Insurance periods and pensions after working in several countries
How insurance periods in Bulgaria and other countries are added together, which country pays which part of your pension, where to apply, and the Bulgarian retirement age in 2026.
Work, taxes and pensions
Social security in the EU, contributions in several countries, pensions, taxes and double taxation.
Bulgarian pension while living abroad
How to receive a Bulgarian pension while living abroad: transfer to a euro account, the declaration of continued entitlement (“life certificate”), tax and change of address.
Social security when working in another EU country
Which country insures you when you work in another EU country: local jobs, postings with an A1 certificate from the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency, work in two countries, self-employment, and your Bulgarian health insurance.
Taxes and double taxation
When you are a Bulgarian tax resident, how your income from Bulgaria is taxed while you live abroad, and how double taxation treaties protect you from paying tax twice.
Annual tax return from abroad
Who has to file an annual tax return in Bulgaria while living abroad, the deadline, how to file online with an NRA PIN or a qualified electronic signature, and how to pay the tax from abroad.
Unemployment benefit when returning to Bulgaria
When you can get unemployment benefit in Bulgaria after working abroad: counting foreign periods with U1, registering with the labour office, claiming at NOI, amounts and duration in 2026, and exporting benefit with U2.