Alert: U.S. Embassy Sofia Closure of all Non-Emergency Services Beginning Immediately

As of March 15, 2020, the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria will suspend appointments for all non-emergency consular services until further notice, in support of the measures taken by the Government of Bulgaria to counter the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). For emergency services, please see further below for contact information. To request an emergency appointment for American Citizen Services or to reschedule your existing appointment, please email ACS_Sofia@state.gov.

For more information about coronavirus, please check for updates on the U.S. Embassy Sofia coronavirus page at: https://bg.usembassy.gov/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-information/

Local Resources:

· The Bulgarian Ministry of Health has information for citizens and medical professionals on its website at http://www.mh.government.bg/bg/informaciya-za-grazhdani/informaciya-otnosno-noviya-koronavirus-2019-ncov/(Bulgarian only)

Other links: · COVID-19 crisis page on travel.state.gov · CDC page on COVID-19 · Travel.state.gov (Country Information and Travel Advisory page) · European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Contact Information:

· U.S. Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria

+359-2-937-5100 (business hours)

+359-2-937-5101 (after hours) ACS_Sofia@state.gov

· U.S. Department of State – Consular Affairs

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