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
Liquidating the investment (eurobonds, ETFs, etc.), on basis of which the permanent residence has been issued. Good or bad idea? The legislative changes of 2021 and 2022 Bulgaria has seriously amended its legislation with regard to obtaining Bulgarian residence and citizenship by investment. More and more of our customers areContinue Reading
Bulgaria halts its citizenship by investment program (for now), but goes forward with a Golden Visa program The investors have the option to immediately obtain Bulgarian Golden Visa, by investing in the country an amount from 256 000 EUR and up. Please contact us for preliminary details. We will beContinue Reading
The new Bulgarian government – not in favor of the citizenship by investment program Bulgaria has experienced turbulent political times in 2021-2022. After three consecutive parliamentary elections in 2021, the country has finally approved new government. As Prime Minister was appointed Mr Kiril Petkov. Being young and prosperous Harvard graduate,Continue Reading
Citizenship vs Residence Some will argue that we shouldn’t be comparing apples to oranges in the first place. And indeed, in Bulgaria one gets real EU passport, while in Portugal the applicant will be only rewarded with residence permit. Bulgaria has real investment citizenship program, while Portugal only offers residenceContinue 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
Bulgarian CIP – “The lone warrior” There is currently only one working Golden Passport Program in the EU. Most were suspended due to major corruption scandals (Reference: Cyprus, Malta, etc.). Thus, only the Bulgarian Citizenship by Investments Program remained. And yet you probably haven’t heard of this program. Why? WhyContinue Reading
(or “Superman vs. the Black Widow”) Following the suspension of the Cypriot Citizenship by Investment Program, a new advertising campaign was launched from the island of Aphrodite. Its main goal: to convince the candidates for EU citizenship that the “golden visa” is the same as Golden Passport (as you know,Continue Reading