Citizenship and Investments Ltd

04/05/2026

Loss of Bulgarian citizenship
⁉️ Is it possible to have your Bulgarian citizenship revoked?
author: Alexander Dobrinov
Many clients ask about the chances of having their Bulgarian citizenship revoked. The good news is that losing Bulgarian citizenship is very rare. In most cases, revocation is extremely difficult, close to impossible. Compared to other EU countries like Malta, Cyprus, and Portugal, Bulgarian Citizenship Law is far more protective. The legal options to remove someone’s citizenship are limited and strictly regulated.

⚖️ 🇧🇬 There are still specific cases where Bulgarian citizenship can be revoked. It is important to understand these scenarios. The risk of revocation depends largely on the way a person was naturalised. As a general rule, people who obtained Bulgarian citizenship by origin face the highest risk. In contrast, those granted citizenship for special merits are almost fully protected. Below we will describe the situations in which the Bulgarian state may legally remove or withdraw citizenship. These cases are extremely rare, but they do exist.

⚠️Why the risk of revocation depends on the way the person was naturalised?

👉 Read the entire article HERE: 👇
https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org/by-origin/loss-of-bulgarian-citizenship/

When revocation of Bulgarian citizenship is possible and how a naturalised person can lose his citizenship under Bulgarian Citizenship Law.

30/03/2026

Malta vs Bulgaria – citizenship for special merits🎖️
Malta citizenship by merits – dissected
By Alexander Dobrinov - Bulgarian citizenship consultant
🇲🇹🇧🇬 In the good old days, when investment citizenship was still a good thing, Malta and Bulgaria were competing fiercely. At many international seminars, we often highlighted the advantages of the Bulgarian golden passport program over the Maltese one. Of course, the Maltese program had its own strengths, which we were always happy (or not quite so) to acknowledge. Little did we know that in 2026, Bulgaria and Malta will again cross swords on the citizenship stage. This time however, with their own and distinctive Citizenship for merits programs.
A fundamental flaw
In this article, we will focus primarily on the new Maltese citizenship for merits program. Without underestimating its advantages, we will highlight and explain its drawbacks and most importantly its fundamental flaw:
“The Malta Citizenship for merits was intended with one purpose only – through a clever legal disguise, to replace the Maltese Citizenship by investment program, which was declared illegal by the European Court of Justice. Therefore anyone who eventually gets Maltese citizenship for special merits will very likely become a target for EU authorities.”
In this article, we will also draw parallels between the Maltese and Bulgarian programs, examining the unique strengths and benefits of each merit based citizenship scheme.
👉 Read the entire article HERE: 👇
https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org/special-merits/malta-vs-bulgaria-citizenship-for-special-merits/

The new Malta citizenship by merits. What you should be extremely careful about if you are considering applying through this new option.

04/11/2025

Is a birth certificate always required to prove your Bulgarian origin
⁉️ Are Bulgarian-issued documents, such as a birth certificate, always required for the naturalisation procedure?
We are frequently asked this question by clients of Bulgarian descent, mainly from Turkey, the United States, Canada, and Australia. Is it absolutely necessary to locate their ancestors’ birth certificates to obtain Bulgarian citizenship by origin?

🇧🇬 Let’s see what the Bulgarian citizenship law says:

In the proceedings for acquiring Bulgarian citizenship by naturalisation under par. 1, p. 1, the applicant shall submit with the application an official document, issued by Bulgarian or foreign authorities, certifying that....
Is it worth trying to find a birth certificate in Bulgaria?
👉 Read the entire article HERE: 👇👇
https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org/by-origin/birth-certificate-required-or-not/

Is a birth certificate, issued in Bulgaria, always required for your application for Bulgarian citizenship by origin?

27/09/2025

EU citizenship for Americans
🇧🇬🇪🇺 Americans go crazy to secure second citizenship in the EU
by Alexander Dobrinov - Bulgarian citizenship consultant
👉 President Donald Trump is determined to make America great again. We have no doubt that he will succeed. But the fight to restore the full glory of the most powerful country in the world comes with some sacrifices. What concerns us is that many Americans, US citizens, are seemingly not feeling comfortable anymore holding a US passport only. They seek the security of having a second passport. They want to have a second home, just in case. And their obvious choice is a passport of the European Union.
Why choose a Bulgarian passport over other EU options?
🌐 Read the entire article here: 👇👇
https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org/advantages/eu-citizenship-for-americans/

Americans go crazy to secure second citizenship in the EU President Donald Trump is determined to make America great again. We have no doubt that he will succeed. But the fight to restore the full glory of the most powerful country in the world comes with some sacrifices. What concernsContinue Readi...

21/07/2025

Bulgarian citizenship – how to get?
The four principal pathways to acquiring Bulgarian citizenship

💡 We often get the same question over and over again:

❓ How can I get Bulgarian citizenship?

There are basically four main pathways to obtaining Bulgarian citizenship. In order to succeed, you need to posses one of the following:

Bulgarian roots;
Wealth;
Exceptionalism;
Patience.

Let’s dig into each of these categories below:

Person of Bulgarian origin
🏳 Bulgarian roots
⚖️ According to art. 15, par. 1, p. 1 of the Bulgarian Citizenship Law, persons of Bulgarian origin can obtain Bulgarian citizenship without having to:

surrender their existing citizenship(s);
pass Bulgarian language exam;
spend time in Bulgaria as a resident.

👉 Read the entire article HERE: 👇👇
https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org/advantages/bulgarian-citizenship-four-pathways/

28/04/2025

The importance of timing when applying for Bulgarian citizenship
How bad timing can jeopardise your Bulgarian citizenship by origin application
🎱 Our today’s story is for a foreigner with proven Bulgarian origin, who can now easily miss the golden opportunity to become Bulgarian citizen. When we say that his Bulgarian origin is proven, we mean really proven – by the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court and the Executive Agency for Bulgarians abroad. With all that, the foreigner can now potentially even face criminal investigation. And unfortunately this could have a serious impact on his ability to travel to the EU. Even if the investigation never makes it to the court and no charges are pressed.

⛷🇧🇬The story of a foreigner’s thorny path to Bulgarian citizenship by origin
Read the entire article HERE:
https://posolstvo.eu/blog/timing-for-bulgarian-citizenship/

The right timing is very important when applying for Bulgarian citizenship. How can bad timing ruin your citizenship application.

03/04/2025

Important for foreigners holding a permanent residence permit for investment
Permanent residence permit for investment under the repealed Foreigners Law (effective prior to 2021)
📖 Today, we will be analysing a very important problem for many of our customers. Namely, what will happen with the legal status of the foreigners who have obtained a permanent residence permit under the old law. More precisely, we are referring to the provisions of the Bulgarian Foreigners Law that were repealed in 2021. These are the provisions that were allowing foreigners to obtain permanent residence permit by buying Bulgarian government bonds.
‼️ The most important questions that many foreigners are interested in are the following:👇👇
https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org/by-investment/foreigners-old-pr-bulgaria/

Important information for foreigners holding old PR by investment in Bulgaria. These PRs are usually obtained through investments in bonds.

25/03/2025

Bulgarian citizenship by origin for Turkish emigrants
You ask, we answer – once again about who is “Bulgarian” and is this concept “ethnic”
✅ Today we are responding to a potential client who asks an extremely well-argumented legal question. The essence of the question lies in how exactly the term “Bulgarian” should be interpreted within the meaning of § 2, item 1 of the Additional Provisions of the Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria.
❓ Questions concerning the interpretation of the legislation on Bulgarian citizenship
Dear Alexander Dobrinov,
I am a humble lawyer living in Turkey with a deep interest in law, driven by a passion for research, and practicing law. Although I do not know you personally, I feel excited to have found your articles published on the websites “https://posolstvo.eu” and “https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org“. I am glad to be able to benefit from them because they cover many practical issues related to Bulgarian citizenship and proving Bulgarian origin.
Our answer to the question is at the end of the full article. 👇👇
https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org/by-origin/bulgarian-origin-turkish-citizens/
This article is also available in Bulgarian and Turkish.

Bulgarian citizenship for Turkish citizens, ancestors of Bulgarians, who immigrated to Turkey in the past. How to prove Bulgarian origin.

08/03/2025

Refugees in Bulgaria can obtain citizenship much faster than other foreigners
🌐 Today we will explain how refugees in Bulgaria can obtain Bulgarian citizenship. According to the Bulgarian citizenship law, foreigners with granted refugee or asylum status can obtain Bulgarian citizenship much faster than through the standard naturalisation route. In these cases, the total waiting time is shortened to only three years:

“A person who has been granted refugee or asylum status not less than three years before the date of submission of the application for naturalisation may acquire Bulgarian citizenship if he meets the conditions under Art. 12, par. 1, p. 1, 3, 4 and 5.”

Art. 13a, par. 1 of the Bulgarian Citizenship Law
Conditions for obtaining Bulgarian citizenship for refugees 👇
https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org/naturalization/bulgarian-citizenship-for-refugees/

Refugees and Bulgarian citizenship. How to get Bulgarian passport if you have refugee or asylum status for more than three years?

05/03/2025

Bulgarian citizenship by place of birth – explained in detail

Are those who were born in Bulgaria – Bulgarian citizens?
👨‍👩‍👦 Today we will shed some light on one of the most often confused topics in the Bulgarian citizenship legislation. Namely, the Bulgarian citizenship by place of birth.
The two most common misconceptions about Bulgarian citizenship are that foreigners born in Bulgaria and those who marry a Bulgarian, automatically become Bulgarian citizens. Both statements are false. Neither foreigners born in Bulgaria become Bulgarian citizens automatically, nor those who marry Bulgarian citizens. Another misconception is that citizenship by place of birth is the same as citizenship by origin. Nothing can be further from the truth. But first things first, let’s see what really citizenship by place of birth is.
➡️ In this article, we will analyse some very important points concerning the children born in Bulgaria to foreign parents. What rights do they have and under what circumstances do they become Bulgarian citizens? 👇
https://www.bulgarian-citizenship.org/by-birth/bulgarian-citizenship-by-place-of-birth/

Bulgarian citizenship by place of birth. What happens if a child is born in Bulgaria by two foreign parents?