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Do Spanish passport holders need a visa for Bulgaria?

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No visa. Spanish citizens can enter Bulgaria with a DNI or a passport.

Bulgaria is an EU and Schengen member, so Spanish citizens need no visa and are not registered in the EES. The Spanish foreign ministry says: "No se requiere visado para entrar en el país." It adds that Spanish citizens can stay up to 90 days per half-year with only a valid DNI or passport, and asks for a document with at least three months of validity.

Source: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, UE y Cooperación (Spain). Checked Oct 4, 2026See the source

Visa: Not required; Bulgaria is an EU and Schengen member.
Documents: DNI or passport; The ministry asks for a valid document with a minimum validity of three months.
Stay: Up to 90 days per half-year; Longer stays need a certificate from the Bulgarian National Police Service.
At the border: No EES, no ETIAS; Both apply to non-EU visitors only; the EES excludes nationals of the countries that use it.

Changes to this rule

Jan 1, 2025Checks at the internal land borders between Bulgaria and Romania ended; Bulgaria now applies the Schengen rules in full.

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