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Колко чужденци са получили "златни паспорти" в България?
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What the document holds
Dnes.bg (9 Aug 2021) relaying Deutsche Welle: Bulgarian Investment Agency certificates for 981 non-EU investors since 2014 (619 residence stage, 362 citizenship stage incl. 143 family members), routes (449 concession, 17 priority-project capital), counts by nationality, 89 investment citizenships 2017-2020 from presidency reports; 2021 amendment (BGN 1 million in a priority-project company), Stoilov's order to SANS; Cyprus 40% Russian share. Out of scope: BNB figure on FDI from St Kitts (EUR 6.4 million), background on offshore lists. Passing mentions of the Cyprus closure (1 Nov 2020) and a Malta anecdote (passport in nine hours) are recorded from primary sources or are anecdotes; not extracted.
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Citizenship by investment
Numbers (4)
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedStage: Citizenship362 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Citizenship for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedStage: Citizenship · Applicant: Family143 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Citizenship for investors
- People granted citizenship89 persons2017-2020 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Citizenship for investors
- Applicant shareNationality: Russia40%2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersCyprus · Citizenship by investment programme
Residence by investment
Numbers (24)
- Investment eligibility certificates issued981 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedStage: Residence619 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedRoute: Concession449 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedRoute: Priority project17 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: China169 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Russia147 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Lebanon33 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Egypt31 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Pakistan47 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Iran19 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Kazakhstan18 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Jordan17 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Ukraine12 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Vietnam11 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Yemen7 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Saudi Arabia8 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: UAE1 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: India9 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: St Kitts and Nevis5 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Ghana1 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Chad1 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedCategory: Congo1 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedCategory: Iraq, Syria8 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Investment eligibility certificates issuedNationality: Dominica4 persons2014/2021-08 · Dnes.bg 2021Reported by othersBulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
Rules and prices (2)
- Investment in concession contract rightsinvestorBGN 1,000,000Date not stated · Dnes.bg 2021Bulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
- Business investmentinvestor: capital of a Bulgarian company for a project certified under the Investment Promotion ActBGN 2,000,000Date not stated · Dnes.bg 2021Bulgaria · Permanent residence for investors
About the document
What it covers Bulgarian Investment Agency answer to Deutsche Welle: 981 persons certified since 2014, by stage, route and nationality; presidential annual reports: 89 investor citizenships 2017-2020.
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