Location

The Consular/Passport Section is in the building of the British Embassy on 9 Moskovska Street. The entrance to the Consular/Passport Section is from the main entrance at 9 Moskovska Street, Sofia.

Tel: (+359 2) 933 9236
Fax: (+359 2) 933 9263
Email: consularsection.sofia@fco.gov.uk

Opening hours

09.00-12.00  Monday - Thursday
14.00-16.30  Monday - Thursday
09.00-12.00  Friday

There is an out-of-hours consular duty officer who may be contacted in an emergency via the main embassy switchboard (+359 2) 933 9222 or directly on (+359) (0) 887 927 769.

What kind of help we can provide

We offer help which is appropriate to the individual circumstances of each case, including:

• issuing replacement passports;
• providing information about transferring funds;
• providing appropriate help if you have suffered rape or serious assault, are a victim of other crime, or are in hospital;
• assisting people with mental illness;
• providing details of local lawyers, interpreters, doctors and funeral directors;
• doing all we properly can to contact you within 24 hours of being told that you have been detained;
• offering support and help in a range of other cases, such as child abductions, death of relatives overseas, missing people and kidnapping;
• making special arrangements in cases of terrorism, civil disturbances or natural disasters

UK law says we have to charge for some services. Consulates display the current fees and the standards of service you can expect.

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