In connection with the declared emergency epidemic situation in the country, the Minister of Health issued an order introducing temporary restrictive measures on the territory of Republic of Bulgaria from 21.05.2020 to 14.06.2020:

I. I introduce a temporary prohibition on entering the territory of Republic of Bulgaria from May 22, 2020, as follows:

1. I temporarily prohibit the entry into the territory of Republic of Bulgaria of all persons, regardless of their citizenship, through all border crossings, by air, sea, rail and road transport.

2. The prohibition under item 1 shall not apply to:

a) Bulgarian citizens, citizens of Member States of the European Union (EU) and Schengen countries (including the Holy Republic of San Marino, the Principality of Andorra, the Principality of Monaco and the Vatican City State), family members of Bulgarian citizens, as well as persons who are in a cohabitation with a Bulgarian citizen, the persons with the status of permanent or long-term residence on the territory of Republic of Bulgaria and the members of their families;

(b) medical professionals, medical researchers, social workers, and their supervisors where the purpose of the journey is related to their duties;

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

(d) transport staff engaged in the international carriage of passengers and cargo, crews of commercial aircraft and other transport staff as required, including vessel crews and persons involved in the maintenance of vessels;

(e) foreign officials (heads of state, members of governments, etc.) and members of their delegations, as well as diplomats, employees of international organizations, military personnel, members of the security and public order services and humanitarian workers in the performance of their duties;

(f) persons traveling for humanitarian reasons;

g) representatives of the trade, economic and investment activities and persons directly related to: construction, maintenance, operation and ensuring the safety of the strategic and critical infrastructure of Republic of Bulgaria, implementation of projects certified under the Investment Promotion Act, analyzes on projects of potential investors and other activities of importance for the country's economy, including persons engaged in shipbuilding and ship repair, certified by a letter from the Minister of Economy or another minister responsible for the respective activity;

(h) seasonal agricultural and tourism workers;

(i) frontier workers.

The full text of the order can be found here.