Costs and contributions to be paid in Bulgaria,when working with the Foundation "Blagosloveni" for Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and the USA
This table is designed to provide prospective adoptive parents (“PAPs”) and other adoption actors with an overview of the costs and contributions which need to be paid in Bulgaria when undertaking an intercountry adoption from that State through the intermediation of Foundation "Blagosloveni". The costs listed are for the adoption of ONE CHILD.
Please note: In order to obtain a comprehensive overview of the costs and contributions which may need to be paid by the PAPs, one will need also to refer to Costs and contributions to be paid in the receiving State as completed by their placing agency.
Additional amounts, such as travel costs (which may include airfares and accommodation) apply (see “travel requirements” section below) but only general information concerning this is requested in this table, not actual costs.
Abbreviations used:
| CAN | Central Authority National |
| CAR | Central Authority Regional |
| PA | Public Authority |
| CT | Court or Tribunal |
| AB | Adoption Accredited Body |
| AB SO | Adoption Accredited Body of the State of origin |
| AB RS | Adoption Accredited Body of the receiving State |
| AP SO | Adoption Approved (Non-accredited) Person of the State of origin |
| AP RS | Adoption Approved (Non-accredited) Person of the receiving State |
| OP | Other professionals (e.g., lawyer, doctor, translator, interpreter) |
| MOJ | Ministry of Justice of Republic of Bulgaria |
| BF | Blagosloveni Foundation |
| N/A | Not applicable – if service is not performed |
| Costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose of the service covered by the cost | Charged by | Name of the authority, body or person | Amount / currency | |
| Administrative application fee | CAN | MOJ | 100 BGN / 52€ | |
| Administrative processing fee | CAN | MOJ | 100 BGN / 52€ | |
| Court fees | CT | Sofia City Court; Sofia Court of Appeals | 25-90 BGN/26-46€; 12.50 BGN/7€ | |
| Visa(s) for PAPs to enter the State of origin | N/A | |||
| Specialized professionals | Legal services (e.g., legal advice and representation in the State of origin) | AB SO | BF | 1 800€ |
| Notary’s fees | AB SO | BF | 180 BGN / 95€ | |
| Medical services (e.g., health examination for the child) | AB SO | BF | 300€ | |
| Psychologists/counseling | AB SO | BF | 300€ | |
| Specialized professionals | Interpreter in the State of origin | AB SO | BF | 500€ |
| Other: Executive assistant | AB SO | BF | 500€ | |
| Documentation | Birth certificate of the child | PA | Sofia Municipality | 15 BGN / 8€ |
| Passport from the State of origin | PA | Sofia Police | 20–85 BGN / 11-46€ | |
| Legalization of documents in the State of origin | PA | Consular Section | 60 BGN / 32€ | |
| Translation of documents in the State of origin | AB SO | BF | 2 000€ | |
| Other: Apostille | PA | MOJ | 5 BGN / 3€ | |
| Other costs charged by an AB of the State of origin (not included in other categories): Costs related to two visits of PAPs to Bulgaria Administrative expenses of CF |
AB SO | BF | 2 000€ 200€ |
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| Emigration / Exit fees for the child (e.g., fee to exit the State) * | N/A | |||
| Other: Processing and submission with the MOJ of 4 post-adoption reports for the child Bank commissions |
AB SO | BF | 600€ 131 BGN / 67€ |
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*This category of costs does not refer to costs associated with the immigration of the child into the receiving State; instead, it refers to any fees charged by the authorities of the State of origin in order for the child to exit the territory.
| Contribution | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Charged by | Name of the authority, body or person | Amount / currency |
| Contributions demanded by the State of origin | N/A | ||
| Contributions demanded by an accredited body of the State of origin | N/A | ||
| Travel reqirements | |
|---|---|
| Specification if prospective adoptive parent(s) is / are required to personally travel to Republic of Bulgaria and the number of compulsory trips as well as the minimum number of days which he / she / they are required to stay in the State of origin. | Minimum of two visits of the adoptive parents to Republic of Bulgaria, each of them for at least five days: FB facilitation ed transportation, interpreter/specialist(s) , hotel and food, escort in Sofia and to/in the establishment where the child is placed, meditation in Bulgaria: logistic, booking a hotel, providing places to eat, etc. |