Bulgarian Health Ministry Expands Scope of Arrivals from UK Who Are Allowed to Enter Bulgaria

The scope of people arriving from the UK and Northern Ireland who previously were banned from entering and staying in Bulgaria has been expanded, the Ministry of Health has announced.

This is regulated by an order of the Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov, which enters into force from 00:00 on 22 December.

The ban on entry into the country does not apply to Bulgarian citizens and their family members, as well as to persons with permanent or long-term residence status on the territory of Bulgaria and their families.

According to the new order No RD-01-721/21.12.2020 of the Health Minister, other categories of people can enter the country, they are:

• medical professionals, medical researchers, social workers and their managers, where the purpose of the journey relates to the profession they pursue;
• transport staff engaged in the international carriage of passengers and cargo and goods, aircraft crews, aircraft maintenance personnel and other transport personnel, where necessary, including boat crews and persons engaged in the maintenance of vessels;
• officials (heads of state, members of governments, etc.) and members of their delegations, as well as diplomats, members of the administrative and technical staff of overseas representations, employees of international organisations, servicemen, security and public order staff and humanitarian workers in the performance of their duties, as well as their family members;

• workers involved in the supply of medicinal products, medical devices and personal protective equipment, medical equipment, including in its installation and maintenance;

• persons traveling for humanitarian reasons within the meaning of § 1, item 16 of the additional...