A Step Toward Making The Assignment Of Foreign Professionals In Bulgaria Easier

April 2018 - The Bulgarian National Assembly has recently passed an amendment to the Labour Migration and Labour Mobility Act. Its aim is to ease the procedure for Bulgarian companies to hire citizens of countries outside the EU and EEA. This is in line with the government’s commitment to continuously improve the business environment, particularly for IT and BPO companies in Bulgaria.

The amendment also bring national legislation in line with Directive № 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (the “Directive”).