Returning and living in Bulgaria

What to arrange when you return and how people of Bulgarian origin live and work in Bulgaria.

  • Moving back to Bulgaria: what to arrange

    A checklist for moving back to Bulgaria: address, documents, health insurance and a GP, tax, social security and benefits, school for the children, diplomas, the car and the bank.

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  • Residence in Bulgaria for people of Bulgarian origin

    How a foreign national of Bulgarian origin gets the right to live in Bulgaria: the D visa, extended and permanent residence, documents, when a certificate of Bulgarian origin is needed, fees and time limits at the Migration Directorate.

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  • Bringing a car and belongings when you move back

    How to register in Bulgaria a car from another EU country or from outside the EU: documents, roadworthiness test, insurance, local tax, customs duty and VAT, relief on transfer of residence, and the rules for personal belongings.

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