Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a European country on the Balkan Peninsula. Mostly mountainous, it has access to a tiny portion of the Adriatic Sea coastline in the south. Wikivoyage
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 13 August 2026:
You can travel without a visa to Bosnia and Herzegovina for up to 90 days within a 6-month period. This applies if you travel:
as a tourist
to visit family or friends
to attend business meetings, cultural or sports events
for short-term studies or training
Passport validity
To enter Bosnia and Herzegovina, your passport must:
have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago
have an ‘expiry date’ at least 90 days after the date you plan to leave
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid, undamaged travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Currency
- Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark (BAM)
- Time
- UTC+2
- Tue 18:30 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types C, F · 230 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +387
- Languages
- Bosnian, Bosnian (Cyrillic), Croatian, Serbian, Serbian (Latin)
- English spoken by about 45%
- Capital
- Sarajevo
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.