Romanian Embassy in Sofia

The Romanian embassy in Sofia is listed as open 7 days a week. It is listed as open at weekends too.

Bulgarian citizens need no visa for Romania: under European free movement rules they can travel, live and work there with a valid passport or national ID card.

2025 figures: 1 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Romania’s embassy in Sofia, and 1 visas were issued. Applications fell by 89% compared with 2024 (9).

Across all Schengen consulates in Bulgaria, 0.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Romania’s rate worldwide was 11.5%. Romania received the 11th largest number of applications of the 11 Schengen states represented here.

Romania only began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so its 2024 figures cover part of the year. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Bulgaria.

The Romanian embassy in Sofia is the only mission of Romania in Bulgaria on record. Bulgaria in turn has 2 missions in Romania, its embassy being in Bucharest.

About the Romanian embassy in Sofia

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Romania in Sofia.

Address and contact

Address: бул. Михай Еминеску 4, Sofia. The record for the Romanian embassy in Sofia includes a phone number and an official website.

When the Romanian embassy in Sofia is closed

The Romanian embassy in Sofia closes on Bulgaria’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026 and Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, and usually on holidays of Romania such as St. Andrew's Day (Sfântul Andrei) on Monday 30 November 2026.

Before visiting the Romanian embassy in Sofia

Current procedures for the Romanian embassy in Sofia, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Romanian embassy in Sofia

The Romanian embassy in Sofia has 3 other foreign missions within 1 km.