Relocation plan: Bulgaria

Do you need a visa?

No. As a citizen of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland you can live and work in Bulgaria without a visa or work permit.

If you stay more than 3 months, you may have to register your residence with the local authorities; the deadline and the office depend on the country (Your Europe: registering your residence).

ID card or passport, valid for the whole move.
European Health Insurance Card, from your national health insurance: it covers necessary care in the first weeks, until you are insured in the new country.
Birth certificate (and marriage certificate, if married). Between EU countries, many certificates need no apostille and can come with a multilingual form that avoids translation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1191).
Criminal record certificate from your country of nationality and, if different, from where you lived recently: some employers ask for it. Request it close to the date it will be used.
Degree, transcript and references from previous jobs, digitally.

Residence registration at the local office.
Personal identification number for tax and social security: the employer needs it to pay your salary.
Health insurance: you are normally insured through your job; the European Health Insurance Card covers necessary care until then.
Bank account in Bulgaria or in euros, for your salary.

Sign the contract and confirm in writing the gross annual salary, the start date and the relocation support.
Gather the documents above, on paper and digitally.
Find housing with an address where you can register.
In your country, tell the authorities you are moving: update your registered address and your tax residence. In the year you leave, tax may be due for the part of the year you were still resident.

Check that you are registered with the public health insurance (or take out the insurance the country requires).
Check the tax and contributions on your first payslip.