Paragraph 8 of the Emergency Measures Act, which was introduced in the National Assembly on March 16, provides for the following amendments to the Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria:

• A long-term resident of a foreign country to whom the authorized long-term residence expires within the term of a declared state of emergency may enter the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria without a visa;
• The right of long-term or permanent residence of a foreigner in the Republic of Bulgaria shall not be waived if, in the event of a state of emergency, he / she is found to have been absent from the territory of an EU Member State for a period of more than 12 consecutive months.