No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Eswatini?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Eswatini and can stay up to 30 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 — Lobamba: ≈ 7,730 km, about 10 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Eswatini for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Eswatini 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; Eswatini passport: 41.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Eswatini can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Kosovo, Palestine, Rwanda, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, Mauritius, Lesotho, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, and Saint Lucia.
Citizens of Eswatini, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Eswatini

Travelling to Eswatini: good to know

Sofia — Lobamba: about 7,730 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Lobamba 11:00.
Local currency: Swazi Lilangeni and South African Rand.
Languages: English and Swati.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SZL 16.
Eswatini is the 132nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.