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
The new era of fast-track citizenship in the EU In recent months, Bulgarian and EU citizenship were scrutinized by both the national and the EU authorities. And after the war in Ukraine started, things went bollocks. Bulgarian citizenship for special merits In the realms of the confrontation between Russia andContinue Reading
Demographic collapse, but residence permits for foreigners become harder and harder to get (and Bulgarian citizenship – almost impossible1) 1 Nothing is impossible with our assistance of course. For more information about the different options to get Bulgarian citizenship, please visit Bulgarian-citizenship.org The 2021 census – shocking numbers According toContinue Reading
RCBI* stands for Residence and Citizenship by Investment In an article by Salman Siddiqui at the prestigious Uglobal platform, Alexander Dobrinov gave his professional opinion on the outlook of the Bulgarian and the EU RCBI legal framework in 2022. Predictability in the Bulgarian legislation The residence and citizenship legislation inContinue Reading
Or how well should the Minister of Justice understand the particularities of the Bulgarian citizenship? by Alexander Dobrinov Prof. Dr Yanaki Stoilov is without a doubt one of the most respected legal experts in Bulgaria. He is currently the caretaker Minister of Justice. Yanaki Stoilov, in his capacity as MinisterContinue Reading
South Africans may be stripped off their citizenship if they obtain another one The South African court has ruled that SA citizens who obtain second citizenship (of another country) may be deprived of their SA citizenship. This can be avoided by applying for retention in advance. We are currently updatingContinue 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
Citizenship – much better than mere residence If you have been following the global citizenship marketplace in the past few years, you have certainly noticed certain shift in terminology. If you know what citizenship or residence by investment is, you should know by now that citizenship by investment has alwaysContinue Reading
Sounds too good to be true? It certainly is. The new 2021 Bulgarian citizenship by investment program provides this unique option. Invest on your own name (on your bank account) in wide range of stock-exchange traded ETFs and get Bulgarian passport in as little as in 12 months. How toContinue Reading