 28.4°CLow 15.3°CRain 55 mm
  9. SepHigh 23.3°CLow 11.1°CRain 53 mm
  10. OctHigh 17.6°CLow 6.7°CRain 54 mm
  11. NovHigh 10.7°CLow 2.1°CRain 38 mm
  12. DecHigh 4.6°CLow -2.4°CRain 40 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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