Of 198 nationalities, 59 enter Brunei with no paperwork at all.
The rest: 5 can get a visa at the border, 133 must be approved before they travel and 1 cannot travel there.
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Who needs what Visa free 59 Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.
🇦🇹 Austria 90d 🇧🇪 Belgium 90d 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 90d 🇰🇭 Cambodia 14d 🇨🇦 Canada 90d 🇨🇳 China 14d 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 14d 🇭🇷 Croatia 90d 🇨🇾 Cyprus 90d 🇨🇿 Czechia 90d 🇩🇰 Denmark 90d 🇪🇪 Estonia 90d 🇫🇮 Finland 90d 🇫🇷 France 90d 🇩🇪 Germany 90d 🇬🇷 Greece 90d 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 14d 🇭🇺 Hungary 90d 🇮🇸 Iceland 90d 🇮🇩 Indonesia 14d 🇮🇪 Ireland 90d 🇮🇹 Italy 90d 🇯🇵 Japan 30d 🇽🇰 Kosovo 14d 🇱🇦 Laos 30d 🇱🇻 Latvia 90d 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 90d 🇱🇹 Lithuania 90d 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 90d 🇲🇴 Macao 14d 🇲🇾 Malaysia 30d 🇲🇻 Maldives 14d 🇲🇹 Malta 90d 🇲🇲 Myanmar 14d 🇳🇱 Netherlands 90d 🇳🇿 New Zealand 30d 🇳🇴 Norway 90d 🇴🇲 Oman 30d 🇵🇪 Peru 14d 🇵🇭 Philippines 14d 🇵🇱 Poland 90d 🇵🇹 Portugal 90d 🇷🇴 Romania 90d 🇷🇺 Russia 14d 🇸🇬 Singapore 30d 🇸🇰 Slovakia 90d 🇸🇮 Slovenia 90d 🇰🇷 South Korea 30d 🇪🇸 Spain 90d 🇸🇪 Sweden 90d 🇨🇭 Switzerland 90d 🇹🇼 Taiwan 14d 🇹🇭 Thailand 14d 🇹🇷 Türkiye 30d 🇺🇦 Ukraine 30d 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 30d 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 90d 🇺🇸 United States 90d 🇻🇳 Vietnam 14d
Show all 59 Visa on arrival 5 Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.
🇦🇺 Australia 30d 🇧🇭 Bahrain 30d 🇰🇼 Kuwait 30d 🇶🇦 Qatar 14d 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 30d No admission 1 A government policy, not a paperwork problem. No agent or service can work around it.
About Brunei
Region South-Eastern Asia
Capital Bandar Seri Begawan
Population 466,330 2025 · 172nd of 197
Size 5,765 km² 166th largest of 199
Density 81 per km²
Language Malay
Currency Brunei dollar BND
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.
Official portal link verified 19 September 2026
Visa requirement data last updated by its source 18 February 2026 confirm the requirement on the government page
Checked for changes 4 October 2026
Rules change without notice. Always confirm against the government page before you book or
pay — how we source this .
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