# Bulgaria visa requirements for BY passport holders

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Passport | BY |
| Destination | Bulgaria (BG) |
| Requirement | Visa required |
| Fee | €35 (reduced under EU–Belarus visa facilitation agreement) |
| Maximum stay | 90 days |
| Processing time | 15 calendar days (up to 45) |
| Region | Europe |
| Source | https://www.mfa.bg/en/services-travel/consular-services/travel-bulgaria/visa-facilitation-agreements |
| Verification | category and stay length from public references, not yet government-verified |

## Notes
Belarusian citizens must obtain a Schengen short-stay (C) visa before travel; the EU–Belarus visa facilitation agreement was only partially suspended for regime officials in Nov 2021, so ordinary citizens generally still pay the reduced €35 fee, though this should be re-confirmed.

## Can this stay be extended from inside the country?
- Possible inside: **limited**
- Must leave the country: **yes**
- Cost: €30

Only up to the 90-days-in-180 ceiling. Going beyond it requires force majeure, and the resulting sticker is usually valid only in the country that issued it.

**Cost detail.** Free where the grounds are force majeure or humanitarian. The €30 applies to serious personal reasons, or to an entry delayed through no fault of your own.

**How.** Apply to the immigration authority of the Schengen state you are currently in — not the consulate that issued the visa — before your visa expires. An expired visa cannot be extended.

**If you cannot extend.** If you know in advance you need longer than 90 days, the route is a national long-stay (Type D) visa, applied for from outside the Schengen Area before you travel.

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HTML version: https://urgentvisa.org/en/visa/by/bulgaria.html
Structured JSON: https://urgentvisa.org/api/visa?passport=by&destination=bulgaria
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