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Vietnam → Bulgaria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

48897519901995200020052010201520202024
48897519902000201020202024
Data table
1990346
1995381
2000416
2005494
2010566
2015557
2020709
2024975
Estimate, 2024
975
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.33%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
33
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 Vietnam

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024923830363.9%
200937319817546.9%

Applications by year

46292320092024
46292320092024
Data table
2009373
2024923
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 Vietnam (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work464
  2. Family41
  3. Education17
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20255221000
20242421216
20231063349
20226311853
2021700045
20206701444
2019127013111
20186602634
20178102726
20163803029
20153006251
20142601147
2013110250
2012160130
201124060
201048050
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities455
  2. EU Blue Card9
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,033
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
24
Changed status into work, 2025
1
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
4
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 Vietnam, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Vietnam, 2023
  1. Japan133,732
  2. South Korea70,827
  3. United States37,040
  4. Germany12,954
  5. Hungary9,688
  6. Australia7,503
  7. Canada6,605
  8. New Zealand5,919
  9. Czechia1,869
  10. Finland1,406
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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