Bulgaria is joining Schengen 31.12.2023 14:02
Bulgaria and Romania are joining the European Schengen area of free movement by sea and air. Border controls at air and sea borders will be lifted in March 2024. Discussions on a further decision to lift controls at land borders will continue in 2024. After March 31, 2024 all visas and residence permits, regardless of when they were issued, issued by Bulgaria to third-country nationals will allow free movement within the European Union, Schengen countries and a number of other countries without the need for additional visas.
Bulgaria and Romania are joining the European Schengen area of free movement by sea and air. Border controls at air and sea borders will be lifted in March 2024. Discussions on a further decision to lift controls at land borders will continue in 2024. After March 31, 2024 all visas and residence permits, regardless of when they were issued, issued by Bulgaria to third-country nationals will allow free movement within the European Union, Schengen countries and a number of other countries without the need for additional visas.