No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Brunei?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Brunei and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bulgaria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Sofia — Bandar Seri Begawan: ≈ 9,770 km, about 12.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Brunei without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Brunei for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Brunei visa rules at a glance

With a Bulgaria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bulgaria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Bulgaria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Brunei passport: 103.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Brunei can travel together visa-free to 91 countries, for example: North Macedonia, Kosovo, Romania, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, Turkey, and San Marino.
Citizens of Brunei, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Brunei

Travelling to Brunei: good to know

Sofia — Bandar Seri Begawan: about 9,770 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Bandar Seri Begawan 17:00.
Local currency: Brunei Dollar and Singapore Dollar.
Languages: Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BND 1.28.
Brunei is the 165th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.