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CERTIFICATIONS AND LEGALIZATION

The translators we work with are authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make official translations, so we also offer assistance in certifying and legalizing your documents.

What does certification and legalization mean?

In order to be valid for use in the Republic of Bulgaria, official documents issued in a state that is a party to the Hague Convention need to be legalized, i.e. to have an Apostille certification. It takes place in the country where the document is issued. The translation of such a document into Bulgarian shall be certified by a Notary. Similarly, official documents issued in the Republic of Bulgaria need to be certified with an Apostille, translated into the official language of the country for which they are intended.

If the country where the document is issued or for which it is intended has a signed contract for legal assistance with the Republic of Bulgaria, by virtue of which the requirement for certification with an Apostille is dropped, the documents issued by that country must be certified by the agency authorized in the contract. These documents are recognized by the Bulgarian institutions and need only a translation into Bulgarian and certification of the translation.