Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Australian and New Zealand passport holders can enter without a visa for up to 90 days in six months. Others who need a transit (B), short-stay (C) or long-stay (D) visa lodge in person at the embassy and attend an interview.
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 Beale Crescent, Deakin (Canberra, ACT), for all of Australia (also New Zealand and several Pacific states). Documents are lodged with the embassy, mostly by post.
The Sydney (NSW) consulate's own site (bihconsulatesydney.com) lists no consular services and refers applicants to the embassy's consular pages; all applications go to Canberra.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
How to apply
Lodge in person 3 to 30 days before departure (D visas 1 to 3 months) | attend an interview | pay by money order
Documents you need
- Passport valid 3 months beyond the visa
- Completed application form
- One photo
- Supporting documents certified by a JP (invitation, accommodation, funds, return ticket, purpose of transit)
- Fee and postage by money order
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: visa B and C AUD 101; visa D AUD 160 (non-refundable)
- Other charges: delivery AUD 22 registered, AUD 44 express, AUD 52 express insured
Processing time: No standard time; incomplete files get 15 days to supplement.
Good to know
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Official sources
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Bosnia and Herzegovina's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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- Birth registration of a child
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- Certificate of length of stay abroad
- Certification of a photocopy
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- Determining a personal identification number (JMB)
- Extracts from civil registry books
- Late entry in BiH civil registers
- Marriage registration
- Passport issuance
- Proof of life certificate for pensioners
- Recording a JMB
- Renunciation of BiH citizenship
- Reporting a lost or stolen travel document
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