Bulgaria: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine Rights upon recognition international protection is made and resumed if international protection is refused No automatic right to reside; possibility to apply for a one-year renewable residence permit if general requirements met, including paying a fee of 500 BGN (250 EUR) and providing proof of subsistence, accommodation and medical insurance; residence permit protects from detention but does not grant access to other rights (e.g. right to work or access healthcare); access to education only for people who hold a residence permit; right to apply for permanent residence after five years of continuous residence; holders of a long-term or permanent residence permit are issued travel documents (for three months to two years), and may apply for naturalisation after three years (subject to fee) 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR ONWARD TRAVEL TO THIRD COUNTRIES Asylum seekers may not leave Bulgaria during the international protection procedure. Stateless people with a travel document may travel abroad. Refugees and beneficiaries of humanitarian status with a travel document may also travel abroad, but not to the country of persecution. Beneficiaries of temporary protection may travel to other EU Member States for 90 days within a 180-day period. 5. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Health insurance for beneficiaries of temporary protection is covered by the state budget during the first 90 days. For children under 18 years, women over 63 years, or men over 65 years, health insurance is covered by the state budget for the duration of temporary protection. 6. ORGANISATIONS ASSISTING STATELESS PEOPLE Foundation for Access to Rights (FAR) http://farbg.eu/ www.statelessness.bg / www.migrantlife.bg office@farbg.eu UNHCR Bulgaria https://www.unhcr.org/bg/91-bgkakvo-pravimniezakrila-na-licata-bez-grazhdanstvo-html.html State Agency for Refugees (SAR) https://aref.government.bg/bg Hotline: +359 876 388 427 and +359 876 388 437 Bulgaria for Ukraine, Government’s portal https://ukraine.gov.bg/ 029055555 and +380322465075 Bulgarian Helsinki Committee https://www.bghelsinki.org/en/ Legal protection of refugees and migrants: 029813318 and 029802049 London, United Kingdom Media: +44 7522 525673 info@statelessness.eu www.statelessness.eu The European Network on Statelessness is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation in England. Charity Number 1158414.