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Boris Nikolaev Iliev

Managing Attorney · Sofia Bar Association

Boris Nikolaev Iliev

Boris Iliev built his career in established Sofia law firms before taking the lead of this practice. His day-to-day work sits where business, property and migration meet: a founder who needs a company, a bank account, a residence permit and an apartment usually needs all four handled as one plan, and that is the kind of brief he enjoys most.

On the corporate side he advises Bulgarian and international companies, investors and private clients on incorporations and reorganisations, capital increases and reductions, transfers of shares and ownership changes, governance questions, and the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts. He regularly steers inbound investment projects from the first structuring memo through to completion.

He has handled a large volume of migration files: visas, long-term and permanent residence, access to the labour market, trade representative offices, family reunification, and citizenship procedures on the grounds of Bulgarian origin and naturalisation.

His property practice covers purchases and sales, title reviews, partition of co-owned property, and contractual questions arising from construction work. In court, he acts in civil and administrative cases, including challenges to decisions of the migration authorities.

Clients tend to value his habit of pricing in the practical side of every option — cost, timing, tax and day-to-day workability — before recommending a structure.

Practice focus

  • Corporate & commercial law
  • Immigration & citizenship
  • Tax structuring
  • Real estate
  • Civil & administrative litigation

Education

Master of Laws, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (2018–2023)

Bar

Sofia Bar Association

Languages

Bulgarian · English (fluent) · Russian (working)

Bar register no.

4900244010

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Guides by this attorney

Family & succession

Marriage Contracts and Property Regimes for International Couples

Who owns the flat bought during the marriage? For couples with ties to more than one country, the answer depends on the regime they chose — or the one the law chose for them.

Tax

Becoming Tax Resident in Bulgaria — the Rules That Decide Where You Pay

A residence permit does not make you tax resident, and leaving your old country does not end your tax ties there. The two Bulgarian tests, what they mean for your income, and how to document the move.

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Corporate

Setting Up a Bulgarian Limited Company (OOD/EOOD) in 2026

A founder’s timeline for the Bulgarian OOD — from the first design decisions to the filings due in the weeks after registration — updated for capital in euros.

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Immigration

Hiring a Non-EU Worker in Bulgaria — the Single Permit for Employers and Candidates

The standard way for a Bulgarian employer to hire someone from outside the EU. Three questions to answer before filing, who prepares what, and the timeline from application to residence card.

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Immigration

Residence Through a Trade Representative Office — How the Route Works

A foreign company you own or run can open a representative office in Bulgaria — and its representatives can live here on that basis. What the company must show, how long each step takes and what keeps the permit alive.

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Immigration

Living in Bulgaria While Working Remotely — the Digital Nomad Route

A residence ground built for people who earn their living remotely from outside the EU and want a base in Bulgaria — without hiring locally or trading on the Bulgarian market.

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