It is advisable to use the services and assistance of a lawyer, especially to write and file an appeal against a refusal decision.
If you wish to file an appeal against the Refugee Agency's refusal, contact a lawyer as soon as you have received the decision so that you do not miss the appeal period.
First of all, you can contact the free Helsinki Committee lawyers who are the official partner of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UN).
BHC's lawyers provide free legal assistance - consultation, preparation of claims and appeals, including legal assistance in court proceedings.
BULGARIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE (BHC)
Sofia, 1, Uzundzhovska Str., 3rd floor
Phone: 00359 2 981 3318/00 359 2 980 2049
Viber: 00359 888 788 105
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.bghelsinki.org
Svilengrad, 5 General Strukov Str.
Phone: 00359 379 63 118
Viber: 00359 888 819 745
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.bghelsinki.org
Harmanli, j.k. Drujba # 23
In the refugee camp in front of the administrative building
Web site: www.bghelsinki.org
Working hours: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
If you wish to have a lawyer to assist you in the case before the court, please inform the Helsinki Committee. They will prepare a special application to your appeal so that you can be assigned a public defender.
If you already have a free public defender who assisted you during the refugee procedure, you should contact him or her immediately to help you file an appeal. The public defender who has been appointed to assist you before the Refugee Agency or before the courts, is working for the State National Legal Aid Bureau.
NATIONAL LEGAL AID BUREAU
Sofia 1421, 1 Razvigor Str.
National telephone
for legal assistance: 00359 70018250
Web site: www.nbpp.government.bg
Working hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Therefore, the NLAB’s public defenders have no right to demand payment from the asylum seekers in order to represent them and defend them in court since they are paid for by the Bulgarian state.
The public defender who was assigned to you during the refugee procedure - before the Refugee Agency or in court - is free!
The public defender does not have the right to ask you for money to defend you in court since he is paid for by the Bulgarian state.
If possible, always consult a lawyer when you do not know your rights or cannot decide how you should handle a situation.
Other organizations providing free legal assistance to refugees:
ASSOCIATION FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS
Sofia, 6 Graf Ignatiev Str., 3rd floor
Phone: 00 359 988 0057
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://abm-bg.org
CENTER FOR LEGAL AID - VOICE IN BULGARIA FOUNDATION
Sofia,5B, Triaditsa Str., 2nd floor, office 226
Phone: 00359 2 9810779
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.centerforlegalaid.com
ACCESS TO RIGHTS FOUNDATION
Phone: 00359 2 879 32 80
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.farbg.eu
BULGARIAN CENTER FOR GENDER STUDIES
Sofia, 33 Vasil Levski blvd.,
Phone: 00359 2 963 53 57
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://bgrf.org
Haskovo, 9 Pirin Str.
Phone: 00359 38 624 685
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://bgrf.org
Dimitrovgrad, 1 Kliment Ohridski Str., 1st floor, room 1
Phone: 00359 38 624 68
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://bgrf.org
