{"id":2730,"date":"2025-09-26T17:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workers.bg\/?page_id=2730"},"modified":"2025-10-03T06:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T03:43:16","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/workers.bg\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions and Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Which activities are seasonal?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>My company operates seasonally. For how long can I hire foreign workers?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

Depending on your needs, you have the right to hire workers for two different periods: up to 90 days; up to 9 months. Employment contracts must be drawn up for such periods.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>What types of visas are issued for different periods?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

For an activity or contract of up to 90 days, a type C visa is issued. For this, the employer must submit documents to the Employment Agency. For an activity or contract of up to 9 months, a type D visa is required. In this case, the documents are submitted to the Directorate or Migration Unit of the Ministry of Interior.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>My company does not operate seasonally. Can I hire foreign workers and for how long?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

Yes, you can apply to hire foreign workers, but you must take certain steps and prepare required documents. You can hire foreign workers for a period of up to three years.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>What documents are required by the employer to hire candidates for seasonal work?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

A Declaration is required, with attached documents: List of foreigners, Their copies of passports, Justification of the request, Employment contract, Job description, Other Declarations...<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>How do I apply to hire a third-party worker?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

The employee who comes to work for you must obtain a Single Residence and Work Permit (SRP). This permit is obtained together with a D-type visa. The employer submits documents for the issuance of the SRP to the units of the Migration Directorate of the Ministry of Interior.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>What documents are required from the employer by the Migration Department?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

If you are applying for a 3-year visa for your workers, you must prepare the following documents: Application, Copy of passport, Worker's criminal record certificate, evidence of secured housing, justification, declarations.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Where will the hired worker live?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

According to the regulatory documents, the employer is obliged to provide housing for the employee until the end of his employment contract. The requirement for housing conditions is that no more than three people are accommodated in one room and that it has a separate bathroom. To provide housing, the employer submits a special declaration to the Ministry of Interior.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>As an employer, do I have obligations towards the third-party worker?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

Even when selling documents as an employer, you fill out a special declaration that the working conditions and pay are not less favorable than those for a Bulgarian citizen.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>As an employer, do I have obligations towards the third-party worker?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

When you submit the documents, you note in the employment contract that you are responsible for the worker's transportation from his place of residence to Bulgaria, and vice versa, regardless of the reasons for terminating the employment contract.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>What are the obligations of an employed worker upon starting work?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

The employer is obliged to notify the relevant territorial directorate of the Executive Agency \"General Labor Inspectorate\" within 7 days that the worker has started working for him, by completing and submitting a notification form. If the worker arrived with a 3-year type D visa, he must personally appear at the Migration Department within 14 days of his arrival.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>If I have hired a seasonal worker with a C visa for up to 90 days, can I extend it?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

Yes, the visa can be extended for up to 9 months in total. For this purpose, the worker must submit documents to the Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>If a suddenly hired worker does not show up for work, what are my duties and responsibilities?<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

If the employee leaves work without providing a valid reason, it is your obligation to notify the Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior within 3 days. You are not responsible for the actions of your employee.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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