No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Mexico?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Mexico and can stay up to 180 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 — Mexico City: ≈ 10,950 km, about 14 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

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

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Mexico for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mexico 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; Mexico passport: 96.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Mexico can travel together visa-free to 93 countries, for example: North Macedonia, Kosovo, Romania, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, and San Marino.
Citizens of Mexico, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Mexico

Travelling to Mexico: good to know

Sofia — Mexico City: about 10,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Mexico City 03:00.
Local currency: Mexican Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MX$18.
Mexico is the 175th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.