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Residence Permit

All foreigners staying in the territory of Bulgaria for more than 30 to 90 days require a residence permit. This depends on their nationality and the purpose of their stay. The residence permits are valid for 12 months and can be renewed at the end of its validity. The holder’s dependants are also granted a permit. There are different types of residence permits issued according to the applicant’s employment status such as employee, pensioner, and freelance professional.

Applicants must obtain a short or long stay visa in their home country to apply for a residence permit. These individuals must also travel to the territory of Bulgaria. They should apply for the appropriate residence permit upon entering Bulgaria.

A permission for long stay shall be able to receive a foreigner who have a long-stay visa type D and:
1. wish to work under legal terms of employment upon permit by the bodies of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy;

2. carry out commercial activity in the country according to the legally established order, and as a result of this activity at least 10 positions have been opened for Bulgarian citizens, unless agreed otherwise by an international agreement, ratified, promulgated and enacted in the Republic of Bulgaria;

3. are admitted to regular education in licensed educational establishments;

4. are foreign specialists staying in the country by force of international agreements to which the Republic of Bulgaria is a party;

5. have grounds to have permitted permanent stay or have married with a foreigner with permanent stay in the country;

6. are representatives of foreign commercial companies registered at the Bulgarian commercial - industrial chamber;

7. are financially ensured parents of foreigners with permanent stay in the country or of a Bulgarian citizen;

8. have started long treatment in a medical establishment and dispose with financial resources for healing and maintenance;

9. are correspondents of foreign mass media and have accreditation in the Republic of Bulgaria;

10. are pension ensured and dispose with sufficient resources for maintenance in the country;

11. implement activity under the Law for encouragement of investments;

12. implement activity by order and request of persons who have made investments in the country by the order of the Law for the foreign investments;

13. are members of the family of a foreigner who has received a permission for long stay;

14. are parents of a foreigner or live in concubinage with a foreigner who has obtained a permit for continuous stay on the grounds of Art. 22, para 3;

15. wish to carry out free-lance practice upon permit by the bodies of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in compliance with art. 24a;

16. wish to carry out non-profit activity upon permit of the Ministry of Justice under conditions and by an order determined by an ordinance of the Minister of Justice, in coordination with the Minister of Interior;

17. have acquired statute of special protection as per Art. 25 of the Law of Fighting the Illegal Traffic of People;

18. are members of the family of a Bulgarian citizen

This long-term stay permit is valid for 1 year and is renewed each year. For the period of the long term stay (1 year) you are issued a Bulgarian Identity Card (the same ID document that each Bulgarian citizen holds).

After spending 5 years with long-term permits one can apply for permanent residence.

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