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Bulgaria Residence for an Unaccompanied or Abandoned Foreign Minor until Adulthood

9 facts quoted from the official source

An official humanitarian protection route to Bulgaria. Everything below is quoted from the government source, with the date it was checked.

Route type
Humanitarian protection
Can bring
children
from the official record
Requirements
6
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

Not stated in the official source — the base holds no eligibility statement for this route, so none is published here.

6 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Applicant Under 18 RequiredThe applicant must be under 18.
  • Child Protection Assessment RequiredThe residence process must account for the child's protection circumstances.
  • Eligibility summaryArticle 28a provides long stay until majority for the defined unaccompanied or abandoned minor.
  • No Active International Protection Status RequiredThe child must not hold an active international-protection status.
  • Protection Not Requested Or Finally RefusedThe route applies where protection was not requested or was refused by a final decision.
  • Unaccompanied Or Abandoned RequiredThe child must be unaccompanied or abandoned by the accompanying adult.
Also stated by the source
  • Official source basisArticle 28a provides long stay until majority for the defined unaccompanied or abandoned minor.
  • Permit Ends At Age 18The permission lasts only until the age of majority.
  • Report summaryArticle 28a provides long stay until majority for the defined unaccompanied or abandoned minor.
Family

Who you can bring

children
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Can I bring my family?
The official record lists: children.

Every answer is quoted from the official mvr.bg page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official source of the governing body mvr.bgLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Bulgaria government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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Other humanitarian protection routes to Bulgaria

6 other humanitarian protection routes to Bulgaria.

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