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Bulgaria Permanent Residence after Five Years of Qualifying Property or Regional Investment

9 facts quoted from the official source

For a holder of the qualifying property or regional-investment prolonged residence who has maintained the investment for five years.

Route type
Investment
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
4
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Continued Compliance RequiredThe original investment, ownership, asset and job conditions must remain satisfied.
  • Eligibility summaryArticle 25(1)(17) provides permanent residence after five years of maintaining an Article 24(1)(19) or (20) investment.
  • Prior Investment Residence RequiredThe applicant must hold residence based on the qualifying property or regional investment.
  • Qualifying Prior GroundsOnly the listed prior investment grounds qualify.
Also stated by the source
  • Competent Authority Verification RequiredThe competent investment authority verifies continued compliance.
  • Investment Maintenance YearsThe investment must have been maintained for five years.
  • Official source basisArticle 25(1)(17) provides permanent residence after five years of maintaining an Article 24(1)(19) or (20) investment.
  • Permanent Residence Application RequiredThe applicant must file the permanent-residence application with Migration.
  • Report summaryArticle 25(1)(17) provides permanent residence after five years of maintaining an Article 24(1)(19) or (20) investment.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Bulgaria?
The official source states: For a holder of the qualifying property or regional-investment prolonged residence who has maintained the investment for five years.

Every answer is quoted from the official mvr.bg page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

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Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official source of the governing body mvr.bgLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Bulgaria government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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