For Monégasque residents and travellers in the Sofia area, the Honorary Consulate of Monaco in Sofia is the nearest official contact.
Contact Details
| Address | Aksakov Street 20, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Telephone | +359 2 930 09 70 |
| Fax | +359 2 930 09 78 |
| consulatdemonaco-bg@penev.eu | |
| Website | www.consulatdemonaco.bg |
| Head of Mission | Sergey Penev, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives no opening hours for this office. Make an appointment before visiting.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Sofia
Bulgarian citizens do not need a visa for short stays in Monaco, according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; a valid passport is required. Source: Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – visas for Bulgarian citizens (in Bulgarian).
Which Monégasque office issues passports and visas?
For passports, visas and civil status documents, Monégasque citizens contact the Monégasque embassy responsible for Bulgaria.
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 Monaco and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Monégasque 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.
Other consulates and embassies in Sofia
106 other countries are represented in Sofia, among them: Mongolia (embassy), Mongolia (honorary), Montenegro (embassy), Morocco (embassy), Netherlands (embassy), North Macedonia (embassy), Norway (honorary), Pakistan (embassy), Palestine (embassy), Peru (honorary), Philippines (honorary), Poland (embassy), Portugal (embassy), Qatar (embassy), Romania (embassy), Russia (embassy), Saudi Arabia (embassy), Serbia (embassy), Seychelles (honorary), Slovakia (embassy). The full list of all 107 missions is on the overview page for Bulgaria.
When is the office closed?
Expect the honorary consulate to be closed on Bulgarian public holidays such as Liberation Day (3 March), Orthodox Easter, St George’s Day (6 May), Unification Day (6 September) and Independence Day (22 September).
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Details checked on 14 October 2026. Sources: Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – List of the Diplomatic Corps (September 2026), Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – visas for Bulgarian citizens (in Bulgarian). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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