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Bulgaria visa rules for Canada passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Bulgaria.

The answer

Yes. Canada passport holders can visit Bulgaria visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 180 days
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

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

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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 Canada.

Bulgaria passport Canada

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
CA$7.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

eTA-required countries or territories Andorra Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium British citizen British national overseas British overseas citizen (re-admissible to the United Kingdom) British overseas territory citizen with citizenship through birth, descent, naturalization or registration in one of the British overseas territories of Anguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Island Saint Helena Turks and Caicos Islands British subject with a right of abode in the United Kingdom Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Chile Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (must have a passport issued by Hong Kong SAR) Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel (must have a national Israeli passport) Italy Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Papua New Guinea Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Romania (electronic passport holders only) Samoa San Marino Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan (must have an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal identification number) United Arab Emirates Vatican City State (must have a passport or travel document issued by the Vatican)

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. North MacedoniaSkopje, about 170 km from SofiaVisa-free
  2. KosovoPristina, about 180 km from SofiaVisa-free · 90 days
  3. RomaniaBucharest, about 300 km from SofiaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. AlbaniaTirana, about 330 km from SofiaVisa-free · 90 days
  5. SerbiaBelgrade, about 330 km from SofiaVisa-free · 90 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’.

Plan the trip

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