Visa Assistance

Bulgaria

Visa requirements, fees, validity and documents for travel to Bulgaria.

1 visa type
Starting from €90
Checked 28 Sept 2026

1. Visa Types

Open a type to see processing time, stay, fees, and documents.

Processing time

VFS Bulgaria India (notice 4 April 2025): 21 working days between VFS filing and the arrival date on the form. MFA visa page: file not earlier than 3 months before travel. Other MFA mission pages: 6 months to 15 days (Visa Code).

Stay period

Up to 90 days in any 180-day period in Schengen, counted from first Schengen entry (including Bulgaria)

Validity

As issued. Uniform Schengen C from 31 March 2024 covers the whole Schengen area.

Visa Fees and Charges

Airport transit A or short-stay C — MFA fees page. Not refunded if refused.

€90

Child under 6 — MFA visa page (exempt from processing fee)

€0

Child 6 to under 12 — MFA fees page (exempt)

€0

Entry	Label	Fee
—	Airport transit A or short-stay C — MFA fees page. Not refunded if refused.	€90
—	Child under 6 — MFA visa page (exempt from processing fee)	€0
—	Child 6 to under 12 — MFA fees page (exempt)	€0

About This Visa

Indian ordinary-passport holders need a Schengen C. India is on the EU visa-required list. Usual staff path since 1 November 2025: VFS at https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/bgr. The Embassy in New Delhi still decides. Do not use e-visa.mfa.bg for this — that portal is not the India filing path and the URL fails.

From 31 March 2024 Bulgaria issues uniform Schengen visas. Stay up to 90 days in 180, starting when they first enter Schengen. File in person or through VFS. MFA visa page: not earlier than 3 months before travel. VFS India: leave 21 working days between filing and the arrival date on the form.

Documents Required

MFA — visa application

Free Schengen form, typed, names as in the passport, rest in English or Bulgarian, signed
Passport issued within 10 years, 2 blank pages, valid 3 months after leaving Bulgaria / last Schengen exit
Photocopy of the passport bio page
Copies of last Bulgarian and Schengen visas, or UK / US visas if they have them
Full-colour photo 3.5 × 4.5 cm, light background, face 70–80%, no dark glasses, no amateur cut-outs, no red-eye
Medical insurance for EU states, whole trip, repatriation and emergency care, min. EUR 30,000
Tickets or booking, or proof of funds for travel
Child travelling without parents: birth-certificate copy plus notarised consent from both parents (original and copy)

2. Good to Know

Rules and notes that apply to every visa type

How to apply

Book VFS: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/bgr. Keep 21 working days before the arrival date on the form.
Fill the free Schengen form. Pay EUR 90 unless they are under 12 (MFA: under 6 and 6-to-under-12 are fee-exempt).
Embassy appointments if needed: consular.delhi@mfa.bg.
Collect passports at the Embassy Monday–Friday 12:00–13:00, no appointment, or as VFS instructs.

Who can apply

Indian ordinary-passport holders need a Type C Schengen visa.
Usual staff path: VFS India. Embassy also takes consular appointments by email.
Do not send a tourist C file to an honorary consul.

Embassy

Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, New Delhi
16/17 Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021
Embassy: +91 11 2611 5550 / 2611 5549 / 2412 1054 · Fax +91 11 2687 6190
Embassy.Delhi@mfa.bg · bgembdelhi@yahoo.com
Monday–Friday 09:00–13:00 and 13:20–17:30 (Bulgarian-language listing also has lunch 13:00–13:30)

Consular: landline +91 11 2611 5549 and mobile +91 966 776 5100, 15:00–18:00
consular.delhi@mfa.bg
Applications by appointment Monday–Thursday 09:00–15:00. Collection Monday–Friday 12:00–13:00, no appointment.
Out-of-hours hotline +91 99109 99498

How to track

VFS tracking on the VFS account. Consular questions: consular.delhi@mfa.bg. Refusal appeal: MFA Sofia priemna@mfa.bg or Administrative Court Sofia-city.

Photo and uploads

3.5 × 4.5 cm, light background, face 70–80% of the frame
No dark glasses, no amateur cut-outs, no red-eye

Fees

Type A or C: EUR 90. Not refunded if refused.
Under 6: no fee. Ages 6 to under 12: also no fee on the MFA fees page (not the usual EU EUR 45 half-rate).
Type D: EUR 100 or EUR 200 depending on the Foreigners Act article — not the holiday C.