Bulgaria: Information on exit restrictions for former military personnel who signed a contract agreeing not to leave the country for ten years after military service
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGR8058 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bulgaria: Information on exit restrictions for former military personnel who signed a contract agreeing not to leave the country for ten years after military service, 1 March 1991, BGR8058, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac7123.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
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Please find attached a copy of Information Request BGR7031 regarding exit from Bulgaria after having signed a contract not to leave the country for a specified period after completion of military service.
The Foreign Travel Passports Law was amended in January 1991 removing the exit visa requirement and two of the grounds for denying an individual a passport, protection of public order and the protection of public morals (Radio Free Europe 1991, 55). However, according to an article from the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency, passports may still be denied in the interest of the protection of national security, public health, and the rights and freedoms of others (FBIS-EEU-91-007 10 January 1991, 12).
No further information is currently available to the IRB Documentation Centre.
Attachments
FBIS-EEU-91-007. 10 January 1991. "Foreign Travel Passports Law Amended" in BTA [Sofia, in English], 9 January 1991.
Information Request 7031. 17 October 1990. IRB Documentation Centre.
Other Sources
Radio Free Europe. 18 January 1991. Report on Eastern Europe."Weekly Record of Events".
