{"id":2309,"date":"2026-03-22T19:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themes.muffingroup.com\/be\/university\/?page_id=2309"},"modified":"2026-03-22T19:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:54:59","slug":"procedure-and-documents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adoptions.bg\/en\/procedure-and-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Procedure and Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The procedure for international adoption in the Republic of Bulgaria begins with the establishment of a mediation agreement between the prospective adopters and an Accredited Organization for Mediation in International Adoption, along with a power of attorney in which the prospective adopters authorize the Accredited Organization to perform certain legal and factual actions on their behalf and at their expense.<\/p>\n<p>The procedure consists of two phases \u2013 it starts with an administrative phase, which concludes with the Minister of Justice\u2019s consent for the specific adoption and the submission of the administrative dossier to the Sofia City Court, where the judicial phase of the adoption takes place. This phase ends with a final judicial decision permitting the specific adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving the final judicial decision, St. Constantine and Elena carries out all necessary technical actions to ensure that the already adopted child receives a new birth certificate, a foreign passport, and an entry visa for the country where the adoptive parents&#8217; usual residence is located.<\/p>\n<p>For each stage of the adoption procedure, there are mandatory documents required for its realization, which are described in the &#8220;Documents&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<h2>Documents for Registration with the Ministry of Justice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Documents after receiving a proposal for adoption<\/li>\n<li>Documents to be signed in Bulgaria after receiving a proposal for adoption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>A. Documents Required for Registration in the Register Maintained by the Ministry of Justice<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Notarized power of attorney in favor of\u00a0<strong> Constantine and Elena<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>Social report;<\/li>\n<li>Permit for the adoption of a child with Bulgarian citizenship;<\/li>\n<li>Certificate confirming that the prospective adopters have not been deprived of parental rights;<\/li>\n<li>In cases where the prospective adopters have their habitual residence in a non-Hague Convention country, an additional document issued by a competent authority must be submitted, certifying that the Bulgarian court\u2019s decision regarding the adoption will be recognized in the country of the adoptive parent&#8217;s habitual residence;<\/li>\n<li>Medical certificate of the physical and mental health of the prospective adopters;<\/li>\n<li>Criminal record certificate;<\/li>\n<li>Birth certificates \u2013 although not mandatory, it is recommended to include them as part of your overall dossier;<\/li>\n<li>Marriage certificate;<\/li>\n<li>Application expressing the profile of the child that the adopters accept;<\/li>\n<li>Copy of identification documents for data verification;<\/li>\n<li>Photos of the prospective adopters;<\/li>\n<li>Contract with attachments;<\/li>\n<li>Document for paid state fee;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the above-mentioned documents (except for the last four) must bear an apostille issued in the country of the prospective adopters.<\/p>\n<h3>B. Documents Required After Receiving the Proposal for Adoption of a Specific Child<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Current medical certificates;<\/li>\n<li>Current criminal record certificates;<\/li>\n<li>Certificate under Article 17 of the Hague Convention, issued by the relevant central authority;<\/li>\n<li>Document certifying that a competent authority in the country of the adoptive parent&#8217;s habitual residence will conduct post-adoptive supervision of the specific child for 3 years from the acceptance of the adoption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>C. Documents Required After Receiving the Proposal for the Specific Child, to be Signed in Bulgaria<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Application wherein the prospective adopter expresses their written consent for the adoption of the proposed child;<\/li>\n<li>Document issued by a competent authority confirming that the law in the adoptive parent&#8217;s habitual residence does not permit the child to be adopted a second time until the existing adoption is terminated, or a declaration from the adopter with notarized signature indicating that the child will not be adopted again, if permitted by law;<\/li>\n<li>Declaration from the adopter with notarized signature stating that the child will not be subjected to experimental treatment and that parts of their body will not be used for donor purposes while alive;<\/li>\n<li>Declaration that the consent given by the prospective adopter is not tied to any material benefits;<\/li>\n<li>Power of attorney in favor of the lawyer of\u00a0<strong> Constantine and Elena<\/strong>, necessary for carrying out the judicial adoption procedure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The procedure for international adoption in the Republic of Bulgaria begins with the establishment of a mediation agreement between the prospective adopters and an Accredited Organization [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptions.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptions.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptions.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptions.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptions.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptions.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438,"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptions.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2309\/revisions\/2438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptions.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}