Brunei Darussalam - Travel Preparation
Visa
For latest visa and consulate matters and information, please visit : www.mofat.gov.bn.
If one has to visit Brunei, he/she may need to apply for a valid Brunei visa. To enter the country he/she should go through a legal point of entry. Visa is a permission, not a pass, to enter Brunei Darussalam.
The permission needs to be endorsed on the passport or any other travel document of a foreign national and approved by the Director of Immigration and National Registration or other authorised officers.
Visit visas are of two types: Professional/ Business Visit Visa and Short/ Social Visit Visa. . The processing of a visa application requires 1-3 working days. Fees for a visa application varies between B$20.00 and B$ 50 depending on the intended stay and whether the visa is needed for single entry or multi-entry.
There are certain prerequisites for entry into the country:
- A person should have a valid passport/travel document recognised by the Brunei Director of Immigration and National Registration
- The foreign visitor must have enough money to meet his expenses during his stay in the country.
- The passport must have a validity of 6 months at the time of entering the country.
The following countries are exempted from the visa requirement for social, business, or professional visits of certain periods:
BIL.
COUNTRY
VISITING NOT
MORE THAN
1.
Malaysia
30 days
2.
Singapore
30 days
3.
Indonesia
14 days
4.
Thailand
14 days
5.
Philippines
14 days
6.
United Kingdom
i) British Citizen
ii) British Subject Citizen that stated ‘Subject has the right to abode in the United Kingdom’
30 days
7.
Canada
14 days
8.
France
30 days
9.
Japan
14 days
10.
South Korea
30 days
11.
Switzerland
14 days
12.
Liechtenstein
14 days
13.
Netherlands
30 days
14.
Belgium
30 days
15.
Luxembourg
30 days
16.
Maldives
14 days
17.
Germany
30 days
18.
Denmark
30 days
19.
Norway
14 days
20.
Sweden
30 days
21.
United States of America
90 days
22.
New Zealand
30 days
23.
Republic Islam Iran (Diplomatic and Official passport holder only)
30 days
24.
Vietnam (Diplomatic and Official passport holder only)
14 days
25.
Laos (Diplomatic and Official passport holder only)
14 days
26.
Myanmar (Diplomatic and Official passport holder only)
14 days
27.
Spanyol (Spain)
30 days
28.
Italy
30 days
29.
Oman
30 days
30.
Kingdom of Cambodia (Diplomatic and Official passport holder only)
14 days
31.
Peru
14 days
32.
Poland
30 days
33.
Republic of Ireland
30 days
34.
Austria
30 days
35.
United Arab Emirates
30 days
36.
Republik Slovakia
30 days
37.
Republik Hungary
30 days
38.
People Republic of China (Diplomatic and Services Official Pasport only )
14 days
39.
Republik Czech
30 days
40.
Republik Slovenia
30 days
41.
Republik Ukraine (Diplomatic and Services Official Pasport only )
14 days
42.
Finland
30 days
43.
Greece
30 days
44.
Cyprus
30 days
45.
Malta
30 days
46.
Portugal
30 days
47.
Estonia
30 days
48.
Lithuania
30 days
49.
Latvia
30 days
50.
Iceland
30 days
51.
Romania
30 days
52.
Republic of Bulgaria
30 days
Customs
Passengers arriving at Brunei over 17 years of age are eligible to bring in duty free items the following items for personal consumption/use.
Alcohol
A non-Muslim over 17 years of age may bring in two bottles of liquor (about 2 liters) and 12 cans of beer for personal consumption, which must be declared to customs upon arrival.
Every person arriving in Negara Brunei Darussalam shall declare all dutiable goods in his possession, either on his person, in any baggage or in any vehicle to the proper customs officer for examination.