Global rank
#5
Bulgaria • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free120 · 60%
Visa on arrival29 · 15%
eTA10 · 5%
Visa required40 · 20%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
31
Union Members
World reach
80%
About the Bulgaria passport
The Bulgaria passport ranks #5 of 200 globally, ahead of 98% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside Estonia and Romania, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Like many countries, Bulgaria extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
Bulgaria applies a top marginal income tax rate of 10% and a capital gains tax rate of 10%. The country operates a flat tax regime, applying a single flat rate to all income brackets. The flat-rate structure simplifies tax planning for residents and expats alike, with a predictable single rate applied regardless of income level.
Bulgaria is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Bulgaria passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAzerbaijanBeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaGabonGhanaGuineaGuyanaIndiaIraqLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNauruNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanRussiaSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTogoTurkmenistanUgandaUnited StatesYemen
How Bulgaria compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Bulgaria passport ranks 19th of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.