Bulgaria

Residency by Investment

Minimum Investment

€500,000

Government Bonds

Time To Residency

6

Month

Time To Citizenship

5

Years

Visa-Free Access

171

Countries & Territories

INVESTMENT OPTIONS

The Bulgarian residency-by-investment programme offers three investment options.

OPTION 1

GOVERNMENT BONDS

  • Deposit EUR 500,000 in a Governmental Bond Portfolio for an investment period of 5 years.

Full investment amount will then be returned without any accrued interest.

OPTION 2

FINANCED INVESTMENT

  • You can leverage your capital by paying a reduced amount that will be used to finance a EUR 500,000 closed 5-year loan from a chartered bank. The loan is initiated and repaid at no further cost to the investor.

It is required by the chartered bank that you demonstrate net worldwide assets of EUR 1,000,000

OPTION 3

FINANCED INVESTMENT

  • Holding the 2 investments for a period of 2 years after being granted Bulgarian citizenship is mandatory.

Asset ownership must be maintained for 5 years.

BULGARIA RESIDENCY APPLICATION PROCESSS

Month 1-2

Profile Assessment& Preliminary Due Diligence Check
Retain IRC Invest & Payment % of Legal Fee
Commence Government Document Collection

Months 2-3

Bank Account Compliance
Biometrics for Residency Card

Month 3-4

Bank Account Opening Approval
Government Contribution Full Amount Escrow Deposit
File Government Submission
Government Processing Fees % Transfer
Government Due Diligence Checks

Months 4-5

Government Residency Approval
Government Processing Fee % Transfer

Month 5-6

Residency Card Issuance

171 VISA-FREE TRAVEL COUNTRIES

Ranked 18th in 2020
* Visa on arrival ** eTA

  •   Albania
  •   Andorra
  •   Austria
  •   Belarus
  •   Belgium
  •   Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •   Croatia
  •   Cyprus
  •   Czech Republic
  •   Denmark
  •   Estonia
  •   Faroe Islands
  •   Finland
  •   France
  •   Germany
  •   Gibraltar
  •   Greece
  •   Greenland
  •   Hungary
  •   Iceland
  •   Ireland
  •   Italy
  •   Kosovo
  •   Latvia
  •   Liechtenstein
  •   Lithuania
  •   Luxembourg
  •   Malta
  •   Moldova
  •   Monaco
  •   Montenegro
  •   Netherlands
  •   North Macedonia
  •   Norway
  •   Poland
  •   Portugal
  •   Romania
  •   San Marino
  •   Serbia
  •   Slovakia
  •   Slovenia
  •   Spain
  •   Sweden
  •   Switzerland
  •   Ukraine
  •   United Kingdom
  •   Vatican City
  •   Bangladesh *
  •   Brunei
  •   Cambodia *
  •   Hong Kong (SAR China)
  •   Indonesia
  •   Japan
  •   Kazakhstan
  •   Kyrgyzstan *
  •   Laos *
  •   Macao (SAR China)
  •   Malaysia
  •   Maldives *
  •   Nepal *
  •   Philippines
  •   Singapore
  •   South Korea
  •   Sri Lanka **
  •   Taiwan
  •   Tajikistan *
  •   Thailand *
  •   Timor-Leste
  •   Uzbekistan
  •   Botswana
  •   Cape Verde Islands
  •   Comores Islands *
  •   Egypt *
  •   Gabon *
  •   Gambia
  •   Guinea-Bissau *
  •   Kenya *
  •   Madagascar *
  •   Malawi *
  •   Mauritania *
  •   Mauritius
  •   Mayotte
  •   Morocco
  •   Mozambique *
  •   Namibia *
  •   Reunion
  •   Rwanda *
  •   Sao Tome and Principe
  •   Senegal
  •   Seychelles *
  •   Sierra Leone *
  •   Somalia *
  •   St. Helena *
  •   Tanzania *
  •   Togo *
  •   Tunisia
  •   Uganda *
  •   Zambia *
  •   Zimbabwe *
  •   Cook Islands
  •   Fiji
  •   French Polynesia
  •   Kiribati
  •   Marshall Islands
  •   Micronesia
  •   New Caledonia
  •   New Zealand **
  •   Niue
  •   Palau Islands
  •   Papua New Guinea *
  •   Samoa
  •   Solomon Islands
  •   Tonga
  •   Tuvalu
  •   Vanuatu
  •   Antigua and Barbuda
  •   Aruba
  •   Bahamas
  •   Barbados
  •   Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  •   British Virgin Islands
  •   Cayman Islands
  •   Curacao
  •   Dominica
  •   Dominican Republic
  •   French West Indies
  •   Grenada
  •   Haiti
  •   Jamaica *
  •   Montserrat
  •   St. Kitts and Nevis
  •   St. Lucia
  •   St. Maarten
  •   St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  •   Trinidad and Tobago
  •   Turks and Caicos Islands
  •   Argentina
  •   Belize
  •   Bermuda
  •   Bolivia *
  •   Brazil
  •   Canada **
  •   Chile
  •   Colombia
  •   Costa Rica
  •   Ecuador
  •   El Salvador
  •   Falkland Islands
  •   French Guiana
  •   Guatemala
  •   Honduras
  •   Mexico
  •   Nicaragua
  •   Panama
  •   Paraguay
  •   Peru
  •   Uruguay
  •   Venezuela
  •   Armenia
  •   Bahrain *
  •   Georgia
  •   Iran *
  •   Israel
  •   Jordan *
  •   Kuwait *
  •   Lebanon *
  •   Palestinian Territory
  •   Qatar
  •   Saudi Arabia *
  •   Turkey
  •   United Arab Emirates

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