Bulgaria quietly launches new Digital Nomad Visa🇧🇬

From Bansko to Burgas and back to Sofia, this EU country is a gem 💎

Very few other places offer mountains and beach within easy reach!

<Quietly, with little fanfare (maybe because Bulgaria is ALREADY a nomad-hub), this nomad visa was launched in recent weeks! >

If you are looking for next remote-work base in Europe?

Bulgaria should be high on the list!

In 2025 Bulgaria also switched to the euro and joined the Schengen Zone — a group of 29 European countries with open borders.

Nomad Visa Conditions:

✅ To apply for the digital nomad visa, applicants must be non-EU/EEA citizens who work remotely and earn an income outside of Bulgaria.

Also, fall into one of these 3 categories

1. Freelancers or independent contractors providing services to non-Bulgarian clients for at least one year before applying.

2. Remote employees of companies registered outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

3. Company owners or those holding more than 25% of a business registered abroad.

Plus, on income:

✅ Applicants need to show proof of an annual income of at least 50 times the Bulgarian monthly minimum wage, 620 euros or $723 USD, or at least 31,000 euros or $36,168 USD a year.🤑

This eastern country has a lower cost of living than it's western Europe neighbours, so the income requirement buys more local purchasing power than in Spain or Portugal.

💓 Finally, another HUGE advantage is the remote work/nomad communities already established in Bulgaria, first-hand I have experienced Bansko, Burgas and Sofia and can highly recommend.

Get Bulgaria on your research list, you won't be disappointed 💯

Pic id: Aerial View of a Burgas A Seaside Town in Bulgaria, credit: Denitsa Kireva on pexels dot com.