Legalisation of Statement of Claim (Ministry of Justice)
This document belongs to group III or IV documents (depending on the terminology).
Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for formatting of the document.
1.1. Original with notarized signature.
2. Steps for Document Legalization and Fees
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document
2.2. Government fee for the Ministry of Justice
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the Ministry of Justice
2.4. Government fee for the Directorate "Consular Relations" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
2.5. Company fee for submitting the document to the Directorate "Consular Relations" at the MFA
Deadline for processing the order
Translation:
- Standard order – 48 hours
- Quick order – 24 hours
- Express order – same-day service
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. 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 issued as an original with the original stamp of 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 a bilateral agreement”)
2. Steps for Document Legalization and Fees
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document
2.2. Government fee for the Notary Public
2.3. Company fee for the Notary Public
Deadline for processing the order
Translation:
- Standard order – 48 hours
- Quick order – 24 hours
- Express order – same-day service
Notary Public:
- Standard order – 2 business days
- Express order – 1 business day