(*When the document is to be used before a country that is not a member of the Hague Convention and has no bilateral relations with Bulgaria (e. g. Canada), see question "Legalization of Municipal Documents for Countries Outside the 1961 Hague Convention.")
Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. Original with a rectangular stamp certifying the signatures and seals affixed, from the municipality issuing the document.
2. Steps for legalization of the document and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for Sofia City Region Administration.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to Sofia City Region Administration.
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).
Sofia City Region Administration
- standard order - from 2 to 7 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 APOSTILLE from member states 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 seal 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 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 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.