Bosnia and Herzegovina visa requirements for Indian passport holders

Check your circumstances

Read these conditions alongside the entry rule. Where official guidance does not state a condition, that is not confirmation that no condition applies.

Passport type Conditions to check

The ministry's India page says citizens of India are required visas, without separating passport types. This guide covers ordinary passports only.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Trip purpose Confirmed for this scope

The short-stay visa (Visa C) is issued for business, education or training, tourist or other private travel, and for political, scientific, cultural, sports or religious events.

Official sources: Service for Foreigners' Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Age Conditions to check

A legal representative applies for a minor, with a birth certificate. A minor traveling alone or with someone else needs certified consent from the legal representative.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Residence Not stated in the cited guidance

The India page says the visa is issued in Budapest. It does not describe applications from people who live in other countries, so none is assumed.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Other visas or residence permits Not stated in the cited guidance

The pages read do not say that a Schengen, UK or US visa replaces the Bosnian visa, so none is assumed.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Carrier and arrival route Conditions to check

A foreigner must obtain a visa before reaching the border. In exceptional cases the border police can issue a one-entry Visa C for up to 15 days or an airport transit visa.

Official sources: Service for Foreigners' Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Stay and visa validity Confirmed for this scope

Visa C allows single or multiple entries. No continuous stay or total of consecutive stays may exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Do you need a visa?

Yes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists citizens of India among those who need a visa to enter, exit or travel through Bosnia and Herzegovina. The India page says the visa is issued in Budapest. For a tourist trip the visa to ask for is the short-stay visa (Visa C), which covers transit and single or multiple entries.

Visa C allows no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, counting the 180 days before each day of your stay. A longer stay needs a different visa or a residence permit, which this guide does not cover.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Service for Foreigners' Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Documents to bring

You submit the application in person with a valid passport (valid at least three months beyond the visa you ask for), a completed and signed application form, Bosnia and Herzegovina documentation (an original invitation letter or tourist voucher, or other documents the rules allow), a color photo of 35 x 45 mm, proof of travel health insurance, proof of money to travel and of your intent to stay (such as a return ticket or a certificate of employment or education), and proof that you paid the fee.

A medical certificate is needed only if you come from an area with an epidemic of infectious disease. All documents except the passport must be no more than three months old, and the embassy may ask for more. The ministry page gives no fee amount and says the fee cannot be paid in cash.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

When to apply

Apply at the earliest 90 days and at the latest 7 days before your planned trip. The page does not state a processing time, so apply early. Visa C can be issued for one or several entries and, under the rules, for up to one year.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Service for Foreigners' Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

At the border and during your stay

Border police can ask you to show money for your stay: the minimum is KM 150 for each day. You must be registered at your address within 48 hours of entry, unless you stay less than 3 days; hotels and other accommodation providers register their guests.

A visa should be obtained before you reach the border. In exceptional cases a one-entry Visa C for up to 15 days or an airport transit visa can be issued at the border for a fee of KM 100 at the airports in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla and Mostar and at named land crossings. Do not plan a trip around this exception.

Official sources: Service for Foreigners' Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Service for Foreigners' Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.