Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. Original with wet stamp and signature from the diocesan Holy Metropolitanate or a copy from a notary (the original is attached for reference); certificates issued by the Rila and Bachkovo monasteries do not need to be certified by the diocesan Holy Metropolitanate.
2. Steps for legalisation of the document and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for the Holy Synod.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the Holy Synod.
2.4. State fee for the Consular Relations Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2.5. Company fee for submitting the document to the Consular Relations Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Order processing time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (rush order); within the day (express order).
Holy Synod - 2 working days.
Consular Relations Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- standard order - 4 working days;
- rush order - 2 working days;
- express order - 1 working day.
Document issued by a foreign country.
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. With an APOSTILLE from countries that are members of the Hague Convention (see question "Which countries are members of the Hague Convention?").
1.2. In cases where the document comes from a country that is not a member of the Hague Convention and there is no bilateral agreement, it must be issued as an original with a wet stamp from the foreign ministry of the respective country and a stamp from the Bulgarian embassy in the given country.
1.3. For Macedonia, Romania, Russia and other countries with which we have bilateral relations, the document can be legalised without an APOSTILLE (see question "List of countries with which Bulgaria has a signed bilateral agreement").
2. Steps for legalisation of the document and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for Notary.
2.3. Company fee for Notary.
Order processing time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (rush order); within the day (express order).
Notary
- standard order - 2 working days;
- express order - 1 working day.