Bulgarian Consulate in Thessaloniki
Consulate 
Bulgaria Thessaloniki, Greece
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
Sources: Wikidata
The Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki is in Thessaloniki, Greece; Bulgaria’s embassy is in Athens, about 297 km away. As Greece and Bulgaria both belong to the European free movement area, Greek citizens need only a valid ID card or passport for Bulgaria.
Opening hours
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
Upcoming closures
Public holidays in Greece
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Christmas Day
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St. Stephen's Day
Public holidays in Bulgaria
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Christmas Eve
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Christmas Day
Bulgaria visa for Greek citizens
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As Greece and Bulgaria both belong to the European free movement area, Greek citizens need only a valid ID card or passport for Bulgaria.
Visa statistics
| Year | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate | Multiple-entry share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (part of the year) | 50 | 34 | 1 | 1.5% | 97.1% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
Bulgaria’s visa offices in Greece, 2025
| Visa office | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| Athens | 39 | 12.5% |
| Thessaloniki (this office) | 1 | – |
In 2025, Bulgaria’s consulate in Thessaloniki received 1 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1. Applications fell by 98% compared with 2024 (50).
Bulgaria issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Greece; this office handled 3% of their 40 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Athens 12.5%. 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 Greece, 28.5% of applications were refused in 2025; Bulgaria’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Bulgaria received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 13 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 Greece.
Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates 2024–2025 (© European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0). Short-stay (type C) visas. How these figures are made
Other missions nearby
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Consulate General of Germany in ThessalonikiLeoforos Megalou Alexandrou 33, 54641 Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki
Bulgaria’s other missions in Greece
- Embassy of Bulgaria in Athens
Στρ. Καλλάρη 33A, Ψυχικό
For matters it cannot handle, the Bulgarian embassy in Athens (297 km) is responsible. Besides the Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki, Bulgaria has 1 other mission in Greece. Greece in turn has 2 missions in Bulgaria, its embassy being in Sofia.
Good to know
About the Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki
It appears in official lists as Consulate of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.
When the Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki is closed
The Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki closes on Greece’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day on Saturday 26 December 2026, and usually on holidays of Bulgaria such as Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026.
Near the Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki
Within 1 km of the Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki there is one other foreign mission.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Bulgarian Consulate in Thessaloniki closed?
The Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki closes on Greece’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, and usually on the national day of Bulgaria.
Do Greek citizens need a visa for Bulgaria?
As Greece and Bulgaria both belong to the European free movement area, Greek citizens need only a valid ID card or passport for Bulgaria.
Where is the Bulgarian embassy in Greece?
The Bulgarian embassy is in Athens, about 297 km from the Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki.
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