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Bulgaria visa requirements for Eritrea citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Eritrea citizens need a visa for Bulgaria.
Entry details
Holders of a Eritrea passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Bulgaria. The Eritrea passport currently ranks #187 of 199 worldwide, with 40 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Bulgaria is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #39 with 158 open destinations. The arrangement is reciprocal — Bulgaria citizens face the same visa required requirement in the other direction.
In the opposite direction, Bulgaria citizens travelling to Eritrea face: visa required.
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