§. 1. "Member of the family of
a European Union citizen" is
a) (amend. - SG 97/17) a person, who
is married to or is in factual cohabitation with European Union citizen,
certified by an official document issued by another Member State of the
European Union;
b) (amend. – SG 21/12) a relative of
descending line of an European Union citizen, who is not a Bulgarian citizen
and has not accomplished twenty-one years of age, or is a person for whom
he/she provides maintenance, or is a descendant of a person under Letter
"a";
c) (amend. – SG 21/12) a relative of
ascending line, for whom the European Union citizen or a person under Letter
"a" provides maintenance.
2. (amend. – SG 69/08; amend. – SG
93/09, in force from 25.12.2009; suppl. – SG 21/12; amend. – SG 53/14; amend. –
SG, 14/2015) "Durable residence certificate" is a document, issued by
the Directorate "Migration" – MI, CDI or the regional directorates of
MI or officials authorised by the directors, which certifies the right of
durable residence of European Union citizen in the Republic of Bulgaria.
3. (amend. – SG 69/08; amend. – SG
93/09, in force from 25.12.2009; suppl. – SG 21/12; amend. – SG 53/14; amend. –
SG, 14/2015) "Permanent residence certificate" is a document, issued
by the Directorate "Migration" – MI, CDI or the regional directorates
of MI, or official authorised by the directors, which certifies the right of
permanent residence of European Union citizen in the Republic of Bulgaria.
4. (suppl. – SG 21/12) "Durable
residence card of a family member of a Union citizen" is a document,
issued by the competent authority which certifies the right of durable
residence of a member of family, who is not European Union citizen.
5. (suppl. – SG 21/12)
"Permanent residence card of a family member of a Union citizen" is a
document, issued by the competent authority which certifies the right of
permanent residence of a member of family of European Union citizen, who is not
European Union citizen.
6. "Important reasons" are
pregnancy and childbirth, serious disease, education or vocational training.
7. (new – SG 14/18) "Dependent
person" is the spouse of a serviceman or of a member of the civilian
component of a NATO structure located in the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as
the persons, to whom the serviceman or the member of the civilian component
exercises parental, guardianship or custody rights, or is required to provide
maintenance under the legislation of the sending State.
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