Visa D for the spouse of a foreigner who is residing legally in Bulgaria Is it possible for a foreigner, who is planning to relocate to Bulgaria, to obtain visa D together with his spouse? What if a pensioner wants to settle in Bulgaria, but his spouse is not entitledContinue 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
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
Equal treatment – right or wrong? One of the fundamental rights, protected not only in our national law, but also in those around the world, is the inalienable right to be able freely to choose your place of residence and the right of free movement. These rights are guaranteed atContinue Reading
Bulgaria finally has the full backing of the European Commission to join Schengen The European Commission has finally spoken: Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia need to join the Schengen area as they meet the necessary criteria Annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area adopted by the European Commission, asContinue Reading
Your questions about Bulgarian investment residence answered A lot has changed in the Bulgarian legal framework regarding immigration and citizenship. The Bulgarian citizenship law and the Bulgarian foreigner’s law were both seriously amended in 2021 and 2022. Today, we will shed some light on one very important topic for manyContinue Reading
The end of investment citizenship – worldwide The “war” on investment citizenship by the European Commission and even the USA is giving results. Basically, the pure citizenship by investment, in the form we used to know it, is now officially dead! And this is worldwide, not only in the EU.Continue Reading