No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Samoa?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Samoa 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 — Apia: ≈ 16,490 km, about 21 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 Samoa without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

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

Samoa 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; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 73 countries, for example: Kosovo, Romania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, San Marino, Italy, Vatican City, and Czech Republic.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Sofia — Apia: about 16,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +10 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Apia 22:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 195th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.