Consular help in an emergency abroad
What a Bulgarian embassy can and cannot do after an arrest, hospitalisation, theft, death or disaster. The Foreign Ministry’s 24/7 numbers and help from other EU countries’ embassies.
Travel and consular help
Consular help in emergencies, children travelling, Schengen and customs rules.
Children travelling abroad without a parent
When a child under 18 can leave Bulgaria with one parent, a grandparent, a group or alone: the notarised consent declaration, what is checked at the border and what happens if a parent refuses.
Bulgaria in Schengen: what changed for travellers
Since 31 March 2024 there are no border checks on flights and by sea, and since 1 January 2025 none by land either. What to carry, when checks still happen and what the EES and ETIAS mean for non-EU nationals.
Customs rules: cash, goods, medicines
When you must declare cash, how many cigarettes, how much alcohol and what value of goods you can bring duty-free from outside the EU, the limits on medicines and food, and what is not restricted within the EU.