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
What you should know when you are applying for Bulgarian citizenship by origin from abroad? Today we had yet another client, who has been waiting for her Bulgarian citizenship application to be approved. And so she has been waiting for more than 2 years already. So what is the problemContinue Reading
The new liberal Bulgarian government and the effect on Bulgarian citizenship for Russians We will be darn direct today, straight to the point. In Bulgaria, the new government is cancelling Russia and everything Russian – at full speed. And the ruling political “assembly” is doing its job quite successfully, toContinue 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
Israelis need our support – free assistance for Bulgarian citizenship by origin applications and visa D by origin The situation in Israel is horrible at the moment. Today, a second group of Bulgarian citizens was evacuated with the government aircraft. So far so good for the Bulgarians, as there areContinue Reading
What will change in the Bulgarian Citizenship Law in 2023-2024? Today, 21.09.2023, the Bulgarian Parliament voted several bills to amend and supplement the Bulgarian Citizenship Law (BCL). The MPs were surprisingly unanimous, which makes us think that the Bulgarian Citizenship Law changes will be adopted at the second reading. ButContinue Reading
The end of democracy and the Israeli’s hunt for second citizenship We remember very well the times when the people of Hong Kong went on the streets. On the “silent front” at that time, the Hongkongers were trying to get hold of their ticket to freedom – Bulgarian citizenship. NowContinue Reading
Should the Bulgarian embassies reject to accept visa D application if they deem the presented documents not to be in order? Imagine the following situation. Our client, an applicant for Bulgarian visa D, based on Bulgarian origin, is attempting to submit his documents at the Bulgarian embassy in the USA.Continue Reading
Bulgarian nationality in foreign passport (or birth certificate) We often receive questions like the one below: In my mother’s Ukrainian passport*, it is written that she is of Bulgarian nationality. Am eligible to obtain Bulgarian citizenship by origin? * many times “Bulgarian nationality” is mentioned in the birth certificate orContinue Reading