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Nearly 6,200 people received and restored Bulgarian citizenship from January to September 2019

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For the first 9 months of last year, a total of 5,793 people received Bulgarian citizenship, shows data from the Commission for Acquisition of Bulgarian Citizenship with Bulgaria’s Vice President Iliana Yotova. According to the legal requirements, in order to obtain Bulgarian citizenship, a foreign citizen must prove his or her Bulgarian origin, have a refugee status or have special merits to the country.

For the period from January 1 to September 30 last year, a total of 142 decrees were issued regarding 6,367 cases of changes in Bulgarian citizenship. 409 people have restored their Bulgarian citizenship, the report from the Commission shows.

In 2018, Bulgarian citizenship was granted to 8,362 people.




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