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A short-stay visa for the purpose of transit is issued to a foreigner who wishes to transit through the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria en route to another state, for which he/she has a visa, if required.

The transit visa entitles the foreigner to one, two, or as an exception – three, transit passages each for a term of 2 (two) days and may be with a validity term of up to twelve months. The overall duration of stay on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria with a transit visa may not exceed 90 days within every six months as of the date of the first entry.

The main condition to accept the passage as transit is the entry through the border of the Republic of Bulgaria with one state and exit through the border of the Republic of Bulgaria with another state. A special case is related to airport transit when it is assumed that the passage is transit when the arrival is with a flight from one state and the departure is with a flight to another state within two days.

No transit visa is required for passage of citizens of third states when they produce any of the following documents:

	Schengen (single) visa, long-stay visa, permit for stay issued by any of the Schengen area states;
	national short-stay visas, long-stay visas and permits for stay issued by Romania and Cyprus;
	Permits for stay issued by Lichtenstein.

The right of passage without a visa under the transit decisions is applied only and exclusively for the purposes of transit passage.

Note: The Consular Administration has full authority to evaluate and request more documents than those submitted by the applicant. Submitting the following documents, while required, does not guarantee issuance of a visa. The visa does not in itself grant you the right to enter the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.