The Consulate General of Bulgaria in Bitola provides consular services for Bulgarian citizens in Bitola and the surrounding region of North Macedonia.
Contact Details
| Address | 1st of May Street 53, 7000 Bitola, North Macedonia |
| Telephone | +389 47 202 963 +389 47 202 964 |
| Fax | +389 47 202 947 |
| consulate.Bitola@mfa.bg | |
| Website | www.mfa.bg/embassies/macedoniagc |
| Consul General | Petar Boyanov Petrov |
| National Day | 3 March |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published in the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (16 October 2026). Call or e-mail the consulate general before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
About the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Bitola
The consul general is Petar Boyanov Petrov, according to the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (16 October 2026). Bulgaria is also represented by the Embassy of Bulgaria in North Macedonia. Bitola, in the Municipality of Bitola, lies about 108 km in a straight line from the centre of Skopje; the nearest airport is Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (about 52 km), and Skopje International Airport is about 106 km away.
Documents checklist
Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Bulgarian sources:
Bulgarian passport (application abroad)
- Apply in person at a Bulgarian embassy or consulate – signature, photo and fingerprints are taken there (posts without the equipment do not accept applications)
- Your old passport, which is handed in for destruction before the new one is issued
- If lost or stolen: a police document certifying the loss (notify the consular service within 3 days)
- Minors: both parents sign in front of the consular official with the child’s Bulgarian birth certificate (with personal number), or a notarised power of attorney from the absent parent
- Foreign documents need an apostille or legalisation
- Without any valid document: a temporary passport (valid up to 12 months) can be issued
Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria – passport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria – temporary passport (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate general.
Other consulates and embassies in Bitola
6 other countries are represented in Bitola: Austria (honorary), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), France (honorary), Greece (consulate general), Montenegro (honorary), Romania (honorary).
Closing days
North Macedonia has eleven public holidays for all citizens, among them Orthodox Christmas (7 January), the first day of Ramadan Bayram, Orthodox Easter Monday, Ilinden (2 August) and Independence Day (8 September); when one falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is off. The consulate general may also close on Bulgaria’s national day (3 March).
Emergency assistance
In North Macedonia, dial 192 for the police, 194 for an ambulance and 193 for the fire brigade (Government of Canada travel information). North Macedonian citizens who need help in Bulgaria can contact the Embassy of North Macedonia in Sofia, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia, or the hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (08:00–22:00, +389 75 273 732, globalsos@mfa.gov.mk).
Diplomatic missions of Bulgaria in North Macedonia
Bulgaria in North Macedonia
Measured in a straight line from Bitola, the nearest other Bulgarian office is the Embassy in Skopje (about 110 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bitola.
- Skopje (110 km) – Embassy of Bulgaria in North Macedonia
- Bitola – Consulate General of Bulgaria in Bitola (this page)
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia – Diplomatic List (16 October 2026), Ministry of Economy and Labour – Programme of non-working days for 2026 (Law on Holidays, Official Gazette 21/98, 18/07), Government of Canada – embassies and consulates: North Macedonia (local emergency services), www.mfa.bg/embassies/macedoniagc.
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