Alert – U.S. Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria

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 ... Read More»

Message from Consular Section – Cancellation of All Visa Applications

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 ... Read More»

Message from Consular Section – Change of Pass Back Service

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 ... Read More»

Protest in front of U.S. Embassy on Wednesday, September 20

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. ... Read More»

European Travel Alert (May 2, 2017)

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 ... Read More»
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