Employment & Pensions Expat Desk in Bulgaria

Our specialists at the CMS Expat Desk provide cross-border advice to (global) companies about international employees, also known as "expats". The provided assistance is related to the employment law, visas, work permits (including EU Blue Cards & unified residence and work permits), tax, pension and social security matters:

• advise on the required visas and permits to reside and work in Bulgaria both for expats and family members;
• application of the documents for permits to reside and work in Bulgaria and coordination with the Migration authority and Employment Agency;
• performance of labour market test;
• registration of the employer as a social insurer at the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency;
• review and implementation of mobility policies;
• advise on international assignment services agreements;
• expat agreements covering all employment related aspects such as the relocation to the country of origin;
• intra-company transfers;
• posting of employees;
• tax optimisation and refunds;
• termination of the expat agreement or international assignment services agreements;
• employers tax obligation, multi state wage and income tax returns;
• the applicable pension scheme and how to deal with pensions according to the Bulgarian law;
• analysis of the applicable social security scheme(s) and the consequences thereof.

Credentials

• Zobele Holding SPA
• ACWA Power International
• Peregrine Immigration
• GMR Airports Limited
• Worldwide Consulting
• SDN Company Ltd.