For all arrivals in Bulgaria

Persons under item 4.3 are allowed on the territory of the country after presenting a valid digital COVID certificate for vaccination or illness of EU or analogous to them document, together with negative result of a polymerase chain reaction test for COVID-19 conducted up to 72 hours before entry into the country, certified by a valid EU digital COVID certificate or a similar document.

Under item 4.5. Bulgarian citizens and persons with the status of permanent, long-term or long-term residence on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and members of their families who do not present any of the documents under item 4.4 are allowed on the territory of the country and placed under quarantine for 10 days in the home or other place of accommodation in which the person has indicated that he will reside, with a prescription issued by the director of the relevant regional health inspectorate or his deputy director authorized by him.

 4.5.1 Bulgarian citizens and persons with the status of permanent, long-term or long-term residence on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and members of their families, who present upon entering the country only one of the documents specified in item 4.4. (for vaccination or for illness or for a negative result from a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction test performed up to 72 hours before entry into the country) shall be quarantined for a period of 10 days at home or elsewhere, in which the person has indicated that he will reside, with a prescription issued by the director of the respective regional health inspectorate or a deputy director authorized by him. The quarantined person may perform a polymerase chain reaction test to detect COVID19 not earlier than 72 hours of arrival in the country. In case of a negative result of the conducted research, the quarantine of the person shall be considered terminated from the day following the registration of the result in the National Information System for Combating COVID-19.

Green zone: Vatican City State, Republic of Romania.

Orange zone: All countries out of the green and red zone.

Red zone: Republic of South Africa, Lesotho, Republic of Botswana, Eswatini, Republic of Zimbabwe, Republic of Mozambique, United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Namibia, Republic of Zambia, Turkmenistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Georgia, Jordan, Republic of Seychelles, Republic of Argentina, Republic of Chile, Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Federative Republic of Brazil, Republic of Paraguay, Multinational State of Bolivia, Republic of Suriname, Republic of Panama, Republic of Costa Rica, Republic of Guatemala, Belize, Republic of El Salvador, Republic of El Salvador, Republic of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Aruba, Curacao, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Sint Eustatius, Saba, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Cape Verde, United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Kingdom of Denmark, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Ireland, Republic of Lithuania, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Estonia, Republic of Finland, Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom of Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, Principality of Liechtenstein, Swiss Confederation, Italy, Republic of San Marino, Principality of Monaco, France, Kingdom of Spain, Principality of Andorra, Republic of Portugal, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Republic of Poland, Montenegro, Republic of Malta, Republic of Cyprus, Republic of Greece.

List of countries whose COVID-19 vaccination, testing and disease certificates are considered equivalent to the EU COVID digital certificate EU: Republic of Northern Macedonia, Republic of San Marino, Swiss Confederation, Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City State (only in respect of vaccination certificates issued), the Principality of Andorra, the Republic of Albania, the Faroe Islands, the Principality of Monaco, the Republic of Panama, the Kingdom of Morocco, Israel, Armenia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of El Salvador, the United Arab Emirates, Republic of Lebanon, Cape Verde, Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Tunisia, Kingdom of Thailand, Taiwan and Montenegro.

The order enters into force on January 7, 2022.