Legalization of Address Registration
This document belongs to group I. (*When the document is to be served before a country which is not a member of the Hague Convention, nor has a bilateral agreement 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 format of the document.
1.1. Original with a rectangular seal certifying the signatures and seals affixed by 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 the Regional Administration Sofia.
2.3. Company fee for submitting the document to the Regional Administration Sofia.
2.4. State fee for the Consular Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2.5. Company fee for submitting the document to the Consular Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Deadline for executing the order:
Translation - 2 business days (standard order); 24 hours (quick order); within one business day (express order).
Regional Administration Sofia-City Region
- Standard order - 2 to 7 working days.
Consular Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- standard order - 4 business days;
- quick order - 2 business days;
- express order - 1 business day.
Documents issued by a foreign country.
1. Requirements for the format of the document.
1.1. With an APOSTILLE from the member states of the Hague Convention (see question "Which states are members of the Hague Convention?").
1.2. In cases where the document comes from a country which is not a member of the Hague Convention and there is no bilateral agreement, the same must be issued as an original with a fresh stamp from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country concerned and a stamp from the Bulgarian embassy in the same country.
1.3. For North Macedonia, Romania, Russia and other countries with which we have bilateral agreement, the documents can be legalized without an 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 Public.
2.3. Company fee for Notary Public.
Deadline for executing the order:
Translation - 2 business days (standard order); 24 hours (quick order); within one business day (express order).
Notary
- Standard order - 2 business days;
- Express order - 1 business day.