The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Bosnia & Herzegovina passport: rank 94 of 199
The Bosnia & Herzegovina passport scores 54.1 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 105 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 114.6, rank 88).
Photo: Mostar Old Town and Old Bridge · Ramirez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Bosnia & Herzegovina passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 17.5 / 30 | 105 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 58% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 11.2 / 15 | On the FATF grey list (increased monitoring) |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 5.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 4.9 / 10 | Political stability 60/100 · rule of law 53/100 · embassies or consulates in 54 countries. |
| Investor Score | 54.1 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Bosnia & Herzegovina passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free73
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra · 90 days
- Argentina · 90 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Belarus · 30 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- China · 90 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cuba · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Dominican Republic · 90 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Georgia
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Haiti
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Iran · 15 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan · 60 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Macao · 90 days
- Malaysia · 90 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco · 90 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Panama · 90 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Russia · 30 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- San Marino · 90 days
- Serbia · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Trinidad & Tobago · 90 days
- Tunisia
- Türkiye · 90 days
- Ukraine · 30 days
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vatican City · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation2
- Seychelles
- South Korea · 30 days
Visa on arrival30
- Armenia · 120 days
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros · 45 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Jamaica · 90 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Madagascar · 60 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mauritius · 60 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Qatar · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Sri Lanka · 60 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe · 30 days
E-visa47
- Afghanistan
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Guinea
- India
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Republic of the Congo
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Togo
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
Visa required45
- Algeria
- Angola
- Barbados
- Belize
- Brunei
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Ireland
- Israel
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Mali
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- Oman
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tonga
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Bosnia & Herzegovina citizens can live and work
Bosnia & Herzegovina citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Bosnia & Herzegovina citizens
Banking
- On the FATF grey list (increased monitoring)
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 60/100 · rule of law 53/100 · embassies or consulates in 54 countries.
Bosnia & Herzegovina passport: common questions
How many countries can Bosnia & Herzegovina passport holders visit without a visa? +
105 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 73 visa-free, 2 with an electronic travel authorisation and 30 with a visa on arrival. A further 47 offer an e-visa, and 45 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Bosnia & Herzegovina citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Bosnia & Herzegovina passport good for investors? +
It ranks 94 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 54.1 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Tax and obligations; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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