Run by a volunteer honorary consul, the Honorary Consulate of Romania in Ruse helps Romanian nationals with information and selected formalities.
Contact Details
| Address | Voyvodova Street 12-14, Ruse, Bulgaria |
| Telephone | +359 82 520 151 |
| office@consulateromania-ruse.bg | |
| Head of Mission | Victor Gugushev, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
The honorary consul does not keep public office hours – visits are by appointment only.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Ruse
Distance to the Romanian Embassy in Sofia: about 250 km.
Which Romanian office issues passports and visas?
Applications for Romanian passports, visas and official certificates are not processed here but by the Romanian Embassy in Sofia.
Contact details of the Romanian Embassy in Sofia, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Romanian Embassy Sofia, B-dul Mihai Eminescu 4, 1111 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Telephone: +359 2 971 28 58
- Email: sofia@mae.ro
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30–16:30
- Website: www.sofia.mae.ro/en
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 Romania and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Romanian 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 Ruse
3 other countries are represented in Ruse: Moldova (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Ukraine (honorary).
Holidays and closures
Like most offices in Bulgaria, the honorary consulate closes on public holidays – including Orthodox Easter (Good Friday to Easter Monday), 24 May, Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year’s Day. It is usually also closed on Romania’s national day (1 December).
Romanian missions in Bulgaria
Measured in a straight line from Ruse, the nearest other Romanian office is the Honorary Consulate in Silistra (about 110 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Sofia (about 250 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Ruse.
- Sofia (250 km) – Embassy of Romania
- Burgas (190 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Plovdiv (210 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Ruse – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Silistra (110 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 14 October 2026. Sources: Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – List of the Diplomatic Corps (September 2026). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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