Bulgaria Proposes Adding a Residency Requirement to Golden Visa
Ahmad Abbas
August 6, 2026
Any Bulgarian permanent residency holder who fails to meet it would lose their status if the bill passes into law.
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Is a Second Citizenship Hiding Inside Your Passport? A Map of Preferred-Nationality Fast Tracks
Moustafa Daly
August 5, 2026
From Spain’s two-year Ibero-American track to Brazil’s one-year CPLP route: Here’s where the right first passport shortens the wait.
Countries Where Your Pension Gets Taxed at 10% or Less
Nagy Szabolcs
January 15, 2026
Every country where your foreign pension faces single-digit taxation or less. Covers dedicated retiree flat-tax regimes, 29 territorial tax jurisdictions, and the EU’s 10% flat-rate options in Romania and Bulgaria.
Bulgaria Launches the EU’s Latest Digital Nomad Visa
Moustafa Daly
December 26, 2025
With a €31,000 annual income threshold, Bulgaria enters a crowded field of European digital nomad visas with a one-year, renewable permit.
IMI Daily’s Most Read 2024: The Biggest Investment Migration Stories This Year
Moustafa Daly
December 20, 2024
From Russia’s “anti-woke” visa and El Salvador’s “free passports” to Caribbean CBI revocations, these were IMI’s most-read stories in 2024.
Bulgaria’s Trade Representative Office Route to EU Permanent Residency
Ivan Petrov
May 6, 2024
Ivan Petrov details a path to EU residency for up to three individuals through Bulgaria’s Trade Office Representative route.
Bulgaria’s Admittance to Schengen Puts It Back on the Golden Visa Map
Ivan Petrov
February 12, 2024
Bulgaria’s golden visa is the only one in the EU that requires no physical presence for purposes of naturalizing after five years.
Bulgaria and Romania Join Schengen: Visa-Free Travel by Air and Sea for Residence Permit Holders From April
Ivan Petrov
January 18, 2024
From Q2 this year, those who hold visas to Bulgaria and Romania will be able to travel freely within the Schengen area, writes Ivan Petrov.
Bulgaria Has Revoked the Citizenships of 17 CBI Investors for Failing to Make or Maintain Investments
Christian Henrik Nesheim
May 4, 2023
That such a large proportion of program participants appear to have tried to skirt the rules raise questions about who has been advising them.
Bulgaria Adopts New Regulations for CBI Pre-Clearance Process
Ivan Petrov
April 26, 2023
Bulgaria no longer has a citizenship by investment program but has just updated its golden visa (which has a path to citizenship).
9 EU Countries That Grant Citizenship to the Great Grandchildren of Their Citizens
Christian Henrik Nesheim
July 6, 2022
Globally, hundreds of millions of people have a great grandparent from an EU country. Too few of them are picking up citizenships for free.
Bulgarian Lawmakers End Citizenship Program as Amendments Pass After Second Reading
Christian Henrik Nesheim
March 25, 2022
After years of back-and-forth, Bulgaria’s semi-direct citizenship by investment program has sung its last verse.
Bulgarian Parliament Votes to End CBI-Program in First Reading
Christian Henrik Nesheim
February 3, 2022
The draft bill that, if adopted, would see the termination of Bulgaria’s semi-direct citizenship program passes its first legislative hurdle.
Bulgarian RCBI: Program Reform Just as Likely an Outcome as Closure Says Legal Expert
Christian Henrik Nesheim
January 18, 2022
Though the govt. wants to end the program, comprehensive reform and extension of the program is an equally likely outcome, says Ivan Petrov.
Bulgaria Moves to End Its Semi-Direct CBI Program, Cites EU Concerns, Limited Economic Benefit
Christian Henrik Nesheim
January 13, 2022
Limited economic benefit combined with EU antipathy to CBI leads the Bulgarian government to conclude the program isn’t worth the trouble.
Bulgaria Grants EU Citizenship by Descent Up to 3rd Generation: Hundreds of Thousands Qualify
Nevena Bekyarova
June 16, 2021
If 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.
Bulgaria Revamps Its R/CBI Program: New Investment Options, Faster Processing
Ivan Petrov
March 2, 2021
If you thought Bulgaria’s RCBI program was on its last legs, think again: The program is relaunching with renewed support from the government.
The Bulgarian LLC-Investment Route to EU Citizenship in Five Years
Nevena Bekyarova
July 21, 2020
There’s more to Bulgarian citizenship by investment than government bonds, write Nevena Bekyarova and Kamen Shoylev.
Proposed Bill Would Give Bulgaria’s R/CBI Program Three New Investment Options
Ivan Petrov
April 17, 2020
The proposed changes would give investors a lot of flexibility to suit their investment styles, write Ivan Petrov and Nevena Bekyarova of NBLO.
Bill Tabled in Bulgaria Would Extend Citizenship Program With New Rules
Christian Henrik Nesheim
March 27, 2020
Bulgarian lawmakers have tabled a bill in Parliament that would see the residence-to-citizenship program continue after all, albeit with amendments.
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