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Commissioning of a new version of the National Visa Information System

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the process of implementing a large-scale project, coordinated in advance with all responsible institutions in Bulgaria and the EU, including the implementation and launch of a new version of the National Visa Information System (NVIS). The technological implementation of the works requires the temporary suspension of...

06 August 2024

Bulgaria’s direct diplomatic presence in Afghanistan has been temporarily suspended

Bulgaria’s direct diplomatic presence in Afghanistan has been temporarily suspended as of 10 March 2018 due to major damage to the Embassy building caused by the 31 May 2017 massive bomb attack at the edge of the Green Zone in Kabul. For consular and visa services applicants are kindly advised to contact the Bulgarian embassies in New Delhi...

02 September 2020

Guide to the Media accredited to cover the visit of Pope Francis to Bulgaria

Receipt of Badges: The distribution of the special accreditation for the media to cover the apostolic journey of Pope Francis in Bulgaria will be done on 2 May 2019, within the timeframes specified below (only in these time slots). The badges that will be provided are personalized – named and non-transferable, i.e. they cannot be used for access by...

02 May 2019

New requirements for visa processing and changes in the rules of operation of the Consular Office to the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Kabul, Afghanistan

Please be informed that starting by April 1st, 2013, new requirements and changes in visas processing will be enforced by the Consular Office at the Bulgarian Embassy in Kabul. As of this date the Consular Office will start to compulsory collect biometric data (finger prints from all 10 fingers and a personal digital photo) from all applicants at the...

29 March 2013

New visa requirements

Because of the start of new consular system, from 1 April 2013, all the applicants for visa are subject to all fingerprints scanning and taking a digital photography at the consular department.

29 March 2013

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Deputy Minister Hristo Polenakov Holds Farewell Meeting with Canada's Ambassador to Bulgaria Gavin Buchan

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hristo Polenakov held a farewell meeting today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Ambassador of Canada to Bulgaria, Gavin Buchan, resident in Bucharest, whose mandate is due to conclude in the summer of 2026. A key focus of the discussion was the celebration this year of the 60th anniversary of the establishment...

04 June 2026

Minister Petrova Meets with Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno

Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova held a meeting with her Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares Bueno, on the margins of the Ministerial Council Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which took place in Paris on 3 and 4 June. During the meeting, the two ministers discussed the strong bilateral...

04 June 2026

Minister Velislava Petrova Participates in the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris

Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova participated in the Ministerial Council Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), held on 3 and 4 June in Paris. The forum brings together representatives of OECD member countries, accession candidate countries, partner countries, and international institutions, including the...

03 June 2026

Minister Velislava Petrova Meets with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann

Minister Velislava Petrova met with Secretary-General Mathias Cormann of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) during the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris. During the meeting, Bulgaria’s top diplomat underlined that the country’s membership in the OECD remains a key foreign policy priority of the new...

03 June 2026

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Посолство на Република България в Афганистан
Адрес: District 10, Wazir Akbar Khan, str.15 - opposite to str. D16, Kabul
Телефон: +93 (0)0707 826 262
Факс: +93 (0)0202 311 745
Дежурeн телефон в извънработно време:
+93 707 826 262
Работно време: Нд - Чт,
09.00 - 12.30 и 14.00 - 17.30 ч.
Работно време на Консулска служба за граждани: Нд - Чт, 09.30 - 12.30 ч.
E-mail: Embassy.Kabul@mfa.bg

Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Afghanistan
Address: District 10, Wazir Akbar Khan, str.15 – opposite to str. D16, Kabul
Telephone:+93 (0)0707 826 262
Fax: +93 (0)0202 311 745
Оut-of-hours hotlines: +93 707 826 262
Working hours: Sun - Thu,
9:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 17:30 h
Working hours of the Visa Office for applicants: Sun - Thu, 9:30 - 12:30 h
E-mail: Embassy.Kabul@mfa.bg