Bulgarian Embassy for Russia - Address / Phone Number

Bulgarian Embassy in Russia

Address: 66 Mosfilmovskaya Street, 119590 Moscow
City: Moscow (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +3 hours)
Tel.: + 7 495 234 02 26
Fax: +7 495 232 33 02
Consular tel.: +7 499 143 62 30
Consular fax: +7 499 143 62 13
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.30
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 11.30

Consular services provided by the Embassy:

• Issuance of passports;
• Issuance of visas;
• Issuance of identity cards;
• Issuance of driver's license;
• Issuance of temporary travel documents;
• Issuance of civil status documents;
• Legalization of documents;
• Notarial services;
• Assistance to Bulgarian citizens in cases of emergency;
• Dealing with citizenship matters.

In case Bulgarian citizen loses his/her passport abroad, Bulgarian Embassy may issue a temporary travel document which is valid for one year.

Russian citizens require a visa to visit Bulgaria.

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.

Documents to be submitted with the visa application:

1. A photocopy of the first page of the foreign travel document;
2. A photocopy of the last Bulgarian and Schengen visas or visas for the UK and the US, if any
3. A colorful photograph 3,5 cm х 4,5 cm against light-colored background (the same holds for a child entered in the passport) - a full-face photo with clear, large enough face which takes up 70-80% of the photo; eyes must be red; the following is ineligible: photos with dark glasses; non-professional photos or cut out of amateur photos
4. A medical insurance valid for the EU member states for the whole period of the trip, covering all costs for repatriation and for urgent medical care and emergency hospital treatment for the period of the stay indicated in the visa. The insurance amount cannot be less than 30 thousand euro
5. tickets (original and copy) or ticket booking conformation or financial means
6. copy of the technical passport of the car of the trip
7. For under-aged children travelling without their parents or trustees the following documents shall be submitted:
   • a copy of the birth certificate
   • original and photocopy of a power of attorney notary certified by both parents/trustees or by one parent trustee that they agree their child to travel unaccompanied by them.