Bulgaria
Registration procedures and residence permits
- Citizens of the European Union (EU), the Member States of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the Swiss Confederation, including their family members, may enter and leave the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria with an ID Card or a passport and freely reside in the country for a period of up to three months.
- Immediately after arriving and taking up residence in Bulgaria, citizens of other Member States are required to register their address with the municipal office at their place of residence. Citizens of EU/EEA Member States are free to reside in Bulgaria for a period of up to three months without any formalities.
- Upon expiry of the three-month period, they must register with the Migration Directorate and demonstrate that they are employed, self-employed or enrolled at an educational institution, or have sufficient funds to support themselves without burdening the national social-security system. Applicants are issued with Temporary Residence Permits (valid for up to five years) subject to the provision of: an ID, a document attesting to any of the circumstances mentioned above (e.g. an employment contract); a document showing a registered address (such as a rental contract) and a stamp duty receipt. EEA citizens who reside continuously in Bulgaria for a period of up to five years are issued with a Permanent Residence Permit.
- Citizens of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation do not need a work permit.
Kinds of employment
- Employment contracts may be concluded for an indefinite or a fixed time period and for work to be carried out on a full or part-time basis. A full working day is 8 hours, equivalent to 40 hours and 5 working days per week. Work may be carried out on a shift basis, including night shifts.
- Full-time work is more common. Employers usually include a clause in contracts providing for a trial period that may not exceed six months. During the trial period a worker may be dismissed without prior notice. Regardless of the type of work carried out, concluding an employment contract in writing is mandatory.
- Prior to commencing work, employers must present workers or employees with a copy of an employment contract that has been signed by both parties and a copy of the certificate under Article 62(3) of the Labour Code attesting to the registration of the contract with the local service of the National Revenue Service.
A worker or employee may also conclude additional contracts with other employers for work carried out outside the regular working time stipulated in the main employment contract.
- Employment contract to work as a replacement: a replacement contract may be concluded to replace a permanent employee whose employment contract has been suspended for a reason other than partial unemployment on economic grounds or because of the weather, strike or lock-out.
- Contract for the performance of temporary work: a contract for the performance of temporary work may only be concluded in four situations: the replacement of a permanent employee; an exceptional increase in workload; the performance of a one-off employment activity; and the provision of artistic performances or production of artistic works on behalf of an occasional employer or end-user.
- Full-time contract: the contract is concluded for the maximum hours of work in the company.
- Part-time contract: the contract is concluded for a period less than the normal hours of work in the company.
Employment conditions
In order to work in Bulgaria a person must be at least 16 years of age. By way of exception, persons aged 15 to 16 years may be employed to carry out work that is not physically demanding, hazardous to health or likely to impair their proper physical, intellectual and moral development or prevent them from attending school regularly or participating in career orientation or vocational training programmes. The employment of persons under the age of 18 carries a requirement for the presentation of a medical certificate attesting to the person’s fitness to carry out the work concerned along with a certificate issued by the Labour Inspection Service in each case when a person wishes to commence work.
The maximum duration of working time provided for in an additional employment contract, along with the working time stipulated in the main employment contract may not exceed 48 hours per week and, with respect to persons under the age of 18 years, total working time may not exceed 40 hours per week. Persons aged 18 years and over may work more than 48 hours per week solely on the condition that they have stated their consent to do so in writing and submitted that statement to the employer with whom they have concluded an additional employment contract.
An employment contract may be concluded for work carried out on certain days of the month. Where the total time spent working for an employer does not exceed five working days or 40 hours per month, either on a consecutive basis or in separate blocks of hours, it will also be taken into account for the purpose of calculating total length of employment.
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