Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. Original with outgoing number and date; two signatures and wet stamp of the bank (the signatories should have specimen signatures registered with the BNB).
2. Steps for legalization of the document and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for the Bulgarian National Bank.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the Bulgarian National Bank.
2.4. State fee for the Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2.5. Company fee for submitting the document to the Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Order processing time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
Bulgarian National Bank - 2 working days.
Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- standard order - 4 working days;
- fast order - 2 working days;
- express order - 1 working day.
Document issued by a foreign country.
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. With APOSTILLE from member states of the Hague Convention (see the 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 has 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 that country.
1.3. For Macedonia, Romania, Russia and other countries with which we have bilateral relations, the document can be legalized without APOSTILLE (see the question "List of countries with which Bulgaria has a signed bilateral agreement").
2. Steps for legalization of the document and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for a Notary Public.
2.3. Company fee for a Notary Public.
Order processing time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
Notary Public
- standard order - 2 working days;
- express order - 1 working day.