The London Embassy site now lists the requirements for the digital nomad visa:
"Digital nomad" is a foreigner who:
is employed under an employment contract by an employer registered/established outside a Member State of the European Union, or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or the Swiss Confederation and who provides remote services through the use of information technologies; in case the employment contract is concluded for a fixed term, the remaining term of the contract must be no less than the term of validity of the long-term residence permit issued on this basis,
or
is a legal representative, member of the management body, owner of a company, partner or shareholder, owning more than 25 percent of the capital of a company registered/established outside a Member State of the European Union, or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or the Swiss Confederation, through which it provides remote services through the use of information technologies and does not perform work and/or provide services to persons on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, or
provides remote services in a personal capacity through the use of information technologies for a period of not less than one year prior to the date of submission of the application and does not perform work and/or provide services to persons on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and/or does not perform freelance activities on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY DOCUMENTS:
Duly filled in and signed Visa application form: https://www.mfa.bg/en/services-travel/c … tion-forms
Passport valid for at least 18 months
Residence permit in the UK for non-UK citizens
Passport colour photo
evidence of an average annual income of not less than 50 (fifty) minimum monthly wages /27,550 euros/ according to the legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria for the previous calendar year;
an employment contract or other document issued by the employer or other competent authority, which contains data on the parties to the contract, the position of the foreigner, the remuneration and the term of the contract;
a document certifying the existence of the employer, in case it is a legal person or other legal entity other than a natural person, and certifying the name, identification number, registered office and address of management and the persons representing it under its national law, issued by the relevant competent registration authority, in accordance with its national legislation, with a term of up to 6 months prior to the date of submission of the documents;
a link to an official company register or website showing the circumstances under letter "b", if applicable;
a document certifying the existence of a company, its name, identification number, the owners of the capital, the registered office and address of management, the subject of activity, and the persons representing it under its national law, issued by the relevant competent registration authority, in accordance with its national legislation, with a term of up to 6 months prior to the date of submission of the documents; in case the document does not contain data on the owners of the capital, an additional document shall be submitted, issued by the management body of the company, in accordance with its national legislation, certifying this circumstance;
a link to an official company register or website showing the circumstances under letter "aa", if applicable;
At least one contract and reference from the recipient of the remote services, certifying the provision of the services entirely remotely, the term of the provision, as well as containing identification data of the recipient of the services:
- for persons - name, identification number, number and date of issue of identity document, address in the country of nationality or in the country of habitual residence;
- for companies - name, identification number, registered office and address of management, the persons representing it under its national law, as well as a link to an official company register or website from which these circumstances are apparent, if applicable;
At least one contract and reference from the recipient of the remote services, certifying the provision of the services entirely remotely, the term of provision, as well as containing identification data of the recipient of the services:
- for individuals - name, identification number, number and date of issue of an identity document, address in the country of citizenship or in the country of habitual residence;
- for companies - name, identification number, registered office and address of management, the persons representing it under its national law, as well as a link to an official company register or website from which these circumstances are visible, if applicable.
Police Record ACRO*, certified with an apostille by FCO /not for children under 18 YOA/
ACRO is valid for 6 months from the date of issue and should be still valid for when you apply for the residence card.
- If there are previous convictions, a letter from a solicitor saying that the applicant is fully rehabilitated is also requested. The letter should be apostilled by FCDO.
Proof of address in Bulgaria – Notarial act of property or lease contract only!
- Notarial certified declaration by the owner of the leased property that they give consent for the applicant to register at their address in Bulgaria
Bank statements for the past three months
Compulsory health insurance, with a minimum amount of coverage of 30,000 Euros, valid on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. The insurance must cover the entire period of stay. EHIC or GHIC are also acceptable if they are able to cover all costs that may arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, emergency medical assistance, and/or emergency hospital treatment or death/repatriation in the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Translation may be done by an accredited translator at the Embassy.
List can be downloaded from here:
then the translation is certified by the Embassy.
Please note that the criminal record /ACRO/ and all other official documents related to your company status must be Apostilled by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and translated into the Bulgarian language. Alternatively, the translation may be done in Bulgaria by a licensed translator.
The decision takes 35 working days and could be extended.
The cost is 100 euro/84.80 pounds /100 euro/, payable by cards
The long-term visa is a 6-month multiple entry visa.
Its purpose is to give enough time within these six months for the visa holder to register with the local Migration and get issued a residence permit.
