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Bulgaria visa rules for Vietnam passport holders

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The answer

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

Entry
Visa needed
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Tourist entry
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

▼M6 Vanuatu ▼B Vietnam Yemen South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe

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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 Vietnam.

Bulgaria passport Vietnam

Visa-free · 45 days

Maximum stay
Up to 45 days

Ngày 8/8, Chính phủ đã ban hành Nghị quyết số 229/NQ-CP về việc miễn thị thực theo Chương trình kích cầu phát triển du lịch cho công dân các nước gồm: Vương quốc Bỉ, Cộng hòa Bulgaria, Cộng hòa Croatia, Cộng hòa Séc, Hungary, Đại Công quốc Luxembourg, Vương quốc Hà Lan, Cộng hòa Ba Lan, Romania, Cộng hòa Slovakia, Cộng hòa Slovenia và Liên bang Thụy Sỹ.

Bulgaria passport to Vietnam, full page

Visa-free nearby

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

  1. BelarusMinsk, about 1,280 km from SofiaVisa-free · 30 days
  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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