1. To obtain a replacement passport, applicants will need to appear in person at his/her local Bulgarian Identity Documents issuing office.
2. Applicants will need to complete an application form and submit it together with other supporting documents.
3. Pay the application fee.

If you are outside Bulgaria

1. For applicants outside Bulgaria, go to the nearest Embassy of Bulgaria and complete an application to obtain a replacement passport. You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest Embassy of Bulgaria in the country you are currently staying.
2. Submit the completed application together with the damaged passport.
3. Pay the application fee.

• Completed application
• Damaged Passport

Directorate of Bulgarian Identity Documents

Phone Directory

Bulgarian Embassies

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• Normal processing: 30 days.
• Quick order: 3 working days.
• Express order: within 8 working hours

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

In cases where the passport was lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed the passport holder must declare this fact within three days, and then apply for a new one within 30 days.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Please provide the need for the procedure. 
e.g. Birth Certificate - why do we need to have a birth certificate? 
 

Enter other informations which might help

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Ministry of Internal Affairs

More information which might help people.