The internet scammers are luring Ukrainians (and not only) with false promises After the war in Ukraine started, many people from Ukraine were given a temporary protection status in Bulgaria. In fact, there are many nationals of other countries, who also were given this status. Even Russians, who were livingContinue Reading
The good ole EU investment citizenship & residence programs – thrown to the lions! That’s All Folks! Remember the good ole times when investors were comparing Bulgaria with Cyprus for investment citizenship? Remember when Portugal was still an option to buy brick, mortar and freedom? It’s all history now. InvestmentContinue Reading
Article 50 TEU for UK citizens in Bulgaria – the hybrid residence permit After the UK’s decision to leave the EU, many Brits were left in uncertainty about their legal status in Bulgaria. Luckily, for some of them, the EU regulations allowed them to obtain residence permit in Bulgaria underContinue Reading
Obtaining Bulgarian citizenship – many problems down the road In this article, we will pinpoint some of the problems during the application for Bulgarian citizenship by origin. Virtually the same problems arise also when applying for Bulgarian citizenship in general. Today we had a call from a prospective client, whoContinue Reading
Vital assistance to those who failed to obtain EU investment citizenship Many affluent non-EU nationals have tried to obtain EU citizenship by investment in the past years. Unfortunately, many of them have failed. Especially Russian citizens were hit hard, but they are definitely not alone. Cyprus failed The Cypriot CBIContinue Reading
Foreigners with Bulgarian residence permits to travel visa-free to all Schengen countries from 2023 Breaking news! Bulgaria to join Schengen by the end of 2022 In a resolution adopted on Tuesday (note: October 18th, 2022), MEPs say the Council should adopt a decision on Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to theContinue Reading
Discrimination and reverse discrimination in the EU We have often written about the absurdities of the Bulgarian legislation and the various forms of discrimination. The most unacceptable of which are the cases of reverse discrimination. These are namely when Bulgarian citizens have fewer rights in Bulgaria than citizens of otherContinue Reading
Work permit is issued for specific employer in Bulgaria We are often being asked to provide assistance to non-EU nationals in order for them to obtain work permit in Bulgaria. And we often realize that most of the foreigners, same as foreign employment agents, don’t have a clue how theContinue Reading
Employing Bangladeshi workers in Bulgaria Bulgaria has become extremely attractive for foreign workers in the last years. The amount of foreign applications through our office is at all time high in 2022. But is it easy to hire foreign low-skilled workers? How complicated is the process of employing foreigners inContinue Reading