The Consular Office in Kiev issued 100 000 visas
30 July 2015 News
On 29 July the Consular Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Ukraine issued the 100 000th visa since the beginning of 2015. The recipient, Ukrainian citizen Danilo Nazarenko, is travelling to Bulgaria for tourism.
Since the 2008 entry into force of the EU-Ukraine visa facilitation regime, by 2013 the number of visas issued by the Consular Office of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Kiev is increasing on annual basis.
In 2015, the number of Ukrainian tourists remains high. The decline in 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 is19% , which indicates that the tourist interest in the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast remains stable.