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• follow the British Embassy Sofia on Facebook and Twitter

Attend a citizen outreach meeting

The British Embassy regularly holds virtual outreach events for UK nationals. Attend one of our citizen outreach meetings to keep up to date on working and living in Bulgaria.

The Withdrawal Agreement

If you were legallyliving resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021,2021

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Visas and residency

If you were resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, you need to apply for adetailed newguidance permit,about whichcitizens’ was introduced in July 2020.

You must obtain the new permit by 31 December 2021, or earlier if your current permit expires before then. If you don’t you may have to pay a fine, though your rights under the Withdrawal Agreement will not be affected.Agreement.

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Read our guidance on moving or retiring abroad.

Additional support

UK nationals who are resident in Bulgaria, and need help to complete their residence application or registration, can get support from organisations funded by the UKMinistry Nationalsof SupportInterior Fund.

Thisinformation support is only available to people who need additional help to secure their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement. They may include pensioners, disabled people, people living in remote areas or people who have mobility difficulties. Support available includes:

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Moving to Bulgaria

Check the entry requirements for Bulgaria.

If you move to Bulgaria you may need a visa.permanent Readresidency the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ guidance on visas and the Ministry of Interior’s travel and entry requirements to Bulgaria.permit.

Applying for Bulgarian citizenship

OnceWhen you have held a permanent residence permit in Bulgaria for 5 years, you can apply for Bulgarian citizenship (in Bulgarian).

You may haveneed to renounce your UK citizenship, baseddepending on your personal circumstances (e.g.(for example, if you are not married to a Bulgarian citizen).

For your Bulgarian citizenship application, you may need to order a birth, marriage or death certificate from the UK. You may also need a UK criminal records certificate in the UK.

You may also beneed required to have these and other UK documents officially translated and legalised (apostilled).

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If you have not worked in Bulgaria, you should claim your UK State Pension by contacting the International Pension Centre.

Read the Money and Pension ServiceService’s MoneyHelper guidance on pension and retirement changes for more information on cross-border pensions.

Life certificates for UK State Pensions

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Read the Bulgarian government’s guidance for UK nationals on how to exchange your driving licence.

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If you have a pet passport issued by Bulgaria or another EU member state, you can use it to travel with your pet to Great Britain and elsewhere in the EU. Ensure that your pet’s rabies vaccinations are up-to-date before you travel. Vets in Great Britain cannot enter rabies vaccination details in non-UK issued pet passports.

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If you need guidance on child abduction, read the guidance on international parental child abduction; the EU guidance on child abduction and EU guidance on child abduction to another EU country.

If you have been the victim of a rape or sexual assault in Bulgaria, read the guidance on what to do and where to get support in cases of rape and sexual assault.

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