long-stay residence permit — representative of a foreign commercial company with a trade representation registered at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Foreigners Act, art. 24(1)(6))
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | разрешение за продължително пребиваване по чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 6 от ЗЧРБ as of 2026-08-25[1] |
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| Official name (English) | long-stay residence permit — representative of a foreign commercial company with a trade representation registered at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Foreigners Act, art. 24(1)(6)) as of 2026-08-25[1] Translation. |
| Legal basis | Закон за чужденците в Република България, чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 6 (изм. – ДВ, бр. 52 от 2025 г.) as of 2026-08-25[1][3] |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[1] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2026-08-25[2] |
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| Criminal-record condition | Yes as of 2026-08-25[1] |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[4] ЗЧРБ чл. 23, ал. 1, т. 2: продължително residence is 'with a permitted term of up to one year, save in the cases provided for in this Act'. The register prices the permit in two bands, up to 6 months and up to 1 year. |
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| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-08-25[1] The register's filing rule — 'no later than 14 days before the permitted stay expires' — and its provision for repeat certificates presuppose extension. |
| Work rights | none as of 2026-08-25[5] ЗТМТМ чл. 8, ал. 1, т. 2: a third-country national holding a continuous-residence permit on the ground in ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 6 has no right of access to the Bulgarian labour market. The grounds listed there are чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 2, 6 – 8, 10, 14, 16, 19 and 20, and the list is closed. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source |
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Requirements
| Minimum capital | Not applicable as of 2026-08-25[1][3] |
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| Business plan required | Yes as of 2026-08-25[1] On an application to extend the stay, the Chamber issues a new certificate only after the trade representative declares the activity carried out during the previous period and in execution of the representation's programme of activity, and there is evidence of an office, representative actions performed and/or relations with Bulgarian partners. |
| Endorsement required | Yes as of 2026-08-25[1] A certificate of current registration of the trade representation at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, issued not earlier than one month before it is produced, must state that the чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 6 conditions are met. Not more than two representatives of each foreign commercial company may obtain a permit on this ground. |
| Innovation criterion | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated by the register entry. |
| Own means requirement | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-25[1] |
Process
| Where to apply from | in-country only as of 2026-08-25[1][4] ЗЧРБ чл. 23, ал. 5 requires the application for продължително (long-stay) residence to be filed in person at the Migration Directorate or a regional Migration unit; the register states it is filed no later than 14 days before the permitted stay or the type D visa expires. Entry is on a type D visa under чл. 15, ал. 1. |
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| Statutory processing time | up to 14 days as of 2026-08-25[1] Register: up to 14 days from filing, extendable by one month where the case is legally or factually complex or additional documents are required. |
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Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2026-08-25[1] |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2026-08-25[4] |
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| Eligible relations | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Family members' work rights | Not established from a qualifying source |
Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 5 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 5 |
| 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] Разрешаване на продължително пребиваване на чужденци — информация за предоставяне на услуга
Администрация на Министерския съвет — Административен регистър (ИИСДА) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [2] 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 - [3] Закон за изменение и допълнение на Закона за чужденците в Република България
Държавен вестник (Народно събрание) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-06-27 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [4] 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 - [5] Закон за трудовата миграция и трудовата мобилност (консолидиран текст, PDF)
Министерство на труда и социалната политика · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25