(*When the document is to be used before a state that is not a party to the Hague Convention and has no bilateral relations with Bulgaria (e. g. Canada), see the question "Legalization of Municipal documents for countries outside the 1961 Hague Convention.")
Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Document formatting requirements.
1.1. Original with a rectangular stamp certifying the affixed signatures and stamps, from the municipality issuing the document.
2. Steps for legalizing the document and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for the Regional Administration of Sofia City Region.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the Regional Administration of Sofia City Region.
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 completion time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
Regional Administration of Sofia City Region
- standard order - from 2 to 7 business days.
Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- standard order - 4 business days;
- fast order - 2 business days;
- express order - 1 business day.
Document issued by a foreign country.
1. Document formatting requirements.
1.1. With APOSTILLE from countries that are parties to 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 party to 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 signed a bilateral agreement").
2. Steps for legalizing 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 completion time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
Notary
- standard order - 2 business days;
- express order - 1 business day.