Bulgaria Consulate Sacramento

Before your visit

• The ministry describes the seat of the consular post as Sacramento, including Silicon Valley.
• Location: The honorary consulate is in the Lavender Heights area of Sacramento, California, about 1.8 km in a straight line from the centre of Sacramento; the nearest large airport is Sacramento International Airport (SMF), about 17 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Bulgaria in Sacramento

The honorary consul is Ognian Gavrilov, according to the Bulgarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Northern California. It is one of 7 honorary consulates of Bulgaria in the United States listed by the Bulgarian foreign ministry. Bulgaria also has 3 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Bulgaria, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Sofia (bg.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Which Bulgarian office handles passports and visas?

For passports, visas and other formal consular services, California belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles, according to the Bulgarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Sacramento can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.

Contact details of the Bulgarian Consulate General in Los Angeles, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 470, Los Angeles, CA 90025, United States
• Telephone: +1 310-478-6700
• Email: consulate.losangeles@mfa.bg
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30–12:30
• Website: www.mfa.bg/en/embassies/usagc2

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.

Closing days

Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of Bulgaria.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Bulgarian citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 916-504-0529 or contact the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Bulgaria can contact the U.S. Embassy in Sofia.

Diplomatic missions of Bulgaria in the United States

Bulgaria in the United States

Measured in a straight line from Sacramento, the nearest other Bulgarian office is the Consulate General (California) in Los Angeles (about 580 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Sacramento.

• Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Bulgaria in the United States
• Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Los Angeles (580 km) – Consulate General (California)
• New York – Consulate General (New York)
• Boston – Honorary Consulate (Massachusetts)
• Columbia – Honorary Consulate (South Carolina)
• Las Vegas (620 km) – Honorary Consulate (Nevada)
• New Orleans – Honorary Consulate (Louisiana)
• Pittsburgh – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
• Provo (860 km) – Honorary Consulate (Utah)
• Sacramento – Honorary Consulate (this page)