Special merits vs selling hamburgers
Life is a funny thing. Yesterday we had an enquiry from a British guy, who wanted to obtain Bulgarian citizenship for special merits. He thought he would be providing special merits to Bulgaria if he opens a fast-food booth and employs two Bulgarians. Seriously? Special merit to the Bulgarian state?
First of all, we don’t know of any Bulgarian in 2024, who will be willing to work in a fast-food booth. Young Bulgarians earn more than most Brits now and they really prefer the IT sector to the fast-food booths. Then, the British “candidate” for Bulgarian citizenship can’t even open a bank account in Bulgaria. Guess how much Bulgaria needs his “special merits”. But from the Brit’s perspective, selling hamburgers in Bulgaria is a “special merit”. We can only admire such self-confidence.
Why are so many foreigners from Western countries failing to qualify for Bulgarian citizenship for special merits?
Bulgarian special merits is not for everybody. Many clients from Western country realise that, but they tend to believe that they are not “everybody”. And this is of course true, as everyone is unique and special. But to qualify for Bulgarian special merits citizenship, you have to be really special. And most importantly, you have to somehow contribute to the Bulgarian state, not necessarily financially. You must be able to demonstrate that you are capable of doing something that really matters. And opening a fast-food business is definitely not something that will do any good for the Bulgarian society.