Can You Still Buy & Live In Bulgaria?
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- Опубликовано: 8 май 2022
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.Buying Bulgarian Property After Brexit 2021
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When I was at school many decades ago, I got bullied for having an Irish parent. Now I have 2 passports, and I'm so happy about that!
My great grandparents were Irish and apparently I can’t use that to apple for passport :(
@@MDOY79 why not? It's within the legal limits of citizenship.
@@MDOY79 Irish born grandparents are a reason for granting Irish passports, it does involve a little more work obtaining birth certificates but it does work.
@@MDOY79 It stops with your grandparents. Geat grandparents doesn't work.
This is very helpful thank you, there has been a lot of misinformation since brexit with people that did it before trying to help.
The signing of the documents to register the business has to be done by a Bulgarian notary, as the British ones are only notarising your signature, the Bulgarian one will notarise the content.
Due to this it really is a must that you visit Bulgaria.
For the visit to the embassy in London, which is merely handing over the paperwork and not an interview as such:
You also need an acro check that has been translated and notarised.
The proof of income, needs translating and notarising.
We were the first to do it since brexit in our area, and the people in immigration got a bit confused,.
It is a ball ache, but it is very much still doable 😊
Thank you for making this video!
Great advice 👍, keep up the good work!
Brilliant information Joe. Many thanks!
Brilliant video, lots of good info. I’m looking to live over there soon. Thank you very much
Great and informative video.
I love the video very good explanation 👏 Thanks 👍
Really interesting thankyou 🙂
Hi Joe, thank you very much for this video. I have a parent born on the island of Ireland so am going to apply :)
This has been HUGELY helpful! As a potential first time buyer in Bulgaria I'm trying to educate myself as much as possible before I come to this wonderful country for a property visit!
Thank you 😊
Excellent, thankyou.
I kept my company from I arrived Bg 2010, and never thought be of any worth. I only received my permanent residence card this year and glad I did. The company accounts once you have a year of no trading just fill out the correct form and that’s the end of any yearly documents. Great content.
Just completed our purchase last month, land and house with company formation. Company Bank account held it up. We now have D visa two weeks ago and doing residency next few weeks. The complication of making our UK documents valid was expensive. It can be done but is complicated and involved.
I'm about to do the same, do you have a recommendation for the lawyer/agent you used?
@@asmrtarot4443 where are you buying?
great info. subbed. going to your website now)
Thank you 😊 Get in touch if you have any questions.
Thanks for the helped information, i will be there someday. Respect from Shenzhen China ❤❤
Best thing I ever did getting permanent residency in BG and I urged lots of people to do it during the Brexit window but they didn't. I think the banks are a little short sighted but may have other agendas.It looks like BG wants as few immigrants as possible which suits me.
Legend.
Hi! Very informative video! I just found and subscribed to your channel today as you were recommended by Our Derelict Dream and that you are around Svilengrad, which is generally where I've been doing tons of research, actually anywhere between Svilengrad and Burgas close to the Turkish border. Since your info is specifically for non EU UK after Brexit, can I assume that the procedures would also be valid for anyone outside EU, specifically USA, where I'm from? I've been researching BG because I'm looking for an EU base close to Istanbul Turkey, where I like to travel to, and frankly I'm attracted by the prices. It's very helpful to see the properties you're showing in the region I'm interested in. I haven't had a chance to visit yet, but I feel like I have a general feel for the place with all my research. Hope to find a town/village with a few English speaking expats. I'll likely contact you directly in the next year or two if I see something in your future videos that I like. Thank You!
Добре дошъл в България !
Благодаря много 😊🙏🏼
Hello
I have a question. Once you have been here for five years, can you apply for permanent residency or do you have to keep renewing every five years?
Thanks
I wonder if a US citizen like myself with a felony conviction could get a visa. I'm going to submit my application package this spring so fingers crossed. Worst case I just spend 3 months hopping around Europe. lol 3 months in Bulgaria, 3 months in Romania, 3 months in Italy then back to Bulgaria.
I know this was posted a year ago, so its possible that things have changed again, but I'm in a slightly different position to most people and I don't know where to find the information I need.
I'm a retired UK citizen, in receipt of state pension and an S1. I moved to France in June 2022. I'm on a VLS-TS, which is a one year visa, in the same category as a D visa and waiting for them to approve year 2.
I own my house in France, but I have nothing in the UK. Do I have to return to the UK to apply for a D visa, or can I do it from France?
Until I sell my house, I won't be in a position to buy anything and as I have 9 dogs and 5 cats, I would need some where to stay once the house in France has sold.
My dad has a house in Gurkovo region. Although he lives in the UK with me. I would love to live at the house, even if it’s only for 12 months. This vid was helpfully so thank you, I’m just struggling to think of where I can get employment before I’m fluent in Bulgarian
Look into hotels and call centers 😉👍🏼
A lot of call centers in either Sofia,Plovdiv,Varna or Burgas, or some sort of an online casino.They pay relatively well and you don't have to be that fluent in Bulgarian as the companies are foreign and they enforce English only at the office.
Hi Joe. Thanks for your videos and information. I'm currently in the process of buying some land with the intention of living off-grid. I'm coming over to Bulgaria in October for a week or so. Is there a chance that I can apply for a 5 year residency permit while in Bulgaria, claiming that I intended to apply sooner but the pandemic prevented me from applying? Many thanks!
That depends on the title of the land and whether or not you were here before Brexit (assuming you're an English citizen).
I want to buy a small farmhouse there too.
Great video. Can I ask. If my wife (of 10 years with a Spanish passport) applies fir residency in BG would that make it easier for me to get residency as a Brit? Thanks
Absolutely. She'll just need an address here, a valid passport and BG health insurance. Once she gets residency you can apply as her husband without a visa 😊👍🏼
Hi Joe . thanks for your informative videos . I have a question about buying property in BG which is ; can I pay in cash to buy a property in BG or it must be through bank account? since I'm a EU citizen but I don't want to pay through my bank , I prefer to pay in cash , is that possible ???? thanks again .
Anything over 10,000 BGN now needs to be payed via bank transfer. Anything under that amount can be paid in cash. If slightly over, say 13,500 BGN, and the property is furnished or includes building materials or something else of value, it could be possible to set the house price at 9,500 and 4000 for belongings for example, depending on what you can legally agree with the sellers and solicitor 😊👍🏼
I bought a property before brexit and covid stopped me applying is it still possible for us to get residency ?
Can you by a allotment garden with a nice shed on it fenced up.
Such things rarely exist in the villages where everyone has a good sized garden, but you do find allotments in the town's. It's best to buy a plot of land like the one I'll link below and build your own. This is also regulated land, so it would be easy to build on and live on. Also aware you might be questioning the legality according to your citizenship, so if that didn't answer your question, let me know 😊
ruclips.net/video/6b2k74ul-gU/видео.html
We are uk citizens, early retirees (so no pension) but an adequate income from the rental of Commercial properties (2 shops in the uk). We have been living in france since 2015 and have 10 year french residency permits (WARP) issued on the basis that were were her permanently prior to brexit. Would this make our move to BG any easier or will we still have to visit the embassy in the uk etc and go through the same proceedure?
Also, what kind of company would we need to set up? I have no idea.
Thanks for commenting ❤️ I'm no expert, although I believe all of that won't make a difference. You'll need a limited company to purchase land and you'll need to visit the embassy if you wish to stay for more than 3 months at a time.
We have a Bulgarian house which we intend to live in fulltime soon, we also have residency cards, but when we pop our clogs we want my sons from my first marriage to inherit and maybe live there. So can they get residency cards because we have them? They're both in their 40s now.
Yes, look into "bringing the family together" forms at your immigration office. They should be able to get residency through you.
hi re- the bit you added at the end i was in bulgaria to get residency just before brexit looking at properties but i fractured my ankle while i was there and went home to the uk i had my passport checked at the romania /bulgaria border at the time i came in to bulgaria via bucharest i can go back to find my hotel stay dates and flights etc in the apps i booked them i also opened a bulgarian bank account in ruse while i was there who asked for my passport so that would have been checked by the bank too ' what would be the steps to do a backdated eu residency procedure ? can you put an email in your reply i'll be in touch thanks
Sorry to hear that. What a nightmare! A few months ago it wouldn't have been a problem, but recently we've been told by our local immigration office they're not backdating any longer. I would suggest it's still worth a try. You'll need your proof you were here gathered, printed out and notarized here in Bulgaria. Any hospital documents, tickets, booking confirmation, especially anything to prove you actually broke your ankle. Take those notarized documents, along with the title deeds to your property, health insurance and a bank card, to your local immigration office with ideally a solicitor who can translate and fight your case. Good luck and let me know how you get on 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
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Hello
If you are already a long term resident who bought the easy peasy way before BREXIT do you still have to form a company to buy a second property?
Thanks
Yes, unfortunately you do.
Please can give a recommendation of who to email or speak to regards assisting to arrange retirement in Bulgaria. Many thanks
We could only recommend our own legal team. However, due to how busy we are with our own, we have to strictly keep these recommendations for those working with us.
Hello The final comment did I hear that correct that before Jan 2022 if you can prove you were in Bulgaria you can use that for backdating residency
Potentially. It might not work for everyone, but we do know it has worked for some recently.
@@alternativelivingbulgaria thank you for the reply.
@@alternativelivingbulgaria I have bought a house in the Dobrich region so starting my journey house is habitable but just neeeds electric upgrading and new windows. Great videos find them very informative.
@@countofgostivar6644 best of luck to you. I was looking around the region last year for a seaside property. There are some beautiful spots and I'll definitely return.
Do you know if the Bulgarian government gives free language classes to new immigrants , like they do in other countries?
Yes, some friends and family recently took a six week intensive course designed to integrate citizens from outside of the EU. It was free, you just had to buy the text book.
Hi. I was on your website. Couldn't tell (or find it) but do you list property for sale ? Thanks
Not so much anymore, but we do have a few amazing places of our own for sale and know of a few others. Best thing is to give me a call. You'll find my number on our website and Facebook page 😊👍🏼
Joe
Is it true that if you open a foreign representative office from a country like say Canada, you have to have had the Canadian LLC for two years in order to get the d visa. I heard they changed it over the last couple years
I'm sorry, I don't know about that. You'll have to contact the embassy. Good luck 🤞🏼
@@alternativelivingbulgaria yeah no problem. I will be finding out the details soon. I think they wanted to prevent people from opening a corp for the sole purpose of using it to get the d visa, which is understandable. Hopefully everything will work out, once I started looking into Bulgaria I knew that was the country I wanted to live in... No offense to Canada but this country is unaffordable and going insane
How much does it cost to open a company
That's a very helpful video, and thanks for updating those you did previously.
Two questions.
I'm more concerned with being able to live in Bulgaria rather than to buy a property. Why? Because I don't know enough about the country to know where I'd want to live or in what type of property. Is it possible to get a D visa buy using the address of a rented property, or possibly as a tenant in a shared house? Or would I have to register a company and buy first?
Secondly, what constitutes "A significant amount of money to support myself? I believe the basis for answering that is having access to an amount greater than the minimum full time Bulgarian wage, which is something like £3,000 per year. I own a house in the UK which I would sell before moving, and that would give me money for far longer than I'm ever likely to live. I'm 63 years old so will receive a pension in under three years, although it won't be a full pension as I've not made enough contributions. Logically this would easily qualify me, but do the Bulgarian authorities behave logically?
And a third question. Roughly what might I expect to pay for health insurance at my age? I believe when I become a pensioner my health costs are covered by the UK government, but I'm not certain of this.
If anyone else can answer these questions as a result of similar experience I'd love to hear from them. I realise that you and your family are in a much different situation to me so it may be hard for you to answer.
Thanks 😊 First question, yes you can use a rental contract if you wish to apply for the D visa. But don't forget you can stay here and explore for 3 months without a visa.
You'll need a bank statement to show you have an amount at least equal to 6 months minimum wage in Bulgaria. Thats all. I personally believe it should be fairly easy for you. Health insurance shouldn't cost more than about 200 lv per year. We recommend using Allianz.
@@alternativelivingbulgaria That's great. Many thanks for your advice and encouragement.
@@cornishhh I also have the money and will to go to Bulgaria.I have an EU passport.My problem is that I'm still young(43) and have no idea what I could do to earn some money.
I wouldn't need much , but I would need something.I'm not an online guy either.
Been pondering this for ages now.I could do the self-sufficient gardening thing but still some income is always needed.
@@alwayslearning7672 What makes you want to move to BG? I'm curious to know as I'm trying to work out why I do myself.
There's the obvious low cost of property. I like the climate especially on the Black Sea coast; warmer than the UK but still with four seasons and not the months of relentless summer heat that the Med has.
There seems to be a bit of a make do and mend culture and an independence of action from what I can gather where you're in the main left to get on with life the way you choose. Maybe I'm convincing myself of something which is different to reality.
Hey, new to the channel. We are moving to Bulgaria in April. I am married to an EU Citizen (Polish) who has a house and residency in Bulgaria. I am from the UK. From what I have read online. I should be able to get residency through her. Do you know if this is the case?
Thank you,
Lou
Hey Lou! I think we follow eachother on Instagram actually 😊 Yes, if you're married there will be an easier way round it all for you. Feel free to drop me a message or give me a ring and I'll be happy to help.
I have a French residency permit. Does anyone know if this will make it easier to obtain a five year permit for Bulgaria? Any help gratefully received. Thanks.
If it's a company owned house, don't you pay business electricity rates?
That's correct. But you can write a notarised letter from your company to the electric company explaining the property is being used or lived in by a person and you want to pay standard rates 😊👍🏼
When you say you can apply for a D visa, if you show a significant amount in your bank account that will support you for either 6 or 12 months. How much would you say is a significant amount?
You'll need a bank statement to show you have an amount at least equal to 6 months minimum wage in Bulgaria.
@@alternativelivingbulgaria That is brilliant news. Thank you so much for clarifying that for me. We bought a property last year by opening a Ltd company and have been having it renovated since then. So glad I now know how to apply for a D visa. Thanks again xx
@@alternativelivingbulgaria This is now invalid, we thought this but we required pension proof ( income guaranteed)in BG so started claiming our personal UK pensions giving a minimum income though our main income from rental property in UK is much higher . Still need 5,000 euro in a BG bank account as well. Capital now not enough. Remember no joint accounts so 5000 each
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When applying for D visa should I get it for 6 months or 12 months
I would think think 6 months is more than adequate.
Do you have to apply for citizenship in Bulgaria? Would you lose your British citizenship in doing Bulgarian citizenship? Thanks
We're talking about residency, not to be mistaken with citizenship. It's possible to have multiple residencies. Citizenship will come 10 years later if that's what you want.
Hi we would love to chat, are you able to reply with a way in which we can? My wife and I with our 18yr old son are moving to Bulgaria, but we are faced with how to deal with the employed section of the D VISA. We have enough money in our bank account to survive, and our business here in the UK will carry on employing us and helping us to survive in Bulgaria. However, we want like many others wish to start an online business. Do you have any suggestions or people we can talk to about full filling this part of the D VISA? Thank you
I'm afraid that we're just too busy with our own to be able to help much more than making this video and writing this reply. But if you've already been to the embassy to apply and you've shown you have adequate funds and still, you've been turned down. Then you need to hire a solicitor where you are to help with this. Bare in mind, only one of you needs the visa. If for instance you get the visa then you get residency, your wife and son can get it off the back of you. Good luck 😊👍🏼
Best thing to do in my opinion is to go live and work in ireland for 5 years and you can naturalise. Irish passport is a E.U. passport. That's if you don't already have an irish grandparent or parent. If you do, you can register as an irish citizen.
But failing all that. Argantina has an easier language. And 180 days in country, and a £4600 investment in a business. And you have yourself a passport. I personally prefer argantina to bulgaria. And its similarly cheap outside of the capitol.
Very interesting angel. Thanks for commenting 👍🏼
Hi. I have got a question if I may. How can you get a full medical cover in Bulgaria if you move form EU for example from Poland? Should I talk to a lawer or speak to the Bulgarian Health Department? Thank you
You can get private health insurance through any broker. We recommend Allianz. Once you obtain residency here, you'll need to start paying in to the system.
@@alternativelivingbulgaria Ok. How do you pay into the system? What is the procedure? Thanks
@@MAXMAX-nr8jc unless you know the language already, I would suggest finding a local translator or solicitor to help you. They will understand your local system.
We were in Bulgaria 2008 , does that count? Probably too long ago.?
That little trick is no longer working unfortunately... 😔
I need a Bulgarian work visa I'm from Ghana and works in Qatar as Electrician and would love to relocate there under company sponsorship
Once you have temporary residency can you then move to permanent residency?
I'm not completely sure what you mean by temporary residency. They'll grant you 5 years at a time for the first 10 years. Then I believe you have the option to apply for 10 year residency or apply for citizenship.
@Pete the residency cards people here are getting currently have a 5 year expiration date on them. We're not aware of anything saying they need to be renewed annually.
Hi we are hitting an issue as are not on a pension and need a reason for us to get a visa d like setting up a trade representivie office etc. do you have any knowledge of this or advice. we just want to retire but are only 50 so dont get a pension.
thanks
Mat
Is there any way to show you have sufficient funds in your bank account? Enough to support yourself for the 6 months you're applying for?
@@alternativelivingbulgaria we can do this but seems all lawyer say you need a ground to apply for visa now and retirement needs a proof of a pension. its all confusing.
@@matbover7390 personally, I would take notarized bank statement showing you have adequate funds to the embassy and apply in person. That along with company documents, title deeds, permission from your company to live there, all notarized, health insurance and passports. I would try that first before doubting yourselves.
I have Spanish residency and want to buy something in Bulgaria is that easy
As far as I know it comes down to where you hold citizenship. What nationality are you?
If your U.K. resident and start business for house buying could you actually run the company legitimately small amount of trading and use that as a reason to get d visa?
Yes definitely!
Yes but the criteria in the official documents states you also have to employ ten Bulgarians in that company as a requirement for visa D
@@TheHow2Girlx that is correct, as mentioned in the video.
I know this is a year old but I have a question.
I have lived in Bg for 12 years and own a house in my own name, No company, and have Permanent Residence Card. According to BG Government web site the only thing I can't do is vote.
Now I want to buy another house in Bg, can I buy it without having a company set up?
Are you a citizen of the United Kingdom?
@@alternativelivingbulgaria Scotland originally.
@@shug831 then unfortunately, in order to buy additional property, you'll need a BG company first. Your other other is to apply for BG citizenship
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Thank you so much. We are British . My husband is white . We want to come to bulgaria . At the moment we live in Asian country . One bed room house , i want to buy
We'll be happy to help 😊
Health insurance cost ???
That depends on your health and a few other things. But for us it was 160 lv per year I believe, with Allianz.
You have a website issue...
Sorry we ditched the website ages ago. Search "Alternative Living Bulgaria" on Instagram or Facebook and follow us there for more 😊👍🏼
what does one do for a job
@@lucyduffyllovelytown2619 look into Cambly. There's a lot of people doing that here 😊👍🏼
Hi Joe, could you confirm that in general this information is still correct.?
May 2023
Yes, pretty much 👍🏼
A few new twists and turns. But same basic procedure 😊👍🏼
I've been here 10 years, no company.
That's because (if your from UK) you purchased before Brexit.
The back dating aspect is that january 2022 or january 2021 ?
I believe before Jan 22.
@@alternativelivingbulgaria in that case i have a stamp on my passportfor before january 2022
@@downtoearth1705 worth a try 👍🏼
@@alternativelivingbulgaria i shouldbr there tuesday will go and check at the office
@@downtoearth1705 I would recommend taking someone to represent you. Good luck. 🤞🏼
Thanks for the info, one point I think you omitted to mention is the proof of criminal record.
Also hope you can help with this my girlfriend is bulgarian and we aim to get married later in the year but want to purchase a property before this will it be possible to put the property in both out names once we are married and the D Visa is granted. Thank Mark&Eli
I'm not sure that you have to submit proof of no criminal record yourself? My understanding was that they could run these checks on you if they wanted?
The easiest way for you to buy now is for you both to own the actual house in 50 / 50 shares, you can legally do that without a company and without residency. But for your fiancé to own the land the property sits on 😊👍🏼
What about work for older Women?
Look into Cambly. A lot of people support themselves through this out here in Bulgaria 😊🙏🏼
Before you bye get on to Bulgaria embassy about D visa no pension no D visa
Whos your legal team please
Our solicitors are too busy to take on anyone new right now, apologies 🙏🏼
can you help with suggesting someone to help get a d visa please? we are pay monthly buying a property. that should complete by xmas. id love to move over by spring. ive been told i need to have an english company running for 24 months than we can look at d visas. theres soooo much conflicting information i dont know whats what tbh. we are keen to start our new lives not wait 24 months if we can help it
What bugs me is the number of British people who voted for Brexit, some of whom were Brits living in Bulgaria.
One thing thats making me hold back a bit; Bulgaria has the most pollution in EU. How do you feel about this, does it concern you?
I find that difficult to understand and it's the first time I've heard it. Do you have any links? We live very long way from major industry, I've been told the furthest you can get and the air is extremely clean. You can tell by the amount of lichen growing everywhere. People move to this region because it's so untouched. My only concern is the Maritza river, as it flows through big cities before it gets to us. But we have loads of other beautiful rivers and lakes and springs to swim in and eat fish out of. I'm very interested to know specifically what you're referring to.
Bulgaria is not that great a place to go through all that trouble.
I m a EU citizen and I try buying a cheap house yesterday, and the imobiliare agent wich was a woman it was trying scam me he say I must buy the house without a purchase sales contract just paying some notary fees and give me a invoice and wait a day to make a new deed with name, but when I say I don't wanna buy the house without a purchase and sales contract(wich is obligatory) in wich must specifying all dimensions of house from the cadastral documentation and the full address of the house and how much money I pay for house she became nervous and close the phone
i try to buy a cheap house(not destroyed) for renovation with suspended electricity and main water and all documentation , I can pay 3000-5000 leva depending of the house conditions, maybe you can help me
We're sorry to hear that. There are a lot of scams going on and it's always best to employ an independent solicitor working for you and not the sellers.
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I don't need to employ anyone, I know all procedures, I stay near Bulgaria I'm from Romania if I don't find on internet a house I will come personally in Bulgaria and I search in villages a house, first I use Google maps to see the streets of villages where are abandoned houses and after a will make a search plan
@@ddsdsa2939 that's your choice, but in our opinion, it's a good idea to have someone you trust organising the sale, so you know exactly what you're looking at before going to the notary or paying any money. They can make many checks that regularly save people a lot of time, cash and problems down the line. For a couple hundred euros you won't be wasting your time.