Bulgaria’s Admittance to Schengen Puts It Back on the Golden Visa Map
Bulgaria’s golden visa is the only one in the EU that requires no physical presence for purposes of naturalizing after five years.
Read MoreBulgaria’s golden visa is the only one in the EU that requires no physical presence for purposes of naturalizing after five years.
Read MoreFrom Q2 this year, those who hold visas to Bulgaria and Romania will be able to travel freely within the Schengen area, writes Ivan Petrov.
Read MoreThat such a large proportion of program participants appear to have tried to skirt the rules raise questions about who has been advising them.
Read MoreBulgaria no longer has a citizenship by investment program but has just updated its golden visa (which has a path to citizenship).
Read MoreGlobally, hundreds of millions of people have a great grandparent from an EU country. Too few of them are picking up citizenships for free.
Read MoreAfter years of back-and-forth, Bulgaria’s semi-direct citizenship by investment program has sung its last verse.
Read MoreThe draft bill that, if adopted, would see the termination of Bulgaria’s semi-direct citizenship program passes its first legislative hurdle.
Read MoreThough the govt. wants to end the program, comprehensive reform and extension of the program is an equally likely outcome, says Ivan Petrov.
Read MoreLimited economic benefit combined with EU antipathy to CBI leads the Bulgarian government to conclude the program isn’t worth the trouble.
Read MoreIf you can prove that you have a Bulgarian parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent, you are eligible for citizenship in Bulgaria – and, by extension, the right to live in any of the 27 member states – thanks to a recent change to Bulgaria’s citizenship law.
Read MoreIf you thought Bulgaria’s RCBI program was on its last legs, think again: The program is relaunching with renewed support from the government.
Read MoreThere’s more to Bulgarian citizenship by investment than government bonds, write Nevena Bekyarova and Kamen Shoylev.
Read MoreThe proposed changes would give investors a lot of flexibility to suit their investment styles, write Ivan Petrov and Nevena Bekyarova of NBLO.
Read MoreBulgarian lawmakers have tabled a bill in Parliament that would see the residence-to-citizenship program continue after all, albeit with amendments.
Read MoreThe investigations show Bulgaria isn’t the soft underbelly of Europe and improves the value of the country’s citizenship, writes Ivan Petrov of NBLO.
Read MoreThe office of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General has uncovered eight instances of fraudulently obtained citizenships over the last three months, with several
Read MoreThe investments proposed to be eligible for the Fast Track will make a Bulgarian CBI solution somewhat similar to the US EB-5 program.
Read MoreThis post was contributed by the Ivan Petrov of the New Balkans Law Office. Background On 22.01.2019 and 23.01.2019, the
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