Bulgarian citizenship is the real thing, but the Turkish passport can be useful too Let’s face it – the EU passport is without any doubt, the most coveted in the world. With any EU passport, one can live in about 30 countries in Europe and even their overseas territories. NoContinue Reading
Why do we reject some clients from time to time Obtaining Bulgarian citizenship, visa or residence permit is not an easy thing to do. Many people ask us why do we succeed, where others fail. The answer is complex, but it comes down to two main things: Professionalism This oneContinue Reading
Bulgarian citizenship for those who lived in Bulgaria a long, long time ago Is it possible for a foreigner, who has previously had permanent residence permit in Bulgaria, to obtain Bulgarian citizenship? The foreigner’s residence permit, which he previously held, has been revoked long ago. So is it possible forContinue Reading
Bulgarian citizenship by origin for Armenians The scheduled annual meeting in Yerevan (Armenia) with our valued friends and clients will be held this year on 17-20 September 2024. This is still a preliminary date, so last minute changes are possible. During the meetings with existing and potential clients, we willContinue Reading
Scammers from around the world target Bulgarian men for online romance scams Online romance scams (aka dating scams) have been around since the birth of the internet. The so-called bride scams were targeting mostly senior men from Western countries (USA, Western Europe), dreaming of a second (or even third) youthContinue Reading
Controversial, but definitive decision by the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) The reason for today’s article is, in our opinion, a rather controversial decision of the SAC – No. 8723 of 11.07.2024. With this decision, the Supreme Court implies that according to art. 25, par. 1, p. 11 of the ForeignersContinue Reading
The Law on the Bulgarian citizenship – the most important legal act for the non-Bulgarians The laws in Bulgaria are written in Bulgaria. Bulgarian is the only official language and all legal documents in Bulgaria must be presented in Bulgarian only. With the Citizenship Law however, things are somewhat different.Continue Reading
Implied (silent) refusal – the “kiss of death” or the administration’s revenge Implied refusal is one of the most unfair provisions in the Bulgarian legislation. An implied is when a citizen or a legal entity requests from an administrative authority to issue a certain individual administrative act. Such administrative actContinue Reading
Overstaying of your visa or your visa-free term In the good old days, read before Bulgaria joined Schengen, foreigners who were overstaying their visa or visa-free term in Bulgaria, were usually fined with 500 BGN. Many times, especially if the foreigner was not intending to return, these fines were neverContinue Reading