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Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
. Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 117 countries and territories, ranking the
Bosnia and Herzegovina passport The Bosnia and Herzegovina passport is a passport issued to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina for international travel. The Bosnian passport is one of the 5 passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of number of count ...
47th place overall, according to the
Henley Passport Index The Henley Passport Index ( abbreviation: HPI) is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom enjoyed by the holders of that country's ordinary passport for its citizens. It started in 2006 as Henley & Partners Visa Restricti ...
. In 2016, the Bosnia and Herzegovina passport was declared one of the five passports with the most improved rating since 2006. __TOC__


Recent

On 3 August 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
and
Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
signed an agreement to abolish visa requirements for the holders of diplomatic passports for period of 90 days.
Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
introduced 5 days visa-free access to Bosnian citizens from 12 February 2017 if they arrive via
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, later expanded to 30 days. Lesotho introduced an e-Visa system on 1 May 2017 for Bosnian citizens.
Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
introduced an e-Visa system on 23 June 2017 for Bosnian citizens. On 1 January 2018, Japan abolished visa requirements for the holders of Bosnian diplomatic passports for period of 90 days. In March 2018, Colombia abolished visa requirements for Bosnian citizens. A visa-free agreement was signed with China on 28 November 2017 and it entered into force on 29 May 2018. E-visa available for
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
starting from 20 November 2019. As of 3 November 2022,
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
and
Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
formally signed an agreement abolishing visas.


Future

In December 2015 it was announced by the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina that visa requirements for holders of regular biometric passports would be abolished for
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
,
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and Japan while a simplified visa regime would be introduced with the
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.


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Visa requirements


Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:


Diplomatic and official passports only

* – for ordinary passport for 30 days within any 60 day period
** - VOA available


Non-visa restrictions


See also

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Visa policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina Visitors to Bosnia and Herzegovina must obtain a visa from one of the Bosnia and Herzegovina diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. As an applicant country for membership in the European Union, Bosnia and H ...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina passport The Bosnia and Herzegovina passport is a passport issued to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina for international travel. The Bosnian passport is one of the 5 passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of number of count ...


References and Notes

;References ;Notes {{Visa Requirements Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...