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To apply for a short-term visa to Bulgaria, the
applicant must independently decide on the
category of the requested visa, which will
correspond to the purpose of the upcoming trip
to Bulgaria.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO
Below is a list of the currently existing short stay
visa categories. If necessary, we provide
assistance in preparing documents for certain
types of visas by agreement. For more detailed
information, please contact us through the
feedback form in the
«Contacts»section.
Categories of short stay visas:
Categories of short stay visas:
- Property owners - refers to those persons who own property in Bulgaria.
- Private visit - refers to persons who would like to visit friends or non-close relatives in Bulgaria.
- Business trip - refers to those persons who travel for commercial purposes to Bulgaria.
- Official trip - refers to persons who have official purposes for visiting Bulgaria. Usually, these are members of official delegations who receive an official invitation and must take part in official meetings, negotiations, consultations, exchange programs.
- Transit - this category of visa refers to those persons who transit through Bulgaria, having their final destination in another country.
- Visit to close relatives - refers to persons who have the purpose of visiting close relatives in Bulgaria: these are spouses, parents, children, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandchildren who are EU citizens or not, but legally reside in Bulgaria or the EU.
- Cultural, scientific, sports activities or education - refers to applicants who are sent for the purpose of cultural, sports, scientific activities or studies in Bulgaria.
- Unorganized tourism - refers to persons planning individual tourism and for this purpose submit self-prepared documents.
The applicant can also stay in Bulgaria for up to
90 days in one half-year without opening a visa
to Bulgaria (in accordance with the decision of
the Council of Ministers of the Republic of
Bulgaria No. 459 of 03.07.2014) in the following
cases:
- There is a valid short-term two or multiple entry Schengen visa, as well as visas for Cyprus, Croatia and Romania.
- You have a national visa (D) for one of the Schengen countries or Cyprus, Romania and Croatia.
- You have a residence permit in one of the Schengen countries or Cyprus, Romania and Croatia.
The applicant cannot stay in Bulgaria for more than the number of days specified in the visa. The number of days of stay in Bulgaria is not deducted from the visa. Extension of the term of tourist visas to 3 years