Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. On an official MoE form with outgoing number and date; blank fields must be crossed out with dashes; there must be no corrections or abbreviations; it must state what it is to be used for; signature of the principal and school stamp. (legalized as an original or a copy by a notary).
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 Center for Information and Documentation.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the National Center for Information and Documentation.
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 (fast order); within the day (express order).
National Center for Information and Documentation
- standard order - 6 working days;
- fast order - 3 working days;
- express order - 2 working days.
Consular Relations Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 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 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 a Notary.
2.3. Company fee for a Notary.
Order processing 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.