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Visa D Retirement documents

jeanmandredeix

I seem to be getting confused with everything I need to do for the Visa D.


  1. What documents do I need to get an apostille for (passport, birth certs, bank statements?)  ?
  2. Do I then have to get them translated into Bulgarian?
  3. Then I submit them with the application at the appointment at the Embassy in UK?


Any advice, greatly appreciated. TIA.

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gwynj

@jeanmandredeix

A note: for UK docs, it's not an apostille, it's legalisation.


Another note: if you need a translation, you probably need a certified translation by a state-registered translator.


Passports don't need to be apostilled/legalised or translated.


Bank statements don't need to be apostilled/legalised. Usually, as they're mostly numbers, they don't need to be translated. However, you should note that a bank statement printed from your online banking is less credible than one printed and stamped by your bank.


Apostille/legalisation is usually for birth certificates, marriage certificates, and criminal record checks/certificates (ACRO). You might need a translation too. You probably don't need ALL of these certificates.


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