What the Bulgaria visa rules mean for Marshall Islands travellers
Marshall Islands citizens can enter Bulgaria without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Marshall Islands passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Bulgaria applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry says visa applicants need a passport valid for at least 3 months after the intended date of departure from Bulgaria, issued within the last 10 years and with at least 2 blank pages. The UK go…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry asks visa applicants for medical insurance valid in the EU for the whole trip, covering repatriation, urgent medical care and emergency hospital treatment, of at least EUR 30,000, as the EU V…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required to enter Bulgaria. The Schengen Borders Code (Annex I) lists a return or round-trip ticket among the supporting documents that may be us…
Bulgaria entry rules compared
Bulgaria lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Marshall Islands citizens are treated the same way as Australia, Kiribati, Micronesia, New Zealand and Palau. Overall the Marshall Islands passport ranks #85 in the world with 75 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Marshall Islands passport you can also visit 39 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Cyprus and Czechia.
In the other direction, Bulgaria citizens can visit Marshall Islands visa-free for up to 90 days.