AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS ABROAD

This topic is for our Bulgarian readers abroad who urgently need to notarize or legalize a document (such as a power of attorney, marriage/death/birth certificate, others) and have no time for the document's legalization procedure. Here is the solution to the problem.
In many countries, the Republic of Bulgaria has embassies or consular and diplomatic representations. For Bulgarian citizens abroad, consular and diplomatic representatives act as notaries and civil status officers. They are obliged to assist you when you have married abroad to ensure the change in your civil status is adequately recorded in our administration, when a child is born to you abroad, a copy of their birth certificate reaches Bulgaria in an adequate way, or when a Bulgarian citizen dies abroad, this again reaches the knowledge of the Bulgarian administration.
In addition, consular and diplomatic representatives can authenticate documents, except for real estate purchase and sale contracts. In this role, they are very close to the role of notaries within Bulgaria.
Adequate information on what service a consular or diplomatic representative can provide you can be obtained by finding the webpage of the Bulgarian embassy in the respective country and contacting them by phone or email. They respond quickly, concisely, and comprehensively.
Very often, Bulgarian citizens abroad prefer to organize the document's legalization themselves because the procedure conducted through the embassy may be inconvenient due to the embassy's remoteness from the city where the Bulgarian citizens are located. For others, this is a good solution. The full list with links to the websites of embassies, consulates, and diplomatic representations can be found on the MFA website. For informational purposes and to complete the presentation of this article, I publish a list of countries and cities where Bulgaria has an embassy, consulate, or diplomatic representation. See the list below, and I hope it has been helpful!

EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN ABUJA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN ALGIERS, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN AMMAN, HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN ANKARA, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN ASTANA, REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN ATHENS, REPUBLIC OF GREECE
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BAKU, REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BEIJING, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BEIRUT, REPUBLIC OF LEBANON
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BELGRADE, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BERLIN, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BERN, SWISS CONFEDERATION
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BRASILIA, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BRUSSELS, KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO THE EU IN BRUSSELS, KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
DELEGATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO NATO IN BRUSSELS, KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN CAIRO, ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN CHISINAU, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN COPENHAGEN, KINGDOM OF DENMARK
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA (ACTIVITIES - TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED)
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN DELHI, REPUBLIC OF INDIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN DOHA, QATAR
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN DUBLIN, IRELAND
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO THE UN IN GENEVA, SWISS CONFEDERATION
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN THE HAGUE, KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN HANOI, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN HAVANA, REPUBLIC OF CUBA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN HELSINKI, REPUBLIC OF FINLAND
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN ISLAMABAD, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN JAKARTA, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN KABUL, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN KIEV, UKRAINE
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN KUWAIT, STATE OF KUWAIT
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN LISBON, REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN LJUBLJANA, REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN MADRID, KINGDOM OF SPAIN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN MEXICO, UNITED MEXICAN STATES
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN MINSK, REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO THE UN IN NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN NICOSIA, REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN OSLO, KINGDOM OF NORWAY
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN OTTAWA, CANADA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN PARIS, FRENCH REPUBLIC
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO UNESCO IN PARIS, FRENCH REPUBLIC
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC AND PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN PRETORIA, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN PRISTINA, REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN PYONGYANG, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN RABAT, KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
DIPLOMATIC BUREAU OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN ROME, REPUBLIC OF ITALY
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN SANA'A, REPUBLIC OF YEMEN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN SKOPJE, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN STOCKHOLM, KINGDOM OF SWEDEN
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN STRASBOURG, FRENCH REPUBLIC
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN TASHKENT, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN TBILISI, GEORGIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN TEHRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN TEL AVIV, STATE OF ISRAEL
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN TIRANA, REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN TOKYO, JAPAN
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN TRIPOLI, LIBYA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN TUNIS, REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO THE HOLY SEE, VATICAN CITY
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN VIENNA, REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO THE UN, OSCE IN VIENNA, REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN WARSAW, REPUBLIC OF POLAND
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN YEREVAN, REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN ZAGREB, REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA TO FAO IN ROME, REPUBLIC OF ITALY