Turkey, Istanbul

More and more Turkish citizens looking back to their Bulgarian roots The almost 500 years common history of Bulgaria and Turkey can’t be forfeited. As we say in Bulgaria, “one can’t make water out of blood“. And now that Bulgaria is part of the EU, many Turkish citizens are lookingContinue Reading

Yoana Dobrinova in London

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

Violeta Dobrinova - dinosaurs, (Виолета Добринова)

Most of the Bulgarian citizenship by origin scams are in Russian! The scammers are usually offering not only assistance for Bulgarian citizenship, but also Romanian and Polish citizenship through “finding” the “right” birth certificates. The scammers are striking again – offering fake certificates of Bulgarian origin We have been warningContinue Reading

Violeta Dobrinova - rest under the sun at the beach

Legal grounds to obtain Bulgarian residence permit ??? I am non-EU citizen and have decided to relocate to Bulgaria. Can you assist me with the procedures to get immigration visa (residence permit)? The above is one of the most frequently asked questions, which we receive many times a day. AndContinue Reading

Parliament EU Blue Card changes

The Parliament in Bulgaria voted on first reading, at the very end of 2022, some important legislative amendments. The amendments are concerning the conditions for the issuance of EU Blue Card. If passed on second reading, the amendments are expected to significantly facilitate the process of obtaining the Card. HowContinue Reading

Виолета Добринова - рисунка Гъмбъл

Non-EU foreigner with a long-term residence permit, as parent of Bulgarian citizen Many Bulgarian employers, same as the state administration, are sometimes lacking basic knowledge about the relevant legal framework. Therefore employers often request from legal residents in Bulgaria to have a work permit in order to employ them. AndContinue Reading