Residence permit for “other dependant family member” of an EU citizen More and more often, we have to assist citizens of the European Union who have close relatives in countries from outside the EU. Due to the heavy bureaucracy in the EU, European citizens cannot obtain residence permits for theirContinue Reading
Posolstvo.eu defends the rights of foreign investors who were deceived by the Bulgarian political system We will start with an extremely important opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Michael Collins, dated 04.10.2024. The opinion concerns the European Commission’s complaint against Malta concerningContinue Reading
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
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
Bulgarian permanent residence permit and citizenship for Russians Imagine the following situation. An applicant for Bulgarian citizenship successfully passes all naturalisation stages. As a result, logically, she is approved and the Citizenship Council sends a proposal to the President to grant her Bulgarian citizenship. And now imagine, three years later,Continue Reading
Many Bulgarian citizenship by investment (the old program) candidates will lose their permanent residence status in 2024 Do you still remember the times when one could get Bulgarian citizenship in only 12 months? This is the theoretical term, not counting the administrative procedures of course. But it’s still lightning fast.Continue Reading
Renunciation of previous citizenship BEFORE obtaining Bulgarian citizenship The problem with the requirement for a candidate for Bulgarian citizenship by ordinary naturalization to renounce his or her previous citizenship reaches new dimensions. More and more clients are seeking our assistance after they have already been approved by the Citizenship CouncilContinue Reading
Legal analysis of the norm of Art. 1(6) of the Bulgarian Citizenship Act (“BCA”) Is it necessary for a non-EU citizen to renounce his/her citizenship before he/she can be naturalized (obtain Bulgarian citizenship)? After reading the BCA, the answer to this question seems obvious. However, let us see whether theContinue Reading
The official English translation of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria – some thoughts… We have repeatedly written about the contradictions between the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria (CRB) and the Bulgarian Citizenship Law (BCL). The most crucial flaw in our view is the fundamental provision of Art.Continue Reading