Bulgaria citizenship: required documents

The documents you'll gather for Bulgaria citizenship by descent, by route and by ancestor. Your exact list is generated from your lineage in the wizard.

Naturalization by Bulgarian origin

Document your Bulgarian ascendant and the chain to you, then file with the Ministry of Justice.

You

•Birth certificate

Each ancestor in the chain

•Birth certificate
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

Your qualifying ancestor

•Birth certificate
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

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