Visa Information
VISA TYPES
Short Term Visa
Short Team Visa (C Visa)
Short term visa can be single, double or multiple entry. The maximal period of its validity is 5 years. Irrespective of visa validity it is allowed to stay in Bulgaria for not more than 90 days within 180 day period. Bulgaria Visa Application Centers accept visa applications for short term visas for the following visa types:
- Business
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Unorganized tourism (individual)
2.1. Unorganized tourism under preliminary agreement
- Service visit
- Transit
- Private visit (invitation from Bulgarian citizen)
- Private visit (close relatives)
- Property owners and invited persons
- Business owners
- Cultural, sport or scientific activities or education
Business
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Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
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Visa Fees
Visa Fees for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- Visa Fee for citizens of Russian Federation and for citizens of countries, which do not have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 90 Euro.
- Visa Fee for citizens of countries, which have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 35 Euro.
VFS service fee for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- In addition to the visa fee, visa centers charge a service fee of 22.8 euros, including VAT, for each application (payment is made in rubles at the exchange rate of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Russia).
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Children up to 12 years
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Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for business purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for business please click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf:
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter child’s details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
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Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Instructions for completing visa application form
To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The Form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Tourism / Other Private Visits
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Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
-
Visa Fees
Visa Fees for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- Visa Fee for citizens of Russian Federation and for citizens of countries, which do not have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 90 Euro.
- Visa Fee for citizens of countries, which have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 35 Euro.
VFS service fee for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- In addition to the visa fee, visa centers charge a service fee of 22.8 euros, including VAT, for each application (payment is made in rubles at the exchange rate of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Russia).
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Children up to 12 years
-
Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for unorganized tourism purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for business please click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf.
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter child’s details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
-
Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Instructions for completing visa application form
To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The Form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Unorganized Tourism - Preliminary Agreement
-
Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
-
Visa Fees
Visa and service fees are stated in the table below (please note that all fees are accepted in Rubles only).
Standard visa a Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 35 € 35 € 60 € Service fee 14 € 14 € 14 € Urgent visa Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 70 € NA NA Service fee 14 € NA NA Please note:
- Visa and service fees are stated in Euro.
- Each applicant needs to pay service fee in the amount of 22.8 Euro (this payment in visa applications centers are carried out in Rubles in accordance with the exchange rate of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Russia).
- Both visa and service fees are not refundable.
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Family members of Bulgarian / EU citizens: spouses, unmarried children under 21 or children under 26 if they apply a document from the University proving high residence form of education, parents of Bulgarian / EU citizens (of children under 21 or 26 stated above).
- Close relatives (spouses, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren) of Russian citizens legally residing in Bulgaria
- Children up to 12 years
- Service passport holders
- Members of official delegations
- Members of national and regional governments and parliaments, constitutional and supreme courts
- Students, pupils and accompanying persons when on study - educational training trip
- Disabled persons and accompanying persons*
- Humanitarian reasons (persons in need of urgent medical treatment, persons that have to assist to a funeral of a close relative etc.)
- Participants of official exchange programs of twin cities
- Participants of youth international sport events and accompanying persons
- Participants of scientific, cultural and artistic activities including university and other exchange programs
- Researchers traveling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research.
* For disabled applicants:
All disabled applicants are exempt from visa and service fees on the basis of disablement certificate issued by the Disability Evaluation Board.
Accompanying persons are exempt from visa and service fees in the following cases only under condition of joint trip and joint submission of visa applications:
- accompanying person for disabled person of group I;
- accompanying person for a disabled child;
- accompanying person for disabled person of group II and III only if there is a certificate from a medical institution proving necessity of accompaniment.
Disabled applicants provided the required certificate from the Disability Evaluation Board who can visit Bulgaria on tourism purpose can apply for double and multi short term visas (both organized and unorganized tourism) with the validity up to 1 year irrespective if they had previous Bulgarian visas or not.
Please note: all the documents for gratis visa must be issued/certified by such state organizations as the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Culture and Sport, the State University etc.
-
Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for unorganized tourism purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for unorganized tourism click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf.
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter child’s details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
-
Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Visa application form Instructions for completing visa application form Sample visa application form To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Professional Visit
-
Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
-
Visa Fees
Visa and service fees are stated in the table below (please note that all fees are accepted in Rubles only).
Standard visaа Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 35 € 35 € 60 € Service fee 14 € 14 € 14 € Urgent visa Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 70 € NA NA Service fee 14 € NA NA Please note:
- Visa and service fees are stated in Euro.
- Each applicant needs to pay service fee in the amount of 22.8 Euro (this payment in visa applications centers are carried out in Rubles in accordance with the exchange rate of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Russia).
- Both visa and service fees are not refundable.
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Family members of Bulgarian / EU citizens: spouses, unmarried children under 21 or children under 26 if they apply a document from the University proving high residence form of education, parents of Bulgarian / EU citizens (of children under 21 or 26 stated above).
- Close relatives (spouses, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren) of Russian citizens legally residing in Bulgaria
- Children up to 12 years
- Service passport holders
- Members of official delegations
- Members of national and regional governments and parliaments, constitutional and supreme courts
- Students, pupils and accompanying persons when on study - educational training trip
- Disabled persons and accompanying persons*
- Humanitarian reasons (persons in need of urgent medical treatment, persons that have to assist to a funeral of a close relative etc.)
- Participants of official exchange programs of twin cities
- Participants of youth international sport events and accompanying persons
- Participants of scientific, cultural and artistic activities including university and other exchange programs
- Researchers traveling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research.
* For disabled applicants:
All disabled applicants are exempt from visa and service fees on the basis of disablement certificate issued by the Disability Evaluation Board.
Accompanying persons are exempt from visa and service fees in the following cases only under condition of joint trip and joint submission of visa applications:
- accompanying person for disabled person of group I;
- accompanying person for a disabled child;
- accompanying person for disabled person of group II and III only if there is a certificate from a medical institution proving necessity of accompaniment.
Disabled applicants provided the required certificate from the Disability Evaluation Board who can visit Bulgaria on tourism purpose can apply for double and multi short term visas (both organized and unorganized tourism) with the validity up to 1 year irrespective if they had previous Bulgarian visas or not.
Please note: all the documents for gratis visa must be issued/certified by such state organizations as the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Culture and Sport, the State University etc.
-
Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for professional visit purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for professional visit please click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf.
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter child's details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
-
Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Instructions for completing visa application form
To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The Form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Transit
-
Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
-
Visa Fees
Visa Fees for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- Visa Fee for citizens of Russian Federation and for citizens of countries, which do not have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 90 Euro.
- Visa Fee for citizens of countries, which have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 35 Euro.
VFS service fee for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- In addition to the visa fee, visa centers charge a service fee of 22.8 euros, including VAT, for each application (payment is made in rubles at the exchange rate of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Russia).
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Children up to 12 years
-
Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for transit purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for business please click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf.
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter child’s details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
-
Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Instructions for completing visa application form
To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Close Relatives/family Members Visits
-
Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
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Visa Fees
Visa Fees for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- Visa Fee for citizens of Russian Federation and for citizens of countries, which do not have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 90 Euro.
- Visa Fee for citizens of countries, which have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 35 Euro.
VFS service fee for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- In addition to the visa fee, visa centers charge a service fee of 22.8 euros, including VAT, for each application (payment is made in rubles at the exchange rate of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Russia).
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Children up to 12 years
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Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for private visit purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for private visit please click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf.
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter childs details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
-
Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Visa application form Instructions for completing visa application form Sample visa application form To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Private Visit By Invitation Letter (For Relatives)
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Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
-
Visa Fees
Visa and service fees are stated in the table below (please note that all fees are accepted in Rubles only).
Standard visa a Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 35 € 35 € 60 € Service fee 14 € 14 € 14 € Urgent visa Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 70 € NA NA Service fee 14 € NA NA Please note:
- Visa and service fees are stated in Euro.
- Each applicant needs to pay service fee in the amount of 22.8 Euro (this payment in visa applications centers are carried out in Rubles in accordance with the exchange rate of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Russia).
- Both visa and service fees are not refundable.
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Family members of Bulgarian / EU citizens: spouses, unmarried children under 21 or children under 26 if they apply a document from the University proving high residence form of education, parents of Bulgarian / EU citizens (of children under 21 or 26 stated above).
- Close relatives (spouses, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren) of Russian citizens legally residing in Bulgaria
- Children up to 12 years
- Service passport holders
- Members of official delegations
- Members of national and regional governments and parliaments, constitutional and supreme courts
- Students, pupils and accompanying persons when on study - educational training trip
- Disabled persons and accompanying persons*
- Humanitarian reasons (persons in need of urgent medical treatment, persons that have to assist to a funeral of a close relative etc.)
- Participants of official exchange programs of twin cities
- Participants of youth international sport events and accompanying persons
- Participants of scientific, cultural and artistic activities including university and other exchange programs
- Researchers traveling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research.
* For disabled applicants:
All disabled applicants are exempt from visa and service fees on the basis of disablement certificate issued by the Disability Evaluation Board.
Accompanying persons are exempt from visa and service fees in the following cases only under condition of joint trip and joint submission of visa applications:
- accompanying person for disabled person of group I;
- accompanying person for a disabled child;
- accompanying person for disabled person of group II and III only if there is a certificate from a medical institution proving necessity of accompaniment.
Disabled applicants provided the required certificate from the Disability Evaluation Board who can visit Bulgaria on tourism purpose can apply for double and multi short term visas (both organized and unorganized tourism) with the validity up to 1 year irrespective if they had previous Bulgarian visas or not.
Please note: all the documents for gratis visa must be issued/certified by such state organizations as the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Culture and Sport, the State University etc.
-
Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for private visit purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for private visit please click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf.
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter child’s details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
-
Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Visa application form Instructions for completing visa application form Sample visa application form To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Property Owners And Invited Persons
-
Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
-
Visa Fees
Visa and service fees are stated in the table below (please note that all fees are accepted in Rubles only).
Standard visaа Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 35 € 35 € 60 € Service fee 14 € 14 € 14 € Urgent visa Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 70 € NA NA Service fee 14 € NA NA Please note:
- Visa and service fees are stated in Euro.
- Each applicant needs to pay service fee in the amount of 22.8 Euro (this payment in visa applications centers are carried out in Rubles in accordance with the exchange rate of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Russia).
- Both visa and service fees are not refundable.
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Family members of Bulgarian / EU citizens: spouses, unmarried children under 21 or children under 26 if they apply a document from the University proving high residence form of education, parents of Bulgarian / EU citizens (of children under 21 or 26 stated above).
- Close relatives (spouses, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren) of Russian citizens legally residing in Bulgaria
- Children up to 12 years
- Service passport holders
- Members of official delegations
- Members of national and regional governments and parliaments, constitutional and supreme courts
- Students, pupils and accompanying persons when on study - educational training trip
- Disabled persons and accompanying persons*
- Humanitarian reasons (persons in need of urgent medical treatment, persons that have to assist to a funeral of a close relative etc.)
- Participants of official exchange programs of twin cities
- Participants of youth international sport events and accompanying persons
- Participants of scientific, cultural and artistic activities including university and other exchange programs
- Researchers traveling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research.
* For disabled applicants:
All disabled applicants are exempt from visa and service fees on the basis of disablement certificate issued by the Disability Evaluation Board.
Accompanying persons are exempt from visa and service fees in the following cases only under condition of joint trip and joint submission of visa applications:
- accompanying person for disabled person of group I;
- accompanying person for a disabled child;
- accompanying person for disabled person of group II and III only if there is a certificate from a medical institution proving necessity of accompaniment.
Disabled applicants provided the required certificate from the Disability Evaluation Board who can visit Bulgaria on tourism purpose can apply for double and multi short term visas (both organized and unorganized tourism) with the validity up to 1 year irrespective if they had previous Bulgarian visas or not.
Please note: all the documents for gratis visa must be issued/certified by such state organizations as the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Culture and Sport, the State University etc.
-
Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for Property Owners and invited persons purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for Property Owners and invited persons please click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf.
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter child's details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
-
Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Instructions for completing visa application form
Consent for stay for children above 18
To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The Form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Business Owners
-
Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
-
Visa Fees
Visa and service fees are stated in the table below (please note that all fees are accepted in Rubles only).
Standard visaа Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 35 € 35 € 60 € Service fee 14 € 14 € 14 € Urgent visa Applicant category Citizens of Russia and Ukraine Citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Citizens of other countries Visa fee 70 € NA NA Service fee 14 € NA NA Please note:
- Visa and service fees are stated in Euro.
- Each applicant needs to pay service fee in the amount of 22.8 Euro (this payment in visa applications centers are carried out in Rubles in accordance with the exchange rate of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Russia).
- Both visa and service fees are not refundable.
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Family members of Bulgarian / EU citizens: spouses, unmarried children under 21 or children under 26 if they apply a document from the University proving high residence form of education, parents of Bulgarian / EU citizens (of children under 21 or 26 stated above).
- Close relatives (spouses, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren) of Russian citizens legally residing in Bulgaria
- Children up to 12 years
- Service passport holders
- Members of official delegations
- Members of national and regional governments and parliaments, constitutional and supreme courts
- Students, pupils and accompanying persons when on study - educational training trip
- Disabled persons and accompanying persons*
- Humanitarian reasons (persons in need of urgent medical treatment, persons that have to assist to a funeral of a close relative etc.)
- Participants of official exchange programs of twin cities
- Participants of youth international sport events and accompanying persons
- Participants of scientific, cultural and artistic activities including university and other exchange programs
- Researchers traveling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research.
* For disabled applicants:
All disabled applicants are exempt from visa and service fees on the basis of disablement certificate issued by the Disability Evaluation Board.
Accompanying persons are exempt from visa and service fees in the following cases only under condition of joint trip and joint submission of visa applications:
- accompanying person for disabled person of group I;
- accompanying person for a disabled child;
- accompanying person for disabled person of group II and III only if there is a certificate from a medical institution proving necessity of accompaniment.
Disabled applicants provided the required certificate from the Disability Evaluation Board who can visit Bulgaria on tourism purpose can apply for double and multi short term visas (both organized and unorganized tourism) with the validity up to 1 year irrespective if they had previous Bulgarian visas or not.
Please note: all the documents for gratis visa must be issued/certified by such state organizations as the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Culture and Sport, the State University etc.
-
Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for business owners purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for business please click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf.
Please choose the link in accordance with visa application center where you are going to submit your visa application:
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter child’s details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
-
Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Instructions for completing visa application form
Consent for stay for children above 18
To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The Form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Cultural, Sports, Artist, Scientific Activities Or Studies
-
Overview
- The Bulgarian Visa Service Center only accepts applications for short-term visa category “C” (Visa “C” can be single, double or multiple. The period of stay in Bulgaria on a visa “C”, regardless of the validity period of the visa, cannot exceed 90 days within every 180 days). All listed documents are required for submission. Incomplete documents will not be accepted!
- When applying for a visa, you must submit fingerprints. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from providing fingerprints. All other categories of citizens, regardless of whether fingerprints have been submitted previously or not, must undergo the procedure of submitting fingerprints each time they submit documents.
- Foreign citizens can apply for a Bulgarian visa if they legally reside in the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently (if they have a residence permit or registration in the Russian Federation valid for the entire period of the requested visa). In addition, foreign citizens will need to confirm their legal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation with additional documents. Depending on the situation, you can provide: a marriage certificate, company registration documents, work permit, patent, etc. It is also necessary to provide copies of previous Bulgarian and Schengen visas for the last 3 years.
-
Visa Fees
Visa Fees for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- Visa Fee for citizens of Russian Federation and for citizens of countries, which do not have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 90 Euro.
- Visa Fee for citizens of countries, which have Visa Facilitation Agreement with EU is 35 Euro.
VFS service fee for short term Schengen Visa (Visa C):
- In addition to the visa fee, visa centers charge a service fee of 22.8 euros, including VAT, for each application (payment is made in rubles at the exchange rate of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Russia).
Visa Fee is free for the following categories of applicants:
- Children up to 12 years
-
Documents Required
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here.
To get detailed information about documents required for cultural, sports, artist, scientific activities or studies purpose of travel please click here.
Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here
To learn about additional documents which need to be provided if a minor travels for cultural, sports, artist, scientific activities or studies please click here.
Russian Law on Data Protection
According to the Federal law of the Russian Federation №152-ФЗ “On personal data” all applicants should sign “The agreement on processing personal data”. Please note that an applicant who submits his/her documents through an authorized representative should prepare this document in advance or provide a power of attorney giving representative a right to sign it on his/her behalf.
Additional information for minors:
- Personal data subject – please enter child’s details;
- Representative of personal data subject – please enter details of the parent submitting application;
- Acting on behalf of the personal data subject on the basis of – please enter birth certificate details.
The agreement on processing personal data should be completed in accordance with internal passport. The agreement completed based on foreign passport cannot be accepted.
Please click on one of the links below to download required forms:
Applicants can request to revoke their valid visas while submission new application only if these valid visas do not fully cover the first planned trip in accordance with supporting documents provided.
If valid visa expires before the planned trip revocation form should be necessarily provided since the Consulate does not accept passports with valid visas for processing.
-
Photo Specifications
General information
- Photo should be colored, full-faced and without fringing.
- Photo should have been taken within the last six months.
- Each applicant should submit 1 photo along with visa application.
Photo size
- 35 x 45 mm with face centered in the frame
- Head (from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin) should be about 30 mm.
Photo specifications
- Photo should be taken fullface with applicant facing camera directly.
- Face should cover about 70-80% of the photo.
- Photo should be colored and have white or light background. Photos with dark or patterned background will not be accepted.
- Face should be clearly seen. It is preferable to have ears open.
- Sunglasses or other accessories are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (e.g. eye patch).
- Photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or a veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.
Please note:
Kindly follow the instructions above. If photos provided do not correspond with the Consulate requirements your application pack will be considered incomplete. In case you do not have an opportunity to make a photo in advance you can do it in visa application center.
-
Processing Time
Dear clients, the timing of document review may vary. Below are the approximate processing times for submitting documents in the city of St. Petersburg.
Processing times for visa applications:
The minimum period for processing visa applications is 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents by the Consular Section.
Documents for urgent consideration are not accepted. (Urgent consideration is provided only for citizens of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of Ukraine).
-
Download Forms
Dear applicants, please note that all Bulgaria visa application centers offer assisted form filling service.
The fee for the service is 400 rubles.
To download a document required please choose one of the links below:
Visa application form Instructions for completing visa application form Sample visa application form To download a visa application form:
- Click the link;
- When application form opens, save it on your computer.
OR
- Right click on the required link;
- Choose the option “Save as”;
- Save application form on your computer.
Please note:
- Visa application form should be on 3 pages.
- The form should be printed on both sides.
You can also get preprinted application form in the Visa Section of the Consulate of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg or in Bulgaria visa application center.
Long Term Visa (Type D)
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Overview
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Collection of processed documents
Description
Dear Customers, we are glad to offer a new service – collection of processed documents in one of VFS Global visa centers. Please click here to choose visa center that is convenient for you.
Fees
Fee for this service is 16.8 euro.
Fee is not refundable and paid in Russian Rubles only.
How to book
There are 2 ways to book this service.
- You can avail personal assistance service by coming personally at any of our visa center to book collection of documents. A dedicated counter is assigned where you can get all your documents checked, Submission officer assists you to make appointment at the Embassy.
- This service can be booked at the Consulate during submission of your documents. Ask for the visa officer.
Bulgaria Id
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Overview
For general information and overview of how to apply please click here
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Collection of processed documents
Description
Dear Customers, we are glad to offer a new service – collection of processed documents in one of VFS Global visa centers. Please click here to choose visa center that is convenient for you.
Fees
Fee for this service is 16.8 euro.
Fee is not refundable and paid in Russian Rubles only.
How to book
There are 2 ways to book this service.
- You can avail personal assistance service by coming personally at any of our visa center to book collection of documents. A dedicated counter is assigned where you can get all your documents checked, Submission officer assists you to make appointment at the Embassy.
- This service can be booked at the Consulate during submission of your documents. Ask for the visa officer.