GETTING TO BULGARIA

By air - Bulgaria's three main airports are Sofia, Varna and Bourgas. Current details can be found on the relevant airline websites:

http://www.air.bg
  http://www.ba.com

Scheduled tickets can often be obtained cheaper from travel operators such as Opodo and Expedia than from the airlines direct.

By road:

via International Transport Corridor No 4 (Budapest - Vidin - Sofia - Thesaloniki);
via International Transport Corridor No 8 (Duras - Skopje - Sofia - Bourgas - Varna);
via International Transport Corridor No 9 (Helsinki - Kiev - Rousse - Alexandropolus);
via International Transport Corridor No 10 (Belgrade - Sofia - Istanbul).

By Danube River - International Corridor No 7 with ports in Vidin and Rousse.

By sea - main ports at the Black Sea are Varna and Bourgas.

By train - using the above mentioned International Corridors.


VISA REQUIREMENTS

A foreigner can enter the Republic of Bulgaria only if they have the following valid papers:

A passport or other alternative document allowing him to travel abroad;
An entry permit - either entry or transit visa;
No visa shall be required where there is a bilateral agreement between Bulgaria and the native country of the visitor. Currently no visas are required from any citizens of the European Union for a stay less than 30 days.


A foreigner who has registered a company in Bulgaria can get a temporary stay permit should he be appointed as a Manager of the Company. The temporary permit is issued by the Passport Office with the Ministry of Home Affairs. Temporary permits for foreigners who have opened a representation office in Bulgaria are issued by the same authorities upon presentation of a copy of the registration with BCCI, filled-in application forms as required, and payment of state fees.

Applications for long stay VISA's can be a bureaucracy so far. Thankfully, accession into the European Union removed VISA requirements.


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