Bulgaria Sees Surge in Foreign Work Permits: 24,000 Issued in First Five Months of 2025

Since the start of 2024, Bulgaria has issued 24,000 work permits to foreign nationals, marking a significant increase compared to previous years. Over the entirety of last year, the total number of permits issued was 35,000. The data was shared by Atanaska Todorova, Chief Expert on Labor Market, Migration and Mobility at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), in a statement to the Bulgarian National Radio.

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