Bulgarian Consulate General in Munich

The Bulgarian consulate general in Munich is listed as open 7 days a week, 09:30–16:30 with a midday break. It is listed as open at weekends too. An official note on hours or appointments is also shown (in German).

Free movement applies: German citizens enter Bulgaria with a passport or national identity card and need no visa, whatever the length of stay.

In 2025, Bulgaria’s consulate general in Munich received 1 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1. Applications fell by 83% compared with 2024 (6).

Bulgaria issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Germany; this office handled 14% of their 7 applications in 2025. 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 Germany, 2.3% of applications were refused in 2025; Bulgaria’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Bulgaria received the 7th largest number of applications of the 12 Schengen states represented here.

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 Germany.

For matters it cannot handle, the Bulgarian embassy in Berlin (503 km) is responsible. The Bulgarian consulate general in Munich is one of 11 missions of Bulgaria in Germany. Consulates: Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf. Honorary consulates: Stuttgart, Münster, Mainz, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Hamburg and Darmstadt. Germany in turn has 3 missions in Bulgaria, its embassy being in Sofia.

About the Bulgarian consulate general in Munich

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Bulgaria in Munich. It is headed by Stefan Todorov Ionkov, Consul General, according to the records. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: Walhallastraße 7, 80639 München. The record for the Bulgarian consulate general in Munich includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

When the Bulgarian consulate general in Munich is closed

Expect the Bulgarian consulate general in Munich to be shut on Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) on Saturday 26 December 2026, and often on Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026, a holiday in Bulgaria.

Before visiting the Bulgarian consulate general in Munich

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