Long-term residence permits for Russian citizens are re-issued with unusually short validity periods One year extensions until now Sergey, a Russian pensioner who has been living near Burgas for more than four years now, had just renewed his long-term residence permit. He knew that next year, he should be eligibleContinue Reading
author: Alexander Dobrinov EU citizens often don’t realise how fortunate they are when relocating within the Union We are often asked about the residency rules for EU citizens in Bulgaria. Many people want to know how long an EU citizen may stay in the country without registering or taking anyContinue Reading
Good news (mainly) for Bulgarian visa and Bulgarian citizenship applicants The silent (implied) refusal, which we wrote about in our previous article, can now (effective from 03.09.2025) be appealed within two months. Prior to 03.09.2025, this period was only one month. Now the legal provision states: Silent refusal or silentContinue Reading
Foreigners who leave their properties in Bulgaria unoccupied risk losing them under current law In recent years, we have been contacted primarily by nationals from the USA, Canada, Australia, and Israel who have lost ownership of their properties in Bulgaria due to one of the country’s most controversial laws. PropertyContinue Reading
Why you need a reliable address in Bulgaria (accommodation) when you are applying for visa D or residence card One of the most common reasons for a visa D refusal is the lack of a reliable residential address in Bulgaria. The same applies when it comes to rejections for issuingContinue Reading
Our right to marry – do we still have it? Recently, our clients who wish to marry foreigners have informed us of an extremely worrying problem. The problem is that the registry offices (marriage halls) where they wish to enter into a civil marriage are refusing to provide the service.Continue Reading
Problems in applying for international protection for Ukrainians under temporary protection Today we will discuss a very important problem faced by many Ukrainian citizens. This is their inability to obtain international protection in Bulgaria. The problem lies in the fact that the Bulgarian authorities do not want to accept applicationsContinue Reading
Laws are to be observed! Do you hear that, Bulgarian Embassy in India? Today we will tell you about a Bangladeshi man’s struggle for justice and the Bulgarian administration’s reluctance to implement the decision of Bulgaria’s Administrative Court. We will tell you a story about injustice, ignorance and complete lackContinue Reading
A lot will change for the scammers offering “Bulgarian origin” Recently we wrote about one of the most frequent scams with Bulgarian origin documents. Namely the scam through a Romanian company, that offers foreigners to “find” their ancestors’ birth certificates, showing Bulgarian origin. As you can guess, the documents thatContinue Reading