Help for British Nationals

Location

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

Tel: (+359 2) 933 9222
Fax: (+359 2) 933 9250
Email: consularsection.sofia@fco.gov.uk

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Opening hours

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

If you are a British National needing emergency assistance, or are calling about a British National that needs help, please ring (+359 2) 933 9222.

If you wish to request a notarial or documentary service from the Consular Section in Sofia, please make an appointment before coming.

If you encounter any technical problems, please confirm your appointment with us by phone on 00359 2 933 92 22.

What kind of help we can provide

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

• issuing emergency travel documents;
• 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.

For further informanition, please, visit the English version websites of Bulgarian institutions above. The list is provided for convenience of enquirers, but neither Her Britannic Majesty's Government nor any official of the Embassy can take responsibility for the correctness of the sites contents.