Immigration
Parliament has adopted at first reading amendments to the Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act
They introduce provisions concerning the admission criteria for Blue Card applicants in line with the requirements of the European directive and the national specifics of the regime for the residence of foreigners and of the labour market.
Obtaining Bulgarian citizenship: what has changed
The Bulgarian parliament has approved amendments to Bulgaria's laws on citizenship and on Bulgarians abroad.
The procedure for obtaining long-term residence permits for a whole family in Bulgaria
"Hello! We want to move to Bulgaria as a whole family: parents (we are both 40), 3 preschool-age children and a grandmother who is a pensioner. What is the best way to organise the move? Ideally, we would like at least one of the spouses and the grandmother to be able to work in Bulgaria." We answer a letter we received.
Obtaining a long-term residence permit in Bulgaria for EU citizens
EU citizens have the right to come to any country of the European Union in order to work, study or simply live. At the same time, the stay of EU citizens in Bulgaria has a number of particularities that you need to know about.
Change of residence permit grounds for students
Bulgarian law offers various grounds for obtaining a residence permit. One of them is studying at a Bulgarian university. This ground has its own particularities, and anyone intending to stay in the country after graduation should be aware of them.
Why type D visas to Bulgaria are refused, and how to avoid a refusal
To move to Bulgaria, you need to obtain a long-stay visa, which then allows you to apply for a long-term residence permit. But sometimes difficulties arise at the very first stage of the move: the foreigner is refused a type D visa.
How to change the grounds from “representative” to “freelance profession”?
What do you need to obtain a long-term residence permit on the grounds of a “freelance profession”? The term “freelance profession” means any self-employed work without setting up a legal entity. Foreigners may work in any field except those where, by law, only Bulgarian citizens may be employed (this includes a number of legal professions).
Looking for a representative in Bulgaria, or how to arrange long-term residence
Foreign nationals who intend to stay in Bulgaria for more than 90 days are required to obtain a residence permit. Without this document there is no way to count on obtaining a permanent residence permit or citizenship.
Checking the status of a Bulgarian citizenship application
Obtaining Bulgarian citizenship "by descent", as well as on other grounds, is a fairly lengthy process. You can track which stage it is at online on the website of the "Bulgarian Citizenship" Directorate. Let us look at which statuses can be assigned to an application and what they mean.