Temporary protection of a foreigner in Bulgaria – advantages or a curse? The Temporary Protection status became especially popular after the start of the war in Ukraine. From February 2022 onwards, thousands of Ukrainian citizens left their homes to seek refuge abroad. A significant number of them chose Bulgaria asContinue Reading
Restoring your Bulgarian roots – from Turkish perspective Turks of Bulgarian roots arrived in Turkey in great numbers during the 20th Century. During the times of the Communist regime in Bulgaria, there were many suppressive attacks against minorities and religious organizations. This drove people to flee their homeland while leavingContinue 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
We receive more and more questions about whether one can retain his foreign citizenship if he obtains Bulgarian citizenship by origin. In this article you will find the answer to this question, straight from the source. Citizenship “by birth” vs citizenship by origin Bulgarian citizenship by birth is conceptually differentContinue Reading
Or how well should the Minister of Justice understand the particularities of the Bulgarian citizenship? by Alexander Dobrinov Prof. Dr Yanaki Stoilov is without a doubt one of the most respected legal experts in Bulgaria. He is currently the caretaker Minister of Justice. Yanaki Stoilov, in his capacity as MinisterContinue Reading
The European (EU) values – scattered to pieces in Bulgaria Yesterday, 20.09.2021, one Bulgarian family was practically destroyed by the heartless Bulgarian authorities. Empathy is what makes us humans. But we saw no empathy among the institutions involved. What we have experienced yesterday is only to be compared with someContinue Reading
Fake marriages from Cyprus are flooding1 Bulgaria from the beginning of 2021 1 foreigners, married with Bulgarian nationals in Cyprus (falsely, only in order to obtain EU resident status), are trying to apply for visa D. The Bulgarian authorities are receiving unprecedented amount of applications for visa D by foreignersContinue Reading
The brightest Holidays are coming only after a few days, but the Bulgarian immigration authorities are as furious as ever. Any non compliance with the norms of the Bulgarian Law for the Foreigners are being punishes mercilessly under art. 20 of the said Law: Art. 20 of the Foreigners LawContinue Reading
From Bulgarian citizenship by investment to citizenship by origin – US citizens are applying massively Why is all that rush to obtain Bulgarian citizenship Americans have always been a free-spirited people. And luckily for them, the US passport provides great deal of mobility and visa-free travel. But its just notContinue Reading