From Thursday, July 29, Bulgarian citizens, persons with the status of permanent, long-term or long-term residence in Bulgaria and their family members, EU and EEA citizens and others arriving from a country falling into the “red zone” are allowed in the country upon presentation of a valid EU digital COVID vaccination certificate or similar document containing the same data and a negative result from a PCR test conducted up to 72 hours before entering Bulgaria, also certified by a valid EU digital COVID certificate for testing or an analogous document containing the same data.
This was ordered by the Minister of Health Dr. Stoycho Katsarov with his order issued this Tuesday, July 27.
Citizens of the EU, the EEA, the Swiss Confederation and members of their families arriving from a country in the red zone who do not present a valid EU digital COVID vaccination certificate or similar document containing the same data shall be admitted to the country upon presentation of negative result from a PCR test performed up to 72 hours before entering the country. It must also be certified by a valid EU digital COVID certificate for testing or an analogous document containing the same data and be placed under a 10-day quarantine.
Bulgarian citizens and persons with the status of permanent, long-term or long-term residence in Bulgaria and their family members who do not present a valid EU digital COVID certificate for vaccination or a similar document containing the same data, as well as a negative result of up to 72 hours before entry into the country PCR test are allowed in the country and are placed under a 10-day quarantine.
The same order allows children up to the age of 12 to enter the country without the need to present COVID-19 documents, regardless of the area in which the country from which they come falls.
See the full text of the order here:
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