Bulgarian passport ranks 11th in the world in terms of travel options

The Bulgarian passport is only one place behind the US passport in terms of attractiveness and allows visa-free access to just two countries less than the US personal document for travelling abroad. This is shown by the Henley Passport Index, which has been measuring the ratings of individual countries' passports for 20 years. The Bulgarian passport ranks 11th in the world, together with the Romanian, and provides visa-free access to 178 countries.

The Bulgarian document had its lowest ranking in 2006, when it occupied 29th position. The ranking uses data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ranks countries' passports according to the number of countries their holders can visit without a visa. At the top of the ranking is Singapore with access to 193 countries

Editor: Ivo Ivanov