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Deadline register

Bulgaria pension deadlines for people who left

We list every obligation we have verified in Bulgaria's pension system that runs on a time limit for someone who no longer lives there. Each row says what starts the clock, how long it runs and what is lost, with the official source and the date we checked it. We hold 2 rows for Bulgaria. Where an official source is silent, we say so on the row rather than guess.

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BulgariaForfeiture
What starts the clock
The source does not state what starts the clock
How long
Three years, counted from 1 January of the year following the year of death, not from the death itself.
What is lost
the source does not state what happens if this is missed
Official source, nssi.bgChecked
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What starts the clock
Date of acquiring the right to the pension (for survivor pensions: date of death of the deceased)
How long
Within 2 months of that date
What is lost
If the documents are filed after the 2-month period has expired, the pension and supplements are granted from the date of filing rather than from the date the right was acquired.

NOI: since 1 January 2017 pensions and supplements are granted from the date the right was acquired if the application with the required documents is filed within 2 months of that date. If the documents are filed after the 2-month period, the pension is granted from the date of filing. Survivor pensions and 'widow's supplements' are granted from the day after the deceased's pension ended when the application is filed within 2 months of the date of death.

What the source does not say

The source states this as a start-date rule. It does not describe the later start as a loss of arrears.

Official source, nssi.bgChecked

This page is part of our Cross-Border Pension Deadline Register. If you find an error, tell us and we will publish the correction.