Bulgaria Consulate Podgorica

About the honorary consulate in Podgorica

The honorary consulate represents Bulgaria in Montenegro. According to the Government of Montenegro’s list of honorary consuls (gov.me, accessed 19 October 2026), the honorary consul is Novica Jovović. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +382 20 672 671 or e-mail office@jmv.co.me.

Further numbers are +382 20 672 672 and +382 20 672 674.

The office is in the capital, Podgorica, about 9 km in a straight line from Podgorica Airport and about 44 km from Tivat Airport.

Citizens of Bulgaria do not need a visa for stays in Montenegro of up to 90 days with a valid passport, according to Montenegro’s Decree on Visa Regime; a valid national identity card is also accepted for stays of up to 30 days. Montenegro is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.

Which Bulgarian office issues passports and visas?

Passports and other formal consular services for Bulgarian citizens are handled by the Bulgarian Embassy in Podgorica.

Contact details of the Bulgarian Embassy in Podgorica, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Bulevar Ivana Crnojevića 99/2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
• Telephone: +382 20 655 009
• Email: embassy.podgorica@mfa.bg
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–15:30
• Website: www.mfa.bg/en/embassies/montenegro

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Bulgaria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Bulgarian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates and embassies in Podgorica

44 other countries are represented in Podgorica, among them: Bulgaria (embassy), China (embassy), Croatia (embassy), Czech Republic (embassy), Denmark (honorary), Estonia (honorary), France (embassy), Germany (embassy), Greece (embassy), Hungary (embassy), Israel (honorary), Italy (embassy), Kazakhstan (consulate general), Kosovo (embassy), Mexico (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), North Macedonia (embassy), Norway (honorary), South Korea (honorary). The full list of all 45 missions is on the overview page for Montenegro.

Closing days

Montenegro’s non-working public holidays are New Year (1 and 2 January), Labour Day (1 and 2 May), Independence Day (21 and 22 May), Statehood Day (13 and 14 July) and Njegoš Day, the Montenegrin day of culture (13 and 14 November); the Day of the Ecological State (20 September) is a working day. If the first day of a holiday falls on a Sunday, the next two days are off; if the second day falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is off. The honorary consulate may also close on Bulgaria’s national day (3 March).

Emergency assistance

In Montenegro, dial 112 for the emergency services (UK Foreign Office travel advice). Montenegrin citizens who need help in Bulgaria can contact the Embassy of Montenegro in Sofia, according to the Government of Montenegro, or the Directorate-General for Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro (Bulevar Stanka Dragojevića 2, Podgorica; weekdays 08:00–11:00; arhiva.konzularno@mfa.gov.me).

Bulgarian missions in Montenegro

The nearest other Bulgarian office is the Embassy in Podgorica, in the same city. Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Podgorica.

• Podgorica (same city) – Embassy of Bulgaria in Montenegro
• Podgorica – Honorary Consulate (this page)