Consular Information
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Ministry of Justice Bulgarian Citizenship and Adoption
Directorate 1 Slavianska Street 1040 Sofia Tel: +359 2 91408 Facsimile: +359 2 9809223 I. List of the documentation
to be submitted for acquiring of Bulgarian citizenship through Naturalisation 1. Application to the Minister
of Justice The application has to be done
in Bulgarian language and has to contain: a) Given name, father's name
and family name according to the birth certificate. If there is a change in
any of the names, a document has to be submitted to confirm the change -
marriage certificate or a court decision; b) Permanent address of the
applicant in Bulgaria or abroad. An applicant from abroad can designate a
person living in Bulgaria and his/her address to receive correspondence relating
to the application on his/her behalf; c) The circumstances motivating
the applicant to apply for a Bulgarian citizenship. If the applicant is under 14
years of age or the applicant is not capable of taking decisions for
himself/herself, the application is submitted by the parents or the legal
guardian. The application is submitted by one of the parents, if the other
one is deceased or has no parental rights. If the applicant is between 14
and 18 years of age or is partially capable of taking decisions for
himself/herself, the application is submitted by the applicant
himself/herself. The application has to be signed also by the parents or the
legal guardian. The application is signed by one of the parents, if the other
one is deceased or has no parental rights. When the parents disagree on
the application between themselves or there is a disagreement between parents
on one hand and the person between 14 and 18 years of age, the matter has to
be decided by the competent Bulgarian District Court. The court decision has
to be enclosed to the application. 2. Detailed Curriculum Vitae.
For persons, who are up to 14 years of age, both parents submit CVs. 3. One photograph. 4. Birth certificate or a
notarised / legalised copy of it. 5. Declaration (model No.2). 6. Document by the Ministry of
Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria showing the proficiency of
the applicant in Bulgarian language. 7. Court certificate from the
Bulgarian courts of the criminal record of the applicant. Such document has
to be submitted also from the competent authority of the country, the citizen
of which is the applicant. If the applicant resides permanently in a third
country, such document has to be submitted also from the competent authority
of the latter country. 8. Identity document for a
foreign person permanently resident in Bulgaria issued by the Ministry of
Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria. The document has to show that the
applicant has been permitted permanent residence in the Republic of Bulgaria
not later than 5 years before the date of submission of the application. 9. Certificate from the
Bulgarian Prosecution Service that the applicant is not prosecuted for a
crime of general character, if he lives permanently in Bulgaria. 10. A document from the
employer that the applicant has an employment or a document from the
respective local Tax authority for a declared income from the previous year. 11. Medical document issued by
the Doctors' Consultative Committee of the local hospital confirming that the
person is free of decease according to Art. 36 and 36a of the Bulgarian
Public Health Act. 12. Receipt from a bank for
payment of the charge of 10.00 Bulgarian leva to the Bulgarian National Bank
- Headquarters, The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria, account
No. 3000173700, Bank Identification No. 6301301084, Bank sort code 66196611. Applicants, who apply for
Bulgarian citizenship on the ground of Article 13 of the Bulgarian
Citizenship Act (applicants who have been, for at least three years, and
still are, legally married to a Bulgarian citizen; who have been born in the
Republic of Bulgaria, or; who were granted permission for permanent residence
before he/she became of age) shall submit all of the above-mentioned
documents. The identity document for a foreign person permanently resident in
Bulgaria issued by the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria
(point 8 above) has to show that the applicant has been permitted permanent
residence in the Republic of Bulgaria not later than 3 years before the date
of submission of the application. In addition to that applicants who apply
for Bulgarian citizenship on the ground of Article 13 of the Bulgarian
Citizenship Act (marriage to a Bulgarian citizen) shall submit also a
certificate for civil marriage status from the local authority. The marriage
has to be concluded not less than three years before submitting the
application. Documents in a foreign language
have to be legalised and presented together with an officially certified
translation. The legalisation of a British
public document is done by the Legalisation Office of the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office (Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2LG, Tel:
020 7008 1111, Fax: 020 7008 1010, Internet site http://www.fco.gov.uk). Once legalised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, such
documents do not need further legalisation. Other foreign public documents
have to be The applications can be
submitted to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria in person,
via post or by a person, holding a power of attorney to do so. Applications
can also be submitted through the Bulgarian diplomatic and consular
representations. Applications, which do not
contain all of the enumerated documents, will not be considered. II. List of the
documentation to be submitted for acquiring of Bulgarian citizenship by
persons of Bulgarian origin 1. Application to the Minister
of Justice (requisites as in I.1. above) 2. Detailed Curriculum Vitae.
For persons, who are up to 14 years of age, both parents submit CVs. 3. One photograph. 4. Birth certificate or a
notarised / legalised copy of it. 5. Declaration (model No.2). 6. Certificate of Bulgarian
origin. If the application is on the ground of Article 15, point 2 of the
Bulgarian citizenship Act, a court judgment for the adoption, which has
entered into force, has to be presented, together with a certificate the
adoptive parent is a Bulgarian citizen. 7. Document by the Ministry of
Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria showing the proficiency of
the applicant in Bulgarian language or a notarised copy of a degree
certificate in the higher education awarded in Bulgaria. 8. Court certificate from the
Bulgarian courts of the criminal record of the applicant. Such document has
to be submitted also from the competent authority of the country, the citizen
of which is the applicant. If the applicant resides permanently in a third
country, such document has to be submitted also from the competent authority
of the latter country. 9. Certificate from the
Bulgarian Prosecution Service that the applicant is not prosecuted for a
crime of general character, if he lives permanently in Bulgaria. 10. Medical document issued by
the Doctors' Consultative Committee of the local hospital confirming that the
person is free of decease according to Art. 36 and 36a of the Bulgarian
Public Health Act. 11. Receipt from a bank for
payment of the charge of 3.00 Bulgarian leva (persons of up to 16 years of
age and persons of up to 26 years of age studying at a recognised
institution). The charge is payable to the Bulgarian National Bank -
Headquarters, The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria, account
No. 3000173700, Bank Identification No. 6301301084, Bank sort code 66196611. III. List of the
documentation to be submitted for acquiring of Bulgarian citizenship by
persons between 14 and 18 years of age, the parents of which are Bulgarian
citizens or only the living one 1. Application to the Minister
of Justice The application has to be done
in Bulgarian language and has to contain: a) Given name, father's name
and family name according to the birth certificate. If there is a change in
any of the names, a document has to be submitted to confirm the change -
marriage certificate or a court decision; b) Permanent address of the
applicant in Bulgaria or abroad. An applicant from abroad can designate a person
living in Bulgaria and his/her address to receive correspondence relating to
the application on his/her behalf; If the applicant is between 14
and 18 years of age or is partially capable of taking decisions for
himself/herself, the application is submitted by the applicant
himself/herself. The application has to be signed also by the parents or the
legal guardian. The application is signed by one of the parents, if the other
one is deceased or has no parental rights. When the parents disagree on the
application between themselves or there is a disagreement between parents on
one hand and the person between 14 and 18 years of age, the matter has to be
decided by the competent Bulgarian District Court. The court decision has to
be enclosed to the application. 2. Detailed Curriculum Vitae. 3. One photograph. 4. Birth certificate or a
notarised / legalised copy of it. 5. Declaration (model No.2). 6. Certificate for Bulgarian
citizenship of the parent/s from the local authority or the Ministry of Justice.
7. Receipt from a bank for
payment of the charge of 10.00 Bulgarian leva to the Bulgarian National Bank
- Headquarters, The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria, account
No. 3000173700, Bank Identification No. 6301301084, Bank sort code 66196611. IV. List of the
documentation to be submitted for acquiring of Bulgarian citizenship by
persons of up to 18 years of age,
one of the parents of whom is a Bulgarian citizen 1. Application to the Minister
of Justice (requisites as in I.1. above) 2. Detailed Curriculum Vitae.
For persons, who are up to 14 years of age, both parents submit CVs. 3. One photograph. 4. Birth certificate or a
notarised / legalised copy of it. 5. Declaration (model No.2). 6. Certificate for Bulgarian
citizenship of the parent from the local authority or the Ministry of
Justice. 7. Medical document issued by
the Doctors' Consultative Committee of the local hospital confirming that the
person is free of decease according to Art. 36 and 36a of the Bulgarian
Public Health Act. 8. Receipt from a bank for
payment of the charge of 10.00 Bulgarian leva to the Bulgarian National Bank
- Headquarters, The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria, account
No. 3000173700, Bank Identification No. 6301301084, Bank sort code 66196611. V. List of the documentation
to be submitted for restitution of Bulgarian citizenship 1. Application to the Minister
of Justice (requisites as in I.1. above) 2. Detailed Curriculum Vitae.
For persons, who are up to 14 years of age, both parents submit CVs. 3. One photograph. 4. Birth certificate or a
notarised / legalised copy of it. 5. Declaration (model No.2). 6. Court certificate from the
Bulgarian courts of the criminal record of the applicant. Such document has
to be submitted also from the competent authority of the country, the citizen
of which is the applicant. If the applicant resides permanently in a third
country, such document has to be submitted also from the competent authority
of the latter country. 7. Certificate from the Bulgarian
Prosecution Service that the applicant is not prosecuted for a crime of
general character, if he lives permanently in Bulgaria. 8. Medical document issued by
the Doctors' Consultative Committee of the local hospital confirming that the
person is free of decease according to Art. 36 and 36a of the Bulgarian
Public Health Act. The competent foreign medical authorities can also issue
the medical certificate. 9. A person of non-Bulgarian
origin, who has willfully abandoned his/her Bulgarian citizenship or has lost
it by virtue of an international treaty, submit a confirmation from the
Ministry of Interior that he/she has a permission for permanent residence in
Bulgaria for a period of at least 3 years before the application. 10. Receipt from a bank for
payment of the charge of 10.00 Bulgarian leva (3.00 Bulgarian leva for a
person of Bulgarian origin) to the Bulgarian National Bank - Headquarters,
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria, account No. 3000173700,
Bank Identification No. 6301301084, Bank sort code 66196611. VI. List of the
documentation to be submitted for relinquishing of Bulgarian citizenship 1. Application to the Minister
of Justice (requisites as in I.1. above). 2. Detailed Curriculum Vitae.
For persons, who are up to 14 years of age, both parents submit CVs. 3. One photograph. 4. Birth certificate or a
notarised / legalised copy of it. 5. Declaration (model No.1). 6. Document showing the right
for permanent residence abroad. 7. Document showing the
acquisition of a foreign citizenship or a started procedure for its
acquiring. 8. Receipt from a bank for
payment of the charge of 20.00 Bulgarian leva to the Bulgarian National Bank
- Headquarters, The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria, account
No. 3000173700, Bank Identification No. 6301301084, Bank sort code 66196611. VII. List of the
documentation to be submitted for a confirmation that a Person is a Bulgarian
citizen 1. Filled in application form
to the Minister of Justice If the applicant is under 14
years of age or the applicant is not capable of taking decisions for
himself/herself, the application is submitted by the parents or the legal
guardian. The application is submitted by one of the parents, if the other
one is deceased or has no If the applicant is between 14
and 18 years of age or is partially capable of taking decisions for
himself/herself, the application is submitted by the applicant
himself/herself. The application has to be signed also by the parents or the
legal guardian. The application is signed by one of the parents, if the other
one is deceased or has no parental rights. The applications can be
submitted to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria in person,
via post or by a person, holding a power of attorney to do so. Applications
can also be submitted through the Bulgarian diplomatic and consular
representations. 2. Birth certificate or a
notarised / legalised copy of it. 3. Document showing the date
and way of exiting the country. 4. Certificate of the entry of
the Register of the civil status of citizens kept by the local authorities. 5. Receipt from a bank for
payment of the charge of 10.00 Bulgarian leva to the Bulgarian National Bank
- Headquarters, The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria, account
No. 3000173700, Bank Identification No. 6301301084, Bank sort code 66196611. |