Document issued in Bulgaria.
1. Requirements for formatting the document.
1.1. Certified copy taken by a notary.
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" 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 processing the order
Translation – 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (quick order); same day (express order)
Ministry of Justice – 4 business days
Directorate "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 Formatting Requirements
1.1. With an APOSTILLE from countries that are members 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 does not have a bilateral agreement, it must be issued as an original with the original stamp from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the respective 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 can be legalized without an APOSTILLE (see question “List of countries with which Bulgaria has signed bilateral agreements”).
2. Steps for Document Legalization and Fees
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for Notary.
2.3. Company fee for Notary services.
Deadline for processing the order
Translation – 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (quick order); same day (express order)
Notary:
- Standard order – 2 business days
- Express order – 1 business day