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title: "Can 1951 Bulgarian Emigrants Obtain Citizenship?"
url: https://yeniversiyon.pages.dev/en/can-1951-bulgarian-emigrants-get-citizenship/
lang: en
published: 2020-03-15
updated: 2025-10-20
description: "People who emigrated from Bulgaria in 1951 and their descendants may be able to recover Bulgarian citizenship. The conditions, the documents and the status check."
source: BulgaristanVatandas.com (https://bulgaristanvatandas.com)
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# Can 1951 Bulgarian Emigrants Obtain Citizenship?
### Can 1951 Bulgarian Emigrants Obtain Citizenship?

With the help of our company, Bulgarian emigrants can recover their citizenship. There are a number of criteria for anyone wishing to restore their Bulgarian citizenship.

Emigrants of 1951 seeking their legal rights have put forward their citizenship claims. There are certain conditions for them to recover Bulgarian citizenship, and once their documents are complete, they can do so.

## **How Can You Become a Bulgarian Citizen?**

At Bulgaristanvatandas.com we can help you become a Bulgarian citizen. Supporting documents such as emigrant certificates, name equivalence certificates, old Bulgarian passports and birth certificates are required. With these documents, a citizenship status check is carried out through the Ministry of Justice, and the citizenship procedure is started according to the reply.

We help with the conditions for citizenship and residence permits, with reuniting families living in different countries, with registering marriages and births, with visa procedures and with company formation, as a complete consultancy service.

**Conditions for 1951 emigrants to be entitled to apply for Bulgarian citizenship**

-   Being of Bulgarian origin,
-   Having parents who were Bulgarian emigrants,
-   Being one of the former Bulgarian emigrants.

## What Are the Rights of Bulgarian Citizens?

Citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria are citizens of the European Union and have the same rights as other EU citizens. They can live and work in other European countries if they wish, or simply travel there without a visa.

If a person is ethnically Bulgarian, the residence and language requirements do not apply. People whose mother or father is Bulgarian can apply for citizenship through them. If you marry a Bulgarian citizen, you can apply for a visa at the Bulgarian representations in Turkey.

Bulgaria's citizenship-by-investment programme was abolished in 2022. Today, foreigners who make a qualifying investment in Bulgaria can obtain a residence permit and, after completing the required period of residence, apply for citizenship under the general conditions.

## How Do You Become a Bulgarian Citizen?

Several conditions must be met to become a Bulgarian citizen.

_The conditions include:_

-   The applicant must not have been convicted of an offence in Bulgaria or Turkey.

Although it is not mandatory for every application, holding a document proving knowledge of Bulgarian is also an important detail.

## Our Services for Emigrants

We continue to serve Bulgarian emigrants through [bulgaristanvatandas.com](/en/), and anyone who wishes to recover their Bulgarian citizenship can also visit our office for advice. We handle all visa procedures for people with emigrant status and carefully manage their residence permit applications. We offer insurance services for those who work, help emigrants who wish to marry prepare the documents required, and assist residence permit holders with extending their permits.

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