As of September 1, 2021, passengers from the U.S. are prohibited from entering Bulgaria, unless they meet any of the following exceptions:
– Bulgarian nationals and permanent and long-term residents, as well as their family members; Please be advised HERE.
– Citizens of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation and their family members arriving from a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation;
– Medical professionals, medical researchers, social workers, and their supervisors when travelling is related to their duties;
– Workers involved in the supply of medical products, medical devices and personal protective equipment;
– Foreign officials (heads of state, government members, etc.) and their delegations, diplomats, members of the administrative and technical staff of foreign missions, employees of international organizations, military personnel, security officials, public order officials and humanitarian workers in the performance of their duties, as well as their family members;
– Persons travelling for humanitarian reasons as described in § 1, item 16 of the Law for the Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria;
– Seasonal agricultural and tourism workers;
– Persons, who are to obtain a decree under the Bulgarian Citizenship Law for acquiring a Bulgarian citizenship, certified by a letter from the Ministry of Justice;
– Students with type “D” visas.
Persons who fall under an exception can enter Bulgaria by presenting a valid EU digital COVID certificate for vaccination or certificate of recovery, or a similar document, together with a negative result from a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test conducted up to 72 hours before entering the country, certified by a valid EU digital COVID test certificate or similar document containing the same data.
A vaccination certificate isn’t required for children 12 -18 years of age.
Neither vaccination certificate, nor PCR test result is required for children up to 12 years.
The travel requirements are subject to review every two weeks.