Legalization of a Bank Guarantee
This document belongs to Group III documents.
Document issued in Bulgaria
1. Requirements for the document’s format:
1.1. The original must include an outgoing number and date; two signatures and the bank’s original stamp (the signatories must have registered specimen signatures with the Bulgarian National Bank).
2. Steps for the legalization of the document and applicable fees:
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for the Bulgarian National Bank.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the Bulgarian National Bank.
2.4. State fee for the "Consular Relations" Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2.5. Company fee for submitting the document to the "Consular Relations" Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Deadline for executing the order:
Translation – 48 hours (standard order); 24 hours (quick order); same-day (express order).
Bulgarian National Bank – 2 business days.
"Consular Relations" Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
- Standard order – 4 business days
- Quick order – 2 business days
- Express order – 1 business day
Document issued in a foreign country
1. Requirements for the document’s format:
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 is issued by a country not a member of the Hague Convention and with no bilateral agreement with Bulgaria, the document must be presented in its original form 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 can be legalized without an apostille (see question: "List of countries with which Bulgaria has signed bilateral agreements").
2. Steps for the legalization of the document and applicable fees:
2.1. Company fee for translation of the document.
2.2. State fee for the Notary Public.
2.3. Company fee for Notary 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