Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. Signature of the holder and seal of the higher education institution next to the photo; signatures and seal of the dean and rector; legalized as a certified copy by a notary (the original is provided for reference).
2. Steps for legalization of the document and fees.
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2.5.
Order processing time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
National Centre 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 by a foreign country
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. With an 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 seal 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 the Notary.
2.3. Company fee for the 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.
* The diploma (title page) and its supplement are two separate documents, and fees are charged for both.