Archive · 23 Aug 2025
Bulgaria's Golden Visa: Residency Pathway for Investors
Bulgaria has a Golden Visa program that allows people from outside the EU to live there permanently if they invest about 5 crore rupees.
With this visa, you can live in the Schengen area without needing a separate visa.
You can bring your family with you, and you don't have to stay in Bulgaria all the time.
After five years, you can even apply to become a citizen.
To get the visa, you need to be over 18, have a clean record, and invest in specific funds.
The program gives permanent residency and a path to citizenship.
Bulgaria's Golden Visa program offers immediate permanent residency to non-EU citizens through investment.
Applicants need to invest €512,000 (approx. ₹5.12 crore) in Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission-licensed funds.
The visa provides visa-free travel across the Schengen zone, and a path to citizenship after five years.
Benefits include no minimum-stay requirement, low taxes (10% flat rate), and access to EU-standard services.
Eligibility requires applicants to be over 18, hold a valid passport, have no criminal record, and invest in approved funds.
- Who
- Non-EU citizens, including Indian citizens, are eligible to apply.
- What
- Bulgaria launched a Golden Visa program offering permanent residency to non-EU citizens through investment.
- When
- Launched in 2023, effective from January 1, 2025, when Bulgaria joins Schengen.
- Where
- Bulgaria, a new member of the Schengen Area.
- Why
- To attract foreign investment and offer a path to residency and citizenship.
- Investment Amount
- €512,000 (approx. ₹5.12 crore)
- Investment Options
- Funds licensed by the Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission
- Path to
- Permanent Residency and Citizenship
- Family Inclusion
- Spouse, children, parents, and in-laws
- Tax Rate
- 10% (personal tax)
- Citizenship
- After 5 years
- Visa-free Access
- Schengen Area (116 countries)
