Once you have submitted all the requested documents, our admissions team will review them and you will be contacted for the next stage of the application process – the admission interview. It will be scheduled for the time and date suitable for both parties. The admission interview is obligatory.

After the interview, those who do not possess an internationally recognised English language certificate, must take the online English exam at VUM.

Applicants who successfully pass the previous step will receive a conditional offer of admission, an invoice outlining the applicable fees, and detailed information regarding the payment terms and conditions.

Comprehensive information on semester tuition fees and available scholarship opportunities can be found here.

To proceed with the admission process, you must prepare the following documents:

1. Four passport-sized photos;
2. Duly completed, printed and signed application form for VUM;
3. Original health certificate stating that you are healthy and fit to travel;
4. School certificates: originals or notarised copies of certificate for completed secondary education along with the transcript of grades;
5. An eligibility letter - a document stating that you have the right to continue your education in any college or university in the country where you graduated or abroad. It may be issued by your school or Ministry of Education (or other accredited state educational institution) in the country where you obtained your secondary certificate (not required for students graduated from Bulgarian high schools).

When the documents listed under items 2, 3 and 4 are not issued by Bulgarian authorities and are not in Bulgarian, they must be legalised, translated into Bulgarian, and certified in accordance with the provisions of the international treaties of the Republic of Bulgaria with the country in which they were issued.

Detailed information on the legalisation and certification of documents can be found in the Application Procedure document below.

The complete set of documents must be sent to the Admissions Department at the following address:

13A Oborishte Street, Office 101,
9000 Varna, Bulgaria.

Upon receipt of the documents, VUM will proceed with their processing. If the documents have not been translated by the applicant and the respective translation fee has been paid, VUM will arrange for the translation.

Once translated, the documents are submitted to the National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID) for the issuance of a Certificate of Recognition. Following NACID recognition, the documents are then submitted to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria for final approval.

Upon successful transfer of all the fees, it is time for the last step of the visa procedure. We will prepare and send you:

1. Admission letter stating that you are admitted to a preferred programme and you will start in a preferred intake.
2. Accommodation letter stating that, upon arrival, you will be supported with accommodation in VUM’s dormitory or in a partnering accommodation facility and that you have transferred all necessary fees to the university. (If you have found a place for accommodation yourself, please ensure that you can present the required documents at the embassy - usually a notarised copy of the accommodation agreement, as well as a declaration signed by the landlord/owner of the facility. We highly recommend consulting with the respective embassy in advance.)
3. Approval Certificate from the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science.

You can apply for a Visa D with those documents at the nearest Bulgarian Embassy/ Consulate.