Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. Original on a National Social Security Institute form with outgoing number and date, signature and seal of the National Social Security Institute.
2. Steps for legalization of the document and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for the National Social Security Institute.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the National Social Security Institute.
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.
Deadline for order completion:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
National Social Security Institute (NSSI) - 2 business days.
Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - CR
- standard order - 4 business days;
- fast order - 2 business days;
- express order - 1 business day.
Document issued in a foreign country
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. With an APOSTILLE from countries that are members 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 an APOSTILLE (see the question "List of countries with which Bulgaria has signed a 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.
Deadline for order completion:
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.