Bulgaria Embassy Skopje

Before your visit

• Consular section: e-mail consulate@bgemb.org.mk (according to the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (16 October 2026)).

About the Embassy of Bulgaria in North Macedonia

The ambassador is Jeliasko Radoukov, according to the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (16 October 2026), which gives 10 September 2024 as the date credentials were presented. Bulgaria is also represented by the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Bitola. The office is in the capital, Skopje, about 16 km in a straight line from Skopje International Airport.

From the embassy’s website

The Bulgarian foreign ministry’s page for the embassy gives office hours of 09:00–17:30 on working days and public hours for the consular service on Monday 12:30–16:00 and Tuesday to Friday 09:30–13:00; appointments for consular services are booked by phone. Out of hours, the embassy can be reached on +389 75 280 013.

Source: www.mfa.bg/en/embassies/macedonia (checked October 2026).

Do Bulgarian citizens need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Bulgaria do not need a visa for North Macedonia and may enter with a valid passport or national identity card, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. North Macedonia is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.

Documents checklist

What Bulgarian citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Bulgarian government information:

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 embassy’s consular service – appointments are booked by phone.

Other consulates and embassies in Skopje

56 other countries are represented in Skopje, among them: Canada (honorary), China (embassy), Croatia (embassy), Czech Republic (embassy), Denmark (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (embassy), Georgia (honorary), Germany (embassy), Greece (embassy), Guinea (honorary), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (honorary), Indonesia (honorary), Israel (honorary), Italy (embassy), Japan (embassy), Kazakhstan (embassy), South Korea (honorary). The full list of all 57 missions is on the overview page for North Macedonia.

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 embassy may also close on Bulgaria’s national day (3 March).

Emergency assistance

Outside office hours, Bulgarian citizens can call the embassy’s emergency number +389 75 280 013, according to the embassy’s website. 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 Skopje, the nearest other Bulgarian office is the Consulate General in Bitola (about 110 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Skopje.

• Skopje – Embassy of Bulgaria in North Macedonia (this page)
• Bitola (110 km) – Consulate General of Bulgaria in Bitola