Source: http://lexsofia.com/2018/07/11/investment-bulgarian-citizenship/
Timestamp: 2018-10-18 22:55:58
Document Index: 199065638

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 25', 'art. 25', 'art.12', 'art.12', 'art.14', 'Art. 25']

INVESTMENT & BULGARIAN CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION
INVESTMENTS & BULGARIAN CITIZENSHIP
A foreigner who wishes to invest in Bulgaria and obtain a permanent residence permit and later citizenship after investment has several options to choose between.
The relevant legal base is art. 25, para 1, point 6, 7 or p.13, or art. 25 c of the Foreigners in Bulgaria Act /FBA/ and art.12a or 14a of the Bulgarian Citizenship Act /BCA/;
I. 5 years citizenship options /art.12a of BCA options /
NB! Before applying for citizenship, the candidate must receive a residence permit on one of the following grounds /options 1-5/, and then wait 5 years, keeping the investment:
Option 1: investment of more than 1 000 000 BGN or the increase of the investment with this size through the acquisition of:
1.2 shares and treasury bonds and derivative instruments issued by the State or by municipalities, with a residual maturity not less than 6 months;
II. 1-year citizenship options /art.14a of BCA options – fast-track/
NB! Before applying for citizenship, the candidate must receive a residence permit on one of the following grounds /options 7-9/, and then wait 1 /one/ year:
Option 7: investment according to Art. 25, para 1, p. 6 or 7 FBA /see options 1 and 2 above/, increased to a minimum of 2 000 000 leva;
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