Application documents must be submitted to the South-West University "Neofit Rilski", Rectorate, floor 1, room 102, Department of Foreign Students by September 10 of the year of application. The documents can be submitted personally by the applicant or by an authorized person.

Within a two-week period, the approved documents of the candidates are sent to the Ministry of Education and Science –Higher Education Directorate, in order to implement the procedure for issuing a training certificate, which is valid only for the relevant academic year. The deadline for issuing the certificate from the Ministry of Education and Science is one month.

After receiving the certificate from the Ministry of Education and Science, the Foreign Student Admissions Inspector notifies the applicants that they can receive their certificate in person or from an authorized representative and submit their documents for the issuance of a type D visa.

The documents for issuing a type D visa are submitted to the diplomatic or consular representation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the respective country, where the applicant is from, and the visa itself is obtained from there. The term for issuing the visa is one month, but it can be longer.

An application for the issuance of a type D visa is submitted only at the diplomatic and consular missions of the applicant's permanent residence or at those missions that are accredited for the country of the applicant's permanent residence.

After receiving a type D visa and arriving in the Republic of Bulgaria, candidates are enrolled as students in the relevant specialty, respectively in a preparatory course in language and specialized training.

For more information:

Foreign Student Admissions Inspector

Stanislava Andonova
phone dom +359 73 588 598
phone +359 882 484 866
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