Visa policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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{{Short description|Policy on permits required to enter Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
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Visitors to Bosnia and Herzegovina must obtain a visa from one of the Bosnia and Herzegovina diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.
As an applicant country for membership in the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains visa policy similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area.
Bosnia and Herzegovina grants visa-free entry to all Schengen Annex II nationalities except Kosovo and it also grants visa-free entry to several additional countries - Azerbaijan, China, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Russia and Turkey.
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
=Ordinary passports=
Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories (including resident stateless persons and refugees) may enter Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa for the following period:{{cite web | title=Visa information | url=https://www.mvp.gov.ba/konzularne_informacije/vize/Default.aspx?template_id=16 | website=www.mvp.gov.ba}}{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=BA|access-date=1 April 2017}}
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90 days within any 180 days
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90 days within any 6 months
- {{flagicon|EU}} All European Union member statesID
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30 days within any 60 days
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ID - May enter with an ID card (including Irish passport card) in lieu of a passport.
# - Up to a maximum stay of 180 days per year.
=Substitute visa=
Valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of the European Union, Schengen Area member states, and United States of America can enter Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days.{{cite act | title=Decision on Visas | article=17 | type=Decision | url=http://www.mvp.gov.ba/konzularne_informacije/sta_konzul_moze_uciniti_za_vas/DECISION%20ON%20VISAS%20%20-%2018.12.2014.pdf | date=18 December 2014}}{{cite act | title=Decision on Visas-Amendments|article=2 | type=Decision | url=http://www.mvp.gov.ba/konzularne_informacije/sta_konzul_moze_uciniti_za_vas/Decision%20on%20Visas%20-%20Amendments%20-%2073_17.pdf | date=5 September 2017}} This is not applicable to holders of Kosovan passport.{{cite web | url=https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=BA&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=00&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C | title=Archived copy | access-date=15 March 2014 | archive-date=14 March 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140314210634/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=BA&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=00&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C | url-status=dead}}
=Non-ordinary passports=
In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia and holders of only diplomatic passports of Algeria and Armenia do not require a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Visa is also not required for stateless persons and refugees residing in countries whose citizens do not require a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina (except for countries of Central and South America and the Caribbean).{{cite web | url=https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=BA&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=00&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C | title=Archived copy | access-date=15 March 2014 | archive-date=14 March 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140314210634/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=BA&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=00&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C | url-status=dead}}
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{{main|Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens}}
Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens may enter without a visa some of the countries whose citizens are granted visa-free access to Bosnia and Herzegovina but require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Brunei, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Grenada (grants visa on arrival), Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Mauritius (grants visa on arrival), Marshall Islands, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Solomon Islands, Taiwan (grants eVisa), Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu (grants visa on arrival), United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Venezuela.
Visitors statistics
Most visitors arriving to Bosnia and Herzegovina on short-term basis are from the following countries of nationality:{{cite web | url=http://bhas.gov.ba/data/Publikacije/Saopstenja/2019/TUR_02_2018_12_0_BS.pdf | title=TOURISM STATISTICS Cumulative data, January - December 2018 | publisher=Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHAS) | access-date=9 Apr 2019}}
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! Country ! 2018 ! 2017 | ||
{{flag|Croatia}} | 116,823 | 96,986 |
{{flag|Turkey}} | 90,749 | 85,416 |
{{flag|Serbia}} | 88,797 | 77,867 |
{{flag|Slovenia}} | 65,002 | 55,527 |
{{flag|Germany}} | 50,402 | 34,612 |
{{flag|South Korea}} | 45,388 | 52,056 |
{{flag|Italy}} | 44,979 | 43,718 |
{{flag|Poland}} | 39,811 | 39,551 |
{{flag|United Arab Emirates}} | 35,255 | 33,896 |
{{flag|United States}} | 28,187 | 25,926 |
{{flag|Austria}} | 26,560 | 23,889 |
Total | 1,052,898 | 923,221 |
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See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.mfa.ba/konzularne_informacije/vize/Default.aspx Visa Information] and [http://www.mfa.ba/konzularne_informacije/vize/?id=8672 Decision on visas ]
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