Passport: getting or replacing it abroad
How a Bulgarian citizen living abroad gets a new passport at an embassy or consulate: booking an appointment, documents, fees in euro, processing times and collection.
Personal documents
Passport, ID card, driving licence, address registration and what to do if documents are lost.
ID card for Bulgarians abroad
How a Bulgarian citizen living abroad gets a new ID card at an embassy or consulate: documents, fees in euro, validity, children aged 14 to 18, and applying together with a passport.
Temporary passport
When a Bulgarian embassy or consulate issues a temporary passport, how long it is valid, what it costs in euro, when it is free, and what to bring for yourself or a child.
Lost or stolen documents abroad
What to do, step by step, if your Bulgarian passport or ID card is lost or stolen abroad: the 3-day deadline, the declaration, a police report, a temporary passport and new documents.
Driving licence: renewing it abroad and exchanging a foreign one
Where to renew a Bulgarian driving licence when you live abroad: at an embassy only outside the EU, in the EU in your country of residence. Exchanging a foreign licence in Bulgaria, international driving permits and fees in euro.
Permanent and current address
What the permanent and current address are, why they matter for documents, elections and official mail, how to register them from abroad and what happens if you have no address in Bulgaria.
EGN and LNCh personal numbers
Who gets a unified civil number (EGN) and who gets a personal number of a foreigner (LNCh), how a child born abroad gets an EGN, how the number is built and where to check it.
Children’s documents: passport, ID card, parental consent
How to get a passport or ID card for a child at a Bulgarian embassy: which parent must attend, when notarised consent is needed, what children aged 14–17 sign, fees and validity.