American investor determined to get justice in Bulgaria An US investor is suing the Bulgarian parliament for damages, due to the controversial decision of the deputies to abruptly close the CIP, with retroactive effect. Our lawyers have already filed the claim for the amount of almost: One million Bulgarian LevaContinue Reading
Why some lucky investors will still get Bulgarian citizenship by investment As you probably all know, the true Bulgarian Citizenship by Investment program was seriously altered in 2021 and then cancelled in 2022. These legislative moves were in full coordination with the “war on investment citizenship” by the EU andContinue Reading
Amendments of the Bulgarian Citizenship Law After the amendments of the citizenship law of 2021, the procedures to obtain Bulgarian citizenship by origin (see here and here) were significantly changed. Many customers who have applied for Bulgarian citizenship by origin prior to 2021 were left at the mercy of theContinue Reading
Fighting to get Bulgarian citizenship for 7 years with no result is a shame پشت هر تاریکی، روشنی است There are many foreigners who know nothing about Bulgaria and they still got Bulgarian passports, one way or another. But there are others, who chose Bulgaria, not only because of theContinue Reading
One of the “smartest” Bulgarian citizenship by investment schemes that may be considered to be a scam One of the smartest schemes is the so called “Hollow Egg”, which we have covered before, but are currently receiving more and more complaints from clients from around the world. This is aContinue Reading
Renouncing citizenship to get Bulgarian passport. Legally required, but does it work in real life? Legal analysis of the norm of Art. 12, para. 1, item 6 of the Law on the Bulgarian Citizenship Is it necessary for a non-EU foreigner to renounce his citizenship before being naturalized in Bulgaria? After reading theContinue Reading
Bulgarian ethnicity vs Bulgarian citizenship Our client are often asking us the same question over and over again: The decisions of the Supreme Administrative Court If the concept of “Bulgarian” used in § 2, item 1 of the additional provisions of the Law on the Bulgarian citizenship is perceived asContinue Reading
Important news! Applicants for Bulgarian citizenship by investment gather at the Cannes’ iconic Martinez hotel Following the 2022 amendments in the Bulgarian citizenship law, that basically halted the investment citizenship applications, investors from all over the world have decided to legally seek their rights. Conference at the Cannes, France WeContinue Reading
EU citizenship – the most powerful freedom tool in the world There are many ranking methods used to determine the strength of the world’s passports. Most of these methods take in consideration the number of visa-free countries one can visit with particular passport. No matter what these ranking may show,Continue Reading