A milestone statement of the General Advocate of the Court of Justice of the European Union One of the biggest hits for the reputation of the European Commission, ironically, may come from the smallest EU member state – Malta. The official opinion of the Advocate General of the Court ofContinue Reading
Your questions about the Bulgarian Golden Visa answered Today, as we often do, we will answer some of the questions our readers and clients have asked us in the course of the past weeks. The questions below come from clients with Russian, South African and Chinese citizenship, willing to obtainContinue Reading
Who is considered to be Bulgarian citizen as per the Constitution? The matter of citizenship is the building block of every society. If there is no clear rule as to who is a citizen, then there is no society at all. In Bulgaria, there seems to be a serious fundamentalContinue Reading
The Law on the Bulgarian citizenship in English – now available on our website The Bulgarian citizenship law is the most important legal act that regulates the way Bulgarian citizenship can be acquired. It also regulates the legalities of losing citizenship. The Bulgarian citizenship law is legally binding only inContinue Reading
The long awaited amendments to the regulations of the Foreigners Law are now enacted The investment residence program, in its current form, was launched in 2021. Since then, the investors were expecting the legally required regulations to the Foreigners Law. Without these regulations, it was virtually impossible for one toContinue Reading
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
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