News & Events

Health Alert: Updated Pre-departure Testing Requirements for Air Travelers to the U.S.

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria (3 December 2021) Location: Worldwide Event: On December 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement a one-day COVID-19 testing requirement for air travelers over age two coming to the United States. Regardless of vaccination status or nationality, any individual coming to the United States ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 6 December, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: Messages for U.S. Citizen

Statement by the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria

November 22, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria The United States is deeply concerned by the recent statements of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in which he referred to Crimea as “Russian.” The United States, G7, European Union, and NATO have all been clear and united in our position that, despite ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 22 November, 2021 | Topics: Embassy, News, Press Releases | Tags: press release

EducationUSA Opportunity Funds-Bulgaria Program

Eighteen $5,000 Scholarships are available for high school students in grade 11, showing financial need and demonstrating academic excellence. Deadline for submitting applications: January 7, 2022 The U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria and the Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange are pleased to announce the 2022 competition for the Opportunity Funds-Bulgaria Grants for high school students ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 8 November, 2021 | Topics: Education, News | Tags: Fulbright Program

U.S. Embassy Announces the Ambassadors Fund for Summer Work and Travel Scholarships

November 5, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Embassy Announces the Ambassadors Fund for Summer Work&Travel Scholarships U.S. Embassy Sofia is pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the Ambassadors Fund for Summer Work&Travel (SWT) Scholarships, a unique opportunity for university students from Bulgaria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to participate in the BridgeUSA Summer ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 5 November, 2021 | Topics: Embassy, News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassadors Fund, press release, SWT Scholarship, U.S. Embassy Sofia