Bulgaria Citizenship by Investment Program
The Bulgarian Citizenship Investor Program is an appealing opportunity for foreign investors. With the latest on 26th of February 2021 amendments, the investment process to be a Bulgarian citizen became easier and faster. The investors have now more options, such as investing in priority government projects (tourism, industry,local development), Bulgarian ETFs and AIFs, or stocks of Bulgarian companies traded on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. The investment cost that investors need to pay remains same as before, however a new option called fast-track citizenship is now available.
Benefits at a Glance
Visa-free Travel
Discover visa-free travel to hundreds of countries around the world
Citizenship for Entire Family
Your family and dependents can become citizens along with you
Flexible Terms
The terms required to become a citizen are flexible and hassle-free
No Residency Requirements
Being physically present in the country isn't required to become a citizen
Dual-Citizenship Possibility
No need to exit your current citizenship
Stable Economy
High standards of living and ideal conditions to start a business.
Tourisitic Location
Live in ideal weather and in touristic cities
World-Class Education System
Excellent academic institutions will be available to you and your family.
Citizenship Requirements
No Criminal Record
Applicants need to be clean of sanctions and other serious crimes
18 Years of Age
Main applicant must be at least 18 years old and have legal capacity to act
Source of Funds
Main applicant must be in a position to prove the source of funds
Clean Bill of Health
Applicants must be in good enough health for the application process
According to Guide Passport Ranking Index, The Bulgarian passport ranks now on the 17th place and it is absolutely can be considered as a high mobility score. This means that, you can travel over 174 countries and territorries visa-free.
Almost for all foreign investors, the best advantage of having a Bulgarian passport is the fact that it is also an EU passport. You can achieve all of the opportunities of EU, with Bulgarian passport. (living, studying, working without restrictions.) In addition to visa-free countries, 37 e-visas and 18 visas on arrival are currently available to Bulgarian passport holders.
Your Spouse and Children Can Become Citizens with You
Spouse and minor children can apply for citizenship under the simplified procedure: Children – immediately after the investor becomes a Bulgarian citizen; Spouse – 3 years after obtaining a permanent residence permit and after the investor becomes a Bulgarian citizen.
Flexible terms for Bulgarian Citizenship
Like all of the citizenship by investment program, the investor has to meet some requirements to obtain citizenship in Bulgaria.
These requirements are: being over 18 years old, owning the investment for all five years as a resident, not having a criminal record or being under investigation in Bulgaria, having a valid passport (the minimum validity period is 6 months), prove sufficient income to support yourself and your family. Investors also need to file a citizenship application and pass some medical test.
Residency isn't Required for Citizenship
You do not need to reside in Grenada at all to become a citizen, in fact, you don’t even need to set foot within the country if you do not wish to. All you need to do is contact an Authorized International Marketing Agent like BeCitizen Global, we will take care of all the hassle.
Bulgaria Investment Options
With the new regulations, investors can invest in priority government projects (tourism, industry, local development), exchange-traded funds and alternative investment funds or shares of Bulgarian Companies in the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. You do not need to make any donations to become a Bulgarian citizen. All investments within the program are reimbursable. Investors must hold their investments for at least 5 years.
Applicants | Company Shares | Investment Fund Shares | Concession Agreement | Various Company Shares | Capital Investment | Capital Investment for Non-Listed Commercial Companies |
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Main Applicant |
€225.000 on the condition that ownership matches or exceeds %50 |
€512,000 | €512,000 | €1 Million | €1 Million | €3 Million |
Spouse Children, Parents | No additional fees | No additional fees | No additional fees | No additional fees | No additional fees | No additional fees |
Citizenship Application is Short and Rapid. You are Ready with BeCitizen Global
Be Citizen’s aim to provide you a fast and easy application process and support you step by step. We will help you in your way of achieving Bulgarian passport, control your application process in order to get the result that you wanted and we will be following up your application approval. With Fast-Track citizenship option, you will be able to obtain Bulgarian citizenship 2 years from your investment, it can be 6 years via the Standart Track.