Embassy of Italy in Sofia, Bulgaria
Embassy of Italy in Sofia, Bulgaria, located at ul. Shipka, 2. View a location map, get driving directions to the Embassy of Italy, or find information about the address, consular services, visa list, upcoming holidays, office hours, and head of mission (HOM).
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Embassy Address
ul. Shipka, 2
1000 Sofia
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Telephone
+359 2 921 7300
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Emergency Phone
+359 888 466 577, +359 887 774 384 (strictly for use in emergency situations such as accidents, arrests, urgent health issues, and similar circumstances.)
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Email
- [email protected]
- [email protected] (consular desk)
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Office Hours
Friday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM(🟢 Open now)Saturday ClosedSunday ClosedMonday 9:00 AM–6:00 PMTuesday 9:00 AM–6:00 PMWednesday 9:00 AM–6:00 PMThursday 9:00 AM–6:00 PMStatus Update: 📅 Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture is on Saturday (tomorrow)
🕒 Current time in Sofia: 3:07 PM, Friday May 23, 2025
Location Map
Use the map below for detailed directions and nearby points of interest.
Upcoming Holidays
Please note that the Embassy may be closed on the following holidays. We recommend contacting the Embassy directly to confirm their operating hours or availability on these dates.
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Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture:
May 24
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Republic Day:
June 02
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Assumption of Mary:
August 15
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Unification Day:
September 06
Available Services
The following is a brief list of services offered at the Embassy of Italy in Sofia, Bulgaria:
- Process passport applications
- Process visa applications
- Notarize certain documents
- Legalization of documents
- Issuing emergency travel documents
- Registration of marriage, birth, and death
- Authentication of documents
- Emergency consular assistance
Visa Requirements
If you hold a Bulgarian passport, you do not need a visa to enter Italy.
Common Visa Types
Citizens of qualified countries may be able to travel to Italy without a visa. The most common types of Italy visas are the following.
- Uniform Schengen Visas (USV)
- Limited Territorial Validity Visas (LTV)
- Long sojourn or "national" Visas (NV)
Head of Mission
Giuseppina Zarra, Ambassador
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Online Resources
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Additional Missions in Bulgaria
Besides Embassy of Italy in Sofia, Bulgaria, Italy also has 2 representations in the following cities of Bulgaria:
Diplomatic Missions in Neighboring Countries
Explore the diplomatic missions of Italy in neighboring countries or regions of Bulgaria.
- Vlorë, Albania (Consulate General)
- Tirana, Albania (Embassy)
- Gjirokastër, Albania (Honorary Consul)
- Escaldes Engordany, Andorra (Honorary Consul)
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Embassy)
- Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Honorary Consul)
- Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Honorary Consul)
- Zagreb, Croatia (Embassy)
- Rijeka, Croatia (Consulate General)
- Dubrovnik, Croatia (Honorary Consul)
- Pula, Croatia (Honorary Consul)
- Buje, Croatia (Honorary Consul)
- Split, Croatia (Honorary Consul)
- Nicosia, Cyprus (Embassy)
- Larnaca, Cyprus (Honorary Consul)
- Limassol, Cyprus (Honorary Consul)
- Gibraltar, Gibraltar (Honorary Consul)
- Athens, Greece (Embassy)
- Thessaloniki, Greece (Honorary Consul)
- Argostoli, Greece (Consular Agency)
- Chios, Greece (Consular Agency)
- Corfu, Greece (Honorary Consul)
- Corinth, Greece (Other)
- Igoumenitsa, Greece (Consular Agency)
- Heraklion, Greece (Honorary Consul)
- Messini, Greece (Consular Agency)
- Kavala, Greece (Honorary Consul)
- Patras, Greece (Honorary Consul)
- Piraeus, Greece (Honorary Consul)
- Volos, Greece (Honorary Consul)
- Holy See (Vatican City) (Embassy)
- Pristina, Kosovo (Embassy)
- Valletta, Malta (Embassy)
- Chisinau, Moldova (Embassy)
- Podgorica, Montenegro (Embassy)
- Skopje, North Macedonia (Embassy)
- Lisbon, Portugal (Embassy)
- Porto, Portugal (Honorary Consul)
- Funchal, Portugal (Honorary Consul)
- Albufeira, Portugal (Honorary Consul)
- Ponta Delgada, Portugal (Honorary Consul)
- Bucharest, Romania (Embassy)
- Arad, Romania (Honorary Consul)
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania (Honorary Consul)
- Brașov, Romania (Honorary Consul)
- Satu Mare, Romania (Honorary Consul)
- Sibiu, Romania (Honorary Consul)
- Iași, Romania (Honorary Consul)
- San Marino, San Marino (Embassy)
- Belgrade, Serbia (Embassy)
- Subotica, Serbia (Honorary Consul)
- Ljubljana, Slovenia (Embassy)
- Koper, Slovenia (Consulate General)
- Madrid, Spain (Embassy)
- Barcelona, Spain (Consulate General)
- Bilbao, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Seville, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Ceuta, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- La Coruña, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Málaga, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Oviedo, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Palma di Maiorca, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Zaragoza, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Valencia, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Alicante, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Castellón de la Plana, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Girona, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Jerez de la Fronter, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Ibiza, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Burgos, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Pamplona, Spain (Honorary Consul)
- Ankara, Turkey (Embassy)
- Istanbul, Turkey (Consulate General)
- Izmir, Turkey (Consulate)
- Iskenderun, Turkey (Honorary Consul)
- Antalya, Turkey (Honorary Consul)
- Bursa, Turkey (Honorary Consul)
- Gaziantep, Turkey (Honorary Consul)
- Nevsehir, Turkey (Honorary Consul)
- Muğla, Turkey (Honorary Consul)
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