Bulgarian Properties Ltd. and our team of lawyers can assist in obtaining a Bulgarian residence permit for NON EUROPEAN CITIZENS.
We are ready to help all our customers who would like to settle permanently in Bulgaria and enjoy their new properties all year round. To obtain a permanent residence one must spend 5 years in Bulgaria according to the long-term stay conditions. Getting Bulgarian residence will give you all rights of a Bulgarian citizen except the right to vote. You will also be able to enter and leave the country as many times as you wish without visas.
The first step to obtaining a permanent residence is to get a long term stay permit, which 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.
To get the first year long-term permit one needs to present the following:
- A valid D-type Visa
- A proof of national insurance or social security in the country of residence (such document can be issued from your local national insurance office).
- Minimum 3000 Bulgarian Levs (approx. 1550 EUROS or 1020 £ GBP) deposit in a personal bank account in Bulgaria.
Please, note that in order your application to be successful you must have Type D Visa, for which you can apply at any Bulgarian embassy.
Please, also note that all applicants for long-term permit are subject to thorough checks by Interpol and Europol and other organisations having data for persons with criminal activities. All applicants must have clean crime records and must not be subject of criminal proceedings, otherwise applications will be rejected.
Since each application is strictly individual the process time can vary from 10 days to 3 months.
Our fee for legal assistance in getting a long-term stay for the period of 1 year is 800 EUROS without the amount of the state fees.