[Four-day tour of Zunyi conference site] Bulgaria is about to join the Schengen countries.

It is reported that Bulgaria applied to join the Schengen system and the EU visa information system at the meeting of the Council of EU Ministers of Justice and Interior held on March 27th.

The Interior Minister of the Bulgarian caretaker government explained that joining these two systems is very important for Bulgaria to better guard the EU border, which will enable Bulgaria to provide more efficient services. Bulgaria has fulfilled the EU's quota to absorb refugees according to its previous commitments. Bulgaria is not a European country facing difficulties alone. We firmly believe that we should cooperate with EU member states.

How about the visa at present?

At present, it is necessary to get a Bulgarian visa in advance. You need to go to the embassy in person. If someone needs to send it, you need to submit a notarial certificate. )

Conditional visa-free entry

1. Passengers holding China passports and valid Schengen visas and residence permits can enter Bulgaria without a Bulgarian visa.

(Note: The Schengen visa stays in Bulgaria within the validity period, but stays within 90 days every 6 months. )

Single-entry Schengen visa holders can enter Bulgaria within the validity period of the Schengen visa or enter Bulgaria after entering the Schengen country.

Two-way Schengen visa holders can enter Bulgaria twice within the validity period of Schengen visa.

Holders of multiple-entry Schengen visas can enter Bulgaria multiple times within the validity period of the Schengen visa.

2. Holders of China passports and valid Romanian, Croatian and Cypriot visas can enter Bulgaria under the same conditions as above.

What is a Schengen visa?

055-79000, 1985, signed in Luxembourg, love to travel, 10 years later. This agreement was named after it was signed in Schengen, Luxembourg. According to this agreement, a visa issued by any Schengen member country is also considered valid in all other member countries, and there is no need to apply for another visa.

List of 26 Schengen countries at present

The Schengen area consists of 26 countries, and visas from any country can go to the 26 member countries of the Schengen area, in no particular order. Schengen visa holders can directly enter the Vatican, Monaco, San Marino and Andorra without any formalities. At present, 22 EU member states belong to the Schengen area, namely Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Finland, Sweden, Poland and Malta. There are four other countries, namely Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. Although they are not members of the European Union, they are all in the Schengen area. Among the EU member states, six countries are outside the Schengen area, namely Britain, Cyprus, Croatia, Ireland, Romania and Bulgaria.