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RESIDENCE PERMIT BASED
In the list of grounds for obtaining a Bulgarian
residence permit, there is an option "Carrying out
entrepreneurial activities with the provision of 10
Bulgarian citizens with jobs" (Art. 24, para 1, sub-
para 2 of the Bulgarian Law on Foreigners). This
ground is intended for foreign businessmen who
opened a company in Bulgaria and provided the
citizens of the country with at least ten jobs (10
for each company founder who wants to obtain a
residence permit).
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?
The algorithm for obtaining a residence permit is
the same as in other cases: first you need to
collect documents and obtain a long-term visa at
the consulate, then use it to enter Bulgaria, and
then, no later than 2 weeks before the expiration
of the visa, apply for a residence permit. A Visa D,
valid for 180 days, is issued at the Bulgarian
consulate in the country of legal residence. Its
cost is 100 euros, the processing time is from 30
working days. Residence permit is obtained while
already on the territory of Bulgaria. To do this,
you need to contact the Migration Directorate of
the regional (at the address of residence) branch
of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The permit is
issued for a year. Two weeks before the end of
the term, it is necessary to submit documents for
renewal (the list of documents does not change
with one exception: a police clearance certificate
is not required for renewal). For processing
documents you need to pay 10 levs, after
obtaining permission, a fee of 500 levs is paid, as
well as the issue of a personal card (from 45 levs).
The list of documents for obtaining a visa and a
permit is almost the same. These are mainly
standard documents:
- Visa application form with color photo or application to the Migration Directorate.
- A valid international passport (must expire no earlier than 18 months, counting from the date of submission of documents for a visa) and a copy of its first spread, a page with a stamp about the last entry, a page with a Visa D, when it has already been received.
- Proof of housing in Bulgaria. For the owners, this will be a copy of the title deed. The tenants provide copies of the lease agreement and address declaration certified by a notary. The signatures of the parties are certified by a notary.
- A certificate from a Bulgarian bank certifying that the candidate has at least six (for a visa) or at least twelve (for a residence permit) minimum Bulgarian salaries on the candidate's account. In 2020, the minimum wage is 610 levs.
- Health insurance, valid in Bulgaria, for the entire stay. The amount of coverage for the year is at least 30 thousand euros. Original or copy.
- A police clearance certificate - for all adults, except for those who do not have citizenship. The document must be translated and legalized. The date of issue of the certificate is no earlier than 5 months before the submission of documents.
SPECIAL DOCUMENTS
Important! Bulgarian citizens hired to work must
work full time during the year. If during the term
of the residence permit the conditions change -
for example, one of the employees leaves, or the
work schedule is reduced - the ground is lost. In
such a situation, an early termination of the
residence permit for the employer is possible.
To this list specific documents confirming a
specific ground are added. These documents are:
OTHER GROUNDS
- A notarized copy of the registration certificate (issued in the Trade Register) or a notarized copy of the current status certificate, which was issued no earlier than 3 months before.
- Debt certificate issued by the National Revenue Agency (NRA).
- A certificate issued by the Bulgarian Tax Inspectorate on employed workers (at least 10 Bulgarian citizens under an employment contract) and additionally a certificate that confirms the current state of existing employment contracts.