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Uzbekistan → Bulgaria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

6361,27219901995200020052010201520202024
6361,27219902000201020202024
Data table
199024
1995163
2000302
2005465
2010619
2015675
2020925
20241,272
Estimate, 2024
1,272
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.43%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
30
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 Uzbekistan

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20246,2015,21664210.4%
200938738430.8%

Applications by year

3,1016,20120092024
3,1016,20120092024
Data table
2009387
20246,201
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 Uzbekistan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work3,716
  2. Family31
  3. Education8
  4. Other reasons1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20253,756100
20241,9010220
20231,2541210
20228391121
20212192412
20201121210
201947016
201821109
201712138
20169068
201516058
201415035
201317033
201232020
201141000
201017000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities3,716
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
6,158
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
12
Changed status into work, 2025
2
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
18
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
1,784
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 Uzbekistan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Uzbekistan, 2023
  1. South Korea19,121
  2. Türkiye10,982
  3. United States4,610
  4. Lithuania4,440
  5. Germany2,397
  6. Japan2,179
  7. Latvia750
  8. Finland543
  9. Czechia471
  10. Hungary348
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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