Bulgarian Embassy in Tbilisi

Georgian citizens can visit Bulgaria without a visa for up to 90 days.

In 2025, Bulgaria’s embassy in Tbilisi received 255 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 191. 52 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 21.4%. In 2024 it had been 5.6%: the rate rose by 15.8 points, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 54% compared with 2024 (552).

Across all Schengen consulates in Georgia, 13.8% of applications were refused in 2025; Bulgaria’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Bulgaria received the 10th largest number of applications of the 15 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 29.3% of those issued. 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 Georgia.

The Bulgarian embassy in Tbilisi is the only mission of Bulgaria in Georgia on record. Georgia has no mission in Bulgaria on record.

About the Bulgarian embassy in Tbilisi

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

Address and contact

Address: გიორგი გურამიშვილის I შესახვევი 15, თბილისი. The record for the Bulgarian embassy in Tbilisi includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Bulgarian citizens travelling to Georgia

Georgia admits Bulgarian citizens without a visa for stays of up to 360 days.

When the Bulgarian embassy in Tbilisi is closed

Expect the Bulgarian embassy in Tbilisi to be shut on Saint George's Day on Monday 23 November 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026, a holiday in Bulgaria.

Before visiting the Bulgarian embassy in Tbilisi

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

Near the Bulgarian embassy in Tbilisi

The Bulgarian embassy in Tbilisi has 2 other foreign missions within 1 km.