Do German passport holders need a visa for Bosnia & Hercegovina?
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How we checkNo visa. German passport holders can stay in Bosnia & Hercegovina up to 90 days within six months without a visa.
The Auswärtiges Amt says German citizens need no visa and may stay a maximum of 90 days within six months. Entry works with a passport, provisional passport, ID card or child passport, but not the provisional ID card, and documents must still be valid for at least three months at departure. Foreigners must register with the police; hotels usually do it, and otherwise you go to the nearest police station within 48 hours if you plan to stay more than three days.
Source: Auswärtiges Amt (German Federal Foreign Office). Checked Nov 1, 2026See the source
- Maximum stay
- Up to 90 days in six months
- Beyond that a residence permit is required.
- Accepted documents
- Passport, ID card; not provisional ID
- Reisepass, vorläufiger Reisepass, Personalausweis and Kinderreisepass are accepted; the vorläufiger Personalausweis is not.
- Document validity
- 3 months past exit
- Documents must still be valid for at least three months when you leave, so for longer on arrival.
- Registration
- Within 48 hours if staying more than 3 days
- Hotels usually register guests; otherwise go to the nearest police station. Failure can bring fines.
- Funds
- BAM 150 per day of stay
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina sets the minimum for foreigners at KM 150 per day of intended stay, or the equivalent in convertible foreign currency.
Changes to this rule
- Nov 1, 2026Police registration within 48 hours applies to stays of more than three days.