Bulgaria Granted Citizenship to Over 16,000 People in 2024

Highlights: Bulgaria issued citizenship to more than 16,000 People in 2024

• Bulgarian has granted over 16,000 foreign nationals with Bulgarian citizenship. 
• As per the stats, there is an increase of 33 percent in citizenship granted in 2024 than in 2023.
• More than 16,000 foreign nationals received Bulgarian citizenship, thus becoming EU citizens.
• Ukrainians and Turkish nationals were the primary beneficiaries of Bulgarian citizenship in 2024. 

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Bulgaria issued citizenship in 2024 

According to the Bulgarian authorities, the country granted citizenship to many foreign nationals in 2024, surpassing the 2023 numbers. The recent Schengen news report reveals that more than 16,000 people have received Bulgarian citizenship, thus becoming EU citizens. This recorded a 33.3 percent increase in 2023 when Bulgaria granted citizenship to 12000 foreign nationals.  

In 2023, more than 2,400 Ukrainians received a Bulgarian passport. With more than 200 fewer citizenship acquisitions, Turkish nationals rank second, with 2,200 of them obtaining Bulgarian citizenship in 2024. 
 

Nationalities that were granted Bulgarian citizenship

According to the report, Ukrainian and Turkish citizens were the top beneficiaries of Bulgarian citizenship in 2024. Below is the table of nationalities that were granted Bulgarian passport:

Nationalities	Total passport granted
Ukrainian	2,400
Turkish	2,200
Moldova	1,800
North Macedonians	1,700

 

Other than that, there are other nationalities followed by the nationalities mentioned above: 

• Albanians
• Serbs
• Russians
• Israelis
• Syrians 

 

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