Bulgarian Embassy in Bern

The Bulgarian embassy in Bern is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–12:00.

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

In 2025, Bulgaria’s embassy in Bern received 3 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 0. Applications fell by 82% compared with 2024 (17).

Across all Schengen consulates in Switzerland, 12.5% of applications were refused in 2025; Bulgaria’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Bulgaria received the 6th largest number of applications of the 9 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 Switzerland.

Besides the Bulgarian embassy in Bern, Bulgaria has 1 other mission in Switzerland. Switzerland in turn has an embassy in Sofia.

About the Bulgarian embassy in Bern

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

Address and contact

Address: Bernastrasse 2-4, 3005 Bern. The record for the Bulgarian embassy in Bern includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

When the Bulgarian embassy in Bern is closed

The next closures of the Bulgarian embassy in Bern for public holidays in Switzerland are Christmas Day (Weihnachten) on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day (Neujahr) on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026.

Before visiting the Bulgarian embassy in Bern

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

Near the Bulgarian embassy in Bern

The Bulgarian embassy in Bern has 34 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.