The Consulate General of Bulgaria in Niš provides consular services for Bulgarian citizens in the Bor, Zaječar, Jablanica, Niš, Pirot, Pčinja and Toplica districts.
Contact Details
| Address | Ive Lole Ribara 19, Niš, Serbia |
| Telephone | +381 18 516 800 |
| Emergency phone | +381 66 840 8062 |
| Fax | +381 18 516 900 |
| consulate.nish@mfa.bg | |
| Website | www.mfa.bg/en/embassies/serbiagc |
| Consul General | Dimitar Petrov Ivanov |
| Consular district | The Bor, Zaječar, Jablanica, Niš, Pirot, Pčinja and Toplica districts |
| National Day | 3 March (Liberation Day) |
Opening Hours
The consulate general’s official website (checked October 2026) does not publish fixed opening hours – call or e-mail before visiting. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Consulate General
About the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Niš
The consul general is Dimitar Petrov Ivanov, according to the Diplomatic List of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (29 September 2026). Bulgaria is also represented by the Embassy of Bulgaria in Serbia. Niš, in the Nišava District, lies about 202 km in a straight line from the centre of Belgrade and about 209 km from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport; Niš Constantine the Great Airport is about 4 km away.
From the consulate general’s website
The Bulgarian foreign ministry’s page for the consulate general gives its address as 19 Lole Ribara Street, 18000 Niš, with the telephone +381 18 516 800 and the combined telephone/fax line +381 18 516 900. For emergencies outside office hours it lists two numbers: +381 66 840 8062 and +381 66 840 8951.
Source: www.mfa.bg/en/embassies/serbiagc (checked October 2026).
Documents checklist
The most frequent applications and the documents the Bulgarian authorities ask for:
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 Niš
6 other countries are represented in Niš: Austria (honorary), France (consular agency), Hungary (honorary), Poland (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Türkiye (consulate).
Closing days
Serbia’s non-working public holidays are New Year (1 and 2 January), Orthodox Christmas (7 January), Statehood Day (15 and 16 February), Orthodox Easter from Good Friday to Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 and 2 May) and Armistice Day (11 November). If a state holiday falls on a Sunday, the next working day is off. In 2027 Orthodox Easter falls on 2 May, which is also the second day of Labour Day, so offices close from 30 April to 4 May 2027. The consulate general may also close on Bulgaria’s national day (3 March).
Emergency assistance
Outside office hours, Bulgarian citizens can call the consulate general’s emergency number +381 66 840 8062, according to the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In Serbia, dial 112 for any emergency, 194 for an ambulance, 193 for the fire service and 192 for the police (UK Foreign Office travel advice for Serbia). Serbian citizens who need help in Bulgaria can contact the Embassy of Serbia in Sofia or the consular department of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (+381 11 306 8268, okp@mfa.rs).
Diplomatic missions of Bulgaria in Serbia
Bulgaria in Serbia
Measured in a straight line from Niš, the nearest other Bulgarian office is the Embassy in Belgrade (about 200 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Niš.
- Belgrade (200 km) – Embassy of Bulgaria in Serbia
- Niš – Consulate General of Bulgaria in Niš (this page)
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Details checked on 17 October 2026. Sources: official website of the consulate general (checked October 2026), Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Diplomatic List (29 September 2026), Law on State and Other Holidays in the Republic of Serbia (Official Gazette 43/2001, 101/2007, 92/2011), www.mfa.bg/en/embassies/serbiagc.
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