Current information about the legalization of the invitation-declarations for issuance of visa for citizens, address registration of citizens from non-EU member countries, residence permit on the territory of Bulgaria for citizens from EU member countries, and the conditions upon which foreign citizens from non-EU member countries may enter, stay and leave Bulgaria.
Legalization of the invitation-declaration for issuance of visa for citizens from non-EU member countries.
According to the requirements of the Ordinance for the conditions and the order for the issuance of visas and ruling of the visa regime, the legislation of the invitation-declarations is made from the “Migration” directorate and the regional structures of the Police and the regional Police directorates.
The invitation-declarations by which foreign citizens could be invited for short term visits in the country are several types:
- Invitation-declaration from a person that invite foreign person for private visit on the territory of Bulgaria;
- Invitation-declaration from a person and/or legal entity that is having an activity according to the Commercial Act that invite foreign person with the purpose of business activities;
- Invitation-declaration from a not for profit legal entity that invite foreign person with the purpose of business activities;
- Invitation-declaration from a legal entity that is foreign representative office registered in Bulgaria that invite foreign person with the purpose of business activities;
Invitation-declaration forms are available in the regional “Migration” directorates. It must be two copies, notarized and represented in front of the regional “Migration” directorates.
Address registration of citizens from non-EU member countries
Once a person enter on the territory of Bulgaria and has passed the border the foreign citizen declare the purpose of its visit and the address where shall stay. On the same way according to the governing law and its requirements the Bulgarian citizen upon which invitation the citizen from non-EU country visit Bulgaria and stay on its premises is obliged in term of five days to inform the Migration authorities.
The hotels, hostels, etc. are obliged to register the foreign citizen immediately on a special registry book and this information to be sent to the Migration authorities.
Issuance of certificate for residence permits of citizens from EU member countries
According to the requirements of the Act for the entrance, stay and leaving the territory of Bulgaria by citizens of EU member countries and the members of their families say that for the first three months of their residence did not need a registration procedure. If there is a wish for a longer than three months residence, the person must apply an application form for long term or permanent residence in Bulgaria. On the basis of the respective application form the “Migration” authorities issue a certificate for residence permit.
Issuance of certificate for residence permits of citizens from non-EU member countries
According to the requirements of the Act for foreigners in Bulgaria a person that shall stay longer than three months on the territory of Bulgaria must have visa type “D” which is issued by the diplomatic bodies and the consular authorities of Bulgaria in their countries of origin upon representation of required documents according to the requirements explained in art. 24 and art. 25. After obtaining the visa the person must apply an application form for the issuance of long term residence permit in front of “Migration” directorate together with the same documents with which the applied for the issuance of the visa.
No comments:
Post a Comment