Health and Vaccinations
Ailment Special Precautions
Tetanus: Yes
Typhoid: Sometimes
Diphtheria: Sometimes
Malaria: No
Rabies: Sometimes
Hepatitis-A: Yes
Yellow Fever: No. But a Yellow fever Certificate is required for travellers from South America and Africa.
Bulgaria has a reciprocal Health Agreement in place with UK. The UK visitors only have to produce a UK passport and an NHS medical card to avail free hospital, medical, and dental care. Prescribed Medicines are available at reasonable prices at public pharmacies.
The country offers widespread basic medical care. However, there is a dearth of specialists in Bulgaria.
The authorities in Bulgaria strongly advise full travel insurance for all travellers to the country.
Travel Advice
From time to time, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK issues Travel Advisories for visits to Bulgaria. Accordingly, most visits to Bulgaria are trouble-free but the global threat from international terrorism can never be ruled out. Therefore, the travellers should take adequate precautions while visiting the places of tourists’ interest in Bulgaria.
At the time of publishing, this information is correct. However, the travel advice is periodically and rapidly updated. Therefore, all the visitors are advised to contact at the following addresses for the latest travel advice:
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Tel - 0845 850 2829
Website - www.fco.gov.uk
US Department of State
Website - http://travel.state.gov/travel
Passport and Visa Info
| Nationality |
Passport Required |
Visa |
Return Ticket |
| British |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Australian |
Yes |
No/Note 2 |
Yes |
| Canadian |
Yes |
No/Note2 |
Yes |
| USA |
Yes |
No/Note 2 |
Yes |
| Other EU |
Note 1 |
No |
No |
Passports are valid for at least three months beyond the length of the stay required by all nationals of the abovementioned countries except the EU nationals holding a valid national ID card. Such EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State, including Bulgaria. Identity can be proved either by a valid a national passport or any valid national identity card. The validity of any of the identity documents should be at least 3 months on the day the travellers leave Bulgaria.
Visas are not required for the nationals of the abovementioned countries for stay up to 90 days.
Note 1: For EU nationals, visas are not required at all.
Note 2: For Australian, Canadian, and US citizens, visas are not required up to 3 months of touristic stay in the country.
The nationals not referred in the chart above should contact the embassy for visa requirements. |
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