The decision of the Supreme Administrative Court On 01.03.2023, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court issued a decision, which essentially means that: A child born abroad to a woman (non-Bulgarian citizen) who has a same-sex marriage with another woman (Bulgarian citizen) IS NOT A BULGARIAN CITIZEN. We fully share the court’sContinue Reading
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
Aqeel, Gergana’s husband, finally received his Bulgarian residence permit See also (in Bulgarian only, sorry): Gergana’s war – introduction; All articles on the case of Aqeel. And an article in English: Deliyski family together again – another victory that made us happy. There is no greater happiness for us thanContinue Reading
In the last months of 2021, we are receiving more and more distressed calls from the main detention centers in Bulgaria – Busmantsi and Ljubimets. All these calls are about illegal foreigners, who have been detained there. Most of the detainees are due for extradition to their home countries. BulgarianContinue Reading
Visa D if you are married to Bulgarian (covid restrictions) Many foreigners are currently staying in Bulgaria on either Bulgarian tourist visa (ie citizens of Pakistan, Russia, India, etc.) or visa-free (ie citizens of USA, Canada, Australia, UK, etc.). Many of them are here with their Bulgarian partners and areContinue Reading
The European (EU) values – scattered to pieces in Bulgaria Yesterday, 20.09.2021, one Bulgarian family was practically destroyed by the heartless Bulgarian authorities. Empathy is what makes us humans. But we saw no empathy among the institutions involved. What we have experienced yesterday is only to be compared with someContinue Reading
Comprehensive study on the acceptance of same-sex relationships Uglobal published very informative article about the worldwide recognition (or the lack of it) of same-sex relationships, when it comes to immigration (residence permit and citizenship). It appears that not all countries apply the same standards, although the European legislation is graduallyContinue Reading
Flash news: Today the Bulgarian government extended the emergency covid state until 31.08.2021. In the meantime, we get more and more enquiries from foreigners in Bulgaria who are married with Bulgarian nationals. These foreigners have arrived in Bulgaria either visa-free (ie Americans, British, Canadians, etc.) or with a tourist visaContinue Reading
Fake marriages from Cyprus are flooding1 Bulgaria from the beginning of 2021 1 foreigners, married with Bulgarian nationals in Cyprus (falsely, only in order to obtain EU resident status), are trying to apply for visa D. The Bulgarian authorities are receiving unprecedented amount of applications for visa D by foreignersContinue Reading