Bulgarian Consulate General in Milan
Consulate General 
Bulgaria Milan, Italy
- Phone
- +39 02 35987381
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Record last updated on 1 June 2025
The Bulgarian consulate general in Milan is in Milan, Italy; Bulgaria’s embassy is in Rome, about 475 km away. As Italy and Bulgaria both belong to the European free movement area, Italian 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 Italy
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Immaculate Conception
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Christmas Day
Public holidays in Bulgaria
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Christmas Eve
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Christmas Day
Bulgaria visa for Italian citizens
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As Italy and Bulgaria both belong to the European free movement area, Italian citizens need only a valid ID card or passport for Bulgaria.
Visa statistics
| Year | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (part of the year) | 16 | 10 | 3 | 13.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – |
Bulgaria’s visa offices in Italy, 2025
| Visa office | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| Rome | 1 | – |
| Milan (this office) | 1 | – |
In 2025, Bulgaria’s consulate general in Milan received 1 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1. Applications fell by 94% compared with 2024 (16).
Bulgaria issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Italy; this office handled 50% of their 2 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 Italy, 27.2% of applications were refused in 2025; Bulgaria’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Bulgaria received the 9th largest number of applications of the 11 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 Italy.
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
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Consulate General of Japan in MilanVia privata Cesare Mangili 2, Milano
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Consulate General of France in MilanVia privata Cesare Mangili 1, Milano
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Consulate General of the United States in MilanVia Principe Amedeo 2, 20121 Milano
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Consulate of Switzerland in MilanVia Palestro 2, 20121 Milano
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Consulate General of South Korea in MilanPiazza Cavour 3, 20121 Milano
Bulgaria’s other missions in Italy
- Embassy of Bulgaria in Rome
Via Pietro Paolo Rubens 21, 00197 Roma
- Honorary Consulate of Bulgaria in Bari
Via de Rossi 195, 70122 Bari
- Embassy of Bulgaria to the Holy See
Via Ferdinando Galiani 36, 00191 Roma
All missions of Bulgaria in Italy (4)
The Bulgarian embassy is in Rome, about 475 km away. Besides the Bulgarian consulate general in Milan, Bulgaria has 3 other missions in Italy. Honorary consulates: Bari. Italy in turn has 2 missions in Bulgaria, its embassy being in Sofia.
Good to know
About the Bulgarian consulate general in Milan
It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Bulgaria in Milan. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.
Address and contact
The record for the Bulgarian consulate general in Milan includes a phone number.
When the Bulgarian consulate general in Milan is closed
Expect the Bulgarian consulate general in Milan to be shut on Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026 and Christmas Day (Natale) on Friday 25 December 2026, and often on Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026, a holiday in Bulgaria.
Before visiting the Bulgarian consulate general in Milan
Call the Bulgarian consulate general in Milan before you go to confirm the hours and whether an appointment is needed.
Near the Bulgarian consulate general in Milan
The Bulgarian consulate general in Milan has 16 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Bulgarian Consulate General in Milan closed?
The Bulgarian consulate general in Milan closes on Italy’s public holidays, the next being Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026, and usually on the national day of Bulgaria.
Do Italian citizens need a visa for Bulgaria?
As Italy and Bulgaria both belong to the European free movement area, Italian citizens need only a valid ID card or passport for Bulgaria.
Where is the Bulgarian embassy in Italy?
The Bulgarian embassy is in Rome, about 475 km from the Bulgarian consulate general in Milan.
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