Intra-corporate transferee permit with a right of long-stay residence
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Разрешение за лице, преместено при вътрешнокорпоративен трансфер, с право на продължително пребиваване as of 2026-08-25[1][2] |
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| Official name (English) | Intra-corporate transferee permit with a right of long-stay residence as of 2026-08-25[1] Translation. |
| Legal basis | Закон за чужденците в Република България, чл. 33п; Закон за трудовата миграция и трудовата мобилност, чл. 31 – 33 as of 2026-08-25[1][3] ЗТМТМ чл. 7, ал. 4 names 'заетостта по чл. 24и, 24к, 33к и 33п от Закона за чужденците'; чл. 33п is the intra-corporate transfer ground. ЗТМТМ чл. 31–33 set the conditions and durations. |
| 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 3 years as of 2026-08-25[2][3] ЗТМТМ чл. 32, ал. 2: residence for the purposes of intra-corporate transfer is granted for up to three years for managers and specialists and up to one year for trainee employees. The register states that the permit is issued for one year and renewed under the same article, and that where the employment contract is shorter than one year the permit is issued for the duration of the contract. |
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| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-08-25[1] The register: 'Разрешението се издава за срок от една година, като се подновява при условията на този член.' |
| Maximum total duration | up to 3 years as of 2026-08-25[2][3] ЗТМТМ чл. 32, ал. 2, т. 1 and 2: three years for managers and specialists, one year for trainee employees. ЗТМТМ чл. 5, ал. 2, т. 2 requires a break in employment of at least six months after the transfer period expires before new labour-market access is granted to the same worker. |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[2][3] ЗТМТМ чл. 31, ал. 2: the permit entitles the worker to work only for an undertaking of the receiving group of undertakings and only in the positions of manager, specialist or trainee employee. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | Yes as of 2026-08-25[2][3] MLSP: an intra-corporate transfer is the temporary movement, for work or training, of a third-country worker from an undertaking established outside Bulgaria with which the worker has an employment contract, to a branch of that undertaking or to an undertaking belonging to the same group established in Bulgaria. |
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| Labour-market test | No as of 2026-08-25[2] MLSP: for intra-corporate transferees the employer's 'пазарен тест' is not applied. |
| Qualification requirement | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[3] |
| Employer sponsorship | Yes as of 2026-08-25[2][3] MLSP: the limit confining transferees to 10 per cent of the average headcount of employees who are Bulgarian citizens, citizens of another EU or EEA state or of the Swiss Confederation does not apply to them. That figure differs from the 20 / 35 per cent ceiling the same ministry publishes for the general regime under ЗТМТМ чл. 7, ал. 1, т. 1; both are cited. |
| 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 | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[1] The register states the permit is granted to foreigners who hold a visa under чл. 15, ал. 1 or, in cases of re-issue, a продължително residence permit on the same ground. Where the applicant must be at filing is not stated. |
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| Statutory processing time | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[1] |
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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 | authorisation required as of 2026-08-25[1][3] ЗТМТМ чл. 33: family members of an intra-corporate transferee have the right to work under an employment relationship and to carry on freelance activity in Bulgaria for the duration of the transferee's residence, with a permission of the executive director of the Employment Agency for access to the labour market. The register adds that family members obtain продължително residence on the ground of чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 for the duration of the principal's stay, subject to чл. 24, ал. 2 and a positive family-reunification decision. |
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Verification
| Sources cited | 3 |
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| 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] 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] Вътрешнокорпоративен трансфер
Министерство на труда и социалната политика · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [3] Закон за трудовата миграция и трудовата мобилност (консолидиран текст, PDF)
Министерство на труда и социалната политика · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25