long-stay residence permit — person admitted for specialisation training (Foreigners Act, art. 24r)
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | разрешение за продължително пребиваване по чл. 24р от ЗЧРБ as of 2026-08-25[1][2] |
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| Official name (English) | long-stay residence permit — person admitted for specialisation training (Foreigners Act, art. 24r) as of 2026-08-25[2] Translation. |
| Legal basis | Закон за чужденците в Република България, чл. 24р as of 2026-08-25[2] Created by § 17 of the Act amending and supplementing the Foreigners Act, State Gazette issue 52 of 27 June 2025: 'Чл. 24р. (1) Разрешение за продължително пребиваване до една година могат да получат чужденците, които притежават виза по чл. 15, ал. 1 и са приети като специализанти в Република България.' |
| 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[1] |
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| Criminal-record condition | Yes as of 2026-08-25[1] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 2 as reproduced by the register: foreigners aged 18 and over, other than stateless persons with status in Bulgaria, produce a criminal-record or police-registration certificate issued under the law of the state of nationality, of origin or of habitual residence, at first application. |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[2] ЗЧРБ чл. 24р, ал. 1: 'Разрешение за продължително пребиваване до една година'. |
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| Renewable | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Work rights | Not established from a qualifying source |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source |
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Process
| Where to apply from | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[2] ЗЧРБ чл. 24р, ал. 1 requires the applicant to hold a visa under чл. 15, ал. 1 — a type D visa — which implies prior entry; чл. 24р, ал. 2 states where the application is filed, and that sentence is past the point at which this session could read the gazette text. |
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| Statutory processing time | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[1] |
| Quota |
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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[1] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. |
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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 | 2 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 2 |
| 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] 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