More proposals for changes to the Bulgarian Citizenship Law in 2023? We recently wrote about the proposed changes by Kostadin Kostadinov and other MPs to the Bulgarian Citizenship Law (BCL). Today we will analyze the other proposed amendments to the BCL, namely the bills of: The proposed changes are notContinue Reading
What will change in the Bulgarian Citizenship Law in 2023-2024? Today, 21.09.2023, the Bulgarian Parliament voted several bills to amend and supplement the Bulgarian Citizenship Law (BCL). The MPs were surprisingly unanimous, which makes us think that the Bulgarian Citizenship Law changes will be adopted at the second reading. ButContinue Reading
More and more Bulgarians meet Russian women on the Internet Over the past few years we have seen a trend of more and more dating between Bulgarian men and Russian girls on the Internet. The war between Russia and Ukraine has certainly given an extra push to many Russian citizensContinue Reading
Revocation of Bulgarian citizenship after fraudulent marriage Are the Bulgarian laws too severe? Is the Bulgarian penal code fair? Are the conditions for revocation of Bulgarian citizenship too harsh? How easy is for the government to revoke the Bulgarian citizenship of a naturalized foreigner? The answer to these questions isContinue Reading
How can the children and the spouse of a foreigner with Bulgarian Golden Visa* obtain permanent residence permit (PR) * Golden Visa is a permanent residence permit that is obtained on basis of investment (art. 25, par. 6, 7, 8 of the Foreigners Law) The Bulgarian Golden Visa is oneContinue Reading
The end of democracy and the Israeli’s hunt for second citizenship We remember very well the times when the people of Hong Kong went on the streets. On the “silent front” at that time, the Hongkongers were trying to get hold of their ticket to freedom – Bulgarian citizenship. NowContinue Reading
Should the Bulgarian embassies reject to accept visa D application if they deem the presented documents not to be in order? Imagine the following situation. Our client, an applicant for Bulgarian visa D, based on Bulgarian origin, is attempting to submit his documents at the Bulgarian embassy in the USA.Continue Reading
What happens with the Bulgarian residence permit upon dismissal of the foreigner? More and more non-EU citizens are working in Bulgaria nowadays. But what happens if the Bulgarian employer terminates the labor contract of the foreigner. Or if the foreigner terminates the employment contract himself? To answer this question, weContinue Reading
Why are Bulgarian consulates and embassies requiring prior permission from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Quite often, foreigners who are already in Bulgaria, are willing to obtain a long-term residence permit. But they are facing a serious hurdle. In order to obtain a residence permit, they must firstContinue Reading