The trap set in the Bulgarian Citizenship Law and the confused judiciary – the concept of “Bulgarian“ Bulgarian The term “Bulgarian” appears only once in Bulgarian legislation – in the Bulgarian Citizenship Law. Unfortunately, there is no legal definition of this term. It is precisely the understanding of what “Bulgarian”Continue 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
A lot will change for the scammers offering “Bulgarian origin” Recently we wrote about one of the most frequent scams with Bulgarian origin documents. Namely the scam through a Romanian company, that offers foreigners to “find” their ancestors’ birth certificates, showing Bulgarian origin. As you can guess, the documents thatContinue 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
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
Revocation of Bulgarian citizenship after fraudulent marriage Are the Bulgarian laws too severe? Is the Bulgarian penal code fair? Are the conditions for revocation of Bulgarian citizenship too harsh? How easy is for the government to revoke the Bulgarian citizenship of a naturalized foreigner? The answer to these questions isContinue Reading
Why are Bulgarian consulates and embassies requiring prior permission from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Quite often, foreigners who are already in Bulgaria, are willing to obtain a long-term residence permit. But they are facing a serious hurdle. In order to obtain a residence permit, they must firstContinue Reading