To further facilitate foreign nationals’ travel to China, Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria will provide walk-in visa application service starting from November 20, 2023. Visa applicants can log on to the China Online Visa Application (https://cova.mfa.gov.cn) website to fill in the form and then go to the visa section of the Embassy to submit the hard copies of visa application documents. There’s no need to make online appointment beforehand.

A surge of applicants may cause prolonged waiting time at the initial period of appointment-free arrangement. Applicants are advised to arrange their time for submission according to their travel itinerary. At the visa office, please follow the instructions for security check and queue-number pickup.  

Applicants who have already completed online appointments will be given priority for submitting their documents within the corresponding time slot at the appointment date by presenting the AVAS confirmation page upon arrival.

Please click Requirements and Procedures for Chinese Visa Application for the latest information on visa application.

Address of the Visa Office of the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria:

58 James Bourchier Blvd, 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-12:00

Email for visa application: sofia@csm.mfa.gov.cn

Tel: 00359-29733947 (10:00-12:00,14:00-16:00 at workdays)