Bulgarian nationality law
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Bulgarian nationality law is governed by the Constitution of Bulgaria (article 25 and 26) of 1991 and the citizenship law of 1999 (with changes made in various years through to 2009).[1]
It is mainly based on jus sanguinis; however, it is possible to obtain citizenship after 5 years of residence in Bulgaria.[2] Naturalisation is available on the basis of residence in certain types of status; marriage or on the basis of origin or at the discretion of the government of Bulgaria to persons of merit. The Bulgarian Ministry of Justice is in charge of processing citizenship applications.
Every Bulgarian citizen is also a citizen of the European Union.
Acquisition of Bulgarian citizenship
Bulgarian citizenship can be acquired in the following ways:
- Jus sanguinis: By descent from a Bulgarian citizen if at least one or both of the parents or grandparents or great-grandparents is or was a Bulgarian citizen;
- Jus soli: By birth in Bulgaria (unless citizenship of another country has been acquired by descent), or a child found in Bulgaria whose parents are unknown;
- By naturalisation in Bulgaria: If the applicant:
- is 18 or older;
- has been a holder of a long-term or permanent residence permit for at least 5 years, or 3 years if the applicant is married to a Bulgarian national, was born in Bulgaria, or settled in the country before the age of 18;
- has not been convicted of a premeditated crime;
- has a source of income or a trade and can financially support themselves;
- has a good command of the Bulgarian language.
Dual citizenship
Bulgaria permits dual citizenship only for native-born citizens, citizens of the
Citizenship of the European Union
Since Bulgaria is member of the
Travel freedom of Bulgarian citizens
Visa requirements for Bulgarian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of
In 2017, the Bulgarian nationality is ranked twenty-sixth in the
See also
- Citizenship of the European Union
- Bulgarian passport
- Bulgarian identity card
- Uniform civil number
References
- ^ "Bulgarian Citizenship Act". Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, London. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Чуждите, които искат да са наши". CETA. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "ЗАКОН ЗА БЪЛГАРСКОТО ГРАЖДАНСТВО". Lex.bg - Закони, правилници, конституция, кодекси, държавен вестник, правилници по прилагане.
- ^ "Bulgaria". European Union. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Article 20(2)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
- Timor-Leste (Portugal), Vanuatu(France)
- ^ "Treaty on the Function of the European Union (consolidated version)" (PDF). Eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "The 41 nationalities with the best quality of life". www.businessinsider.de. 2016-02-06. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
