Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. Copy certified by a notary or original with notarized signature of the person issuing the document.
2. Steps for document legalization and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for the Ministry of Justice.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the Ministry of Justice.
2.4. State fee for the Directorate "Consular Relations" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2.5. Company fee for submitting the document to the Directorate "Consular Relations" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Order processing time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
Ministry of Justice - 4 working days.
Directorate "Consular Relations" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - CO
- 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 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 document legalization and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for a Notary Public.
2.3. Company fee for a Notary Public.
Order processing time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
Notary Public
- standard order - 2 working days;
- express order - 1 working day.