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Residence → Bulgaria · Permanent status
#14of 70
10 JUL 2026checked
Methodology →
BG
Bulgaria
Residence score · permanent
86.6
Rank #14
of 70 countries
Travel100
Security92
Path65
Rights85
37Doors unlocked
5 yrsTo citizenship
NotDual

Bulgaria permanent residence: security and reach.

How far this permit travels, the days it costs to keep, and where it leads — years to permanent residency and citizenship. The whole deal, with official sources.

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Around this rankRank #14 · of 70 countries
12PL
Poland
88.1
13PT
Portugal
88.1
14BG
Bulgaria
86.6
15FR
France
86.5
16CZ
Czechia
86.0

How secure it is

“Days to keep” — the physical-presence rule that keeps the status alive — is the column no other index publishes. It’s also exactly what Countly counts.

Max absence before loss2 yr

Mainstream secondary-source reading: national permanent residence status can be withdrawn after more than 2 consecutive years of absence from…

Indefinite statusAllowed

Misrepresentation in the original application; for spousal-route grants, dissolution of the marriage within roughly the first 7 years; long…

Tax residency · separate clock183 days

staying past 183 days typically makes you a tax resident — a different count, also worth tracking.

What it unlocks beyond Bulgaria

WhereStayVerified against
EU
Schengen area — free movement · 28With a valid permit + passport
90 / 180 daysSchengen Borders Code Art. 21
AL
AlbaniaValid permit holders
CR
Costa RicaValid permit holders
GE
GeorgiaValid permit holders
ME
MontenegroValid permit holders
MK
North MacedoniaValid permit holders
MX
MexicoValid permit holders
PA
PanamaValid permit holders
RS
SerbiaValid permit holders
TR
TürkiyeValid permit holders

Where it leads

Year 0Permanent residence
Year 5Citizenship · Not allowed
How many days must you spend to keep Bulgaria residence?

Mainstream secondary-source reading: national permanent residence status can be withdrawn after more than 2 consecutive years of absence from Bulgaria. A separate, parallel EU…

How long from Bulgaria residence to citizenship?

5 yrs. Not allowed.

Countly · the day-counting app

Your permit has a day counter. So does Countly.

Track the presence days that keep your residence permit — and your tax residency — alive. Automatically and privately.

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183 days

Countly keeps a verifiable ledger of your presence days: for the permit, and for the tax line right behind it.

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