Consular services will be provided to Bulgarian citizens, with proven urgent and immediate need and without creating risks to the staff. Persons with disease symptomatic, or who had visited recently countries largely affected by COVID-19 or who had contacts with an infected person, shall not visit the Embassy and the Consular Department. Every visitor shall enter the premises of the Consular Department with his/her own protective mask. This is due to sanitary and hygienic measures and with regards to the health status of visitors and staff.