Bulgarian Embassy for Norway - Address / Phone Number

Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Norway

Address: Tidemands gate 11, 0244 Oslo
City: Oslo (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2/+1 hours)
Tel.: 47 22 55 40 40
Fax: +47 22 55 40 24
Emergency tel.: +47 46 260813
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30 - 17.00

Consular services provided by the Embassy:

• Provides citizens with the latest information for their travel.
• Provides citizens with basic information about their rights and the conditions of residence, work, education, social and medical care in the respective foreign country.
• Receives applications filled by Bulgarian citizens, under the established procedure, for issuance of new Bulgarian identity documents, namely identity card, passport, driving license, and issuance of a temporary passport in case they do not have a valid travel document due to damage, theft or loss of their regular international passport.
• Issues temporary travel documents for EU citizens.
• Issues Temporary Passport of a Foreigner for Return to The Republic of Bulgaria to foreign citizens who have the humanitarian status of residence in Bulgaria and who have, for some reason, lost their foreign travel document.
• Establishes contact with the local police and requests information in cases where Bulgarian citizens abroad have been kidnapped or are considered missing.
• Assists in the search of inheritance from abroad through the authorities of the country concerned.
• Assists in case of unforeseen circumstances such as natural disasters, terrorist acts or military conflict.
• Verifies and validates a signature, content of a document or a copy of a document.
• Prepares a notarial will.
• Serves as a civil status officer and issues civil status documents such as birth certificate, marriage certificate and death certificate.
• Forwards the civil status documents drawn up by local authorities to the municipality of citizens' permanent residence in Bulgaria.
• Accepts documents related to Bulgarian citizenship issues and forwards them, according to competence, to the Ministry of Justice.
• Assists the Bulgarian citizens in matters relating to proof of their right of succession in the host country by contacting the administrative authorities concerned and requesting the official information available.
• Assists the Bulgarian citizens, victims of crime abroad, by promptly informing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and their families.
• In the event of an accident, serious illness or death - informs citizens' relatives and provide any assistance.
• In case of arrest - notifies Bulgarian citizens' relatives and assists them to visit Bulgarian citizens in prison; in case of their express desire - visits them in prison; urges the local authorities to appoint a defender and an interpreter for them, to respect their fundamental human rights and treat them the same way as they treat the citizens of the host country.

The diplomatic and consular representations of the EU member states can issue an Emergency Travel Document to Bulgarian citizens who have lost or had their documents stolen when in the country of their temporary or permanent residence there is no Bulgarian or diplomatic representation. An application is required for a temporary passport with a photo and documents which can prove the person's identity and citizenship. The validity term of the European Emergency Travel Document is determined on the basis of the minimum term necessary for the travel to be completed along the shortest route and the shortest period possible.

A foreigner may enter the Republic of Bulgaria if he/she is a holder of a regular foreign travel document or another equivalent document as well as a visa if required.

A foreign citizen wishing to apply for a Bulgarian visa shall hold a regular travel document that meets the following requirements:

• its validity expires at least 3 months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria or in case of multiple visits - after the last scheduled date of departure from the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria;
• contains at least 2 blank pages for visa purposes;
• has been issued within the last 10 years.

Visa applications forms are submitted not earlier than 3 months before the date of the intended travel, personally or through an authorized agent, with the exception of humanitarian cases.

Tourist visa is not required for citizens of Norway willing to travel to Bulgaria for a stay up to 90 days.