How to immigrate to Bulgaria as a freelancer Can you obtain visa D and long-term residence permit if you want to work as freelancer in Bulgaria? Many digital nomads are aware of the ultra-low tax rate in Bulgaria and the competitive cost of living in the country. All this, combinedContinue Reading
Vital assistance to those who failed to obtain EU investment citizenship Many affluent non-EU nationals have tried to obtain EU citizenship by investment in the past years. Unfortunately, many of them have failed. Especially Russian citizens were hit hard, but they are definitely not alone. Cyprus failed The Cypriot CBIContinue Reading
Foreigners with Bulgarian residence permits to travel visa-free to all Schengen countries from 2023 Breaking news! Bulgaria to join Schengen by the end of 2022 In a resolution adopted on Tuesday (note: October 18th, 2022), MEPs say the Council should adopt a decision on Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to theContinue Reading
Bulgarian long-term and permanent residence permit – the license to live The conflict between Ukraine and Russia doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. There is one thing in common between Ukrainians and Russians though. They all suffer and seek shelter abroad. They all want to stay away from theContinue Reading
The Great Russian exodus of 2022 On 21.09.2022, a (partial) mobilization in Russia was announced by President Putin. Formally, the mobilization was effected through decree №647. With that, the great Russian exodus of 2022 has started. Russians leaving the country to avoid mobilization Immediately after the mobilization was announced, manyContinue Reading
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
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
What qualifies as “pension” under the terms of the Bulgarian Foreigners Law The Bulgarian Foreigners Law foresees that foreign pensioners have the right to obtain Bulgarian residence permit. But what qualifies as “pension” seems to be quite unclear. The legal practice is insufficient and there is no clear consensus evenContinue Reading