Bulgaria Embassy Vienna

Before your visit

Consular matters are not handled at the main building but at Rechte Wienzeile 13, 1040 Vienna in the 4th district.

• Emergencies outside office hours: +43 699 1888 2101.

Who runs the Bulgarian Embassy?

Ambassador Desislava Angelova Naydenova Gospodinova has headed the embassy since January 2023. According to the Austrian diplomatic list, the embassy has 9 diplomatic staff. The embassy also has a defence attaché. Bulgaria is also represented at the OSCE and the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna through a separate permanent mission – a diplomatic office without services for citizens.

Embassy or honorary consulate?

The consular section in Vienna is responsible for Bulgarian citizens in all of Austria. Two honorary consulates (Salzburg and St. Pölten) can help with information and some formalities, but passports are normally issued by the embassy.

Consular services

What you can usually arrange here:

• Powers of attorney and other notarial acts

Requirements change from time to time – confirm them before you collect documents.

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 embassy before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Without an appointment you may be turned away at the door. Contact it by phone or e-mail to book a time.

Travelling from Austria to Bulgaria

Austrian citizens need no visa for Bulgaria and can travel with a passport or an identity card. Austria’s travel advice for Bulgaria: good security standard (level 1 of 4).

Other consulates and embassies in Vienna

162 other countries are represented in Vienna, among them: Burkina Faso (embassy), Burkina Faso (honorary), Burundi (honorary), Cabo Verde (honorary), Cambodia (honorary), Cameroon (honorary), Canada (embassy), Chile (embassy), China (embassy), Colombia (embassy), Costa Rica (embassy), Croatia (embassy), Cuba (embassy), Cyprus (embassy), Czech Republic (embassy), Côte d’Ivoire (embassy), Democratic Republic of the Congo (honorary), Denmark (embassy), Djibouti (honorary), Republic of the Congo (honorary). The full list of all 163 missions is on the overview page for Austria.

Closing days

The embassy is closed on Austrian public holidays and on the Bulgarian national holiday (3 March). Opening hours can also change in the summer period.

Emergency assistance

Bulgarian citizens in an emergency can reach the embassy outside office hours on +43 699 1888 2101. Austrians who need help in Bulgaria contact the Austrian Embassy in Sofia (+359 2 932 90 32).

Diplomatic missions between Bulgaria and Austria

Bulgaria in Austria

Measured in a straight line from Vienna, the nearest other Bulgarian office is the Honorary Consulate in St. Pölten (about 56 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Vienna.

• Vienna – Embassy of Bulgaria (this page)
• Salzburg (250 km) – Honorary Consulate (Salzburg)
• St. Pölten (56 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lower Austria)

Austria in Bulgaria

• Burgas – Austrian Honorary Consulate
• Sofia – Austrian Embassy