Embassy
of India
Sofia
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Subject: Advisory for
Indian nationals entering into Bulgaria
As
per Order No. RD-01-547 of 30.06.2021 issued by the Bulgarian Ministry of
Health, India has been categorised into Red zone and no persons arriving
from India are permitted into Bulgaria except:
-
medical professionals/researchers etc.
where the purpose of the journey is related to the profession they are
pursuing;
-
workers involved in the supply of
medicinal products/devices/equipment etc.;
-
officials (heads of state, members of
governments, etc.) and members of their delegations, as well as diplomats,
members of the administrative and technical staff of foreign missions etc. as
well as their family members;
-
persons travelling for humanitarian
reasons, as per provisions of relevant Bulgarian laws;
-
representatives of the trade, economic,
and investment activities etc upon certification by a letter from the ministry
concerned;
-
seasonal agricultural and tourism
workers;
-
Students travelling for training
purposes, as well as for participating in exams;
-
organizers and participants in
international sports competitions - certified by a letter from the Minister of
Youth and Sports;
-
foreign nationals, for receiving
Bulgarian citizenship, certified by a letter of the Ministry of Justice;
-
organisers and participants in
international cultural events, certified by a letter from the Minister of
Culture.
2. Eligible persons arriving from India are
allowed into Bulgaria upon presentation of following documents:
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S. No.
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Document
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Document
validity
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1.
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a
valid EU digital COVID certificate for vaccination/similar document for a
completed vaccination course against COVID 19 as per Annex 3 of the order or
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After
expiry of a 14 days period from the date of administration of last dose
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a
valid EU digital COVID certificate for illness/similar document showing a
positive result of a RT PCR test or a Rapid Antigen Test for persons
suffering from COVID-19
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for
the period from the 11th to the 180th day, as of the
date of the examination
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2
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a
negative result from a RT PCR test for COVID 19 or
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performed
upto 72 hours before entry into Bulgaria
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Rapid
Antigen Test for COVID-19
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performed
upto 48 hours before entry into Bulgaria
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3. Indian nationals holding Bulgarian
residence permit and arriving from India shall be subjected to a 10 days home
quarantine, upon arrival in Bulgaria. Home quarantine may be revoked by the
regional health authorities upon submission of negative result from RT PCR or
Rapid antigen test (as specified in the order) conducted within 24 hours of
entry into Bulgaria.
4. The categorization of countries into
Green, Orange or Red zone is subjected to review and update every Monday, by
the Bulgarian authorities, accordingly, Indian nationals planning to come to
Bulgaria are advised to contact the Bulgarian Embassy in New Delhi for latest
updates in this regard.
5. English translation of the order may be
seen at the following link: https://www.indembsofia.gov.in/docs/1625238862BG
order RD-01-547 30.06.2021.pdf
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