In which cities of Russia is a visa to Bulgaria open?
According to the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Moscow, the reception of applications for long-term visas has resumed at the Consular Departments in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg.
On May 6, applications for short-term visas (type “C”) were accepted in 22 official visa centers of Bulgaria in the Russian Federation.
Documents for short-term visas are accepted in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Irkutsk, Kazan, Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novorossiysk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Petrozavodsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saratov, Ufa, Vladivostok, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg.
The visa centers of Bulgaria in the other 37 cities will be reopened in stages.
Visa processing costs almost 52 euros (consular fee 35 euros + service fee 16.8 euros).
“The package of documents for obtaining a Bulgarian visa for individual applicants and clients of travel companies remained unchanged. The deadlines for issuing visas are in accordance with the standard procedure, the consular department stressed, adding that visa applications are still accepted without presenting booked air tickets to Bulgaria.
Bulgaria provides free visas to children under 6 years of age; disabled persons and accompanying persons; participants of scientific, cultural events and events related to art; schoolchildren traveling as part of organized recreation groups; participants of international sports events and accompanying persons; participants of delegations of sister cities of Russia and Bulgaria.
Requirements for the provision of documents for property owners in the Republic of Bulgaria have been relaxed.
From May 1, 2021, Russian citizens can enter Bulgaria with one of the following documents:
Certificate of full vaccination against COVID-19. Entry can be carried out no earlier than 14 days after the last dose. The list of vaccines approved by the Bulgarian Ministry of Health includes the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.
Document about the study conducted by the Pc method for COVID-19 or the result of a rapid antigenic test for patients with COVID-19.
As of May 11, Russia has not officially resumed direct flights with Bulgaria.
Source: atorus