Citizenship for special merits – “investment citizenship” on steroids During the past couple of years, investment citizenship has been harshly criticized by the world powers. The United States and the European Union were among the fiercest critics of all Golden Passport and Golden Visa programs. We can now certainly sayContinue 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
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
What happens with the Bulgarian residence permit upon dismissal of the foreigner? More and more non-EU citizens are working in Bulgaria nowadays. But what happens if the Bulgarian employer terminates the labor contract of the foreigner. Or if the foreigner terminates the employment contract himself? To answer this question, weContinue Reading
EU may re-introduce visa-regime with certain countries? The EU will most likely re-introduce visa regime with certain countries in the near future. More specifically, the countries in the Western Balkans, which allowed citizens of countries with visa regime with the EU to enter and then try to pass the EUContinue Reading
The time has come. Investors can finally get their long-awaited Bulgarian citizenship by investment. The last couple of years have been a roller-coaster (actually a massacre) for the EU investment citizenship programs. As result, virtually all EU Golden Passport programs were first transformed to Golden Visa and then ultimately, cancelledContinue Reading
Bulgaria’s Investment Immigration Program is Not Dead (yet) Alexander Dobrinov is talking on Uglobal’s podcast about the future of the Bulgarian immigration by investment program. What is the outlook of the EU citizenship and residence by investment programs? What is set to change in the next 2 years? Are theContinue Reading
UK citizens with “Art. 50 residence permit” in Bulgaria At the time when Brexit happened, many Brits were living long-term in Bulgaria. Luckily for them, they got the opportunity to obtain long-term residence permit under the Law on the entry, residence and departure of citizens of the European Union andContinue 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