The country is divided into 28 districts for administrative purposes. A district, or region normally consists of a regional town and the countryside. Districts have a regional governor as well as a local mayor who runs the municipality.
Many people confuse the issue of residence with that of citizenship. If you obtain Bulgarian residence you are still entitled to your British passport and are indeed considered a British national. If you wish to obtain full Bulgarian nationality you may apply to do so but there are limited benefits in doing
The permanent stay certificate (or permanent residence card) is normally applied for after:
• five years of continuous legal residency; or
• marriage to a Bulgarian citizen.
It is the law at present that all non-EU tourists entering Bulgaria should register within five days at the local police station. EU citizens do not have to register. For the vast majority of tourists who are staying in hotels (whether EU or not), this is done automatically
Most property-buyers arrive as tourists. Since Bulgaria’s entry into the EU, i has become much easier for British citzens to visit. Previously, a stay of betwee one and three months entailed applying in advance for a ‘Type D’visa through Bulgarian embassy outside Bulgaria
It is increasingly common to get into conversation with a taxi driver in London and find he knows one who has just bought in Bulgaria or is about to retire there. More and more people are choosing to retire abroad and many of them are choosing Bulgaria.
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The Bulgarian education system offers a reasonable education from infant school onwards, with a very high rate of entry to university. The big drawback, however, is the language. A child from Britain entering the local school system would struggle to keep up initially.
The idea of owning a vineyard is a dream for many people, and one that is quite possible in Bulgaria. Small plots for home produce and commercial vineyards are both attracting investors. There are now one or two agents specialising in such properties, and many rural properties come complete with a small vineyard.
Bulgaria is traditionally an agricultural country, and farming is still a major employer – 24 per cent of the workforce is employed in farming. Land has always been an emotive subject in the country where so much of it was taken from private owners after 1945.The government has now returned thousands of acres of land to former owners or their descendants.