Location: Bulgaria Event: Bulgarian Parliament extends the validity of Bulgarian identity documents for 6 months. On November 6, 2020, the Bulgarian National Assembly amended the State of Emergency Act to extend the validity of expiring Bulgarian identity documents, including residency cards for foreigners. Identity documents expiring before January 21, 2021, will remain valid for a period of six months past their expiration ...
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 10 November, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: alert, Consular Section
Information for visa applicants regarding novel coronavirus: As of March 15, 2020, the United States Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria is cancelling routine visa appointments. We will resume routine visa services as soon as possible but are unable to provide a specific date at this time. The MRV fee is valid and may be used for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 15 March, 2020 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News | Tags: Consular Section
Entry of aliens who were present in China, excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, within 14 days prior to their arrival at the port of entry in the United States is suspended, per Presidential Proclamation. If you reside in China, have traveled to China recently, or intend to travel to China ...
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 2 February, 2020 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News | Tags: Consular Section
Dear Consular section clients, please be advised that our regular pick-up/drop-off service on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 will be cancelled. It will be available again on January 2, 2020 between 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 31 December, 2019 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News | Tags: Consular Section
Dear Consular section clients, please be advised that our regular pick-up/drop-off service between 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. at the main entrance of the Embassy will be moved to 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. on Monday, December 23 and Tuesday, December 31, 2019. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 3 December, 2019 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News | Tags: Consular Section
Dear Consular Section clients, please be advised that on July 2nd and July 3rd, 2019 our document pick-up/drop-off service at the main entrance of the Embassy will be provided earlier, between 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. There will be no document pick-up/drop-off service on Thursday, July 4th, 2019 as the Embassy will be closed in observance of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 27 June, 2019 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News | Tags: Consular Section, notification
At this time, scheduled passport and visa services will continue during the lapse in appropriations as the situation permits. This website will not be regularly updated until full operations resume, with the exception of emergency safety and security information.
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 22 January, 2018 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News | Tags: Consular Section
Dear Consular section clients, please be advised that starting December 4, 2017 our regular pick-up/drop-off service at the main entrance of the Embassy will be provided between 3:00- 3:15 p.m.
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 1 December, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News | Tags: Consular Section
Dear Consular section clients, please be advised that our regular pick-up/drop-off service between 4:00- 4:30 p.m. at the main entrance will be changed to 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 21 November, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens | Tags: Consular Section
Dear Consular section clients, please be advised that our regular pick-up/drop-off service between 4:00- 4:30 p.m. at the main entrance will not be available on Wednesday, November 8th, 2017. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 31 October, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News | Tags: Consular Section
The Embassy has been informed of a planned protest directly across Kozyak Street from the Embassy’s main entrance the afternoon of Wednesday, September 20, 2017. The Friends of Russia and the Orthodox World plans to stage a protest between the hours of 4 pm and 8 pm. The embassy will be open for normal services but advises U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 20 September, 2017 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Consular Section, Security Messages
Dear Consular section clients, please be advised that our regular pick-up/drop-off service between 4:00- 4:30 p.m. at the main entrance will be moved to 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. on Monday, July 3rd and Thursday , July 6th, 2017. On Friday, July 7th this service will be available between 11:00- 11:30 a.m. We are sorry for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 28 June, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News | Tags: Consular Section
U.S. Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe. This Travel Alert expires on September 1, 2017. Recent, widely-reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom demonstrate that the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS or Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, and their affiliates ...
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By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 2 May, 2017 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Consular Section
