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Visa Route Detail

🇭🇰 Hong Kong to Bulgaria: visa and entry requirements 🇧🇬

Visa-freeOrdinary passport

Visa-free · Visa-free Schengen tourism: up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area · Holders of a valid Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ordinary passport may visit Bulgaria without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Bulgaria applies the common Schengen short-stay regime, so the allowance is shared with time spent in every other participating country and does not restart at the Bulgarian border. The exemption is specific to the HKSAR passport and must not be generalized to another Chinese travel document. Travellers remain subject to passport-validity, purpose, funds, onward-travel and border-admission requirements, while longer stays and regulated activities require the appropriate permission.

Current statusVisa-free
Applies toOrdinary passport
Max stayVisa-free Schengen tourism: up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area · Holders of a valid Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ordinary passport may visit Bulgaria without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Bulgaria applies the common Schengen short-stay regime, so the allowance is shared with time spent in every other participating country and does not restart at the Bulgarian border. The exemption is specific to the HKSAR passport and must not be generalized to another Chinese travel document. Travellers remain subject to passport-validity, purpose, funds, onward-travel and border-admission requirements, while longer stays and regulated activities require the appropriate permission.
Last verifiedJuly 16, 2026
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Route Brief

Central route brief

Current tourism rule for Hong Kong ordinary passport holders traveling to Bulgaria: Visa-free · Visa-free Schengen tourism: up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area · Holders of a valid Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ordinary passport may visit Bulgaria without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Bulgaria applies the common Schengen short-stay regime, so the allowance is shared with time spent in every other participating country and does not restart at the Bulgarian border. The exemption is specific to the HKSAR passport and must not be generalized to another Chinese travel document. Travellers remain subject to passport-validity, purpose, funds, onward-travel and border-admission requirements, while longer stays and regulated activities require the appropriate permission..

Rule history

FAQ

Common questions about Hong Kong to Bulgaria

Do Hong Kong citizens need a visa for Bulgaria?

For ordinary passports, Bilig currently models this route as Visa-free · Visa-free Schengen tourism: up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area · Holders of a valid Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ordinary passport may visit Bulgaria without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Bulgaria applies the common Schengen short-stay regime, so the allowance is shared with time spent in every other participating country and does not restart at the Bulgarian border. The exemption is specific to the HKSAR passport and must not be generalized to another Chinese travel document. Travellers remain subject to passport-validity, purpose, funds, onward-travel and border-admission requirements, while longer stays and regulated activities require the appropriate permission.. Always confirm final entry requirements with the destination authority before travel.

Can I travel to Bulgaria without a visa?

The current tourism policy is modeled as visa-free: Visa-free · Visa-free Schengen tourism: up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area · Holders of a valid Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ordinary passport may visit Bulgaria without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Bulgaria applies the common Schengen short-stay regime, so the allowance is shared with time spent in every other participating country and does not restart at the Bulgarian border. The exemption is specific to the HKSAR passport and must not be generalized to another Chinese travel document. Travellers remain subject to passport-validity, purpose, funds, onward-travel and border-admission requirements, while longer stays and regulated activities require the appropriate permission..

How long can I stay in Bulgaria?

Visa-free · Visa-free Schengen tourism: up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area · Holders of a valid Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ordinary passport may visit Bulgaria without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Bulgaria applies the common Schengen short-stay regime, so the allowance is shared with time spent in every other participating country and does not restart at the Bulgarian border. The exemption is specific to the HKSAR passport and must not be generalized to another Chinese travel document. Travellers remain subject to passport-validity, purpose, funds, onward-travel and border-admission requirements, while longer stays and regulated activities require the appropriate permission.. Reconfirm the permitted stay and entry count before travel.

When was this entry rule verified?

Bilig last verified this rule from official sources on July 16, 2026. Always confirm final entry requirements with the destination authority before travel.

Official sources

Coverage note: this route detail is based on countries currently modeled in Bilig and is not a full global passport dataset. Always verify final entry requirements on official government sources.