Hiring an employee from a non-EU country in Bulgaria often seems like a complicated and chaotic process – different institutions, documents, permits, deadlines and requirements.
That’s why we created a practical guide for employers, HR teams and foreign citizens, which collects the most important things in one place.
In it you will find:
- The main opportunities for work in Bulgaria
- How to determine which procedure is applicable to the specific case
- What documents are needed
- What is the employer’s obligation and what is the employee’s
- When is a D visa needed
- How the procedure is carried out step by step
- What are the main deadlines
- What happens after receiving the permit
- How to renew the permit and what happens when changing employer
- The most common mistakes and practical tips
The guide discusses the EU Blue Card, the Single Residence and Work Permit, secondment, intra-corporate transfer, freelance work and seasonal work. Our goal is for the guide to be a practical tool that employers and employees can refer to throughout the process. To be useful for everyone, it is available in both Bulgarian and English.