Source-backed scope
Bulgaria has 4 guide records for Indian travellers. 4 packs are not awaiting source confirmation; 0 remain under review. Pack presence is not universal eligibility or a fresh recheck of every legacy source. Open the exact route for document conditions.
- Jurisdiction
- Bulgaria
- Purpose
- Short family / friend visits, Conferences / events, Study, Tourism / holiday
- Destination
- Bulgaria
Published route coverage
Bulgaria currently has 4 checklist or preparation records in the Enuncia Travel directory.
Each linked route page keeps the document list, translation rule, notarisation rule, apostille rule and attestation rule tied to official-source evidence.
- Short family / friend visits: named route guide; 17 rows from 4 source records.
- Conferences / events: named route guide; 17 rows from 4 source records.
- Study: named route guide; 12 rows from 4 source records.
- Tourism / holiday: named route guide; 3 rows from 1 source records.
What to check before ordering
Select the exact route first. Then choose only the document rows where processing is required or optional according to the checklist.
Document requirements
| Document | Status | Scope | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Original passport and copies of current data, visa and travel pages | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. Issued within ten years, with at least two empty pages and valid at least three months beyond intended final Schengen departure. No handwritten biodata alterations. Include current data pages and previous valid/expired visa and travel evidence. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Original previous passports or proof of loss | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. The currently linked India purpose checklist requires originals of previous passports or loss evidence. Copy the relevant visa/travel pages as well; do not create nonexistent travel records. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: English or Bulgarian application, signed as instructed | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. Complete the current official Schengen form legibly, using Latin-letter names as in the passport and other information in English or Bulgarian. Follow current required signatures. Form language does not establish accepted languages for every supporting document. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: One recent colour photograph, 35 by 45 mm | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. Light/white background, full face with the face occupying 70 to 80%, clearly visible eyes and no red-eye effect. The old linked purpose PDF incorrectly says eyes must be red; current national MFA expressly says they must not be red. VFS photo guidance prefers an up-to-date photograph within six months; no paid photo service is mandatory. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Personal purpose and itinerary letter | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. State actual purpose, duration, any subsequent visits, accommodation, travel arrangements and who pays. Bulgaria must be the main/sole Schengen destination; actual granted dates and 90 days in 180 control. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Return ticket or confirmed reservation | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. Provide the round-trip ticket or confirmed air/surface/sea booking appropriate to the actual itinerary. Do not treat a reservation as a universal requirement to buy non-refundable tickets. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Original three-month personal bank statements, stamped and signed | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. The current common Commission India annex, explicitly addressed to Bulgaria, requires original private bank statements showing three-month movements, duly stamped and signed by the bank. The older local purpose PDF did not state this format; its silence is not a waiver of the current common list. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Three years of Indian tax returns and ITR acknowledgements | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. Provide the last three years of personal income-tax returns/ITR-V or acknowledgement evidence required by the current linked India purpose checklist. These remain additional to bank and employment evidence; no generic two-year waiver is assumed. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Employer letter, approved leave and three-month salary certificate | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. Provide an official-letterhead employer letter establishing current position, years in service, approved leave and salary evidence for the last three months. Do not substitute only an invitation or bank balance. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Subsistence reference: EUR 50 per day, minimum EUR 500 per stay | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. The current European Commission table dated 8 June 2026 lists Bulgaria at EUR 50 per day per person with a minimum EUR 500 per stay. Retain sufficient lawful funds for the actual trip and return alongside bank/tax/employer evidence. This scope does not use an institution or host’s all-expenses undertaking to waive applicant financial evidence. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Whole-trip Schengen/EU insurance, minimum EUR 30,000 | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. Use cover for all Schengen states and EU member states in the actual itinerary, throughout the intended trip, including emergency medical assistance, hospital treatment, medical repatriation and repatriation of remains. Follow the current India approved insurer list. Older purpose-PDF Bulgaria-only territorial wording does not suffice for current Schengen travel. Follow first-trip and signed future-cover declaration rules for multiple entry. |
| India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration: Confirm supporting-document languages and translator certification | required | visa application | Example from this named route only. English/Bulgarian is established for completing the application form. Current India C-visa supporting-document languages, translator qualifications and certification declaration remain unconfirmed. General public-document apostille/legalisation guidance is not a blanket mandate for bank, employer and every C-visa attachment. Confirm actual requirements before commissioning services. |
Processing route
- Choose the route before preparing documentsThe examples above come from different application categories and are not one combined submission checklist. Open the linked route matching your purpose and stage for its full document and processing sequence.
Official citations
- Bulgaria Embassy New Delhi / designated VFS IndiaBulgaria Embassy New Delhi / designated VFS India: India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declarationvisa.vfsglobal.comLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version india-bulgaria-visit-employed-scoped-2026-10-26
Actual current India VFS purpose link directly read: private3pages/event4pages, no printed revision date inferred fromfilename. Current national Schengen page overrides old3month/60day/nationalexemption/Bulgaria-onlyinsurance. ECtable08June2026 confirmsEUR50/day500/stay. One35x45photo/currentMFAno-redeye corrects oldPDF typo; 3monthbank+3yearITR+employerpositionserviceleave3monthsalary cumulative. Private notaryANDMigrationcertifiedAnnex3 alreadyheld/hosthome; conference authorised signedofficialstamp university/Academy/legalpersoninvitation notbusinessdeclaration. Bankformat/supportingtranslationqualificationsunknown; invitationcopy/validityunknownwhereapplicable. Noautopaidprocessing. Current complete Commission decision C(2025)4379, expressly addressed to Bulgaria, subsequently directly recovered from Romania current linked /media/3415: original bank stamp/sign and employee contract/payslips established; local omission not waiver.
- Bulgaria Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Embassy New Delhi / designated VFS IndiaBulgaria India current Schengen and linked purpose instructionsmfa.bgLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version bulgaria-national-schengen-20261026
Current national MFA page directly read: Schengen short stay since 31 March 2024, internal land checks lifted 1 January 2025. Filing six months to 15 days; normal 15 calendar, maximum 45. Current photo 35x45 with eyes NOT red; insurance EU-wide EUR30,000, emergency/repatriation. Purpose, accommodation, funds and return evidence required. Old India PDF timing/exemptions not adopted.
- Romania Ministry of Foreign Affairs / General Inspectorate for Immigration / European CommissionRomania eVisa and current Commission India supporting-document listeviza.mae.roLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version romania-india-annex-20261026
Direct current Romanian Decisions live HTML India target /media/3415 followed: accessible sixteen-page C(2025)4379 dated 4 July 2025. Article2 expressly addresses Romania and Bulgaria. India annex: original3monthbankstamp/sign +2assessmentITR +employee3monthpayslip/contract/approvedleave, copiesbioIndianlastoldSchengenstamps; conferencebothletters/privatehostinviteandstatus. Not Morocco annex or another member-state local checklist.
- Bulgaria Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Embassy New Delhi / designated VFS IndiaBulgaria India current Schengen and linked purpose instructionshome-affairs.ec.europa.euLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version bulgaria-ec-means-20261026
Direct European Commission three-page reference table dated 08/06/2026: Bulgaria EUR50 per day per person and EUR500 per stay. Reference amount does not waive applicant bank/tax/employment or actual lodging/return costs.
- Bulgaria Embassy New Delhi / designated VFS IndiaBulgaria Embassy New Delhi / designated VFS India: India to Bulgaria: ordinary conference attendee with a self-funded hotel stayvisa.vfsglobal.comLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version india-bulgaria-conference-employed-scoped-2026-10-26
Actual current India VFS purpose link directly read: private3pages/event4pages, no printed revision date inferred fromfilename. Current national Schengen page overrides old3month/60day/nationalexemption/Bulgaria-onlyinsurance. ECtable08June2026 confirmsEUR50/day500/stay. One35x45photo/currentMFAno-redeye corrects oldPDF typo; 3monthbank+3yearITR+employerpositionserviceleave3monthsalary cumulative. Private notaryANDMigrationcertifiedAnnex3 alreadyheld/hosthome; conference authorised signedofficialstamp university/Academy/legalpersoninvitation notbusinessdeclaration. Bankformat/supportingtranslationqualificationsunknown; invitationcopy/validityunknownwhereapplicable. Noautopaidprocessing. Current complete Commission decision C(2025)4379, expressly addressed to Bulgaria, subsequently directly recovered from Romania current linked /media/3415: original bank stamp/sign and employee contract/payslips established; local omission not waiver.
- Bulgarian mission in India (VFS checklist)Bulgarian mission in India (VFS checklist) document checklistwww.vfsglobal.comLast checked 2026-10-15; evidence version bulgaria-student-india-20261015
Student D checklist under Article 24c lists ministry and university confirmations, parental funding declarations, statements and certified/legalised translations.
- Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign AffairsBulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs document checklistwww.mfa.bgLast checked 2026-10-15; evidence version bulgaria-d-general-20261015
General D checklist requires passport, page copies, photograph, original supporting documents and two copies.
- Bulgarian notification on the European e-Justice PortalBulgarian notification on the European e-Justice Portal document checkliste-justice.europa.euLast checked 2026-10-15; evidence version bulgaria-translation-certification-20261015
Translator signatures are certified by a Bulgarian notary for domestic translations or by a Bulgarian mission for translations made abroad.
- Bulgarian notification on the European e-Justice PortalBulgarian notification on the European e-Justice Portal document checkliste-justice.europa.euLast checked 2026-10-15; evidence version bulgaria-police-translation-20261015
Certification procedure distinguishes translations made in Bulgaria from translations made abroad.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of BulgariaBulgarian MFA visa guidancemfa.bgLast checked 2026-10-15; evidence version bulgaria-india-tourism-documents-20261015
The Bulgarian MFA states that visas are issued by Bulgarian diplomatic or consular representations, requires travel medical insurance for the relevant period and directs applicants to the current visa application channel and supporting requirements.
Exceptions
- This destination page covers only the published official-source route packs listed here. Example rows belong to their named routes, not every applicant. Individual citation dates vary; adding a route does not revalidate the older packs.
- Routes not listed on this page should stay in the official-sources-needed state until their embassy or government evidence is added.
Relevant Enuncia services
- Document checklist review
FAQs
Does this page cover every Bulgaria visa category?
No. It covers only the source-backed routes listed on the page. Other purposes remain unpublished until official evidence is added.
How are translation and attestation decisions shown?
They are shown per document row, so applicants can see whether certified translation, notarised translation, apostille, embassy attestation or MEA/HRD attestation is required, optional or not applicable.
Related guides
- India to Bulgaria: private host visit with an already certified invitation declaration
Short family / friend visits: named route guide, 17 rows.
- India to Bulgaria: ordinary conference attendee with a self-funded hotel stay
Conferences / events: named route guide, 17 rows.
- India to Bulgaria study document checklist
Study: named route guide, 12 rows.
- India to Bulgaria tourist visa checklist
Tourism / holiday: named route guide, 3 rows.