Bulgaria Apostille Service

Certify documents issued in Bulgaria for official use in the Netherlands and abroad.

Certify documents issued in Bulgaria for international use
Documents issued in Bulgaria can be officially certified for international use with an apostille stamp or by consular legalization (depending on the intended country of use).

Isarey provides expedited Bulgarian Apostille services with secure collection and delivery of documents worldwide by courier. We also attest Bulgarian documents at the embassies of UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Vietnam and at other major embassies and consulates in Sofia.

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Bulgarian Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps

  • Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

    We apostille Bulgarian birth, marriage and death certificates for legal use abroad. If you need assistance obtaining a duplicate or replacement certificate for authentication or embassy attestation in Bulgaria, please Contact us

  • Criminal Record Certificates

    Apostille Bulgaria police clearance and criminal record checks.
  • Apostille Bulgarian University degree certificates

    Bulgarian Education Certificates

    Apostille Bulgarian University degree certificates and other types of academic and professional qualifications awarded in Bulgaria.

  • Notarized Documents

    Powers of Attorney, Affidavits, certified passport copies, contracts and other private documents certified by a notary in Bulgaria.

  • Incorporation Documents

    Certify Bulgarian corporate documents including certificates of incorporation, certificates of good standing, articles of association, board resolutions for use abroad.

  • Trade documents

    Apostille Bulgarian certificates of origin, certificates of free sale, commercial invoices, product health certificates, GMP certificates and other trade documents

  • Certified Translations

    Legalize certified and sworn translations of Bulgarian documents. We offer translation services from Bulgarian to all major European and Asian languages for submission abroad and to embassies and consulates in Bulgaria.
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Examples of Bulgaria Apostille Stamps

Obtaining Apostilles and legalizing documents in Bulgaria

Isarey can obtain Apostille Stamps for your Bulgarian documents. Our expert local team in Bulgaria will ensure that your documents are attested securely and successfully in the shortest time. We will take care of the entire procedure, dealing with local notaries, embassies, translators and government agencies.

Isarey provides document attestation services in Bulgaria to private, corporate and institutional clients worldwide. To find out about certifying Bulgarian documents for use in the Netherlands and abroad, use our online quotation form or email us a scan or description of the documents you need to certify. We will get back to you directly with a quotation and details of how to proceed:

6 steps to certify document issued in Bulgaria

  1. Upload the documents you need attested or send them to us by email.
  2. Our experts will pre-check your documents to ensure that they are eligible for Apostille certification or consular legalization in the country where they are issued, and we’ll assist you locally in preparing them if required.
  3. We’ll send you a quotation with the total cost of the process (final price including all fees, certified translation when required and courier costs) and an estimation of how long the process will take to complete.
  4. We’ll arrange a secure courier to collect your original documents (where electronic versions are not sufficient).
  5. As soon as we receive your documents, we will confirm your order and proceed with the attestation process. Where appropriate, we will arrange certified copies for the attestation process so that we can return your originals directly.
  6. We return the attested documents to you by secure international courier.

Legalize Bulgarian Documents

Bulgarian documents can be legalized for cross-border use by means of Apostille Certification or Consular Legalization

Apostille Certification

An Apostille Stamp is a simplified procedure of international attestation. When affixed to documents, Apostilles are directly recognised by the authorities of over 120 countries (Signatories of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents Hague Apostille ConventionExternal link (opens in new tab)) as certifying the document’s validity, without requiring additional certification.

Since Bulgaria is a signatory to the convention, Isarey can assist by obtaining Apostille Certification for Bulgarian documents so that they are valid for official use in other signatory countries, including: NL NetherlandsNetherlands - ES SpainSpain - IT ItalyItaly - PT PortugalPortugal - GR GreeceGreece - CY CyprusCyprus - FR FranceFrance - SA Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia - DE GermanyGermany - CN ChinaChina

See additional notes below

Consular Legalization
Consular Legalization is required when a document from Bulgaria is to be used in a non-signatory country. In this case, following authentication by authorities in Bulgaria, the document must be certified a second time in Bulgaria by the embassy representing the country where the document is to be used.

Countries which do not recognise Apostille certification and require consular legalization include: AE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates - QA QatarQatar - TH ThailandThailand - TW TaiwanTaiwan - VN VietnamVietnam

European Union

Submission within the European Union
Certain Bulgarian documents do not require Apostilles when they are presented to authorities of other European Union countries (the receiving authority should accept the original or a certified copy).

When applying for certain public documents, a multilingual standard form may be requested to accompany the original. A multilingual standard form must always be issued and signed by a Bulgarian authority, providing a translation aid designed to help the receiving authority to understand a public document which is in a language not accepted by the receiving EU country.
See: A multilingual standard form is a translation aid designed to help the receiving authority to understand a public document which is in a language not accepted by the receiving EU country. EU Multilingual standard formsExternal link (opens in new tab)

Bulgarian documents not requiring Apostilles include birth, death, marriage certificates, absence of a criminal record (a clean criminal record of a Bulgarian citizen), certificates of nationality and residence:
See: Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 on promoting the free movement of citizens by simplifying the requirements for presenting certain public documents in the EU Regulation (EU) 2016/1191External link (opens in new tab)

Other Bulgarian documents, including academic certificates, still require Apostille certification and certified translation to be valid in other EU countries.

Civil status certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers)
Bulgarian birth, marriage and death certificates) issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to one of the following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

Certified Translation

Where Bulgarian documents are to be used abroad and where the receiving country has a different official language, a sworn or certified may also be required. Isarey takes care of any certified translations required as part of the document attestation process, ensuring that translations are carried out and certified in accordance with local regulations.

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A certified translation on its own only provides assurance that the translation itself is accurate and true; it does not confirm the authenticity of the original document. The original document must be legalized for a certified translation to carry equivalent legal weight.

Bulgaria Document Resources

External resources and news about Bulgarian documents, apostilles and certification procedures.

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Bulgaria Document Resources
Notary Services
Find a notary in Bulgaria
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Document verification
Apostille Verification
Apostille Verification
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Verify an already issued Apostille certificate

Apostille Check
Apostille Check
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The above links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; Isarey bears no responsibility for the accuracy, content or policies of external websites.

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