Yes, you can visit the Philippines as a tourist with allowed up to a 30-day stay, if you are a Bulgarian citizen. After the 30-day period, you can extend your stay on-site at a local branch of the Bureau of Immigration. You can find all the requirements on the home page.
Visas for Bulgaria are issued by the Bulgarian Embassy in Vietnam, you must contact them for requirements and procedure. Contacts: Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, No.5 Nui Truc str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, Working hours: 9.00 – 12.00Tel: +84 24 3845 2908, hotline: +84 83 940 9129, E-mail: Embassy.Hanoi@mfa.bg. Personal presence is required due to including biometric data in the visas.
Apart from the visa, you will have to send the Philippine citizen an Affidavit of support – check the relevant question here about that.
No, the nearest Bulgarian Embassy is in Vietnam and it is responsible for the Philippines region. Contacts: Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria No.5 Nui Truc str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, Working hours: 9.00 – 12.00, Tel: +84 24 3845 2908, hotline:+84 83 940 9129, Е-mail: Embassy.Hanoi@mfa.bg
There is an Honorary Consulate of Bulgaria in the Philippines with Consul Ricco Paolo Ledesma, Address: UG 29 Cityland Condominium, 6264 Calle Estacion Street, Barangay Pio Del Pilar, Makati City, Metro Manila Philippines. Mobile telephone. +63917 842 0624, Phone.: +632 87143610 Working hours: Mon-Fri, 09:00 -17:00(with a booking). Email: bulgariaconsulateph@gmail.com
But visas for Bulgaria are issued solely at the Bulgarian Embassy in Vietnam and personal presence is required due to including biometric data in the visas.
Presentation of vaccination status and vaccination certificate for COVID-19 is not required. All arriving international travelers are accepted regardless of their vaccination status.
Bulgarian citizen can travel without a visa if their stay is less than 30 days and you have a return ticket – at the moment it is recommended to avail of this way of travel. Please refer to the conditions on the home page.
We do not provide such services, but since 2019 the Philippines is in The Hague Convention and accepts and issues apostilles. That is, your document must have an apostille and can be used for official purposes in Bulgaria and the Philippines after translation into the respective language.
No, an apostille is issued by the Ministry of Interior of Bulgaria for documents issued in Bulgaria; or by DFA – Department of Foreign Affairs for documents, issued in the Philippines. An apostille cannot be placed outside the country in which the document was issued, i.e. if the document has left the Philippines, it cannot be apostilled. You need to send it back and ask someone to apostille it for you – this person will need an SPA – Special Power of Attorney.
No. It is also not necessary to have a return ticket within 30 days, as you have the right to stay for up to 1 year. Bring marriage/paternity documents in original or notarized copy with apostille for proof. You must comply with the other requirements published in the “Requirements for travel to the Philippines” section.
Yes. It is also not necessary to have a return ticket within 30 days, as you have the right to stay for up to 1 year. Bring marriage/paternity documents in original or notarized copy with apostille for proof. You must comply with the other requirements published in the “Requirements for travel to the Philippines” section.
For more information you should contact BoI – Board of Investments (https://boi.gov.ph/how-to-setup-business/incentives-to-investors/), they are responsible for these matters and they will explain to you which is the right visa and will give the relevant instructions to the Bureau of Immigration for issuing a visa for you. Such visas are not issued by Embassies and Consulates.
In order obtain a work visa, you must have an employer willing to hire you. They must apply with the Immigration Office in the Philippines, presenting the employment contract signed between you. We are not authorized to issue work visas to the Philippines.
Please send an email with the reason for the request for a meeting and you will receive an answer if and how we can help you.
No, passports are renewed at the Embassy of the Philippines in Romania and personal presence is required. You should follow the Facebook page of the Embassy https://www.facebook.com/phinromania) for regularly published information and a link for online registration for outreach services in Bulgaria and neighboring countries, during which you can apply for passport. They are held in Bulgaria and Serbia at least once a year.
Check the news section of this site for more information. In the meantime, you can follow the Facebook page of the Embassy of the Philippines in Romania (https://www.facebook.com/phinromania) for published information and a link for online registration for outreach services in neighboring countries, if your needs are urgent.
This is a document, required by the Philippine immigration authorities from the Philippine citizen at the airport when leaving the country, if they are coming to Bulgaria by the invitation of an individual for personal visit. (Link to form). You need to have it notarized and apostilled in Bulgaria, as a document issued in Bulgaria, as well as with an English translation (translation agency can help). Ask the translation agency to translate the original Affidavit form into Bulgarian, then notarize it in front of a notary and return it to the agency to put an apostille on it, translate it back into English (using the original text as much as possible) and certify the translator’s signature. As the Philippines are in The Hague Convention since May 2019, an apostilled document is accepted as an official document by the issuing country without any other consular certification. This will take 5 to 7 business days with an express order. Then you need to send it by courier to the Philippine citizen you have invited. This affidavit is a completely different document from the declaration invitation, required by the Bulgarian embassy for visa application.
First you can check at https://evisa.gov.ph/page/policy whether your country is in the list of countries which have visa free access. If your country is not in that list, then you need to apply for a visa.
You must check the required documents in the institution where you will enter into a civil marriage in Bulgaria – we as an honorary consulate are not involved in this process. Follow their guidelines and instructions and keep in mind that all documents, issued in the Philippines must be apostille and translated into Bulgarian. For Affidavit of legal capacity to marry: https://budapestpe.dfa.gov.ph/images/Downloads/Affidavit-for-LCCM.pdf, https://budapestpe.dfa.gov.ph/consular-services/notarial
You need to check the required documents at the institution where you will have a civil marriage in the Philippines – we as an honorary consulate are not involved in this process. Follow their guidelines and instructions and keep in mind that all documents issued in Bulgaria must be translated into English and with an apostille. You will also need “Legal capacity to marry” affidavit, for which you need to contact the closest Embassy of your country; for Bulgarians it is the Bulgarian embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Our consulate is not authorized to participate in this process. There is a Philippine Labor Office in Hungary, contact at laboroffice.hu@dmw.gov.ph. Get in touch with them – they will inform you about the hiring process. In addition, you should check with the Bulgarian Employment Agency what the procedures are on the Bulgarian side and how to acquire the relevant permit for a foreign employee to work in Bulgaria. Philippine citizens must apply to the Bulgarian Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam for work visa, after all of their documents are ready.
You can download the document format here. Have it notarized and with apostille affixed in Bulgaria, as a document issued in Bulgaria, as well as an English translation (translation agency can help). Ask the translation agency to translate the original SPA form into Bulgarian, then notarize it in front of a notary filling in the relevant data and return it to the agency to put an apostille on it, translate it back into English (using the original text as much as possible) and certify the translator’s signature. As the Philippines is in The Hague Convention since May 2019, an apostille document is accepted as an official document by the issuing country without any other consular certification. This will take 5 to 7 business days with an express order.
First of all, follow the instructions of the Bulgarian Embassy in Vietnam for issuing a long-term stay visa in Bulgaria.
Also, when leaving the country, it is absolutely mandatory for the Philippine citizen to get acquainted with the requirements of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (https://cfo.gov.ph) for obtaining the relevant certificate. Without the certificate they won’t be allowed to get on a plane.
If you are moving to Bulgaria for good, it is recommended that they bring important documents such as diplomas for completed education for example. Each document must be apostilled. Once the document leaves the Philippines, it cannot be apostilled. The document receives an apostille in its country of origin, in this case the Philippines. It is important to know that the apostille is not like the Red ribbon certification, (which is no longer applied) and cannot be placed outside the country. Red ribbon certification does not exist anymore. You can translate any document issued in the Philippines in Bulgaria in a translation agency to use it for official purposes.
Also, it is advisable to obtain an NBI criminal record certificate in the Philippines with an apostille. Even if its validity expires, the mere fact that the fingerprints are in the NBI database in the Philippines will facilitate the process of obtaining it in the future.
You need to have an employer, who is willing to employ you. We as an honorary consulate are not included in the process. Your documents should be processed by a Accredited Philippine Recruitment Agency. In Hungary there is a Philippine Labor Office, email them at: laboroffice.hu@dmw.gov.ph. They are the best source of information for employment related issues such as contact with potential employers, contracts etc. Follow their instructions and recommendations. Also, you need the concluded and certified by the Philippine Labor Office contract in order to apply for work visa to Bulgarian Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam. You also need to get an OEC in order to be able to leave the Philippines.
Citizens of North Macedonia need to apply with the Embassy of the Philippines in Athens, Greece. They are the only Embassy that has authority to issue visas for them.
