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Continuous Residence Permit for a Trade Representative of a Foreign Company (Art. 24(1)(6) Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act)
Bulgaria · Eastern Europe
Source: Mobility Asset DatabaseLifecycle: UnknownResidency-to-PassportActive Investor Visas
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedUnknown
- Unknown
- Governing lawPublished
- Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act (ЗЧРБ), Art. 24(1)(6); registration of the trade representative office under the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Act
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministry of Interior — Migration Directorate and Regional Migration Departments; office registration via the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Represent your foreign company's registered trade office in Bulgaria and live there on a renewable residence permit
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum ageUnknown
- Unknown
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Appointed as a representative (max 2 per company, since a June 2025 rule change) of a foreign trading company that has existed at least 2 years and shows minimum annual turnover of roughly EUR 51,000-54,000 in each of the prior 2 years; the trade representative office must be registered with the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Employment statusPublished
- Full-time employee
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Spouse includedUnknown
- Unknown
- Children includedUnknown
- Unknown
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 2–4.3 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Type D visa filed at a Bulgarian embassy/consulate abroad, then residence permit filed in person at the Migration Directorate once in Bulgaria
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Register at the local Migration Service and collect the residence card in Bulgaria after entering on the type D visa
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Up to 14 days from a complete application, extendable by up to 1 month if more documents are needed, per the government administrative-services portal
- Official application routePublished
- https://iisda.government.bg/adm_services/services/service_provision/21815
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $299
- Application feePublished
- $6
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $305
- Monthly income requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
- Cost notesPublished
- 10 BGN (~$6) application fee plus 500 BGN (~$299) for a 1-year permit issuance (200 BGN/~$120 for 6 months); separate from the ~120 EUR (~$140) BCCI trade-office registration fee
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusUnknown
- Unknown
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 12 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days in any 12-month period, or whose centre of vital interests is in Bulgaria, will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- 10%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 10 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- No
- Remote or freelance workUnknown
- Unknown
- Local healthcare accessUnknown
- Unknown
- University accessUnknown
- Unknown
- Can buy landUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bankingUnknown
- Unknown
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- No personal capital contribution is required from the applicant — eligibility turns on the foreign parent company's age and turnover, not a personal investment. The applicant must actually work and reside in Bulgaria as the representative; no away-limit rule was found.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://iisda.government.bg/adm_services/services/service_provision/21815
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://iisda.government.bg/adm_services/services/service_provision/21815 | https://ruskov-law.eu/sofia/article/tyrgovsko-predstavitelstvo-chuzhdestranno-lice.html | https://lexsofia.com/2022/02/03/trade-representative-office/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.