Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. Original with outgoing number and date; stamp and signature of the issuing Regional Directorate.
2. Steps for legalization of the document and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for the Social Assistance Agency.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the Social Assistance Agency.
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 completion time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
Social Assistance Agency (ASP) - 2 working days.
"Consular Relations" Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - CR
- standard order - 4 working days;
- fast order - 2 working days;
- express order - 1 working day.
Document issued in a foreign country
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. With APOSTILLE from Hague Convention member states (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 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 an APOSTILLE (see 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 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 working days;
- express order - 1 working day.