permanent residence permit — five years’ maintained investment on an art. 24(1)(19) or (20) permit (Foreigners Act, art. 25(1)(17))

Route status

Active as of 2026-08-25^[1]

Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.

Residency route facts

Identity

Identity
Official name (local)	разрешение за постоянно пребиваване по чл. 25, ал. 1, т. 17 от ЗЧРБ as of 2026-08-25^[1]
Official name (English)	permanent residence permit — five years' maintained investment on an art. 24(1)(19) or (20) permit (Foreigners Act, art. 25(1)(17)) as of 2026-08-25^[1] Translation.
Legal basis	Закон за чужденците в Република България, чл. 25, ал. 1, т. 17 as of 2026-08-25^[1]
Instrument type	residence permit as of 2026-08-25^[1]

Who can apply

Who can apply
Nationals not served by this route	EU, EEA as of 2026-08-25^[1]
Criminal-record condition	Yes as of 2026-08-25^[1]

Permit terms

Permit terms
Initial duration	Not applicable as of 2026-08-25^[1]^[2] Permanent residence is granted for an indeterminate term (ЗЧРБ чл. 23, ал. 1, т. 4); the register records the act's validity as 'постоянен' (permanent).
Renewable	Not applicable as of 2026-08-25^[2] No renewal: the status is granted for an indeterminate term.
Work rights	full as of 2026-08-25^[3] ЗТМТМ чл. 9, ал. 1, т. 2: no labour-market access permit is required for a holder of long-term or permanent residence, or for their family members. A permanent-residence permit on this ground therefore carries access to employment without a separate work authorisation.

Permanent residence and citizenship

Permanent residence and citizenship
Counts toward permanent residence	Not applicable as of 2026-08-25^[1] This route is itself the permanent-residence status.

Requirements

Requirements
Investment options	Option: bg-pp-podderzhana-investitsiya-podderzhane Asset class: other Minimum amount: Not established from a qualifying source This ground carries no threshold of its own. It is open to a foreigner who has held a продължително residence permit under чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 19 or т. 20 and has maintained the investment for five years; the amounts are those of the underlying route (bg-prodalzhitelno-nedvizhim-imot or bg-prodalzhitelno-neblagopriyaten-region). Restrictions: Five years' maintenance of the investment made under чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 19 (real property) or т. 20 (capital in a disadvantaged region). Implementing rules: ППЗЧРБ чл. 34, ал. 1 and чл. 39, ал. 6, т. 7.

Process

Process
Where to apply from	in-country only as of 2026-08-25^[1]^[2] ЗЧРБ чл. 23, ал. 6 requires the application for permanent or long-term residence to be filed in person at the Migration Directorate or a regional Migration unit; the register states the application is filed two months before the currently permitted stay expires.
Statutory processing time	up to 2 months as of 2026-08-25^[1] Register: up to 2 months, extendable by a further 2 months where the case is legally or factually complex or additional documents are required.
Fees	Kind: application Amount: BGN 10 one-off as of 2026-08-25^[1] Source states the threshold in Bulgarian leva. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 2026-01-01 at the fixed rate 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN; none of the sources consulted publishes a redenominated figure for this threshold. Charged per: application Paid by: applicant Condition: payable on filing ('за исканата услуга') Kind: issuance Amount: BGN 1,000 one-off as of 2026-08-25^[1] Source states the threshold in Bulgarian leva. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 2026-01-01 at the fixed rate 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN; none of the sources consulted publishes a redenominated figure for this threshold. Charged per: applicant Paid by: applicant Condition: payable on grant ('при предоставяне')
Quota	Quota exists: Not established from a qualifying source

Physical presence

Physical presence
none stated	to keep the permit as of 2026-08-25^[1]

Family inclusion

Family inclusion
Family members may be included	Yes as of 2026-08-25^[2]
Eligible relations	Not established from a qualifying source
Family members' work rights	Not established from a qualifying source

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Verification

Verification
Sources cited	3
of which official (tier 1)	3
Oldest as-of date	2026-08-25
Newest as-of date	2026-08-25
Reviewed on	2026-08-26
Schema version	1.1

Sources

[1] 1077 Разрешаване на постоянно пребиваване на чужденци — информация за предоставяне на услуга
Администрация на Министерския съвет — Административен регистър (ИИСДА) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25
[2] Закон за чужденците в Република България (консолидиран текст)
Министерство на иновациите и растежа (публикуван текст на закона) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2022-03-18 · Accessed 2026-08-25 · Amended by bg-dv-zid-zchrb-52-2025
[3] Закон за трудовата миграция и трудовата мобилност (консолидиран текст, PDF)
Министерство на труда и социалната политика · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25