Bulgarian Red Cross

Integration and Information Centre for Refugees of the Bulgarian Red Cross in Sofia

The Refugee Integration and Information Centre of the Bulgarian Red Cross offers the following services:

• Inclusion in Bulgarian language classes in accordance with the European Language Framework - A1, A2, B1 and B (Only the certificates issued by the BRC for a successful exam in Bulgarian language, level B1, are accepted when applying for Bulgarian citizenship)).
• Assistance in enrolling in Bulgarian schools and kindergartens
• Assistance in finding suitable employment and meeting potential employers
• Assistance in applying for identity documents
• Assistance in applying and submitting documents for Bulgarian citizenship
• Assistance in finding accommodation
• Assistance in obtaining medical care (registering with a GP /general practitioner/, applying for health insurance, covering the cost of health services, medicines, and translation during medical examinations)
• Translation and legalisation of documents
• Provision of humanitarian assistance (depending on available resources)
• Visits to historical and cultural sites in Bulgaria, as well as involvement in joint events with the host society
• Providing information sessions on topics of importance to refugees
• Providing a lecture on "Adaptation and Integration of Refugee Women in Bulgaria"
• Weekly activities with children in the "Arts Club"
• Providing informal training in conversational English for advanced learners
• Providing therapeutic groups with the participation of a psychologist of the Bulgarian Red Cross

Working hours with beneficiaries from: 08.30 to 17.00, Monday to Friday
Languages of service: arabic, farsi, turkish, russian, english, bulgarian

Information and Service Bureau for third-country nationals

• Assistance with enrolment in Bulgarian schools and kindergartens
• Assistance in finding suitable employment and meeting potential employers
• Assistance in applying for identity documents
• Assistance in applying and submitting documents for Bulgarian citizenship
• Assistance in finding accommodation
• Assistance in obtaining medical care (registration with a general practitioner, applying for health insurance, covering the cost of health services, medicines, and translation during medical examinations)
• Translation and legalisation of documents
• Provision of humanitarian assistance (depending on available resources)
• Assistance in completing an application for rent or various types of financial assistance

Working hours with beneficiaries from: 08.30 to 17.00, Monday to Friday
Languages of service: arabic, english, german, russian, bulgarian, pashto