The necessary document–forms to apply for Burgas “Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov” University within the Erasmus Program, provided there is a Bilateral Agreement, are:

  1. Student Application Form
  2. Learning Agreement Form
  3. Transcript of Records
  4. Certificate of Education issued by the home university
  5. Copy of Identity Card/Passport
  6. Two passport-size photos

After completion, students should send the above documents, as a package, to: 

 Burgas “Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov “University

International Relations Office

1, Prof. Yakimov, str.

8010 Burgas

Bulgaria

Or by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Deadlines:

Erasmus students should apply as follows:

for the winter semester - 31st of July

for the summer semester - 31st of December.

 Visa

  • A foreigner may enter the Republic of Bulgaria with a regular foreign travel document or another equivalent document, as well as with a visa, if required.
  • Citizens of the European Union member states, EEC (Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein) and Switzerland do not need to obtain a visa for studies, independently of the duration of their stay.
  • Students from other countries may need to obtain a visa before leaving their country. For information about the visa procedure, please contact the Bulgarian Embassy or Consulate in your home country.
  • Holders of valid Schengen visas have the right to enter and reside in the Republic of Bulgaria for a period of no more than three months in any six-month period from the date of the first entry, without need to have a Bulgarian short-stay visa.
  • In any case, all Erasmus students are advised to contact the Bulgarian Embassy and/or Consular Sections in their home country to find out detailed information on the specific requirements and procedures for staying in Bulgaria. 
  • For further information:

 http://www.mfa.government.bg/en/pages/109/index.html 

 Health Insurance

  • Citizens of the EU member states or of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, planning to stay temporarily (usually up to 90 days) in Bulgaria, should obtain the European Health Insurance Card to be issued in their home country. It gives access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare, under the same conditions and at the same cost as Bulgarian people who are insured. It guarantees reimbursement of the medical costs on the spot, or soon after return home. For more information, please visit:

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=559  

  • Citizens of any other countries should check with their national authorities if they are entitled to free or subsidized health treatment in Bulgaria as part of a reciprocal health agreement between their home country and Bulgaria. If there is no such an agreement, then they should obtain health insurance documents in their home country for the period of their stay in Bulgaria.