The decision of the Supreme Administrative Court On 01.03.2023, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court issued a decision, which essentially means that: A child born abroad to a woman (non-Bulgarian citizen) who has a same-sex marriage with another woman (Bulgarian citizen) IS NOT A BULGARIAN CITIZEN. We fully share the court’sContinue Reading
Can a foreigner, who has a temporary protection status in Bulgaria, obtain EU Blue Card? Here is our problem for today: Oleg, a non-EU foreigner, is living in Bulgaria with temporary protection status. This is the legal status that is granted to many Ukrainians and other foreigners, who are tryingContinue Reading
The internet scammers are luring Ukrainians (and not only) with false promises After the war in Ukraine started, many people from Ukraine were given a temporary protection status in Bulgaria. In fact, there are many nationals of other countries, who also were given this status. Even Russians, who were livingContinue Reading
Bulgarian citizenship for the people in Turkey In continuation of Bulgarian citizenship by origin for Turkish citizens Turkey and Bulgaria have a lot of shared history. In Bulgaria, almost 10% of the population speak Turkish, as mother tongue. Most of these people also identify themselves as being of Turkish ethnicity.Continue Reading
The good ole EU investment citizenship & residence programs – thrown to the lions! That’s All Folks! Remember the good ole times when investors were comparing Bulgaria with Cyprus for investment citizenship? Remember when Portugal was still an option to buy brick, mortar and freedom? It’s all history now. InvestmentContinue Reading
The absurdities of the Bulgarian Citizenship Law The notorious Art. 19 of the Bulgarian Citizenship Law author: Alexander Dobrinov Perhaps the most horrible “threat” for every candidate, willing to obtain Bulgarian citizenship, is the resolution of Art. 19 of the Citizenship Law: The application of a person who meets theContinue Reading
The devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria There is nothing more horrible than the lost of human life. And in Turkey/Syria it happened in an instant. Mother nature at its worst – a devastating earthquake that took the life of about 25000 people. And hundreds of thousands left in despair.Continue Reading
Bulgarian citizenship for a person with Bulgarian parent We will start today with a quote by a famous person. Albert Einstein knew a lot about the Universe. But he also knew how relativistic the subject of citizenship is… So who is Bulgarian citizen? The question seems ridiculously simple. But theContinue Reading
Bulgarian citizenship for children of Bulgarian parent, born abroad Life is a strange thing. Yesterday he was just a client. A man from nowhere. An American asking for legal assistance. It was one of those hundreds requests we receive every day – “how can I get Bulgarian citizenship for myContinue Reading