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Ukraine → Bulgaria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Ukraine
To
Bulgaria
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

31k61k19901995200020052010201520202024
31k61k19902000201020202024
Data table
19901,671
19952,451
20003,230
20054,311
20105,327
20156,164
202011,275
202461,074
Estimate, 2024
61,074
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
20.4%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
1
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Bulgaria's consulates in Ukraine

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202489662913314.8%
200969,22169,0711520.2%

Applications by year

35k69k20092024
35k69k20092024
Data table
200969,221
2024896
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Bulgaria

First residence permits issued by Bulgaria to citizens of Ukraine (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education357
  2. Family312
  3. Other reasons262
  4. Work106
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,0373900
20241,02856841,548
202381432671,771
20221,054221581,344
20211,604292701,345
20201,340871101,197
20191,579451231,021
20181,09531185850
20171,11522204678
20161,08625278570
20151,48836224531
20145987202478
20134760134429
201239802110
20112970510
20102490490
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities67
  2. EU Blue Card39
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
11,471
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
751
Changed status into work, 2025
10
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
175
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyKyivmfa.bg
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Ukraine move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Ukraine, 2023
  1. Germany283,631
  2. Czechia105,952
  3. Netherlands38,497
  4. Spain34,385
  5. Italy33,897
  6. Norway32,935
  7. Finland19,917
  8. Austria15,739
  9. Estonia13,082
  10. Belgium11,972
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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