The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the process of implementing a large-scale project, coordinated in advance with all responsible institutions in Bulgaria and the EU, including the implementation and launch of a new version of the National Visa Information System (NVIS).

As of June 2nd, 2024, the Consular Office at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Tehran has started accepting documents for short-term visas type "C" for visiting relatives or friends, tourism, sports and cultural events, conferences, private and business visits, as well as visas for truck drivers, in the outsourcing center of “VFS Global”. To reserve an appointment to submit an application, as well as to obtain more information, visa applicants should contact “VFS Global” through the following communication channels:

On 4 March 2024 a reception was held at the Embassy in Tehran to celebrate the National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria. Among the guests of the event were Iranian officials, ambassadors, diplomats, Bulgarian and Iranian businessmen, artists, etc.

The Embassy of Bulgaria in Teheran have been participating in an art exhibition organized by the UN at the Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex in Tehran from 8th to 17th December 2023.

During a meeting with Ambassador Nikolina Kuneva at the Embassy of Bulgaria in Tehran the Deputy Representative of UNHCR in Iran, Mrs. Inna Gladkova conveyed UNHCR’s appreciation for the humanitarian assistance of 50,000 euros made by Bulgaria, as per the decision of the Council of Ministers dated December 15, 2022. The financial contribution to UNHCR will be invested in activities in support of Afghan refugees in Iran under projects in the fields of healthcare and education.

On 19 and 20 June the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Islamic Republic of Iran Ms. Nikolina Kuneva paid a visit to the city of Kashan and met with the Mayor of Kashan Municipality Dr. Hassan Bakhshandeh Amnieh.

On 14 June 2022 the Iranian Association for Diplomacy organized a webinar dedicated to the 125th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Тhe international panel of the 40th jubilee of the Fajr Theatre Festival in Tehran was opened on 6 February with a play by the Bulgarian theatre “Azarian” and “Den Gri” foundation based on the “Shahnameh – Story of Zal” by the Persian classical poet Abulghassem Ferdousi and directed by Elena Panayotova.

On 27 January the Bulgarian Ambassador to Tehran Nikolina Kuneva greeted the representatives of the cultural and writer’s circles who had gathered at the Farhangan Cultural Center as well as the 300 online viewers of the Instagram live on occasion of the Evening of the Bulgarian literature in Tehran.