Bulgaria - Renew your Passport

ProcedureEdit

Apply in person
Submit your application personally through the ministry of interior or you can authorise a repetitive with a notarized power of attorney to submit the application for you.
An application for a passport for minors and persons under legal disability shall be submitted by parents, guardians or trustees. The application shall be accompanied by:

Supporting civil status documents confirming the application data
Birth certificate for anyone under 18 years
Previous passports (if any)
Document for paid state fee

When replacing the passport in case of a permanent address shall be provided certifying document from the respective municipal administration

Apply through online

Visit ministry of home affairs e-government service via this link Online portal
Scroll through the instruction as you read
Click on submit application
Fill in the required detail and submit you application for processing.

If you are residing abroad, visit the Bulgaria embassy in the country you are in to submit your application.

Required DocumentsEdit

Supporting civil status documents confirming the application data
Birth certificate for anyone under 18 years
Previous passports (if any)
Document for paid state fee

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria
Address: 2, Aleksandar Zhendov Str., Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
Phone: + 359 948 2999

Ministry of Interior
Sofia 1000; 29, Shesti Septemvri Str.
Tel. +359 2 9825 000
Diplomatic missions Website

EligibilityEdit

All Bulgarians passport holders who need to renew their passports

FeesEdit

Fees for issuance (replacement) of the passport ordinary service/fast service/Express Passport 30 days/3 working days/8 working hours
Issuance of passport for the first time for persons under 14 : 10lv, 20lv, 50lv
Second passport for children under 14 and adults 58 to 70 years: 20lv, 40lv, 100lv
Age between 15 and 58 years :40lv, 80lv, 200lv
For seniors over 70 years : 10lv, 20lv, 50lv
For persons with permanent disability, and with a degree of disability 50% and from 50 % up : 3lv, 6lv, 15lv

ValidityEdit

5 years from date of issue

Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

Processing time for issuing (renewing) passport:

Passport is issued (replaced) within 30 days after submission of the application, in normal order.
In quick order, the period is 3 days.
Express - up to 8 hours.

When the application for a passport is submitted at consular or diplomatic missions abroad, the deadline for issuing is up to 90 days.

InstructionsEdit

If the automatic PIN verification does not allow you to submit an electronic application, the reason will be highlighted and, once removed, you will be able to resubmit an electronic application for a personal document.

If the reason is:

leaked biometry - you must go to the spot and take your biometry;
change of PIN - you must present a personal certificate from the relevant municipal administration at the permanent address of the applicant;
change of names - you must present in person an official document certifying the change as well as a certificate from the relevant municipal administration on the permanent address of the person for the change made in his personal registration card in case the change is not reflected in the National Population Database ;
change of current address - you must present a personal certificate from the respective municipal administration;
substantial and lasting image changes - you must present a personal document personally from the relevant competent authorities

Required InformationEdit

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.

Need for the DocumentEdit

A Bulgarian Passport is an international travel document issued only to citizens of Bulgaria and may also serve as a proof of Bulgarian citizenship.

Information which might helpEdit

Conditions for the renewal of PERSONAL CARD and PASSPORT, related to Art. 18 as of the Law on the Protection of Competition and Rules for the Issuance of Bulgarian Personal Documents:

Be a Bulgarian citizen over the age of 18, who makes a personal application for a personal document (parents, guardians, guardians or other legal representatives cannot submit an electronic application through the system of the person they represent);
Be a resident and have a current address outside the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria;
Your previous application has been submitted within 59 months prior to the date of the electronic application (have a personal document issued 59 months before the date of submission of the electronic application);
Have the necessary biometric data taken from you;
To have a valid electronic signature certificate with a visible PIN, issued by a Bulgarian supplier ;
No other accepted application for the issue of a document of the same kind at the time of submitting the application electronically;
Do not change names, single citizenship numbers, gender, citizenship or substantial and lasting image changes;
Do not be under guardianship;
When issuing an e-application, the document is received personally;
The old document is returned for destruction upon receipt of the new document.

External LinksEdit

Bulgarian passport
Bulgarian embassy
Website

OthersEdit

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