Birth of an American Citizen in Bulgaria

All American citizens born overseas should apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA). This document is issued to serve as a birth certificate.

Parents of the child must bring the child, their U.S. passports, their marriage certificate (if applicable), divorce decrees (if applicable) and the child’s local birth certificate. All supporting documents must be originals or certified by the issuing authority. If the documents are not in English, they should be translated. If you’d like, you may prepare the translation yourself.

The fee is $65 (or equivalent in BGN).

If a child was born outside the United States, but in a country other than Bulgaria (and has not been registered with the Consular Section in that country as an American citizen), we may still accept the application for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, but must forward it to the Consular Section in the appropriate country for processing.

While applying for CRBA, the child may apply for a passport and Social Security Number also.

Here you can download the application forms:

	Application for a Consular Report of Birth.pdf
	Form DS-11.pdf
	SocialSecurityApp.pdf

 

 

 

We strongly recommend that you give us a call first to schedule an appointment in order to avoid an inconvenient trip to our office.