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Bulgaria → Czechia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bulgaria
To
Czechia
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
932
Change since 2018
-52.9%
Share of all arrivals in Czechia, 2023
0.67%
Inflow 2023932OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bulgaria to Czechia

Inflows of nationals of Bulgaria recorded by Czechia; stock of nationals of Bulgaria living there; and acquisitions of Czechia's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

9891,977200020032006200920122015201820212023
9891,9772000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000104
2001183
2002722
2003624
2004652
2005846
2006830
20071,119
20081,031
2009571
2010583
2011488
2012733
2013951
20141,102
20151,022
20161,331
20171,620
20181,977
20191,689
20201,062
20211,013
2022952
2023932
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—17,907—
202393217,67350
202295217,29549
20211,01317,91746
20201,06217,18331
20191,68915,59330
20181,97713,79553
20171,62012,25087
20161,33110,98465
20151,02210,05851
20141,1029,12952
20139518,22227
20127337,43519
20114886,92728
20105836,40321
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Bulgaria who live in Czechia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

6,43913k19901995200020052010201520202024
6,43913k19902000201020202024
Data table
199044
19952,155
20004,401
20056,250
20108,776
201510,293
202011,751
202412,878
Estimate, 2024
12,878
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
6
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Czechia's consulates in Bulgaria

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Czechia's consulates located in Bulgaria.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024550—
2023515012.0%
2022989266.1%
2021999188.1%
2020474612.1%
201913513143.0%
201814413596.2%
201714814510.7%
201621020262.9%
2015280258227.9%
201446128314731.9%
2013202192105.0%
20121961732311.7%
20111551381711.0%
2010118107119.3%
200916415595.5%

Applications by year

2314612009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
231461200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009164
2010118
2011155
2012196
2013202
2014461
2015280
2016210
2017148
2018144
2019135
202047
202199
202298
202351
20245
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Czechia in Bulgaria, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyStolichna Municipalitymzv.cz
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Czechia, 2023; Bulgaria ranks 10.

Inflows to Czechia, 2023
  1. Ukraine105,952
  2. Slovakia6,512
  3. Philippines2,335
  4. India1,900
  5. Vietnam1,869
  6. Kazakhstan1,437
  7. Romania1,181
  8. Mongolia1,142
  9. China1,114
  10. Bulgaria932
  11. Türkiye911
  12. Moldova836
Other destinations for people from Bulgaria, 2023
  1. Germany65,871
  2. Netherlands12,328
  3. Spain8,469
  4. Austria4,883
  5. Belgium3,857
  6. Switzerland2,634
  7. Italy1,728
  8. Denmark1,646
  9. United States940
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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