Bulgaria

Remote work residence permit. Bulgaria’s December 2025 remote-worker permit: a one-year, once-renewable residence permit for non-EU freelancers, remote employees and business owners earning from abroad.

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Remote work residence permit

A 1-year residence permit for the remote-work basis, renewable once for a second year.

Who qualifies

Be a business owner or manager holding at least 25% of a foreign company, or a freelancer with at least a year of service to foreign clients and no Bulgarian clients, working entirely remotely.
Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act, remote-work residence permit
Average annual income of at least 50 times Bulgaria’s minimum monthly wage — since Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January 2026, that wage is €620.20 a month, putting the floor at about €31,010 (BGN 60,650, roughly $34,100) a year.
Ministry of Interior, remote work residence permit rules

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Income: At least $2,840 a month, steady and documented.
Time: 2–3 months, including the initial Type D visa and the residence card.
Cost: About $300–700 in visa, permit and translation fees.
The hard part: The permit strictly bars any work for Bulgarian clients or employers, so mixing local and foreign income can void it.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.
2028
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2029
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2030
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2031
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.

Language: Bulgarian, shown by a document from the Ministry of Education and Science.
Time away: Permanent residence in Bulgaria for at least 5 years before applying.
Two passports: It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.

The years count, but this permit ends after 2 years, before permanent residence at 5; the family would need to move to another permit to keep going.
The remote-work permit stops after 2 years, short of the 5 for permanent residence; the time helps only if the family moves on to another long-term permit.

The law behind these dates

Foreigners Act, Arts. 24(1)(23) and 24c: remote-work residence (State Gazette)

Living there.

Time you must spend there: No published day-count minimum, but the permit is for people actually based in Bulgaria; long, unexplained absences can be questioned at renewal.
Tax: Bulgarian tax residence follows the 183-day rule; Bulgaria’s flat 10% personal income tax applies once resident.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Contact a Bulgarian consulate about the Type D visa for remote work before applying for the residence card.Open mvr.bg ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of steady income: at least $2,840 a month
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one adult US employee of a corporate employer outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, already admitted on the required visa D and living in Sofia city: Bulgarian lawyer review, personal residence application, both government charges, first card and the single one-year extension with its replacement card; the consular visa, owners, freelancers and accompanying relatives are separate.

19 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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