Bulgarian Embassy in Beijing

Bulgaria requires Chinese citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Bulgaria.

2025 figures: 1,712 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Bulgaria’s embassy in Beijing, and 1,471 visas were issued. 192 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 11.5%. The refusal rate rose by 5.0 points from 6.5% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 29% compared with 2024 (1,325).

Bulgaria issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in China; this office handled 46% of their 3,687 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Shanghai 8.1%, which makes Beijing the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in China, 4.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Bulgaria’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Bulgaria received the 20th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

13.1% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. Bulgaria 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 China.

The Bulgarian embassy in Beijing is the only mission of Bulgaria in China on record. China in turn has an embassy in Sofia.

About the Bulgarian embassy in Beijing

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Bulgaria in Beijing.

Address and contact

Address: Xiu Shui Bei Jie 4, Beijing. The record for the Bulgarian embassy in Beijing includes a phone number and an official website.

Bulgarian citizens travelling to China

Bulgarian citizens do not need a visa for China: stays of up to 30 days are visa-free.

When the Bulgarian embassy in Beijing is closed

Expect the Bulgarian embassy in Beijing to be shut on New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) on Saturday 6 February 2027, and often on Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026, a holiday in Bulgaria.

Before visiting the Bulgarian embassy in Beijing

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

Near the Bulgarian embassy in Beijing

The Bulgarian embassy in Beijing has 25 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.