From February 24 to March 2, 2022, a total of over 13,500 Ukrainian citizens entered all points of the Bulgarian-Romanian border in Bulgaria. This was announced by the Ministry of Interior.

On the website of the General Directorate of Border Police you can see current information about the situation at all border crossings.

At the moment, the traffic for trucks on our borders with Romania is intensive – at the Vidin and Ruse border checkpoints, and the border with Greece – at the Kulata border checkpoint.

Bulgarian citizens who are on the territory of Ukraine and want to be evacuated can also contact the Situation Center Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria via e-mail: crisis@mfa.bg. Our compatriots must provide the following information:

– Three names;

– Contact phone;

– Location (location and address);

– Type of the Bulgarian identity document they have.

If they need assistance, Bulgarian citizens in Ukraine can turn to:

1. The Bulgarian Embassy in Kyiv on the following telephone numbers: +380 44 235 4389; +380 44 235 2202, as well as on-duty telephone numbers during non-working hours: +380 44 246 7237, +380 44 246 7672,

2. The Consulate General in Odessa on the following telephone numbers: +380 48 7466 554; +380 48 746 65 58; +380 48 746 63 75, as well as on the emergency telephone number during non-working hours: +380 68 293 0048.

3. Signals can also be submitted to the email addresses of  missions in Ukraine: Embassy.Kiev@mfa.bg; Consulate.Odessa@mfa.bg.

Upon entering Bulgaria, Bulgarian citizens must present a Bulgarian identity document – identity card or passport. Bulgarian citizens, even with expired personal documents, will be allowed to pass freely through the checkpoints of our country.

Ukrainian citizens holding biometric passports enter and reside in the EU (ie in Bulgaria) without a visa for up to 90 days every 6 months. If you do not have a biometric passport, then a visa is required.