David0000
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Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
@HelenDinBG: Surely it was entirely the UK Govt鈥檚 responsibility to have explained the impact of Brexit to its citizens. Who else was responsible for doing this? I did read everything the Govt published. However it was all about people living ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
@Zooldrool - Re your post 18 Jan: Not many people knew about this option, hence the low uptake. The UK Govt heavily promoted the Withdrawal agreement and all the rights it conferred. But they didn't make people aware of existing options to ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
Yes, there's up to date info (for EU citizens) on the BG Govt's website ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
@Bullador: Your are right that having a long-term residency permit for BG wouldn't give any additional rights to vist EU countries. My original post about "the wider EU" was wrong. But I believe it would have allowed us to visit and ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
I've already left a message for the Embassy, as well as contacting the FCDO. But suspect it's too late now. Each country determines its own laws around immigration and residency. The EU can apply over-arching legislation, such as the ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
Hi Vasilev, Having a residence permit is not the same as being "legally resident". To have been legally resident - at least in terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, you would have needed to 鈥渆xercise a right to reside鈥� - by being ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
Hi Cynic, It may not be the Govt's role to tell people about existing rights. But I would expect the Govt to have a responsibility to highlight a major change to these rights as a direct result of Brexit - which is exactly the situation. The ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
Hi Cynic, I may not have explained the situation clearly enough. These are not new rights, they are old rights that expired on the Brexit transition. Last year, as a owner of property in BG, I could have applied for and been given a residence ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
Hi Sailingdom, I don鈥檛 think what you are saying is correct 鈥� but could be wrong. Currently, post transition, as a UK citizen I can only visit BG for 90 days in every rolling 180 day period, as you state. The BG Govt鈥檚 site ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
Hi Sailingdom, Yes, I was not legally resident in BG. Very clear. However, if I was resident in the UK in 2020 but applied for a Bulgarian residence permit prior to the transition this would have give me the right to travel to and stay in Bulgaria ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
Hi, and thanks for the reply. I seem to have posted this query twice in error. You are right that someone would need private health insurance, as well as a good financial standing. Yes, this would be residence within just Bulgaria. However I think ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria by David0000
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ...
Hi, and thanks for the response. I was looking at the UK Govt's website https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-bulgaria#visas-and-residency. This implied that you have to be legally resident at the time of the UK leaving the EU to benefit. Not ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ... Read More
Misleading guidance re residency in Bulgaria
I am UK citizen living in the UK, with property in Bulgaria. The UK FCDO鈥檚 guidance around Brexit has always been that 鈥淚f you were legally resident in Bulgaria before 1 January 2021, your rights will be protected by the Withdrawal ... Read More