Long-term and Permanent Residence in Bulgaria

Getting Permanent and long term residence in Bulgaria – approaching citizenship

Beautiful Bulgaria is a wonderful place to live. Getting permanent residence in this country is a dream for many people.

To make this dream a reality, you need to have a temporary residence permit. You also need to have lived in Bulgaria for 180 days each year for the past five years.

Plus, if you haven’t been out of Bulgaria for more than 10 months in the past five years, can also apply for LTR (Long-Term Residence, the status of long-term foreign resident of the European Union).

Both of these statuses let you stay in Bulgaria permanently. We’ll help you decide which one is best for you and make the entire process of getting one simple and straightforward.

The benefits of permanent residence in Bulgaria

Getting a permanent residence permit lets you visit Bulgaria without a Visa. In addition, PR will allow you to:

• Run a business or work for hire
• Receive free secondary and higher education
• Receive free medical services or receive a pension
• Issue invitations for foreign private individuals
• Receive loans

You will also have all the rights and obligations of a Bulgarian citizen (with the exception of voting or being elected as a deputy or president of the Republic of Bulgaria).

Having PR or LTR in Bulgaria gives you the opportunity to receive a Unified Civil Number, which will be entered in all civil status registers.

Five years after obtaining permission for Long-Term or Permanent Residence in the territory of the Republic, you can apply for citizenship.

Who can get Permanent Residence in Bulgaria?

Obtaining PR or LTR status in Bulgaria is available for people who are:

• Foreigners of Bulgarian origin
• The spouse of a Bulgarian citizen
• Children of a Bulgarian citizen or a person who has a permit for Long-Term or Permanent Residence
• The child of Bulgarian parents who provide them with maintenance and who has been living continuously in the country for more than three years
• Investors with an investment of more than 1 million leva in shares, bonds, treasury bills, separate parts of property and Bulgarian intellectual property
• Representatives of trading companies, subject to a continuous stay in the country of five years

Obtaining permanent residence in Bulgaria by investment

Investing your funds is the easiest and most popular way to obtain a permit for permanent residence in Bulgaria. If you think this could be an option for you, it’s worth paying special attention to the process.

1. If you want to win the permanent right to stay right away, you can use a special investment program.
2. Study the proposals of banks selling government bonds or offering trust deposits.
3. Select the most attractive investment program.
4. Invest at least 1 000 000 leva via the process for registering investments at the Ministry of Finance of Bulgaria.
5. Receive your certificate proving you have invested the required amount.

Important! If this is the method you use to obtain permanent residence, you can invest the same amount next year to obtain Bulgarian citizenship quickly and easily.

How we help you gain PR and LTR in Bulgaria

Even if you have financial resources behind you, obtaining permanent residence in Bulgaria is no simple task. Let us help you make it easy.

We can help you apply for the Type D Visa – the highly important first step in any path towards residence status – speed up the PR or LTR application process and prepare all of the necessary documents for you.

Thanks to our partnerships and experience in immigration paperwork, we make sure you aren’t wasting your time or money along the way.

Contact us today

Contact us today and we can start to work on your documents tomorrow or sooner. If you have any questions about applying for Long-Term or Permanent Residence in Bulgaria, you only need to get in touch.