Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow

Bulgaria requires Russian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Check with the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2025, Bulgaria’s embassy in Moscow received 21,129 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 19,948. 751 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 3.6%. In 2024 it had been 5.2%: the rate fell by 1.6 points. Applications rose by 92% compared with 2024 (10,992).

Bulgaria issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Russia; this office handled 77% of their 27,423 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Saint Petersburg 2.8%, which makes Moscow 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 Russia, 6.4% of applications were refused in 2025; Bulgaria’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Bulgaria received the 6th largest number of applications of the 26 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 52.8% 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 Russia.

Besides the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow, Bulgaria has 1 other mission in Russia. Consulates: Saint Petersburg. Russia in turn has 4 missions in Bulgaria, its embassy being in Sofia.

About the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow

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

Address and contact

Address: Мосфильмовская улица 66, 119285 Москва. The record for the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow includes an official website.

Bulgarian citizens travelling to Russia

Bulgarian citizens need a visa for Russia, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow is closed

Expect the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow to be shut on New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and New Year holiday on Saturday 2 January 2027, and often on Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026, a holiday in Bulgaria.

Before visiting the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow

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

Near the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow

Within 1 km of the Bulgarian embassy in Moscow there are 15 other foreign missions.