Bulgaria is a member of the European Union, which encourages many foreigners to undergo the repatriation procedure, that is, obtaining citizenship. Living in this country has many advantages. This includes a loyal tax policy, ample opportunities for free travel throughout the EU, and access to banking services. With the support of qualified lawyers Emigras Bulgarian citizenship can be obtained using an accelerated algorithm. Live, work, study, run a successful business in one of the European Union countries - you have this opportunity, but subject to certain conditions.

Applicants for Bulgarian citizenship: who is on the list

To qualify for permanent residence in an EU country, you must meet certain requirements. To obtain a passport by descent, it is necessary to prove that a direct ancestor up to the third generation belongs to the corresponding nationality. For citizenship Bulgaria can count:

• Bulgarians by nationality, but previously living in another country;
• foreigners with ancestors who were citizens of this state;
• children of persons with Bulgarian citizenship (for example, adopted children).

From 2021, Bulgaria has an improved repatriation system. Amendments were made to the legislation, which led to a simplification of the registration procedure. The processing time for applications from citizenship applicants has been significantly reduced.

About the repatriation procedure

The main purpose of repatriation is to prove one's Bulgarian origin. To do this, you have to “look back” several generations ago. The applicant can initiate the process personally when drawing up and submitting an application. The document goes to the Ministry of Justice. But in order to submit an application, a person must have evidence of its origin that cannot be refuted. Submission of an application is carried out after registration on the Ministry’s website. You can go through it yourself or through migration lawyers. The procedure then proceeds as follows:

1. Interview with the applicant - interview in Bulgarian.
2. Expert review of submitted documents within two weeks.
3. Receiving notification of identified inconsistencies and eliminating deficiencies (if necessary).

After all checks, a positive or negative decision is made on the application. In the first case, you can go to Bulgaria to obtain a citizenship certificate and passport.