Bulgaria to Offer Easier Citizenship Procedure to Foreign Students

Domestic | October 22, 2009, Thursday // 15:41|  views

Dimitrov has already prepared an official proposal for changes in the Bulgarian Citizenship Act, which will be reviewed within a month at a meeting of the government. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency

Foreign nationals who have completed higher education in Bulgaria may soon be able to acquire Bulgarian citizenship through a simplified procedure.

Bulgaria’s Minister for Bulgarians Abroad, Bozhidar Dimitrov, made this proposal Thursday. The motive for the proposal is allegedly that these people have undergone the natural process of naturalization for the period of study, and the state can use their potential..

Dimitrov has already prepared an official proposal for changes in the Bulgarian Citizenship Act, which will be reviewed within a month at a meeting of the government.

Another idea for change is to restore citizenship to Bulgarian citizens of the territories lost to Bulgaria in the Paris Peace Treaty of 1947. These citizens would only have to submit a formal request to the Minister of Justice.

Dimitrov's team is also working on a bill for Bulgarian communities and Bulgarians living outside Bulgaria. The document will govern the relationship between the state and diaspora, and the powers and interaction between the competent Bulgarian institutions in the Bulgarian communities.

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