Virgin Islands of the United States
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Virgin Islands, United States
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the US
Address: 1621 22nd St., NW, Washington DC 20008, USA
Telephone +1 202 387 0174, 387 0365
Fax: +1 202 234 7973
Working hours: 09:00 – 17:30
Opening hours: 09:30 – 12:30
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/usa
Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York
Address: 121 East 62nd Street; New York, NY 10021, USA
Telephone +1 212 935 4646, 935 7920; Fax: +1 202 319 5955
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Working hours: 09:00 – 17:30
Opening hours: 09:30 – 12:30
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/usagc
Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Chicago
Address: 737 North Michigan Ave., suite2105; Chicago, IL60611, USA
Telephone: +1 312 867 1904, 867 1905; Fax: +1 202 867 1906
Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Working hours: 09:00 – 17:30
Opening hours: 10:00 – 13:00
Information via phone: 14:00 – 17:00
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/usagc3
Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Los Angeles
Address: 11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suit440; Los Angeles, CA90025
Telephone: +1 310 478 6700; Fax: +1 202 478 6277
Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, NewMexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Working hours: 08:30 – 17:00
Opening hours: 9:30 – 13:00
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/usagc2
Embassy of the US in Sofia
Address: 16 Kozyak St. res. area Lozenets, 1408 Sofia
Telephone: +359 2937 5100
Fax: +359 2 937 5320
General e-mail: [email protected]
Website: en.usembassy.gov/bg
General information
Security level:
Public security is at a good level.
Road traffic:
The U.S. Virgin Islands is the only part of the United States where vehicles drive on the left.
Local currency:
US Dollar (USD).
Climate:
Hurricane season is from June to November.
Interesting facts:
The U.S. Virgin Islands is a national territory of the United States.
The Virgin Islands is a prosperous economy in the Caribbean.
Travel papers and visas
Valid passport.
Entry and residency requirements are the same as for the US.
Consular service
Certifications and legalizations
In order to be valid in Bulgaria and to be able to serve before the Bulgarian institutions, all documents issued by the authorities in the Virgin Islands to Bulgarian citizens must bear the stamp of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then, they need to be certified by the Embassy the Virgin Islands in Washington. The signature and certifications of the Embassy of the Virgin Islands in Washington are certified by the Consular Office of the Embassy of Bulgaria in the American capital.
Once the documents have been so prepared, they must be translated into Bulgarian by an authorized company in Bulgaria and certified by the Department of Certifications and Legalizations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.
European Emergency Travel Document
In case of emergency (lost passport), Bulgarian citizens can seek on-the-spot assistance from a diplomatic mission of an EU Member State to obtain an Emergency Travel Document.