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Updated September 2026

🌍 I am moving abroad — what do I have to deregister and arrange?

Direct answer

Deregister from the population register at Община — ГРАО / ЕСГРАОН (grao.bg) in the days before or after you leave — it ends your municipal obligations and starts your emigration for tax and social security. Then НАП — обжалване / разсрочване (0700 18 700): a final tax return, your new address, and whether you stay taxable on income from Bulgaria. НОИ / Агенция за социално подпомагане — обжалване (0700 14 802): what happens to your pension rights, health insurance and any benefits, and the forms to take (S1, U1, A1, pension statements). Keep your digital ID active if the country allows non-residents to use it — it makes everything from abroad easier.

Call firstОбщина — ГРАО / ЕСГРАОН
Report toНАП — обжалване / разсрочване
If that failsНОИ / Агенция за социално подпомагане — обжалване

🗣️ What to say

"I am moving to [country] on [date] and will live at [address]. I would like to deregister as of that date, receive confirmation, and know what I must arrange with the tax office and social security before I leave."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Deregister: Община — ГРАО / ЕСГРАОНWithin the deadline around the move date. Get the written confirmation — other countries ask for it.
  2. Tax: НАП — обжалване / разсрочванеNew address, the emigration return, and any continuing tax on property or pensions from Bulgaria. Double-tax treaties decide.
  3. Social security and health: НОИ / Агенция за социално подпомагане — обжалванеHealth insurance ends with residence in most countries; the new country covers you. Pension years are kept and added up across the EU.
  4. Documents to takeBirth/marriage certificates (multilingual forms), driving licence, registration history, pension statements, U1 if you may claim unemployment benefit abroad.
  5. MoneyKeep one account open for refunds and the last bills; update the bank with the foreign address (some banks close accounts for non-residents — ask).

📇 All contacts

Община — ГРАО / ЕСГРАОНAddress registration, personal number, certificatesWithin 30 days of moving🔗 www.grao.bg
НАП — обжалване / разсрочванеAppeal against an audit act, deferralWithin 14 days of service📞 0700 18 700🔗 nra.bg
НОИ / Агенция за социално подпомагане — обжалванеBenefits, overpayments, appealsWithin 14 days of the decision📞 0700 14 802🔗 www.nssi.bg
НЗОК / РЗОК — избор на личен лекарGP choice, insurance rights, complaintsFor finding a doctor and coverage questions📞 0800 14 800🔗 www.nhif.bg

❓ Frequently asked

Can I keep my health insurance?

Usually not once you no longer live in the country, unless you are posted by an employer (A1). Pensioners moving within the EU get the S1 form.

Will I lose my pension years?

No — EU coordination adds them up and each country pays its share when you retire. Keep every statement.

I might come back

Nothing prevents re-registering. Do not keep a fake registration "just in case" — it creates tax and benefit problems.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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