The Bulgarian citizens can visit 168 countries without visas, the passport index data of the Swiss consulting company Henley & Partners shows. Bulgaria occupies the prestigious 19th position in this ranking. Out of all neighboring countries only Greece and Romania are ahead of Bulgaria in the ranking-6th and 18th position. The Greek nationals can visit 183 countries without visa and the Romanians can travel to 169 countries without visa. The first position in the ranking is shared by Japan and Singapore. Their citizens can visit 189 countries without visas. Serbia ranks 41st. The Serbians nationals have visa-free access to 131 countries. Montenegro and Albania rank 47th and 52nd. Turkey places right after Albania in the ranking. Kosovo occupies the 100th position. Its citizens have visa-free access to 41 countries.
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