Run by a volunteer honorary consul, the Honorary Consulate of Ukraine in Plovdiv helps Ukrainian nationals with information and selected formalities.
Contact Details
| Address | Tsar Kaloyan Street 8, Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Telephone | +359 32 655 311 +359 882 505 117 |
| Fax | +359 32 655 311 |
| office@consulukr-plovdiv.bg | |
| Head of Mission | Dimitar Georgiev, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
Visits only by prior arrangement – honorary consulates rarely have regular hours.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Plovdiv
Distance to the Ukrainian Embassy in Sofia: about 135 km.
Bulgarian citizens travelling to Ukraine: visa-free only for holders of biometric passports, according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Source: Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – visas for Bulgarian citizens (in Bulgarian).
Which Ukrainian office issues passports and visas?
An honorary consul cannot issue passports or visas; these are handled by the Ukrainian Embassy in Sofia.
Contact details of the Ukrainian Embassy in Sofia, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Ovcha Kupel residential complex, Boryana Street 29, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Telephone: +359 2 818 68 28
- Email: emb_bg@mfa.gov.ua
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–18:00
- Website: bulgaria.mfa.gov.ua
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 Ukraine and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Ukrainian 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 Plovdiv
14 other countries are represented in Plovdiv: Belarus (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Equatorial Guinea (honorary), Germany (honorary), Indonesia (honorary), Italy (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), Moldova (honorary), Romania (honorary), Russia (honorary), San Marino (honorary), Serbia (honorary), South Korea (honorary), Türkiye (consulate general).
Closing days
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 Ukraine’s national day (24 August).
Embassy and consulates of Ukraine in Bulgaria
Measured in a straight line from Plovdiv, the nearest other Ukrainian office is the Embassy in Sofia (about 130 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Plovdiv.
- Sofia (130 km) – Embassy of Ukraine
- Burgas (230 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Plovdiv – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Ruse (210 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), 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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