Foreign Patrons of Culture to Grab Bulgarian Citizenship

Society | August 15, 2010, Sunday // 13:57
Bulgaria: Foreign Patrons of Culture to Grab Bulgarian Citizenship

Newly adopted legislation amendments have provided opportunities for granting Bulgarian citizenship to foreign nationals who have made considerable donations to various cultural institutions in Bulgaria.

This has been announced the minister for Bulgarians abroad Bozhidar Dimitrov stated that US and Canadian citizens have already gotten hold of a Bulgarian passport under this procedure.

The donation must be over EUR 100,000 and made out to a Bulgarian cultural institution. Investors with more than BGN 1 M also receive preferential treatment, as well as people with distinction in research or sports.

Minister Dimitrov has vowed to combat the demographic crisis in Bulgaria by attracting foreign citizens to become Bulgarian nationals.

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Tags: demographic crisis, Bulgarian citizenship, Bozhidar Dimitrov, culture, donation, Diaspora Minister

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