Everything about Bulgarian citizenship
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Citizenship
Requirements for Bulgarian Citizenship: Legal Conditions by Route
Requirements for Bulgarian citizenship depend on the route. See the age, criminal record, language and income conditions for origin, marriage and residence.
Residence Permit
Bulgarian Residence Permit for Retirees: Requirements, Documents and Application
Who gets a Bulgarian residence permit as a retiree, which documents are needed and how is it renewed? A step-by-step guide from the D visa to the residence card.
Citizenship
Advantages of Bulgarian Dual Citizenship
What are the advantages of Bulgarian dual citizenship? The rights you gain as a Bulgarian citizen, the route through marriage and through grandparents.
Residence Permit
What Documents Are Required for a Bulgarian Residence Permit?
Documents required for a Bulgarian residence permit by route: family, commercial representation and company. With preparation order, apostille and translation.
Visas
Which Countries Can Bulgarian Citizens Travel To?
As EU citizens, Bulgarians travel freely to every European Union country and visa-free to many others. Here is what Bulgarian citizenship means for travel.
Citizenship
Can I Become a Citizen if the Person Who Emigrated From Bulgaria Has Died?
The children and spouse of someone who emigrated from Bulgaria to Turkey may be entitled to Bulgarian citizenship even after that person's death. The criteria explained.
Citizenship
Who Can Get Bulgarian Citizenship? Eligible Groups Explained
Who can get Bulgarian citizenship? Bulgarian descendants and Pomaks, emigrants of 1948-1950, 1969-1978 and 1989 onwards, spouses and long-term residents.
Residence Permit
How to Get a Bulgarian Residence Permit
How to get a Bulgarian residence permit: family, commercial representation, company, work and study routes, the D visa and the steps.
Citizenship
Can 1951 Bulgarian Emigrants Obtain Citizenship?
People who emigrated from Bulgaria in 1951 and their descendants may be able to recover Bulgarian citizenship. The conditions, the documents and the status check.