(*When the document is to be used before a country that is not a member of the Hague Convention and has no bilateral relations with Bulgaria (e. g. Canada), see question "Legalization of Municipal Documents for Countries Outside the 1961 Hague Convention.")
Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document format.
1.1. An extract copy with a rectangular seal certifying the affixed signatures and seals, from the municipality issuing the document.
2. Steps for legalization of the document and fees.
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for Sofia City Regional Administration.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to Sofia City Regional Administration.
2.4. State fee for the Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2.5. Company fee for submitting the document to the Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Deadline for completing the order:
Translation - 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (fast order); within the day (express order).
Sofia City Regional Administration
- standard order - from 2 to 7 working days.
Directorate "Consular Relations" 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 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 Embassy of Bulgaria 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 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.
Deadline for completing the order:
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.