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
Americans on a hunt for Bulgarian citizenship Did you know that there are more Americans willing to get Bulgarian passport than there are Bulgarians applying for green card? True or false? Such statement would have been of course ridiculous 10 or 20 years ago. But the times are changing andContinue Reading
Why and how did the Bulgarian 2021 CIP survive and improve? In March 2021, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted amendments to the citizenship law concerning the Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP). The expectations (of some external “factors”) were that the Bulgarian CIP would follow the fate of the programs of CyprusContinue Reading
EU Citizenship in 12 months – mission possible! EU citizenship in 12 months – is this possible? An EU Golden passport is a privilege that must be earned. There are rules and requirements that need to be accomplish. 2 years ago in the EU there were several working programs CitizenshipContinue Reading
Why you need (EU) Bulgarian Passport? There is a saying in Bulgaria: „In look they will welcome you, but in mind will send you away ”. Ask yourself: how do you want to be welcomed at the “entrance” of each country you visit? What attitude do you want to receive?Continue Reading
Caribbean vs. Bulgarian “Golden passport” It’s like comparing a Mercedes S-Class to a cart pulled by two horses, which someone is trying to present as a luxury cabriolet. Let us explain to you why the Bulgarian Citizenship by Investment Program is a Mercedes S-Class (but at the price of aContinue Reading
Can you continue your fast-track citizenship application under the old conditions of the program? After the new Bulgarian citizenship by investment program passed through the parliament and was published in the State Gazette on 12.03.2021, many were relieved. Not only because the conditions of the new program were much betterContinue Reading
Those who were advocating that Bulgaria will close its investment program are now silent. Those who thought that Bulgaria will cripple the conditions of the program are now very surprised. Contrary to all rumors from the past two years, it became now apparent that the Bulgarian policy of not marketingContinue Reading