Brunei Brunei — entry & visa requirements

Visa rules not stated — check the official portal

Max stay: Not stated in our archive

Short answer

Our official archive does not state whichnationalities may enter Brunei visa-free or for how long; the authority block points you to the Immigration Department portal. They do describe a business visit visa for foreign business travellers and a professional visit visa and pass for short expert engagements, applied for by a company guarantor. At the border you must show a valid passport and a visa if required. Fees and permitted stay are not stated.

Visa-free entry

Not stated in our archive[2]

Business visit visa

For meetings, expos, investment or scouting[3]

Professional visit visa

Company guarantor must submit the application[3]

At the border

Valid passport, plus visa if required[2]

Sparse archive — being expandedThe archived official sources contain no visa-exemption list, stay durations or fees and the requirements section reduced to navigation, while some attachment descriptions label the visit- and business-visa document lists as long-stay material, which conflicts with their file titles.

General information

Our official archive does not list which nationalities may enter Brunei without a visa or how long a visitor may stay, and the authority block simply directs you to the Immigration Department portal for that. What is described are visit visas for particular purposes: a business visit visa for commercial travellers, and a professional visit visa and pass for short expert engagements.

A business visit visa (BVV) is issued to foreign nationals entering Brunei for business, such as board meetings, expos, investment or exploring opportunities.[3]
A professional visit visa and pass covers official professional visits where the foreign visitor's specialist skills are needed.[3]
Applications for the professional visit visa and pass must be submitted by the applicant's guarantor, a representative of the company.[3]
No visa-exemption list, visa-free stay length or fee appears in the archived official sources, so confirm your own eligibility on the official portal.[1][2]

Not included in this section: Left out MFA website navigation about the International Convention Centre, diplomatic missions, foreign policy and recruitment, as none of it concerns visiting Brunei.

Official downloads

4 documents · grouped by how they are used4 files as ZIP ≈1.5 MB

Four PDFs were kept: the visa application form, a temporary-stay application form, and the English document lists for the visit visa and the business visa. Only the visit- and business-visa document lists relate to short visits.

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www immigration gov bn wp content uploads 2025 12 Borang Permohonan Vi 20260910 160819

The visa application form (2 pages, from source 3), which you use when you are required to apply for a visa before travelling to Brunei.

RequiredOther2 pp803 KBwww_immigration_gov_bn_wp_content_uploads_2025_12_Borang_Permohonan_Vi_20260910_160819.pdf

[4]
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www immigration gov bn wp content uploads 2025 12 Permohonan Kebenaran 20260910 160822

An application for temporary stay permission (Form 8, 1 page, from source 4), which concerns longer stays rather than a visitor visa and most travellers will not need.

BackgroundOther1 pp357 KBwww_immigration_gov_bn_wp_content_uploads_2025_12_Permohonan_Kebenaran_20260910_160822.pdf

[5]
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www immigration gov bn wp content uploads 2025 12 dokumen diperlukan V 20260910 160824

The one-page English list of documents required for a visit visa, which you read before assembling a visitor application.

RequiredVisa information1 pp191 KBenwww_immigration_gov_bn_wp_content_uploads_2025_12_dokumen_diperlukan_V_20260910_160824.pdf

[6]
PDF

www immigration gov bn wp content uploads 2025 12 dokumen diperlukan V 20260910 160826

The one-page English list of documents required for a business visa, relevant only if you are travelling on business.

OptionalVisa information1 pp202 KBenwww_immigration_gov_bn_wp_content_uploads_2025_12_dokumen_diperlukan_V_20260910_160826.pdf

[7]

Official sources

18 citations · 7 unique pages · 2 official domains

Coverage is thin: the archived material amounts to two substantive paragraphs on business and professional visit visas plus one border instruction, with the rest being ministry website navigation.

Numbers match the markers in the text above; click a marker to jump here. Groups are collapsed by domain - click a heading to expand. A source cited more than once keeps a single number.

www.immigration.gov.bn6 URLs · cited 16 times

www.mfa.gov.bn1 URL · cited 2 times

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Popularity rank #68 (score 11.86). This page was written by an AI from the official material listed above and adds no facts from outside it; visa rules change, so always confirm on the official portal before you apply.