Descendants of Bulgarian Jews need to be able to restore their “legal roots” and get Bulgarian citizenship – fast and easy This article is inspired by our Client, an American doctor with Jewish and Bulgarian roots. She has been fighting the system in Bulgaria, together with us, for quite someContinue Reading
Employing doctors and medical staff from non-EU countries, due to serious shortages in the EU No, this is neither Hindi nor Burmese. If you are from an EU country, you may be thinking that the above is the prescription from your doctor, in his native tongue. And we can’t blameContinue Reading
Does Bulgaria need low-skilled foreign workers? Almost all Bulgarians would answer this question with a resounding “NO”. “Why would we need foreign low-skilled workers when there are many Bulgarians who struggle financially?“ But shouldn’t this argument be a thing of the past? Don’t we need completely new approach towards theContinue Reading
Bulgarian and person of Bulgarian origin – explained Today we will look at an interesting case that shows serious deficiencies in the Bulgarian legal provisions. More specifically, those regarding the definition of the terms “Bulgarian” and “person of Bulgarian origin”. We will analyze the legislation since 1940 until now alongsideContinue Reading
Visa D for the spouse of a foreigner who is residing legally in Bulgaria Is it possible for a foreigner, who is planning to relocate to Bulgaria, to obtain visa D together with his spouse? What if a pensioner wants to settle in Bulgaria, but his spouse is not entitledContinue Reading
Discrimination and reverse discrimination in the EU We have often written about the absurdities of the Bulgarian legislation and the various forms of discrimination. The most unacceptable of which are the cases of reverse discrimination. These are namely when Bulgarian citizens have fewer rights in Bulgaria than citizens of otherContinue Reading
…continued from To a dear friend A special lady’s quest for fairness Life ain’t fair, but good people make it worth living it! Alexander Dobrinov The Bulgarian parliament, under an immense pressure from abroad, approved controversial amendments to its citizenship law. The amendments not only broke some basic legal principles,Continue Reading
What qualifies as “pension” under the terms of the Bulgarian Foreigners Law The Bulgarian Foreigners Law foresees that foreign pensioners have the right to obtain Bulgarian residence permit. But what qualifies as “pension” seems to be quite unclear. The legal practice is insufficient and there is no clear consensus evenContinue Reading
The problem in short author: Alexander Dobrinov Anton’s mother was born in 1946 in Bulgaria as a Bulgarian citizen. At the time of birth, both her parents were Bulgarian citizens with non-Bulgarian nationality. Still a minor, she and her parents immigrated from Bulgaria and all of them have renounced theirContinue Reading