Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. Original with notarized signature of the attorney and certification of the contents of the power of attorney.
2. Steps for legalization of the document 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 filing the document with the Ministry of Justice.
2.4. State fee for the Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2.5. Company fee for filing the document with the Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Order completion time:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (rush order); within the day (express order).
Ministry of Justice - 4 working days.
Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - CR
- standard order - 4 working days;
- rush 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 stamp from the foreign ministry of the respective country and a stamp from the Embassy of Bulgaria in that country.
1.3. For Macedonia, Romania, Russia and other countries with which we have bilateral relations, the document may be legalized without APOSTILLE (see 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.
Order completion 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.