No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for North Macedonia 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.

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 North Macedonia without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

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

North Macedonia 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; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of Bulgaria and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 78 countries, for example: Kosovo, Romania, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, Turkey, and San Marino.
Bulgaria and North Macedonia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Sofia — Skopje: about 170 km in a straight line.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Skopje 11:00.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.