The old town and Stari Most bridge of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Who needs a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Southern Europe · Sarajevo

Photo: Ramirez / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Of 198 nationalities, 99 enter Bosnia and Herzegovina with no paperwork at all. The rest: 99 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Bosnia and Herzegovina government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Bosnia and Herzegovina's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 99

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa required 99

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Bosnia and Herzegovina

Region
Southeast Europe
Capital
Sarajevo
Population
3,140,095 2025 · 134th of 197
Size
51,209 km² 125th largest of 199
Density
61 per km²
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Currency
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark BAM
Borders
Croatia Montenegro Serbia

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.