Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Document format requirements:
1.1. A certified copy issued by a notary public.
2. Legalization steps and applicable fees:
2.1. Company fee for the 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 of “Consular Relations” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
2.5. Company fee for submitting the document to the Directorate of “Consular Relations” at the MFA.
Deadline for executing the order:
Translation – 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (quick order); same day (express order)
Ministry of Justice – 4 business days
Directorate of “Consular Relations” at the MFA:
- Standard order – 4 business days
- Quick order – 2 business days
- Express order – 1 business day
Document issued in a foreign country
1. Document format requirements:
1.1. Must bear an apostille if issued by a country that is a member of the Hague Convention (see question: “Which countries are members of the Hague Convention?”).
1.2. If the document is from a country that is not a member of the Hague Convention and does not have a bilateral agreement with Bulgaria, it must be presented as an original with the original stamp of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country and a stamp from the Bulgarian embassy in the same country.
1.3. For North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, and other countries with which Bulgaria has bilateral agreements, the document may be legalized without an apostille (see question: “List of countries with which Bulgaria has signed bilateral agreements”).
2. Legalization steps and applicable fees:
2.1. Company fee for the translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for the Notary Public.
2.3. Company fee for Notary Public services.
Deadline for executing the order:
Translation – 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (quick order); same day (express order)
Notary Public:
- Standard order – 2 business days
- Express order – 1 business day