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Help with process for Registering as an EU citizen

lauraball

OK,

So I have struggled to find a straight forward explanation of the process and timeframes for registering and receiving a lichna karta here.

Currently I understand the process to be:

Go to the immigration office with:

Application form filled in both Cyrillic and Latin.
Title deeds/rental contract+landlord declaration(notarised
EHIC/Insurance
Proof of funds (6000lev+??)/Job contract
Passport

Upon submitting those documents you wait for 3 days(?) before returning and collecting a residence certificate at which time you can apply for a Residence card. I am unsure on the wait between applying to collect the CERTIFICATE and collecting and applying for the CARD, some say you can go back the next day but others say 3 days.

Then there is an express option for the card which, some say is 24 hours and others 3 days as well.

Also I am unsure what is need when collecting the certificate and applying for the card (photos, notarised passport copies, etc.)

If anyone could provide a simple explanation of the basic process that would be fantastic and may help others in future. All the information I could find was either confusing or people saying they could help for hundreds of euros(!).

Thanks everyone!

See also

Traveling to BulgariaPre Brexit Residency Card RenewalS1 form husband details have been sent to us .Need to renew my passport in the next year or twoPomorie or Sveti Vlas or Sozopol for 12 months / permanent stay
Ramses K.

I'm a bit confused your profile says "Australian 做厙輦⑹", so it would be pointless to register as an EU citizen.

lauraball

Hi Ramses,

I am indeed an Australian 做厙輦⑹. However my husband is an EU citizen...

Do you have anything that can help with the question?

:-)

Ramses K.

Ah okee now I understand :)

And no I can't help you, my own country has his own guidelines on this subject.

hamousher

Hi laurabell, I am unable to answer your question as I am a family member of a Bulgarian citizen. However, first you do not get a lichna carta. The lichna carta is what Bulgarian citizens have as their ID card. What foreigners get wether EU citizens or family members is a residence permit. The term of which can vary from 1 to 5 years. the ideal information site for you is the official Bulgarian Government site here:https://mvr.bg/gabrovo/訄迡邾邽郇邽訄邽赲郇邽-郅迣邽/訄迡邾邽郇邽訄邽赲郇邽-郅迣邽-郱訄-迣訄迠迡訄郇邽/迣郈訄-邾邽迣訄邽---郋迡邾赲-迣訄訇郋赲郋/訄郱迮迮郇邽-郱訄-郈迮訇邽赲訄赲訄郇迮/long-term-and-permanent-residence-in-bulgaria-for-eu-citizens-and-their-fam. look at the pdf for :- Non EU citizen family member of an EU citizen. Hope this helps. My wife says that she believes the time frames for issue of permits depends on the location of your permit office.
regards

hamousher

After looking at the PDF. you will need a marriage certificate translated into Bulgarian and your Husbands residence permit along with your other documents you mention

kojidae

Uhhh, you can get a lichna card. EU can opt to get only a residence permit or residence permit and lichna card. Non-EU must get a card.

hamousher

kojidae, maybe you could follow the link in my post and then tell me if you can get a Lichna Carta and residence card, because if you have a Lichna Carta you do not need a residence card. I have a 5 year residence card with an 郅郇 number. I have been told by authorities that this is not a Lichna Carta and still have to show my passport. For myself to get a Lichna Carta I would have to apply for Bulgarian citizenship, which I can't do yet. My wife has her ID card and it states on the top that it is a Lichna Carta, the residence permit paper version or plastic card version does not.
regards

kojidae

邽郇訄 郕訄訄 literally means a card for personal identification.

Every single place that has asked for a lichna card- the hospital, doctor, registering a new address - has accepted my lichna card on its own. (The only place I needed the passport was to get my license because they check the passport against other european countries).

On the ministry's website it calls the card foreigners receive a 郅邽郇訄 郕訄訄 --- it is the term that they officially use.

" 虴苺 , 郈郋郅邽郅邽 訄郱迮迮郇邽迮 郱訄 郈郋郋郇郇郋 郈迮訇邽赲訄赲訄郇迮 赲 迮郈訇郅邽郕訄 郅迣訄邽 迮 邽郱迡訄赲訄 訄郱迮迮郇邽迮 郱訄 郈迮訇邽赲訄赲訄郇迮 郇訄 郈郋郋郇郇郋 郈迮訇邽赲訄赲訄 赲 訄郇訄訄 迠迡迮郇迮.

迮郋訇郋迡邽邾邽 迡郋郕邾迮郇邽:
郋郕邾迮郇 郱訄 郈郅訄迮郇訄 迡迠訄赲郇訄 訄郕訄

迮郋郕郋郈邽迮 郇訄 郈迮郋郇訄郅邽郱邽訄郇訄訄 訄郇邽訄 郋 郇訄邽郋郇訄郅郇邽 郈訄郈郋

苺迡郋郋赲迮迮郇邽迮 郋 郋訇邽郇訄訄 郱訄 赲郈邽赲訄郇迮 赲 郕訄郋迮郇邽 迮迣邽 郇訄 郇訄迮郅迮郇邽迮郋 (郈邽 郈赲訄 郅邽郇訄 郕訄訄)

苺迡郋郋赲迮迮郇邽迮 郋 郋訇邽郇訄訄 郱訄 郋訇赲迮郇 郈郋郋郇迮郇 訄迡迮 (郈邽 郈赲邽 迡郋郕邾迮郇 郱訄 訄邾郋郅邽郇郋)

訄邽郋郇訄郅迮郇 迡郋郕邾迮郇 (郈訄郈郋) 郱訄 郱訄迡迣訄郇邽郇郋 郈赲訄郇迮, 郕訄郕郋 邽 訇郅迣訄郕邽 迡郋郕邾迮郇 郱訄 訄邾郋郅邽郇郋, 訄郕郋 邽邾訄 訄郕赲"

faxo

I gather one is a residence card (for foreigners) and another is a Bulgarian national ID. Both are officially referred to as "Lichna Carta" but the writings on the cards themselves differ. Whereas Bulgarian national ID card is showing the words "lichna carta" in Cyrillic, residence cards (as far as I know) do not feature these words.

hamousher

faxo, you are absolutely correct the residence card does not have Lichna Carta on it and as far as I know the only Lichna Carta is the Bulgarian Citizens ID card. The residence card is not an ID as such and is merely a permit for foreigners to live in the country.

guyjones

The residence card (EU) allows you to live and also work in Bulgaria I believe.

JimJ

The problem is caused by a simple lack of knowledge of Bulgarian ;) 邽郇訄 郕訄訄 doesn't mean "Identity Card" it means "personal card". The personal card (ID Card) you get as a Bulgarian citizen is completely different to the one you receive as a foreign resident (Residence Permit), not least because you aren't able to travel abroad using a Residence Permit as an identity card.

And yes, I have heard of people who claim to have travelled outside Bulgaria with a Residence Permit as their sole ID: they're either fibbing or the authorities of the country they travelled through didn't know what they were looking at - but don't try taking an international flight out of Bulgaria without your passport/ID issued by the state of which you are a citizen!