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Last update 09 October 2025Travel advice
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Level 3: Avoid non-essiential travel (Do not travel in certain areas of the country unless necessary)
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Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in USA
Address: 1621 22nd Street, NW, Dimitar Peshev Plaza, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Telephone: +1 202 387 0174; +1 202 299 0273; +1 202 483 1386
Fax: +1 202 234 7973
Emergency hotline:+1 202 387 0174
Working hours (Monday – Friday): 09:00 – 17:30
E-mail: embassy.washington@mfa.bg; office@bulgaria-embassy.org
Website: https://www.mfa.bg/embasies/usa
Consular Service at the Embassy in Washington
(Consular District: Federal District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida)
Address: 1621 22nd Street, NW, Dimitar Peshev Plaza, Washington, DC 20008, USA (entrance from R Street)
Telephone: + 1 (202) 387-7969
Opening hours (by a preliminary scheduled appointment):
Monday: 9:30 – 13:00 ч.
Tuesday: 9:30 – 13:00 ч. и 14:00 – 16:00
Wednesday: 9:30 – 13:00
Thursday: 9:30 – 13:00
Friday: 9:30 – 13:00
Information and scheduling appointments by phone: +1 (202) 387-7969
Information on renewal of Bulgarian identity documents: http://www.bulgaria-embassy.org/bg/bg-lichni-dokumenti/
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations, New York
Address: 11 East 84th Street, New York, NY 10028
Telephone: 212 737 4790; 212 737 4791
Fax: 212 472 9865
E-mail: Mission.NewYork@mfa.bg;
Website: https://www.mfa.bg/embassies/usapr
Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York
Consular District: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Address: 121 East 62nd Street, Nеw York, NY 10065, USA
Telephone: +1 212 935 4646
Opening hours (Monday – Friday, for scheduling an appointment on telephone: +1 212 935 4646): 10:00 – 13:30
Answers to questions by phone: 14:00 – 17:00
E-mail: Consulate.NewYork@mfa.bg
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/usagc
Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Chicago
Consular District: Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Address: 737 North Michigan Ave., suite 2105, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Telephone: +1 312 867 1904; +1 312 867 1905
Fax: +1 312 867 1906
Emergency hotline: +1872 280 6093
Opening hours from Monday to Friday, only with a preliminary scheduled appointment 09:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 14:00 PM - 15:00 PM
Working hours (Monday – Friday) 09:00 – 17:30
Answers to questions by phone: 14:00 – 17:00
E-mail: Consulate.Chicago@mfa.bg
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/usagc3
For scheduling an appointment CLICK HERE
Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Los Angeles
Consular District: (Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington)
Address: 11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 470, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
Tel.: +1 (310) 478 6700
Fax: +1 (310) 478 6277
Еmergency hotline: +1 (310) 437 3606
E-mail: consulate.losangeles@mfa.bg
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/usagc2
Visiting hours (by appointments only) /Mon-Fri/: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Hours for phone inquiries /Mon-Fri/: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
All visits to the Consulate are by appointment only!
Online platform for setting up an appointment: https://calendly.com/consulate_los-angeles
Only debit or credit cards are accepted as a form of payment!
Apply for a visa online, then arrange an interview date at the Embassy/Consulate of your choice. For details, please contact a diplomatic mission or the website http://ceac.state.gov/genniv.
General information
Security level:
Public security in the country is within normal limits, but there have been a number of cases of theft and armed robbery.
Healthcare:
There is a danger of infection with viruses with similar symptomatology of Dengue and Zika. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria recommends that travellers follow the advice of the Ministry of Health and the Bulgarian Red Cross to protect themselves against mosquito bites and infection with the Zika virus: http://www.redcross.bg/advice/zika.html
Climatic characteristics:
Hurricane season is from June to November. It is advisable to monitor the information on http://severe.worldweather.org/; http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ and https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tropical-cyclones