Another victory at the Supreme Administrative Court see Gergana’s war files for more information (in Bulgarian) Some time ago we wrote that “the Bulgarian authorities do not understand the difference between a long-term and permanent residence permit, as well as the peculiarities of family members of Bulgarian citizens“. This misinterpretationContinue Reading
Obtaining Bulgarian visa D with a lawyer’s help – necessity or waste of money? Our clients are always supported by professional immigration lawyers through the process of the application for visa D. Let’s see however how important is the lawyer’s support and whether one can get along without it… TheContinue Reading
Bulgarian nationality in foreign passport (or birth certificate) We often receive questions like the one below: In my mother’s Ukrainian passport*, it is written that she is of Bulgarian nationality. Am eligible to obtain Bulgarian citizenship by origin? * many times “Bulgarian nationality” is mentioned in the birth certificate orContinue Reading
Bulgarian citizenship by investment – still possible in (for the lucky ones) Special conditions until If you have been following the investment citizenship marketplace in the past couple of years, you are probably thinking that it is all over. You may be thinking that after the demise of all EUContinue Reading
Bulgarian, Bulgarian citizen or Bulgarian origin. Who is which? How is Bulgarian origin proven? Who are the persons of Bulgarian origin? Proving of Bulgarian origin; is it possible through the court? We will try to answer these two questions today. Before continuing further, we recommend that you reading our articleContinue Reading
Investment citizenship customers are suing the Bulgarian State for damages After the Bulgarian citizenship by investment program was halted in 2022, many thought that the Bulgarian Parliament has done a proper job. But this may prove not to be the case. It is now the Bulgarian Court to determine whetherContinue Reading
Temporary protection of a foreigner in Bulgaria – advantages or a curse? The Temporary Protection status became especially popular after the start of the war in Ukraine. From February 2022 onwards, thousands of Ukrainian citizens left their homes to seek refuge abroad. A significant number of them chose Bulgaria asContinue Reading
Bulgarian citizenship – one of the most difficult to get in 2023, yet one of the most desired in the world After the demise of all EU investment citizenship programs, the Golden Visas were slaughtered too. We can safely say now that: Investors can not get neither fast-track citizenship, norContinue Reading
Investors with permanent residence permit are given the opportunity to apply for Bulgarian citizenship The Golden Passports, or the fast-track Bulgarian citizenship for investments, was finally canceled in 2022. For certain category of investors however, this option still exists, thanks to a special legal provision from 2021. A person who,Continue Reading