You are already on your way to become Bulgarian citizen by origin. To verify whether you are eligible for citizenship, please answer the questions in this online questionnaire. Based on your input, you will understand what your realistic chances are to obtain Bulgarian citizenship by origin. After you complete the online form and answer the relevant questions, you will find your instant overall score that determine how well you conform to the eligibility criteria to obtain citizenship by origin. IMPORTANT! According to the Law on the Bulgarian citizenship, in order to obtain citizenship by origin, you must have an ancestor of Bulgarian origin. This ancestor must be up to a third degree in your family tree, i.e. your father (mother), grand father (grand mother) or great grand father (great grand mother). Please proceed only if you believe that this is your case. Your contact details Please fill in below your name and contact email address. By filling the form, you agree that we may collect your personal data and may contact you accordingly. Your name Your email Your current citizenship(s) Are you an EU citizen? Bulgarian citizenship by origin can be obtained by both EU and non-EU citizens. It is however important to know if you are EU citizen or not as there are some important conditions that apply to non-EU citizens only. Please contact us if you require more information. So, are you an EU citizen? Yes, I am a citizen of an EU country No, I don't have EU citizenship I have more than one citizenship and one of it is of an EU member state I have multiple citizenships, but none is an EU None Please select if you have any "offshore citizenship", such as citizenship of Vanuatu, Dominica, etc. Your ancestors (of Bulgarian origin) How likely it is that you have Bulgarian ancestor up-to the third degree? If you are doing this test, you should be aware that in order to qualify for Bulgarian citizenship by origin, you should have a Bulgarian ancestor of up-to the third degree. But the likelihood of being able to prove that may vary greatly. Please select the relevant answer below. You should select likely, very likely or 100% confident only if you have proof or Bulgarian origin of your ancestors, such as birth certificate, etc. "Not likely at all" should be checked if you don't have any proof of Bulgarian origin and are hoping that we will be able to find some. Not likely at all Somewhat likely Likely Very likely I am 100% confident None Your Bulgarian language knowledge Knowing the Bulgarian language is not a prerequisite to obtain citizenship by origin. However, after the latest amendments of the citizenship law in 2021, knowledge of the Bulgarian language can be an advantage when determining what your eligibility status is. Please select below how you estimate your knowledge of the Bulgarian language. I don't speak Bulgarian at all I can communicate, but can't really say that I know Bulgarian I speak and write in Bulgarian very well None Your self-identification Self-identification (or self-determination) is important for the procedure of naturalization by origin. One always identifies himself as person of certain ethnicity. With that in mind, do you self-identify yourself as a person of Bulgarian origin or Bulgarian ethnicity? Yes No None Your family name The family name of your Bulgarian ancestor matters. For the citizenship by origin procedure, his or her family name may play an important role for the final outcome. Such names like Ivanov, Petrov, etc. are of Bulgarian origin. Most names that end with OV and EV are also of Bulgarian origin. Is your ancestor's family name of Bulgarian origin? No I am not sure Yes None Your place of origin Your place of origin is also of importance. Bulgaria has been much larger country in the past. Be sure to check its borders at different time periods so you will know better how to answer the question below. Do you originate (being born or raised) from a place that has been part of Bulgaria in the past? No I am not sure Yes None Bulgarian minorities abroad There are many Bulgarian minorities abroad. It is important if you are part of any such minority in another country. Are you part of Bulgarian minority abroad? No Sort of, can't really tell Yes None You are about to submit the test. If you hit the SUBMIT button below, you will receive instant results showing your realistic chances to obtain Bulgarian citizenship by origin. If you have forgotten something during the test or you want to comment anything that is relevant to your situation, please fill it in the form below and then hit SUBMIT. Time's up 2022-09-19
