Good news (mainly) for Bulgarian visa and Bulgarian citizenship applicants The silent (implied) refusal, which we wrote about in our previous article, can now (effective from 03.09.2025) be appealed within two months. Prior to 03.09.2025, this period was only one month. Now the legal provision states: Silent refusal or silentContinue Reading
Understanding the current (as per 2026) requirements for establishing a Trade Representative Office Registering a Trade Representative Office (TRO) in Bulgaria was easier in the past. Foreign companies could quickly establish a presence. Representatives of the TRO could obtain residence status more easily. Now, the legislation is much stricter. MeetingContinue Reading
Why you need a reliable address in Bulgaria (accommodation) when you are applying for visa D or residence card One of the most common reasons for a visa D refusal is the lack of a reliable residential address in Bulgaria. The same applies when it comes to rejections for issuingContinue Reading
A Belarusian blogger is threatening a Bulgarian company with negative publicity on her blog It’s about time certain foreigners were permanently banned from entering Bulgaria and the EU. The fact that the individual is from Belarus does not grant her any special treatment, does it? This Sunday, a person claimingContinue Reading
How bad timing can jeopardise your Bulgarian citizenship by origin application Our today’s story is for a foreigner with proven Bulgarian origin, who can now easily miss the golden opportunity to become Bulgarian citizen. When we say that his Bulgarian origin is proven, we mean really proven – by theContinue Reading
Bulgaria and Romania became full Schengen members on 01.01.2025 Bulgarians are celebrating that there will be no more waiting lines at the border with Greece from 01.01.2025. Previously, this was happening, because of border controls and the summer rush to the Greek beaches. This is something of the past nowContinue Reading
Bulgarian visa and even citizenship with the help of AI? Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come into our lives. No doubt about that. And let’s face it – AI is a good thing for all of us. But will AI help foreigners obtain Bulgarian visa, residence permit and even citizenship? Let’sContinue Reading
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
Can you obtain Bulgarian visa, residence permit and citizenship if you don’t have clean criminal record? Many potential clients are asking us whether they can obtain Bulgarian visa D if they don’t have clean criminal record. Or whether it is possible to have residence permit and even citizenship if theyContinue Reading