About British Embassy Sofia
9, Moskovska St
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Contact form
https://www.gov.uk/con...
Telephone
+359 2 933 92 22 / +44 20 7008 5000
Our phone lines remain open 24/7. If you have any questions please call +359 2 933 92 22.
Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-sofia
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email BritishEmbassySofia@fcdo.gov.uk
Public Holidays 2024
Our office will be closed for the following public holidays in 2024
| Monday | 1 January | New Year’s Day |
| Monday | 4 March | Liberation Day on 3 March (substitute day) |
| Friday | 29 March | UK Easter / Good Friday |
| Monday | 01 April | UK Easter Monday |
| Wednesday | 01 May | Labour day holiday |
| Friday | 03 May | BG Easter Friday |
| Monday | 06 May | BG Easter Monday/Early May Bank Holiday |
| Friday | 24 May | Day of Bulgarian Alphabet |
| Monday | 26 August | Summer Bank Holiday |
| Friday | 06 September | Unification Day |
| Monday | 23 September | Independence day on 22 Sep (substitute day) |
| Tuesday | 24 December | Christmas Day |
| Wednesday | 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Thursday | 26 December | Boxing Day |
Consular section
The Sofia Consular Section office works by appointment only and is therefore not open to the public at all times.
Visa services
All visa enquiries are now provided by an external commercial partner.
Visa applications to travel to the UK must be made in advance online through the TLS Contact website
Should you need to contact UK Visas & Immigration (including status updates, supporting documents and guidance) please visit the UKVI website
Disabled access
The British Embassy Sofia is keen to ensure that their buildings and services are fully accessible to disabled members of the public. Wherever possible, we have made our buildings and services accessible. Sometimes however, this is not possible due to security or other restrictions. In these situations we will endeavour to provide a service or access to a building in an alternative way to ensure equality of access for disabled people. To assist disabled visitors, we have set out below details of disabled access at this embassy. We hope this information is helpful.
General physical access
- all entrances to the building are unobstructed
- wheelchair access to the office is gained by using the lift
- the Embassy is equipped with a toilet specially designed for the needs of wheelchair users and those with limited physical mobility located on the 4th floor and on level -3
- commercial parking facilities are available next to the building. They have full transfer space for wheelchairs
- floor coverings within the embassy are safe and even
- internal doors are mostly fire doors and therefore heavy and not easy to use for those with mobility impairment
- the building is generally well lit; the embassy is fitted with emergency alarms and arrangements are in place for assisting disabled visitors in case of emergency/evacuation
Access for visually-impaired and deaf/ hard of hearing visitors
- signs are mostly clear and easy to read. Please ask if you require any help with any information within the Embassy
- guide and hearing dogs are welcome
- minicom and textphones are not installed