How citizens of the Russian Federation and the CIS can apply for a visa to Bulgaria

Bulgaria is located in the south of Europe: a sunny, friendly resort country annually receives tourists and business people.

Travelers come to Bulgaria to the resorts of the warm Black Sea, get acquainted with the sights or visit the country on a working visit.

In order for citizens of the Russian Federation to visit Bulgaria, they must apply for a visa.

You can apply for a visa to Bulgaria on your own through the embassy or intermediaries (visa agencies or travel companies).

Documents required for obtaining a visa to Bulgaria:

Application for a visa to Bulgaria.
A passport that will be valid for at least 90 days after the intended return to the territory of the Russian Federation.
A photocopy of the pages of the passport.
Original and copy of internal passport.
Round-trip tickets (or a document confirming their reservation).

If you decide to go to Bulgaria by car, you must provide a vehicle registration certificate, international insurance and a driver's license.
Insurance policy with medical coverage for at least 30,000 euros.
Certificate from the place of work indicating the position, salary and with the presence of all details of the company.
Pensioners must provide a pension certificate.

Application form requirements:

Last name and first name should be written in block capital Latin letters.
All dates used are in the format 00.00.0000 only.
The passport number should be filled in without extra characters (numbers only).
Take a photo of a passport sample measuring 3.5x4.5 cm and paste it into the printed form on 1 page (there is a place for a photo).
If the names of resorts or hotels are entered into the questionnaire, only Russian letters should be used.

To apply for a tourist visa, you need to attach the following documents to the main package (up to 90 days of stay):

Evidence of hotel booking.
Proof of solvency (bank statement) or sponsorship letter from the inviting party.

To apply for a business visa (up to 90 days in the country), you need to add an invitation from an employer from Bulgaria to the main documents.

To apply for a visa to Bulgaria for property owners in the country, you need to add to the main documents:

Notarial deed in Bulgarian (the act must indicate the fact of putting the property into operation).
Certificate that the property has no debts.

A transit visa does not require additional documents. It is issued for persons staying in transit on the territory of Bulgaria for no more than 24 hours.

To apply for a visa for a minor, you must add the following documents to the general package:

Child's birth certificate.
For children traveling with one parent, it is necessary to provide permission from the second parent to take the child abroad.

Features of obtaining a visa to Bulgaria for citizens of different countries

After collecting the package of documents, you need to contact the Visa Application Center, where specialists will check the documents and consider the application. After that, the documents are submitted for consideration to the Consulate.

A visa is issued within 4-6 days, and the consular fee is 35 euros (for children under 6 years old - free of charge).

Features of obtaining a visa by citizens of Ukraine

For citizens of Ukraine, the procedure for issuing documents is standard. The cost of the consular fee coincides with the registration procedure for Russian citizens (no more than 35 euros).

Features of obtaining a visa for citizens of Belarus

The process of obtaining a visa does not differ from the Russian Federation or Ukraine, but the cost of a visa to Bulgaria is higher:

For adults - 60 euros.
For children from 6 to 18 - 40 euros.
For children under 6 years old - free of charge.

The processing time is on average no more than 14 days.

If there are no errors in the documents, and they were submitted on time, then there will be no problems with obtaining a visa to Bulgaria.

Addresses of Embassies and Consulates of Bulgaria

In Moscow

127018, Moscow, st. Sushchevsky Val, 31, building 2 (Landmark - the metro station "Maryina Roshcha", "Savelovskaya").