Macedonians face huge difficulties when applying for Bulgarian citizenship by origin During the last year, Macedonians of Bulgarian origin have bombarded us with distressed calls. They have all applied for Bulgarian citizenship. And in 80% of the cases, they all had the same problem: Their application for Bulgarian citizenship byContinue Reading
Due to the outbreak of the covid-19 and the imposed travel restrictions, our lawyers plans for the second half of 2020 have changed. Under condition that the travel restrictions will be lifted, an updated schedule will apply. It is already published at https://blog.bglaw.eu/our-agenda-for-2020/ All Gold Club members will be notifiedContinue Reading
We continue to provide urgent assistance to those who need to bring their immigration status in Bulgaria in order. If you need to prolong your Bulgarian visa, your visa-free stay in the country or your residency privileges, please contact us asap. Bulgaria has declared a state of emergency due toContinue Reading
People call and email us every day with the same, seemingly eternal question: I am living in Bulgaria for so many years and now I want to apply for Bulgarian citizenship. How can I do that? What are the required documents? And we always have hard time explaining that itContinue Reading
I am married to Bulgarian woman/man or I am planning to get married soon. What are my options in order to obtain residence permit in Bulgaria? Is our marriage legal if concluded outside of Bulgaria? What is the procedure for obtaining legal residence and is my residence permit guaranteed asContinue Reading
How to legalize your documents? What is “apostille” and do you need one? In order to officially use (and to be recognized by Bulgarian official institutions) a foreign legal documents in Bulgaria, they must be first legalized. The legalization procedure shall be arranged in a way, depending on one ofContinue Reading
You have got your Bulgarian passport and/or ID card (or eventually your citizenship certificate) in your hands. But are they genuine? Congratulations! You have just “obtained” your Bulgarian citizenship ID documents (BG identity card and/or international travel passport). They look nice and fresh, even smell like they are expected toContinue Reading
What is the difference between “passport” and “citizenship”? So why is everyone looking to get hold of EU passport and citizenship? And more importantly, how can one get it? These are questions that are asked by many individuals in recent years. Let us first make a clear distinction between “EuropeanContinue Reading
What is Bulgarian citizenship? Is there any difference between Bulgarian and EU citizenship? What is the difference between citizenship and permanent residency? What rights does the EU citizenship provide? Do Bulgarian citizens have the right to live anywhere in the EU without any restrictions? What is the REAL difference betweenContinue Reading