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What is a residence permit?

Residence permit – This is the status, which allows a foreign citizen to reside in the country within the permitted period, without the need to apply for tourist visas with limited periods of acceptable stay. Residence permit in Bulgaria is a Document in the form of a plastic card with your Foreigner's personal number (LNP), giving the right to free entry and exit from the country an unlimited number of times, without issuing visas during the validity period of the residence permit. Residence permit in Bulgaria – it is Long-term residence permit, which gives the right to stay in the country for a year. A residence permit is issued within 2-6 weeks, is valid for one year and is renewed annually. The legislation of some countries, such as Bulgaria, Austria, Spain, Italy, Estonia, etc., allows foreigners to obtain a residence permit without the right to work. In order to permanently reside in Bulgaria, you need legal grounds for obtaining a residence permit. There are several such grounds in the Republic of Bulgaria. They are listed in The Law on Foreigners Articles 24, 25 (The Law for Alienation in the Republic of Bulgaria). The possibility of obtaining the status Permanent Residence (Permanent Residence) after the expiration of the status of a temporary residence permit, it usually arises after 5 years for most EU countries.

What does the status of a residence permit in Bulgaria give?

Stay on the territory of Bulgaria for an unlimited time within the period of the permit, enter and leave the country an unlimited number of times. Children can attend Schools and kindergartens, study in Bulgarian Higher Education Institutions, both on a paid and free basis. To open companies for business, Buy vehicles and register them, both for the company and in your name in Sofia. To conclude more profitable contracts with mobile operators, Internet, cable television. To issue invitations to Bulgaria to private individuals. Bulgaria is a member of the European Union, so the residence permit status gives the right to visit some EU countries without a visa. Obtain permanent residence status at the end of 5 years of residence status, and then, if desired, Bulgarian citizenship. Obtaining the status of a long-term (residence permit) and permanent (Permanent Residence) stay in the Republic of Bulgaria is a rather time-consuming and lengthy procedure that requires compliance with the formalities defined by law, attention to detail and responsibility to the client. If you plan to reside in the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria or want to enter the country without a visa and without following the three-month corridor, obtaining the status of a residence permit is a prerequisite for legal stay in the country.

Migrant cheat sheet for obtaining a residence permit:

• Obtaining a D visa on the chosen basis for a residence permit. A D visa is issued to a person who has the basis for obtaining a residence permit (in some cases, permanent residence). Obtaining a D visa is a prerequisite for applying for a residence permit. The term for issuing a visa D is one and a half to two months. Validity: 180 days.
• Entry into the country with a visa D.
• Submission of documents for a residence permit – to the Migration Service of Bulgaria no later than two weeks before the expiration of the visa D.

When obtaining a residence permit, the D visa is canceled, and when leaving/entering from / in Bulgaria, you provide a foreign passport and a Bulgarian long-term residence card (TRP), certifying the received right to stay. After five years of residence in the status of a residence permit, under certain conditions, you have the right to obtain long-term residence status (DVJ) or permanent residence status (Permanent Residence). Five years after obtaining the status of a residence permit / permanent residence, the law gives you the right to apply for Bulgarian citizenship. Pricing Okno Bulgaria Migration Center provides accurate and professional information on our services and prices! An individual approach to everyone, attention to the details and words of the client are important to us! We know how to ask questions and give you the opportunity to choose!