Pre Brexit Residency Card Renewal

JimJ ViP

Member since 07 December 2015

JimJViP23 November 2025 18:14:05

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@JimJ
Well it's multiple choice and all the answers are in the paragraph or two of text shown. I tried a sample paper online and nearly just passed (and I really don't know the language, just enough useful words to be able to guess the answer. Just learn who, where, when, "which are the following is true" etc...gives you a chance to have a good guess at the multiple choice answer.
I also understand it's completely fee and you can have unlimited goes at it (every 3 months I think).

Good luck y'all!! - @Zooldrool

That's just the written part - there's also the Oral Interview, where you're tested on spontaneous conversational Bulgarian and are required to demonstrate a knowledge of Bulgarian history, culture, public holidays etc.

I believe that there is a fee of around 680 leva, payable every time you take the test. You're correct about the 3 month minimum gap between attempts to pass the exam.

Zooldrool Active member

Member since 24 April 2020

ZooldroolActive member23 November 2025 20:04:44

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@JimJ

The last account I heard about the interview (oral part) was that the candidate introduced themselves in Bulgarian and had a basic conversation, but when they started to struggle the interviewer switched to English to ask further questions about bulgarian history and geography etc. They passed.

So who knows...

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JimJ ViP

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JimJViP24 November 2025 03:11:21

#43

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@JimJ
The last account I heard about the interview (oral part) was that the candidate introduced themselves in Bulgarian and had a basic conversation, but when they started to struggle the interviewer switched to English to ask further questions about bulgarian history and geography etc. They passed.
So who knows... - @Zooldrool

I'm sorry to hear that: IMHO it makes no sense to grant ANY citizenship to someone who can't/won't make the effort to speak and read the language of the country in question to a good standard. Sadly, such things are rather more lax here in Bulgaria than they are in many other European countries. Even the lackadaisical UK has a fairly high bar to clear on that score, although with far too many exemptions for my taste...